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bret791··on Apple Pay on pace to account for 10% of global card transactions
Mostly there, you get a tokenized PAN (DPAN) for every card enrollment. Remove, and re-add a card to your digital wallet and you'll get a new DPAN.

The unpredictable number is an (of a few) inputs into the generation of the CVV3, which is also based on a dynamic key from the issuer. Key rotation is on the order of weeks to months (depending on issuer). This is the "unique number" per transaction (part of tag 57 https://emvlab.org/emvtags/show/t57/ )

DPAN is only good for card-present transactions, provided CVV3, transaction counters, etc.

bret791··on US refuses to ground Boeing 737 Max
Depending on the situation, disabling autopilot is not the correct thing to do. That was identified as a contributing factor in TransAsia 235 https://www.asc.gov.tw/upload/cont_att/9b051632-ebf6-427f-b0...

Through simulations they think a crash would have actually been avoided had autopilot been left on.

bret791··on Bayer to retire Monsanto name
Well looks like you're right, I found a shit source (and believed it based on something I'd heard before... https://monsanto.com/company/media/statements/terminator-see... http://web.mit.edu/demoscience/Monsanto/about.html

It seems the drifting argument is a interpretation on Dicamba issues.. Which could go either way: https://www.agweb.com/article/dicamba-lawsuits-mounting--naa...

bret791··on Bayer to retire Monsanto name
I think the bigger issue is the "Round-Up Ready" crops and the fact that they produce sterile seeds.

Using Round-Up ready seeds allows the use of Round-Up for weed control on your fields, but this can have negative affects on neighboring farms. For example on Field A, populated with Round-Up ready seeds, Round Up is used to control the weeds. However this same spray can affect neighboring field B, which is not populated by Round-Up Ready seeds, causing weeds and crop die or reduced yields... So basically if your neighbor is using Round-Up, you need to also, and your neighbor...etc. So now everyone is locked into Round-Up ready seeds they have to buy every year.