diogocp

It's fine to imagine what your lunch looks like, even if that makes you feel that your dietary privacy has been violated.

20 wolves and 10 sheep elect 3 representatives ...

The fact that someone is willing to pay them that much suggests that your valuation of their labor is not universally shared.

No, they are not.

Exactly. Many countries have switched to an opt-out system for organ donation for this reason.

Most people aren't in the habit of wasting their time making choices about things they don't care about.

So your suggestion is to be a hermit?

What is the point of communication if not to change what others think?

I prefer smaller portions. If you want more, you can always buy two.

> The features of successful systems

The tragedy of the commons is what happens in the unsuccessful systems.

Fun fact: the guy who reported it (Andres Freund) works for Microsoft.

Another fun fact: Moscow is in the same time zone as the Middle East.

> I find myself on the fence with proposals like these. They have good intentions but they do not solve an issue at its core.

It's clearly a joke à la RFC 3514.

> USB 2.0 slow

Many phones indeed only support USB 2.0. For example the base iPhone 17. The Pro does support USB 3.2, however.

> I guess everybody has given up on the idea of saving their photos and videos over USB?

Correct.

> we are seeing time and time again that ICE/DHS agents are finding the wrong people

There is a difference between what you are seeing and what is actually happening.

99.9% of the time they are finding the right people, but "illegal alien was deported" is as interesting a news story as "water is wet".