8? Are there other codes for 7 & 9, that we need to be counting? What if we were sleeping and unsure of how many blasts we heard? :)

I get the feeling that if this were on a globe, it would appear as a long, thin, and nearly empty circle.

Way to stand up for my alien homies, yo!

Then… wouldn’t it be false?

We have seen the future, and the future is weird.

Probably exclusivity agreements…

…and you think noise pollution is bad now? Just you wait.

I could see how that might be motivating.

Holy blundered brainwashing, batman!

I think he is assuming it is a google patent, from the domain name.

…or, in 20 years EVERYBODY will suddenly start doing it.

Yeah, that kinda makes me think this was a rubber-stamp management approval/deal, and not “hardware picked for linux”.

Excuse me sir… your trolley is sticking out of your pants.

yadm

I kinda hate it when companies steal existing common terms (alphabet, apple, windows, meta); it’s a unilateral usurpation of everyone’s speech, and (to some degree) a violation of the their minds.

Gotta sue the alphabet, at that point.

I’m glad you provided a link, because I would not have believed you otherwise. Take my upvote.