Wearing a mask and staying away from people when sick is a much better approach. Also being aware of what being sick even is since some people just kinda ignore their symptoms as “a cold”.

FOSS devs/enthusiasts

hang out IRL

Yeah I don't think a FOSS equivalent will ever exist. Google pay isn't just an app that gives the machine your card number, it's an entire payment processing system like a bank.

People already post the most racist, hate inducing, vitriolic shit on facebook with their name and life history attached to it.

It might reduce some low effort trolling, but I don't think it will affect much.

Gift cards are terrible gifts and I wish people would stop giving them. Just give them straight cash money to spend on whatever they want, an item they actually could use, or even better, nothing at all if they don't actually need it.

Good. The modern NRA has been the worst thing for guns rights in years. Wayne LaPierre can rot in hell.

8 gigs of ram for some shitty laptop is fine. Like the air shipping with 8 gigs of ram is fine (not great, but fine)

But for a "Pro" machine, let alone a 1600 dollar computer is insane.

The article specifically mentions this which implies that it's stored on the car.

Berla’s software makes it impossible for vehicle owners to access their communications and call logs but does provide law enforcement with access

But it's immediately followed up with

Many car manufacturers are selling car owners’ data to advertisers as a revenue boosting tactic

Pretty much all new cars being sold today, most cars in the last 5 years, and a large percentage of cars sold in the last 10 all have some sort of cellular modem that reports back to home base with all sorts of info, then they turn around and sell it. GM has been doing this for 20+ years at this point with on star which is included in almost every car they've made.

I'd argue that venture capitalists are the cause of lack of scientific breakthroughs.

They're not going to shoot you for trying to haggle. Shit I've haggled on the purchase of a gun.

“You can’t arrest me no more – I’ve seen your private parts,” he said, noting how his attitude changed during the stop.

“I wouldn’t want her to be arresting me and I just saw you and your husband last night for $29.99 have sex on OnlyFans. I just can’t respect you or the precinct that you’re working at.”

IDK, I think that says more about you buddy.

The point of the article is to have them there for emergencies since we already have systems in place to broadcast emergency info over radio, and it's a lot simpler to implement than satellite for when cell signal is down.