SapporoChris

Sounds Cargo cultish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult#As_a_metaphor

I have always clicked the check box and never been stuck. Two opposing anecdotes means nothing, there must be more to it.

Easy cure, simply watch "The Black Hole",https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Hole_(1979_film) and you won't ever be able to take them seriously again.

Side effects may include overwhelming hate for Walt Disney Productions.

I think I can beat this on price. Broke a tooth recently in Tbilisi, Georgia. From the top of the tooth it looked like 1/4 broke off, but it was a diagonal break from center to exterior and was all above the gum line.

I really didn't want to get in repaired in Georgia, but with the pain it didn't take long to decide to get it repaired.

Got in repaired for 150 Georgian Lari which is about 57 USD.

Other interesting notes, first day they didn't even ask my name just gave me a temporary filling and charged me 50 GEL. On return visit I was asked my full name and birthday. Got the tooth repaired and paid the remaining 100 GEL. I never filled out any paperwork.

The tooth is quite sensitive to hot and cold but I'm not ready to get a root canal yet. I am pleased with the repair.

Software & Updates->Updates->Automatically Check for updates:{Daily,Every two days,Weekly,Every Two Weeks,Never} and Security Updates{Display Immediately,Download Automatically,Download and install automatically}

There are even more options you can select.

Just because something can't be easily detected in a timely manner doesn't mean there's nothing to be done.

Banning offal consumption. Banning blood donations from people who could have been exposed. Detecting the disease in postmortem examinations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_BSE_outbreak

I appreciate your comment.

Do you have an example? Your comment seems like an exaggeration, I have never seen any signs pointing to each other from every direction.

Also, I am curious of the justification. Why would anyone place signs that "... are incredibly confusing and often will all point to each other from every direction."

Please don't do this. The station is very busy and the commuters do not have time to navigate around people focused on their smartphones.

Instead, familiarize yourself with the general layout. There's no need to memorize the entire map, only the portion you will be using. Inside the station there are plenty of signs overhead and even on the floor to help navigate.

Your conclusion that "... in order to get faster chips, you have to use bigger dies, fancier packaging, more cooling, more power.", is really not supported by the ending of Moore's law.

Moore's law is the observation that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit (IC) doubles about every two years, with minimal increase in cost.

I've used GrapheneOS, but not PrivacyPros setup. The site is interesting. It is almost like a to do list of things for my phone. Most of the things they've done feels like a topic to look into and consider implementing.

I recommend reading documentation on refunds before signing up for service. It's much much more effective than relying on a message board.

Thank you for the correction. "An analysis of 76 million images from a prototype station for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope found Starlink satellite emissions affected up to 30% of images in some datasets" https://www.space.com/astronomy/scientists-analyze-76-millio...

30% sounds massive, but I wish they had given more detail to how much the images had been compromised.

Agreed, I think the entire issue can be resolved with more telescopes in orbit.

I can understand European Southern Observatory (ESO) being concerned about becoming obsolete, but is the astronomy community as a whole concerned about the issue?

I understand there's currently around 722 observatories (some defunct, some are in orbit) based on this source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_astronomical_observato...

But perhaps there are others I am unaware of.

Quoted: Hainaut explains that "satellites, illuminated by the Sun, are much brighter than distant galaxies. When a satellite crosses what we observe, it makes a bright streak on our image, zapping whatever is behind it."

It sounds like this only affects visible light telescopes.

What the average person thinks is a very low barrier but I do not think plants have crossed that yet.

That's very strange, because I look at the highest paid professions in Germany and I consistently don't see notary in the top five.

https://www.ue-germany.com/blog/top-10-highest-paying-jobs-i... https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/06/21/highest-paying-...

Lastly, https://optisalary.com/salary?job=notary-public&country=germ... shows notarys making Estimated Yearly Salary: 34,593 EUR which is about 1/10th of what https://www.wiwo.de/erfolg/beruf/grosse-einkommensunterschie... is showing.

Why is this insane?

"The notary serves as a neutral party ensuring both buyer and seller understand their obligations. In 2026, combined notary and land registry fees typically range from 1.5% to 2% of the property price."

This is actually lower than the real estate agent percentage in USA which can be 5 to 6% split between two agents.

Also, the GP "The German notary is the highest-paid notary in the world, and the highest-earning professional in the country."

I thought for sure pilots, aviation specialists, medical fields would earn more. I'm dubious of the claims that a notary is the highest earning profession. Perhaps some cherry picking is being done.

I do not disagree with the intentions of the quote, however it is disputed.

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cardinal_Richelieu#Disputed

"The fee will be increased from the current ¥3,000 to ¥15,000 for a single-entry visa and from ¥6,000 to ¥30,000 for a multiple-entry visa. The new fees will apply to applications submitted on or after July 1."

I converted and rounded up to the nearest dollar, exchange rates will vary slightly.

"The fee will be increased from the current $19 to $93 for a single-entry visa and from $38 to $186 for a multiple-entry visa. The new fees will apply to applications submitted on or after July 1."

But yes, this is a trivial amount when compared to the overall cost of a trip to Japan.

"My friend and I have a theory that when you rent an apartment, it starts going downhill after two years."

I have lived in many apartments that were decades old and well taken care of. None of the problems mentioned in the blog occurred. I don't see how even an slight exaggeration of this theory could remotely be true. Although I am sure specific cases can be found where it is true, but not universally.

Good point. I wasn't considering the different concentrations of interests by area.

I wonder what a Venn Diagram of people that use GrapheneOS and people that wish to purchase a Volkswagen vehicle looks like. As of April 2026, the operating system had approximately 400K active users. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GrapheneOS

I wish that Volkswagen would care about this, but I suspect they have little incentive to do so.

Yes, the article mentions mice. Not uncommon, a lot of research is done with mice. The article also includes. "Researchers also found encouraging results in human tissue. Samples collected during knee replacement surgeries began producing new, functional cartilage when exposed to the treatment."

For myself, I do not think the in mice comment is necessary as clearly they have results that work in humans.

I believe the article I linked.

How do you reconcile your comment with the fact that computers were used productively for decades before the invention of 1080p and larger formats.

I had a 4K 26 inch monitor and yes it was nice. But I travel too much and didn't enjoy moving it from place to place. Gave it to a good friend that I was visiting. Missed it for a little bit but quickly got used to using laptop screen. It is to the point that even if I'm in a hotel room with a large monitor/screen I usually don't bother to connect to it.

My point. Once you get better things yes it's easy to think you could never use the lesser tools you once had. But if the incentives are there, it's really not that difficult to adapt.

So there are walled gardens with restrictions. The internet will route around these restrictions.

I like the idea of increasing friction, but I also found https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-control to be useful.

"It was a bit ironic to spend that much on a phone just to build the thing that would slow it down."

That doesn't seem ironic to me, it seems economically foolish. Why not simply buy an older phone?

Okay, reading further down. Really this is just an advertisement for an app they made targeted to people without self control who watch videos on their phone too often.

I'll keep wearing my surgical mask, dark glasses and tin foil hat.

Do passengers have any rights against their personal data being collected when riding (not driving) in someone else's vehicle?

I tried to look this up on my own but my results were always polluted with public transportation, or vehicle accident situations or just this gem "share your concerns with your driver, they can explain the data being collected".