"Show me the man, I'll show you the crime."

They want to make this the only way to run apps on Android too.

I think their point was that Star Wars also has metaphorical lessons to be learned if you're not interpreting it as a literal history lesson.

Yes, that is the point of fiction. its not unfair to compare Genesis to Star Wars to an extent, but, to a Christian, what you learn from Genesis is a lot more important (the "word of God" rather than the "word of George Lucas").

However, much of the rest of the Bible should be read differently - the letters, biographies etc. Each document ("book") needs to be read appropriately and in context. Again, each can be compared to others in its genre, but its inclusion in "the Bible" (but there are lots of Biblical canons) gives it that extreme importance.

The western half, sure. You're ignoring the eastern half which carried the mantle for another thousand years. And the concurrent existence of the Holy Roman Empire, which was also intertwined with the Roman Catholic church.

Climate reparations now!

Finally a human with a context window larger than a few hundred years.

Now do the average rate of change.

What was the average rate of change when Chicxulub hit?

Not sure why you're getting downvoted. It's the unfortunate reality.

I originally wanted to get the Pixel camera app working when I got started with GOS a few years ago, but then I found Open Camera and haven't looked back. Does it do something cool that Open Camera doesn't?

You can select the different cameras and avoid digital zoom.

Open Camera does that though. It's right next to the main "take photo" button. At least on the version I have.

I hadn't seen that button, but at least for me it's not enough: I want to be able to select the camera directly. And in Open Camera I can only select two out of the three cameras.

If you want to fight back‚ let convenience take the back seat.

It's not the technology design that's that important. It's the network effect, and peoples' default trust in megacorps over volunteer projects. Both of which cannot be solved with just a protocol.

Half the problem is "felony contempt of business model", where the legal system is wielded against anyone who would create pro-consumer tools.

part of the network effects is building the graph. If you reuse the social graph that's already in your FB account you're merely replacing the messaging layer. This lays over on the presumed assumption that there's a problem to begin with

the other problem with the network effects is a business problem. There's is no business problem here though. If you maximize compatibility without caring to own anything several problems disappear.

This would be a natural role for the Post Office to take on, to provide a neutral ad-free, privacy-respecting messaging platform accessible to all.

I think the natural and equivalent role of the USPS would be an ISP, rather than a "messaging platform" itself.

When the US Constitution was drafted in 1787, authorizing the new Federal government to run a postal service, carrying letters and packages via horse rider/wagons was the state-of-the-art.

I hadn't really thought about that. Interesting.