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  • Thinking about this a little bit, I realized that I practically never use my USB port for anything, and only rarely use it for charging. On Pixel, is there any app that will just disable the data features of the USB by default unless I explicitly turn it on?

    I assume that a feature like that would eliminate vulnerability to tools like cellbrite.

  • I view the patent process as furthering the ability of others to benefit from the results: without patents, the only way to keep clones of your product from immediately appearing on the market is obfuscation and trade secrets. Patents grant a limited monopoly, but at the price of full disclosure. That full disclosure serves a useful social benefit as others can learn and innovate on what was done before. The limited monopoly encourages innovation because it helps people get exclusive rights to sell their work.

    There's a lot of bad patent behavior with patent trolls, etc. The duration of the patents should be relatively short and not extensible. But I think the disclosure aspect of the patent process does further overall innovation.

  • I'd like to get back to 'for limited time'. Patents 10 years, no extensions. Copyright, 10 years, no extensions. Trademarks indefinite as long as the owner still has a meaningful business still operating and using the trademark ( this one is tricky to define well).

  • Isn't a much simpler answer that China started dumping bonds, and they'll dump a lot more if the tarriff situation isn't resolved soon?

    As a real estate investor who's mortgaged to the max, Trump wants high inflation to increase the nominal value of his properties, and low interest rates. China has extensive US bond holdings and at least some ability to drive up 10 year rates by selling those bonds. Trump doesn't want higher rates, even if you only consider his direct, personal situation.

  • No, every single member of that chat should have pointed out that the communication violates multiple clear, long existing federal laws about how communications about federal government business is to be conducted, especially about military operations, and refused to communicate via signal instead of approved channels.

    All of them violated multiple laws.

  • American Airlines will ask you to remove devices from your checked bags is you tell them that you have batteries in your checked bags. Airlines are allowed to have more strict rules than what the FAA allows.

    https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/baggage/restricted-items.jsp

    Please remove batteries from devices in your checked bags and put them in your carry-on in separate plastic bags.

  • When you enter the US, you have to claim your checked baggage as part of the process of going through customs, then re-check your bags if you're continuing on a domestic flight.

    If you have a device in your checked bag:

    1. you're violating the safety rule about not having lithium batteries in checked luggage.
    2. if you're asked if you are travelling with a phone and you lie and say you don't have one, then if they search your bags and find it, then they'll have strong evidence that you lied to a federal officer, which is a crime.