An entire docker image of nginx is 29 MB, alpine is 3.5 MB.

Answering a headline question: Dinosaurs are not patentable. You simply can't make T-Rex part of the studio's IP portfolio. Spielberg's franchise is based on the park's identity, including its font, logotype, merchandise, and more. I am 90% sure he had real theme park(s?) in mind when developing the first movie. The movie industry has long envied Disney's parks, which provide a steady income stream, regardless of whether new movies are produced or not.

Oracle is a lawyer company[0]. Trademarks and patents are lawyers' weapons. You don't donate nuclear warheads to your enemies.

[0] https://www.globalnerdy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/oracl... (can't find original XKCD, sorry)

I had a Xiaomi phone with a fingerprint reader on the back, and now I have a Pixel phone with a fingerprint reader on the screen. It took about a week to get used to the new location, and I have been doing well since then. Do you have specific issues with it?

I bought my desktop PC about 20 years ago, and since then, I've never upgraded more than two components at once. It is literally Theseus' ship. But I put some effort into keeping it future proof, like buying memory compatible with the next generation motherboard, better modular PSU with power for future video card etc. It is actually quite fun game, especially when your vendor return policy is generous enough to not worry if something won't fit or won't work together.

Cellular network is a terrible data transport solution. That's why we have TCP/IP on top of it.

I can't shake off the feeling that the second half of the article is generated by a neural network.

We already have such material, and it is plastic. It degrades quite rapidly if exposed to 400°-500°C temperature.

Current price of a 155mm artillery shell (risen from $2k before 2023).

I also was born in USSR, and can assure you that there were and are distinct accents in speech coming from European ex-Soviet republics, including Baltic states, Ukraine and Belarus. For native speakers it will sound different enough.

That depends individually. I can speak Russian accent both with Russian and English that nobody ever would recognise. Normally I have American accent, but I’m having ‘you think this is bad neighbourhood’ kinds of hires with friends very well made Russian accent.

I know many people like that either. I personally spent some time in Moscow, nobody ever knew I’m not a local. Same goes for a friend, we both were laughing at them being unable to recognise we’re not locals.

I believe this might be truer for small distant regions, where people might have their own local accent there. Plus not too many people to blend in that easily. But in general, even if one speaks differently, it might not take too long to adapt to speak like everyone else.