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Re:Winged microchip is smallest-ever human-made flying structure on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @08:18PM (#28623778)
The article specifically discusses dissolvable components at the end.
Exactly, people love to hate on Capitalism, but it is a very powerful tool. But externalised cost is the downfall that governments need to step in and control.
I think you have just described something like a traditional or plug-in hybrid that recovers energy that would be wasted under braking or puts the ICE under additional load to keep the specific fuel consumption as low as possible
Re:Rescuers question what3words' use in emergencies on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @03:23AM (#27351552)
Woah I really have to disagree with numbers being easier to remember. I would imagine 3x words is far easier to remember than 12-16 numbers, and I don't see how it couldn't not be the case. The problem with using words that I see are as you've said - English locale isn't global, words without context can be misheard easily etc
Re:Tracking the WhatsApp habits of random smartphones on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @04:34PM (#26895089)
You can do this natively through whatsapp settings by turning off Read receipts, and can control who sees your "last seen" information as well