200+ million cars in the us by $2 per month is a paltry 4.8 billion dollars a year. Small things add up when the whole country does them.

"I don't usually test, but when I do, it is in production."

Here in the US, not all criminal actions require mens rea for guilt to be found. No idea on Finnish law.

I guess we'll see if people will tolerate a black camera hole in their computer screen. Seems this might be a problem in the less controlled world of mac software.

How is a blockchain with only one party, the federal government, that can write to it secure? If they want to rewrite an older block and make the later blocks consistent, they can do that. People who are watching for changes will notice, the same as for data published to a website, etc.

Transparency and accountability? I'll believe in that more when masked anonymous "federal agents" are not roaming the streets with impunity.

Yes, Trump's administration has said that they will not enforce the laws regarding bribery in foreign countries. Even with that, no reasonable company is going to show that "above the table". Other countries and the country with the people being bribed still have laws with penalties. Plus whomever is President in the future might retroactively change that policy.

If that is the whole point, they could mention that on their https://bazzite.gg/ page? I can't seem to find it....

I learned from the DOGE thing that the government has a special job class over the regular pay grades that starts at $150k or so. If Big Balls was worth it, so is a good COBOL hire.

China has over 50 recognized ethnic groups. It is a very big country.

It may be grounds for impeachment, but it isn't treason. The US Constitution defines treason as

"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court."

All interested parties had the time and ability to hire the best lawyers they could and fully participate in the legal process. They did and it is over. Either their arguments or their money was unpersuasive.

The due process for the courts to rule that the ban violated constitutional rights like free speech has come and gone. It does not and there is no appeal process to be invoked.

"I'm not a pimp, I just run a listing service for prostitutes and handle the money..." is an argument.

So cryptocurrency isn't a currency but a collectible you buy and keep in its box on the shelf? It can't be both.

HIPAA allows disclosure to state agencies if the state's laws require such disclosure. They can't disclose to other businesses, individuals, etc, in most cases without prior authorization.