Probably not a winning suggestion, but what if you do something with the “child/son/daughter” last name custom? Like for instance, in some cultures (I’m actually not sure which), if the man’s name was “Hans” and they had a boy, then the child’s last name would be Hanson (Hans-son = Hanson). So let’s say your husband…

Right, I’m not arguing with your premise (at the moment). My question is, how do you lock that section of memory, or otherwise interfere with the counter, without uploading new firmware to the phone? I believe the firmware has to be checked for Apple’s signature, which is how Apple prevents anybody from updating with…

But how do you do that without being able to load unsigned software onto the phone?

Your point is that this is all philosophical, I guess. Which is true for any kind of macro teleportation. For me, the point of philosophy is to explore the implications of what could happen, to figure out how to approach our actions and world. And there’s some inherent fuzziness to imagining things in the future.

I see, I think I know what we are not on the same page about. I am talking about quantum mechanics and indistinguishable particles. It’s easiest to explain my point of view in terms of electrons, and then the problem scales up from there.

You’re assuming several things that I don’t think are true. I don’t think consciousness has to be connected. In fact, it isn’t. A concussion interrupts consciousness, but that isn’t death. So do drugs, comas, sleep, etc. The connection that does have to happen is causality. Your decisions and body in one instant of…

Physicist here. If it’s a quantum teleporter, then it doesn’t matter. If it’s not a quantum teleporter, then it depends whether or not we are quantum beings.

My point is that that’s not his job.

Mmmm... sort of. It’s possible that Farook disabled iCloud backups. Probable even, I’d say, considering they’re missing about a month of data. If you’re using your phone, it’s likely you need to charge it in the vicinity of wifi. If you’re not- then there won’t be data to find. So I’d say odds are that avenue is a…

As a physicist and self-described super-nerd, I have to fix a few things:

As a man, I feel utterly unable to comment on this situation - nobody has ever tried to rape me, or made unwelcome physical advances on me (well, a drunk girl, but she was so ineffective I don’t take it seriously) - but I might be able connect two dots, which may be useful to somebody, so I feel it’s my duty to put it…

So it’s the weight of a large-ish child or maybe two smaller ones. I see dads carting their kiddies around in trailers behind their roadies all the time. Or in some other (much more preferable) cities, there are pedicabs.

Depends- what if those birds are a male and female pair of an invasive species in a new and as-yet-unspoiled environment?!

Now that I think about it- bottle the helium, we’re running out anyways! Kill two birds with one stone!

It really does depend. For example: if the gas were delivered by say cyclists, that would definitely be better for the environment, right? You would drive less, and there would be fewer carbon emissions.

All good points until you got to the end.

I call BS.

a. I call BS. Posting something on Twitter does not make it news, tech, or anything else.

And proud that I’m not a Big Shit for calling other people Little Shits.

Or, I could be providing verbal, intelligent feedback in a manner that is likely to show up in the author’s notifications, thus perhaps providing him with an alternative perspective on his readership’s views and expectations.