I just thought they were ministry fans.

Absolutely does. But they wanted to introduce us to one of their favorites. Which if I must say absolutely is an underrated awesome movie. Gina Davis is great in almost everything she’s ever been in. They didn’t imply it was the first.

As you said aliens definitely predates it and also counts. But the statements that it was the first big female led action movie was just so ridiculous because there are so many good ones that are easy to point out. Just how that blue origin launch with the all female crew was somehow this big step for females in space. Completely ignoring and down playing all the female astronauts throughout NASA’s history.

What do you mean? Musk worked hard to get where he is. How easy do you think it is to steal emeralds from your father and pawn them to get seed money to start your own wealth? /s

GPS is very time oriented as well. That’s part of how the calculations are done. Using the difference in times, triangulation Etc to figure out where you are. Which is exactly how this system will work as well.

Yes it’s not global. But then it was never claimed to be. Yes it will likely only be a North American deal. But it will provide a usable alternative here to GPS. Other regions could adapt it to their broadcast standards as well. As you pointed out it’s just timing information. So any broadcast system could make use of a system similar to this. Functioning similarly to gps.

It’s always the ones you most suspect.

That’s a good question and something that is not going to be easy to find out. You’d have to figure out who inside Google works on it their hourly pay and how many hours Etc they actually spend on it.

They unfortunately I don’t think will ever have the kind of money required to do something like that. While Google doesn’t make tons of money from Android itself. It has immense value. Consider Also that large portions of Android already are open sourced. The main problem being Google play services. They keep moving OS functionality from general purpose open libraries into their proprietary ones to maintain control.

All they really need to do is work on undoing that and giving other groups and equal voice on its future and development. Then there isn’t much the fascist government can do. Not that they won’t try and throw a fit. But they’ll do that regardless. But yes pull out as much from the Google Play services as possible and open it up app store wise. Putting other app stores front and center with their own and giving them equal billing. Like F Droid Etc. Which I already use for all of my apps that aren’t needlessly made proprietary. Google would do this if they were smart. It’s a bit of scorched Earth. But that’s the best kind when it comes to fascists. The administration will work hard to get it sold off to an ally and last thing we need is Russia with control over Android LOL

There is one possible bright spot. Google could and should, completely open source all parts of Android. Bringing in all the nature handset manufacturers into a Consortium along with Google to guide and maintain the development. No longer having sole control over it. It’s Google did that they would still retain some control, and be able to stick it to the current administration, while the average user would now have a fully open source Android that would benefit them. But you’re right I don’t really see that happening.

Yep. Enshitification behavior doesn’t cease once you’re technically a paying customer. If they hadn’t made a habit of enshitification. Clawing features away to put behind a paywall I’d give them some support. But I prefer foss anyhow. And for myself, I’m not missing anything.

True and while they are both enshitifying their services. Somehow in this one area Google seems to be going slower. And making slightly less bonehead moves

A Chromecast TV device might fill your gap. There is a jellyfin android TV build in the app store and it works with every TV. Just costs about 50 dollarydoos

For generations many relied on the nightly news to keep them informed. It was always a bad idea. Though the local media wasn’t as bad as it is today. Today for many of these people, propaganda outlets like Sinclair own their local media. And demand fawning of trump/demonizing Democrats. Even if they avoid all media. Their beliefs are formed from those around them that don’t.

Has gone? More like had gone. Way back when he was still running Oculus. People just liked the project that he was working on. He still wasn’t a good person back then.

There actually was a storyline where Viktor stole Tony’s body and life. Leaving Tony with amnesia in his body and deported back to latveria. Except Viktor Tony became a good version of doom and Tony Viktor became an evil iron man.

Perhaps. But what does any of that have to do with anything that they wrote?