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Comment · 2 years ago
This particular LED not only emits light but works in reverse as well: it functions as an ambient light sensor. Recording is paused if the LED and camera inputs have a significant difference in detected light levels.
Comment · 2 years ago
Perhaps they will come around occasionally and collect some of your grown food at gunpoint as a tax. What are you going to do, starve yourself to spite them?
Comment · 2 years ago
Because NZ is a vassal state.
Comment · 2 years ago
I don't understand this advice. Are you suggesting that if you make it easier for thieves to break into your car, they are less likely to damage it?
Comment · 2 years ago
ltsc
Comment · 2 years ago
Money is __a__ objective not __the__ objective.
Comment · 2 years ago
This is silly. No one can "make chips on their own" except for China/Taiwan. Even the US would be limited to manufacturing small quantities for military/research purposes that are several generations behind the state of the art. Consumer electronics would become a scarce commodity very quickly.
Comment · 2 years ago
> are protected from the moment they leave your device

Eh plenty of wiggle room here

Comment · 2 years ago
> whataboutism

Oooh, call him a conspiracy theorist next!

Comment · 2 years ago
Looking at the first result (https://www.celebritynetworth.com/about-us/), they claim to:

> take into account known salaries, real estate holdings, divorce records, royalties, lawsuits, and endorsements. Our estimates incorporate a proprietary formula that removes estimated taxes, manager's fees, agent fees, and lifestyle expenses. The results are fact checked and confirmed by a team of editors and industry insiders.

No idea how truthful or accurate this is, but $20M does not seem unreasonable. Are there any better sources you know of?

Comment · 2 years ago
Cars that remain broken are safest of all!
Comment · 2 years ago
He seems to have a net worth of ~$20M.
Comment · 2 years ago
Traditional fuels would also benefit from the cost savings of cheap renewable energy.

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