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Nobody is going to turn down getting their eyes scanned by a chrome orb, that is just science. Oh a guy is building a superintelligent AI and also compiling a permanent electronic identification database of all humans, that’s great, that’s not an alarming science-fiction premise at all. I feel like if you made that movie you’d have to have some plausible back story about how the AI convinced people to hand over their iris scans to the AI, but in the real world you don’t.
Money Stuff: The Moon Emoji Is Securities Fraud
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A big part of Ham radio today is what are known as POTA ([Parks on the Air]([https://parksontheair.com/](https://parksontheair.com/))) activations where hams go to different parks to make contacts with other hams. These are often low-power transmissions (Known as QRP, or 10W or less). I think a big driver of this is the fact that our cities have become so noisy.
A Big Part of Ham Radio Today Is What Are Known as POTA (Parks on the Air) Activ... | Hacker News
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