IMHO, one of the reasons I've been delaying an upgrade is because the standard sized iphone 13 ( not even pro ) I've had for a few years now is big enough already, anything larger just would not be ergonomic ( and I have large hands )...

Unlocked a core memory for me!

Anyone else old enough to remember scripting a tradebot in Asheron's Call?

my money's on him being "suicided" with the cameras off before a public trial can take place...

I dont think so, but it wouldn't surprise me.

this is the correct answer, as long as health care is for-profit we will always be the product instead of the consumer

They spend it as it comes in, mostly on salaries. It’s a large company. Their financials are publicly available if you care to look.

The DOJ are apparently idiots that do not understand tech, let alone anti-trust or monopolies... for instance: I create a useful device that consumers love and use, I sell ads on the device to anyone who will pay, in fact I auction them to the highest bidder... DOJ: you are a monopoly and must sell the device... wtf?

almost like it's a business and they don't want to lose any customers...

Possibly related are silver coins called "trade dollars" that were minted in the usa and used for trade with china which exibit "chop marks" signifying validity: https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=9cb25f21911ea42e&q=tra...

In theory, couldn't we focus on a perfect spot near a black hole where the light has been warped 180 degrees around it... i.e. if the black hole is 100 light years away, you'd see ( with perfect zoom, of course ) a picture of the earth 200 years ago...?

I understand that we'd have to account for the movement of objects, of course, but with computers, seems like a small hurdle...

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