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Well, that was quick.

Unfortunately, DMCA abuse rarely has consequences for those behind it.

Oh look! The actual problem is buried at the end of the article.

It’s my understanding that filing a DMCA request requires that you certify that you have reviewed the content, and confirm that you believe the content to be infringing.

Here’s an excerpt from a sample takedown notice, provided by Georgetown University:

I am providing this notice in good faith and with the reasonable belief that my rights as the exclusive rights holder are being infringed.

Under penalty of perjury, I certify that the information contained in this notification is both true and accurate

I know that “reasonable belief” gives a lot of wiggle room from a legal standpoint, but c’mon. If no one pushes back on that, of course it will be abused!

There really need to be restrictions put in place mining and sharing of customer data

Full stop.

In a twisted way, I’m glad the problem has become blatant enough that politicians are starting to realize how it affects them. Companies have proven time and again that they shouldn’t be trusted with our data, but it’s hard to do anything without having to agree to let them collect and resell your info.

He was fired because “he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities.”

Has that suddenly changed, or are they just super eager to look like idiots as publicly as possible?

Maybe the AI told them to do it. /s

how much space would one need to generate enough water for say, an average household in South Korea?

Alright, here are some “back of the envelope” calculations based on the information available. I hope I don’t screw anything up, and please ignore my utter disrespect for significant figures.

The Mayo Clinical says that the average person needs about 2.7-3.7 liters of water per day. Normally, this comes from both food and beverage, so how much of that you actually need to drink is going to vary depending on your diet, but let’s assume worst-case scenario, where all of your water comes from this device.

Given the stated output, and the fact that water conveniently has a density of 1kg/L, it seems that you’d need anywhere from 9-18kg (20-40lbs) of MOF to produce enough water for one person per day if this was your only source.

(1kg MOF/0.285kg water * 1kg water/1L water * 2.7L water/person = 9.5kg MOF/person)

(1kg MOF/0.210kg water * 1kg water/1L water * 3.7L water/person = 17.6kg MOF/person)

ArcGIS says the average household in South Korea is 2.4 people, so now we’re at 22.8-42.2kg (50-93lbs) of MOF to meet the water requirements.

I have no idea what the density of MOF is, so I don’t know how much space this would take up. Metals vary significantly in density, but we can look at Aluminum (2600kg/m^3) and Lead (11,300kg/m^3) to get some idea of range.

22.8kg * 1m^3/2600kg = 0.00877m^3

22.8kg * 1m^3/11,300kg = 0.0020m^3

42.2kg * 1m^3/2600kg = 0.0162m^3

42.2kg * 1m^3/11,300kg = 0.0037m^3

I’m struggling to come up with “real world” equivalents to help you visualize the volumes. The smallest one is a sphere about 16cm (6.3in) in diameter. The largest one is a sphere about 31cm (12.2in) in diameter.

Obviously, the device wouldn’t be a sphere, and it wouldn’t be made of just MOF. The diagram showed a tube of MOF wafers surrounded by a container, but that should give you a very basic idea of the materials required. Again, this is all assuming I didn’t make any mistakes, which feels like a bold assumption at this point.