While nuclear is really the right way forward, I'm not so sure putting a nuclear reactor right on top of California fault lines is really a good idea. Now, if we instead get a submarine with a nuclear reactor and anchor it offshore with a tether to the mainland, that might be reasonable.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the point of the blockchain that every coin transaction is monitored by every holder of the blockchain? So if you use coin 12345 in a transaction, every copy of the blockchain is updated that coin 12345 was used somewhere. Hence, if coin 12345 is used in a ransom payment, anybody with a copy of the blockchain, including the FBI and US treasury, knows that coin was used and where.

Is this correct?

Thanks very much - you have certainly exposed the fact that you have no idea what you're talking about. Now I know to ignore the rest of what you said.

Tried that. The damn thing is still there.

The problem is that what is pushed as 'objective reality' depends on perspective, so it's not really objective. Too often public opinion is mistaken for objectivity on any number of hot button topics.

That implied warranty can be easily disclaimed in any EULA.

Who is Topaz Labs? The reason this is news is because nobody has ever heard of Adobe's competition.

The problem is one person's harm is another person's help. Who is the arbiter of truth here?

I'm more concerned with exposure to radiotoxic elements like Cesium and such rather than just radiation. We are all exposed to radiation - what we aren't necessarily exposed to is radioactive elements in our air, food supply, and drinking water. That is what causes so many health issues - not the radiation itself.

Partisan political stances within employees are likely preventing any such spin on this decision -- they don't want to make their favorite oppressor look bad in case it makes fans of the other oppressor right about something.

Sure, but Inrupt Solid is dead on arrival. They're actually hoping this Microsoft thing will be adopted by a government somewhere.

The FCC is a 5 member commission. This will only bring it up to 4 - two Republicans, two Democrats. It will be deadlocked on the day Biden takes office, yes, but Biden has another appointment to make and it will be 3-2 Democrat nominees once that happens.

The screeching here is ridiculous and uncalled for.

This is why they're pushing O365 - get Exchange managed by Microsoft directly. No more need for servers and staff, just a few basic AD people who will be thankful to never have to mess with an Exchange server with associated massive storage arrays ever again.