It goes beyond that. Some of the statements were made while in office, but the judge ruled that those particular statements weren't protected either.

Freelancer 2

We can only dream of Freelancer 2

I doubt it was much of an added expense. The search was carried out by Coast Guard and Navy personnel, who would be getting paid regardless.

If the sub hadn't gone missing, it's quite likely their time and resources would have been spent on practicing some sort of rescue mission.

If you are a simulation, then your choice doesn't matter. You will never get any real benefit from the boxes.

But if your choice doesn't matter, then it's not worth considering. Only the remaining possibility, that you are not a simulation, is worth considering.

But if it's true that the machine can perfectly predict what you will choose, then by definition your choice will be the same its prediction. In which case, you should choose one box.

Regardless of whether the machine is right, if you don't believe it can perfectly predict what you'll do then taking both boxes is always better than just one.

It's much easier if you reframe the problem:

Someone says they've built a machine that can perfectly predict what you will do. Do you believe them?

If so, take one box.
If not, take both boxes.

That's equivalent to one metric bag.

I agree about logging IP addresses or emails.

But I am not so sure that usernames or nicknames are necessarily identifiers. For example, if someone posts as "IamtherealTomHanks", you can't actually identify who they are.