It was just supposed go be a muscle massager originally

That’s just for their paid servers. You can self-host.

Same to all of that

Yeah, this just allows people to know that their content is really from the US government. Not verifying them seems like a worse alternative for everyone.

They have bonkers profit margins too. 38% in 2023. They’re in the same category as Microsoft or Google when it comes to profitability. Absolutely insane for a company that’s supposed to disseminate scientific information.

I mean more or less. This is one of the top posts on r/conservative rn

No, but it’s a sensible security measure. Anything to make it harder.

I think it’s a little kid asking if Minecraft on Xbox could be made free to keep for 5 days as a promotion. Probably just can’t afford it because he’s 10 and barely knows how to spell lol.

Yeah, they’re still useful points of knowledge though. Wholistic education is important to teach kids how the world works.

They still exist and will continue to exist in many contexts indefinitely, such as men’s fashion and clock towers, so there it’s not like they’ll ever be “obsolete” per se. They are also extremely easy to learn, and are a good way to teach concepts like spatial reasoning and gears to kids. I think schools should teach about them for those reasons.