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> "Dissociation from Birth" section sounds interesting until you learn that all alphabetic systems arose from a similar process, e.g. aleph was a drawing of an ox's head, etc.

My understanding of Korean (Hangul) is that the alphabet design is based on the shape of mouth in articulation, sonics, category, etc. of the letters themselves: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangul#Letter_design

This is known generally as "featural writing system": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Featural_writing_system

Doesn't it seem like a reasonable answer in this age could be to do away with the time function of a microwave altogether?

TIL. I thought this would be related to King Biscuit Time, "the longest-running daily American radio broadcast in history", but apparently it's just a coincidence:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Biscuit_Time

> Now we just need an agency to safeguard us against misusing "less" when "fewer" would be correct

Genuinely curious, is this for pedantry, or does the word choice matter? Since the opposite of both is "more", why is there a need for a distinction in one direction and not the other?

What's the theoretical max energy for other sources of energy, such as nuclear (fission) power?

The Great Leap Forward Poured Down Upon Us One Day Like A Mighty Storm, Suddenly And Furiously Blinding Our Senses.

We Stood Transfixed In Blank Devotion As Our Leader Spoke To Us, Looking Down On Our Mute Faces With A Great, Raging, And Unseeing Eye.

Like The Howling Glory Of The Darkest Winds, This Voice Was Thunderous And The Words Holy, Tangling Their Way Around Our Hearts And Clutching Our Innocent Awe.

A Message Of Avarice Rained Down And Carried Us Away Into False Dreams Of Endless Riches.

"Annihilate The Sparrow, That Stealer Of Seed, And Our Harvests Will Abound; We Will Watch Our Wealth Flood In."

And By Our Own Hand Did Every Last Bird Lie Silent In Their Puddles, The Air Barren Of Song As The Clouds Drifted Away. For Killing Their Greatest Enemy, The Locusts Noisily Thanked Us And Turned Their Jaws Toward Our Crops, Swallowing Our Greed Whole.

Millions Starved And We Became Skinnier And Skinnier, While Our Leaders Became Fatter And Fatter.

Finally, As That Blazing Sun Shone Down Upon Us, Did We Know That True Enemy Was The Voice Of Blind Idolatry; And Only Then Did We Begin To Think For Ourselves.

- Red Sparowes, "Every Red Heart Shines Toward The Red Sun"

Page appears to have moved to https://github.com/getlago/lago/wiki/A-primer-on-Stripe's-pr...

Fascinating stuff! How was it demonstrated that 2^67 - 1 was composite without providing a factorization?

This was true of smart phones until Apple came along. It's still the case for non-Apple manufacturers: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2019/12/22/global-...