One more reason not to get one. #WarOnPhotography:
Apple has patented a piece of technology which would allow government and police to block transmission of information, including video and photographs, whenever they like.
All the coppers have to do is decide that a public gathering or venue is deemed “sensitive”, and needs to be “protected from externalities” and Apple will switch off all its gear.
Smart move, Apple.
As I tweeted yesterday, if I had Bill Gates’ money, I’d own the universe by now.
I really should get or make a standing desk.
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On the other hand, while I can walk for a long time, my back hurts if I stand for very long. So I’d really have to get a treadmill.
Could fracking end them?
It’s an indictment of statist interventionism, not free-market capitalism.
…that will almost certainly not be asked.
And bonus: Jay Leno’s lost opportunities.
What are the real questions?
Basically, there’s one real problem — the real climate refuses to behave correctly. I went into this at length then, so I won’t repeat the whole argument, but the basic point is this: the actual observed temperatures have been flat for almost 20 years, and are now at the edge of the confidence interval — that is, the modelers would have taken a 20-1 bet against the temperatures staying this low.
Damn you, Gaia!
…and the Great Beyondists. Thoughts on Bezos’ new toy and the political predilections of MSMers, from Matt Welch.
No, despite the illogic of the Democrats, it’s not the Republicans’ fault. There is no responsibility on their part to attempt to implement an atrocious law that they rightly opposed, or to stop trying to repeal it when it’s clearly going to be so damaging to the nation’s economy and our personal health and freedom.
Has the company fallen in with the wrong crowd?
I’ve always thought that Skymall’s target customers had to be people with too much money. It’s worth noting, though, that SpaceDev went public on an RTO.
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Sorry, forgot the link. It’s fixed now.