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> Ms. French Gates had been working with lawyers at several firms since at least 2019 to unwind the marriage

Also this:

> Members of the Microsoft board became aware in late 2019 of the letter from the female engineer, who demanded changes to her Microsoft job and also shared details of her relationship with Mr. Gates

The affair happened around 2000, and supposedly ended shortly after, but the timing of their divorce and Gates stepping down from the boards of Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway on the same day in 2019 seems more than just a coincidence.

It reminds me of when they phased out incandescent bulbs almost a decade ago (2012?). I always hated CFL lights so I bought a case of 75W incandescent bulbs before they were banned. Within a year or two the price for LED lights plummeted at the same time as the quality increased dramatically. I still have most of that case of incandescent bulbs in my basement, and I'll probably end up just tossing it.

> "But Will is resourceful, you know. He keeps trying to cross that gap. At one point as we're driving around the farm, we're next to this field with some chickens in it. And there's a pickup truck coming the other way. Will stops the Jeep to talk to the driver of the truck...."

> "In the bed of the truck, there's a guy with a camera with this giant telephoto lens, which is apparently pretty common. People now come to Will's farm to see the eagles. He had this special Eagle Day a few days before I was there. He's even built cabins for people to rent out."

There's also a ton of societal pressure to "follow your dreams" or "pursue your passion", and people conflate their passion and enjoyment of playing video games for what it would be like to make the games.

First off, people need to differentiate the enjoyment of something with the making of it. Not the perfect example, but I like to eat meat, yet I know I would hate to be a butcher.

Second, if you really enjoy something it's often better to keep it as a hobby. Most people find all the joy gets sucked out of their passion when it also involves the business of selling, supporting customers, and managing costs.

Pre-COVID I used a pair of Plantronics noise cancelling headphones that covered all of your requirements pretty well. Unfortunately the microphone was shit, so I decided to get Airpod Pros for all the remote meetings. Even with the short battery life they have quickly become my default headphones.

I'm not typically a fanboy of anything, but Apple does make some quality electronics.

Having shared credentials for an account is going to make it very difficult to prove who accessed the system.

Also, the single user for a common system typically means that they didn't want to pay extra to have multiple users. Makes me wonder if this incident will open Florida to a lawsuit by the vendor.

It was even more basic than that. They were installing a child's carseat for the owner, and I believe it was an anti-theft system that was triggered.

The story reminded me a lot of the rental car that bricked itself because it lost cellular service - https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/02/driver-stranded-after-c...

I'm not sure if the goals for this project are the same, or if the goal of a low-maintenance reactor are even possible, but it sounded pretty cool.

Google really does shine at location based searches though. If I'm looking for a physical place in any location or region, Google can be scary good (even when I misspell something).

That's most likely related to meth production. They steal anhydrous ammonia (usually from farmers) and try storing it in propane tanks which are not designed for that. The tanks corrode or crack and then leak or explode.

I've also heard of farmers crashing their tractors into ammonia tanks or train cars of ammonia derailing, but generally speaking, the storage and transportation of ammonia is a solved problem. It's been used for industrial purposes for around 100 years and for agriculture since the 1950s. Based on on what the article said about NOx pollution and aftertreatment systems it's unlikely it will ever be viable for autos or any personal use where safety or risks are more of a concern than they are currently.

I'm really not sure what you're trying to say here. Apple changed the rules about account creation and outside payments/subscriptions in 2016(?) and they apply to every app now.

Basically all of social media.

> "That’s become even more true as time goes on, since Facebook constantly seems to be upping the ante with creepy privacy practices. We use the Facebook SDK to provide login functionality, and every new release of the SDK seems to add new tracking options that are turned on by default, which we have to take action to disable. Furthermore, the Facebook SDK has quality problems, and recently caused a huge number of iOS apps to crash due to a misconfigured server."

I can't imagine how hard it is for services like Instacart to handle. Same chain of grocery stores a few miles away from each other often have wildly different items in or out of stock on the same day.

There have also been reports of people in China with significantly reduced lung capacity even months after recovery. Still so many scary questions about the long-term effects of this virus, possibly the biggest ones being about the post-recovery immunity. How long does the immunity last and how encompassing is it?

They probably aren't making enough right now to pay for all of their commitments, but they definitely aren't losing money and they can likely borrow in the short term.

That's exactly what they're seeing, and why this article was written:

"An initial study found cardiac damage in as many as 1 in 5 patients, leading to heart failure and death even among those who show no signs of respiratory distress."

Unfortunately the article doesn't say what percent of people with cardiac damage did not have respiratory issues as well.