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> The orb isn’t a perfect sphere but two halves that come together at an angle that matches the orbit of the Earth

Can't tell if this is meaningless, the reporter just failed to convey its actual meaning, or I am too dumb to understand

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What I think it means, looking at pictures of the orb is that it is indeed made of two halves, with a well defined seam line. The bottom is flat, presumably so that it doesn't roll over, making it not a perfect sphere. And when laid down on that flat spot, the seam between the two halves is at an angle that seems to correspond to the earth axial tilt (about 23.5°).

Ahh thank you, that makes sense

That’s some serious garbling on behalf of the author then

Has to be one of the first two. Maybe it’s some sort of reference to how the earth itself isn’t actually a perfect sphere?

> After a person’s iris is captured, the biometric data never leaves the orb, they explain, instead converting it into the IrisCode, which itself is only used to create a verification of a person’s uniqueness through a convoluted system of zero-knowledge proofs and proto-danksharding.

It's definitely both of the first two.

I somehow read over that drivel. I guess my mind is developing a garbage filter that operates using proto dank sharing.

*proto-dank-sharting

People seem to love making a big deal out of the earth not being a perfect sphere. In reality, the earth is like 3 tenths of a percent out of round (equatorial bulge is 0.003 of equatorial radius). This works out to about 21km which puts Mount Everest to shame but is really nothing compared to the 6371km mean radius of the earth.

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