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I think this is a good place for a public/private partnership. The govt installs and collects the sensors around the world and makes it available to private co
by declan_roberts 2y ago
I think this is a good place for a public/private partnership.
The govt installs and collects the sensors around the world and makes it available to private companies who contractually provide a suitable and free API.
That sounds like a decent enough division of labor. We can even give a private company a tax credit for providing the API.
- the_sleaze_ 2y agoI'll set up a server tonight.
- kelnos 2y agoOr we can just keep using the system that's already there and already works, rather than tearing it down and funneling money into some company run by a buddy of Trump or Musk to build it again, with likely worse reliability and fewer features, and charge people for access to it. Because of course they're going to charge for it. Free API? Right.
- mola 2y agoSo the people pay for the system, then pay again for access to data? While some oligarch turns a profit.. So efficient