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  • 1,480 containers are lost on average per year

    That’s a good point, but this go toward both arguments:

    • Salvaging so many containers looks unrealistic,
    • A mandate to salvage lost containers would be an incentive to better secure and handle containers, thus decreasing the number of lost containers.

    The incredibly high pressure on the ocean’s floor would probable make the air bag solution impractical, just as you said. I’m embarrassed for not thinking about this.

    The point is to salvage the container’s content, not necessarily the container themselves. I suggested bringing the whole things to the surface using air bag hoping it would simplify the operation.

    Here’s a backup plan: Require buoyancy of containers that contains anythings dangerous for the environment (plastic, oil, batteries, …).



  • Most sunken containers — some still sealed, some damaged and open — are never found or recovered.

    The Coast Guard has limited powers to compel shipowners to retrieve containers unless they threaten a marine sanctuary […]

    That’s BS. Where I live, if someone steal my car and drive it into a lake/river, I’ll be help responsible for recovering the car, and in practice my car insurance would do it on my behalf.

    The shipping company or the container’s owner should have similar responsibilities. The average container is a larger risk to the environment than the average car.










    • You have a malicious actor on your trusted network.
    • If so, you have bigger problems.

    This is more likely than you think. There’s more computers than you realise on the average network. Many aren’t updated and have vulnerabilities. If there’s one malware on one machine on your network, that means a malicious actor is on your network.

    Common exemples :

    • Home WiFi network with old unpached router, Android smartphone, network printer, security camera, thermostat, robot vacuum cleaner, smart lightbulb, smart TV, …
    • Unsecure WiFi network at the cafe, train station, hotel, … where you connect a laptops that is sometimes used for printing and which has CUPS




  • I guess integration with Google Drive is a big convenience for users.

    But yes, if the cost of getting access is to high for indie developers, then it make sense to avoid Google Drive. Creating and maintaining your own cloud sync service for a specific app may not be worth it, they should investigate integration with existing Google Drive competitors/alternatives.