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I have the Garmin Epix gen 2. It doesn't have the edge flashlight of the 7x, but I like the light it does have, especially at the bright red setting. It's enough for me to see by without messing up my night vision. The double click access is great. And, with my current settings, I love the 14 day battery life of this compared with the approximately 1 day of my prior Apple Watch 6. I also like that I can switch iOS/Android without having to get a different watch to use with the other phone.

This reminds me of something I read some time back. It was about hypervelocity stars, stars with escape velocity. These are stars that are moving fast enough to escape the gravitational pull of their galaxy. If they are escaping their galaxy and moving away from the galactic center, they may also be beyond the pull of any retraction. This, in turn, would mean the subsequent post-retraction Big Bang contains less matter than the prior one. Over an infinity of time and thus an infinity of these cycles, there would eventually be too little matter to go bang at all.

So, after that happens, we're back to the originating questions. From where did sufficient matter originate to go bang? And, how did that bang not violate the laws of motion?

To throw a match on this pile: To me, this seems to be science asserting the existence of God. ;)

I agree with preferring the opt-out by default. My initial reaction to any opt-in default is to opt-out immediately and worry about why later if at all.

To further anonymize the data and increase user comfort, cycle the selected users daily so the same user's telemetry is not collected multiple days in a row. That limiting of data collection may also make it more acceptable to some users. For example, it may be more acceptable if telemetry data were collected no more frequently than one day per month or one day per two weeks.

The page should list all of the supported wallets and not just show a few icons.

It would help if the 'push' to pay were explained more fully. Is that push just telling the app to request it or, hopefully, does it still need to be confirmed in the wallet? I would not want the app to be able to pull from the wallet without additional confirmations. If the app can just pull when requested, presumably, so can any hackers who gain access.

I do like the idea of being able to use it as crypto debit card. That would at least let me have better control over the max spend.

I can easily imagine another HN headline after such a patent is implemented:

Ford sued in death of individual after A/C was shut off during a heat wave

Depending on which features may be affected, many different things could have drastic effects. The A/C shutting off is just one example. Another may be losing your map navigation at 2-3AM while driving through the south side of Chicago (or the dangerous areas of some other city). There are probably many different types of features that, during some edge case, could put a life at risk. And, if that life is lost, both Ford and the leasing company may be considered at fault.

Perhaps another ChatGPT variant could answer the question: Is this comment from a constituent (or contributor)? If not, ignore it.

I left a bad review once also. The host had it removed. But, in their review of me, they asked why I left a bad review. In the emails received from Airbnb asking for a review, they tell me as a guest that neither party can see the other review until both are submitted. Evidently, this is a lie. Otherwise, how would the host know whether my review was good or bad?

Another issue I have found is that many of the listings on Airbnb are not by the owner, but by some person acting independently as a broker. I have found this in many different countries. This may explain why, when I tried to request a booking, it was not available. The actual property owner had already rented it to someone else. Further, once the broker/host gives the owner the rent, there is no way to get any kind of a refund if there is an issue. The owner has no affiliation with Airbnb. The 'host' no longer has the money. And, Airbnb does not want to pay the expense. So, the guest is left hanging. Maybe they, too, can submit a review that the host will have removed. It's disgusting.

If risking the use of Airbnb, be very careful when a 'host' says a property is not available, but provides a link to a different property. It may have a very different cancellation policy than the original property.

Airbnb claims in their FAQ pages they want to be authentic. But, they seem to be authentic only in the support of their bottom line, even if that requires dishonesty in other areas to achieve.

Because of the combination of different issues, I have decided Airbnb can no longer be trusted. I now prefer to book hotels or apartments through competitor sites. I encourage others to do the same.

If I fall out of a rollercoaster, should it still call 911?

As a developer, I can understand wanting to have a separate IAP, but this should add another level. If I create something for sale within Fortnite, I don't want to share that profit with Epic. I want to use my own IAP. If Apple has to provide alternative IAP for creators/developers on their platform, the developers should also have to provide alternative IAP for creators within their platform/app.