I think what really stands out about this, is that having it installed as a pre-made brick is very cost-effective.
But this cost-effective route isn't readily available to most people, as most people don't build homes. Developers build lots, and then sell finished homes. So you need to entice developers. And historically, "the stick" is the only enticement developers remotely pay attention to.
"If you want a swift brick, install one yourself" is much easier said than done - you're talking about removing an existing brick, replacing it, hoping you don't damage the course or the cavity, probably voiding any warranty on a new home, etc. It's certainly not a £35 retrofit.
It may amuse you to know they're both essentially the same thing. GBP is formally Pound Sterling, formerly 1 pound (tower pound / 20 troy ounces) of Sterling Silver. Which is why £ is a stylised L.
The last one is so close to the point. Iran had Internet blackouts earlier this year, Russia has been experimenting with the same - options like shortwave are just as relevant as ever.
I think "odious" really undersells it. A free press is an important part of a functioning democracy. What's the use in being able to vote against people doing wrong, if no-one's allowed to tell you about the wrong?
It's important not to concede the premise that First Amendment protections are subordinate to the public interest at all. Carr argues in his statement, after all, that the FCC has to take action because the public is losing faith and confidence in the media altogether. But even if the FCC can produce a detailed, convincing explanation of how American democracy will suffer if they're not allowed to block certain viewpoints from the airwaves, they still can't do it.
I have to admit - I still grind my teeth every time I see "dns propagation" used without a direct follow-up that it's a myth, you're looking at cascading cache expiry.
Propagation might be a useful way to visualise it, but doesn't match reality unless every cache is a warm cache.
DNS changes propagate. They just do-so in a pull, not push, way.
It’s accurate to say that a user is waiting for the change to propagate if they are sitting there clicking re-try as they wait for the cascading cache expirations to do their thing.
Yes! The idea of DNS records "propagating" gave me entirely the wrong mental model of DNS very early in my career. Granted, the confusion didn't last long because I read the cricket book soon after, but it was still pretty jarring.
Compelled speech is protected, fingerprints aren't.
Imagine it's 1926 and none of this tech is an issue yet. The police can fingerprint and photograph you at intake, they can't compel speech or violate the 5th.
That's exactly what's being applied here. It's not that the police can do more or less than they could in 1926, it's that your biometrics can do more than they did in 1926. They're just fingerprinting you / photographing you .. using your phone.
But this cost-effective route isn't readily available to most people, as most people don't build homes. Developers build lots, and then sell finished homes. So you need to entice developers. And historically, "the stick" is the only enticement developers remotely pay attention to.
"If you want a swift brick, install one yourself" is much easier said than done - you're talking about removing an existing brick, replacing it, hoping you don't damage the course or the cavity, probably voiding any warranty on a new home, etc. It's certainly not a £35 retrofit.