right. because there's zero demonstrative value in USAID giving aid to foreign countries which is why we just left.

...and then china moved in.

The real problem is that the problem isnt binary or immediately causal. "This happened, and then that happened".

These problems are slowly developing with more than 1 term in the equation.

China doesnt build silk road 2.0 because of one little decision. It's an accumulation, and by then it's too late.

There is none other than a heavier source like Wikipedia (heavy because the information is there but inconsistently buried in writing), but it is death by a thousand papercuts in terms of losing soft power.

the spacetime paradox is the bigger concern imo. nothing to worry about.

Meanwhile my facebook feed is nothing but clickbait engagement with local nazis. It's such a hard right echo chamber now, it makes me sick. Clear evidence of multiple international bot accounts flooding groups with propaganda every 30 minutes. It's a flood.

There's really a problem that needs to be solved here. I really think anonymous or phony posting needs to stop. It's not helpful here. All it does is amplify false talking points with a "Fake it til you make it", "the loudest voice wins" methodology.

But unfortunately, engagement is financially incentivized now. So the big corps reap $$$$$ while the public burns itself down.

Agreed.

There is hope, but it requires enough people to care and act accordingly:

https://www.noemamag.com/the-last-days-of-social-media/

> my facebook feed is nothing but clickbait engagement with local nazis

Can you explain what exactly you mean by "local nazis"? Are you getting ads for Nazi barber shops? Sieg Heil Heating & Cooling? Hitler Juice Bar and Bubble Tea?

If this was such a huge problem I'm sure we would have heard of it before.

Its the convenience. 1 or 2 button clicks from the home screen to open "the app".

Sure you could do it in a browser, but half the time the credentials dont cache, or you have to waste 4 clicks and 20 seconds finding a bookmark.

They want convenience. For better or worse.

I mean, i remember a lot of posts about people using them for stalking. It's unclear if this has been addressed or if the concern has been deprioritized, or if apple solved the problem somehow.

I mean it was enough of a concern that Android added a "detect airtags" feature to the base android OS.

Apple had its version of "stalking detection" (that equivalent of Android's "detect airtags") from early rollout. (There's a screenshot in the attached article even.) Some of the scrutiny and early complaints was that ecosystem divide that needed Android to also support at least a basic form of that same feature before people would feel safe, and everyone knew that Apple themselves weren't going to build the Android version.

I'd love to see a breakdown of the design and whether or not any of these vapes have any Safety Critical Function considerations, or if they just rely on the mcu for everything and have a ton of single fault risks.

fuses only help for overcurrent scenarios. if they cell overdischarges due to a mechanical fault, or internally shorts, the fuses wont do anything. any then if it internally shorts at an SOC > like 20-30%, it'll vent and cascade into other cells.

I think the copper ring around your neck a.la Will Smith in Wild Wild West may clue in the test proctor to some suspicious activities

It was very thin, sewed into a 'wife beater' undershirt. You wouldn't notice it even if you're looking at it. In fact I'm pretty sure it was sold for the purpose of cheating on exams.

Perhaps you could detect these... "dated"... conclusions and prepend a warning to the responses? IDK.

I think the uncensored response is still valuable, with context. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" sort of thing.

well if the project manager would have written that requirement maybe they would have got longer uptimes!