That is indeed equal parts really funny and then really sad knowing this is part of being American.

Google is pulling shenanigans with Chrome through it's inbuilt ad tracking and web integrity.

I was absolutely arguing the wrong side of that, sorry. I didn't realize landfill emissions don't stay in the ground.

https://www.epa.gov/lmop/basic-information-about-landfill-gas

I hadn't heard that take before... very interesting to learn of the influence Boeing has on NASA.

And where are the bioreactors located? What would happen to that carbon if it weren't collected by the reactors?

I agree its better than mined gas, it falls under the 3Rs, but it's still taking carbon from the ground and releasing it into the atmosphere.

In the grand scheme of things the deus ex machina of fusion is the only long term solution.

At that link:

Are you looking for the new Fairphone 5? It is not yet available in your market.

The concept of the patent office is a genuine one if too idealistic. Having been through the process it did feel like they pushed back for revisions with the sole intention of squeezing some more money out of the filer. Perhaps like insurance companies rejecting every claim initially.

The protection it affords is questionable. It's really just a 1st place ribbon you can bring to court if you have the money to sue somebody copying you... A lot of that is glorified brand warfare: if you're too similar to WD40 they'll sue you regardless of what's in your can.

Though originally encouraged to be layman friendly it now strongly uses overly technical jargon to obscure the invention while still legally protecting it.

That said, it holds a lot of collective knowledge that us nerd types can reference when innovating. Otherwise that knowledge is locked up in private corporate data stores or college curriculums. It's the original open source repo. It eeks out a win in the big picture despite the abuses capitalism inflicts on it.

I'm curious what queer Eastern values are unconventional to queer Western values? I assume her views are common to queer Chinese.