That's new.
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These are actually really interesting examples.
Take Iran:
On the one hand the area where it is located has had organized societies occupying it for an insanely long time.
This would make it one of the oldest countries by this definition.
On the other hand: when asked the question if the current Iran was the same country as back in the 1970's, I would certainly say: "No."
Occupied area and even some of the people might still be the same, but the cultural, societal and governmental characteristics have changed too radically to still be considered the same.
So, by this definition, Iran would be one of the youngest countries.
I think that uncertainty is what OP was getting at:
How much change do we allow to still consider a country the same as at a previous time in history?
I'll raise you:
It's only 9 fridays left until the year 2026.
Really relies on what you define as a "country", and how those definitions might have changed across time, or might not even have existed at all.
The US is probably one of the easiest ones.
Enter Europe:
Has the German Reich been a country?
Then what about the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, which today is undoubtetly a country but has also been a part of the German Reich, following its king?
Similar for other claims of age.
We have e.g. 3 "oldest" cities in my country, each relying on a slightly different definition of "city".
It's mainly about Teleguard apparently being completely closed source and using an unknown proprietary encryption protocol.
Personally I would omit it based on this and use it only for non-sensitive stuff if completely omitting were not possible.
Yes, for any single one out of these 1.7 million to collide with one other the probability might be 0.5 (didn't check it).
But he uses it in the sense that it is true for each of them, which it isn't.
To stay with the birthday example:
If I enter a room with 22 of the unique people already in there, the chance that one of them has the same birthday as me is 22/365=0.06 and not 0.5.
This depends on your scenario.
You can use a comparison chart to find suitable fits.
Threema and Signal are both ok, Teleguard in general doesn't look like a trustworthy option.
The moment the author used the birthday paradox in a wrong way to try and prove some point with the ID's, I stopped reading.
The points before that:
Being forced to use a unique mobile phone number is a major issue for many (me included). As is being based in the US.
Threema didn't yet have Perfect Forward Secrecy back in 2021, when this article was published, but it has now.
Yes, Threema isn't perfect. But neither is Signal.
Choosing which one you should prefer is up to your specific scenario.
Use a recent and trustworthy comparison chart, like e.g. the one by Kuketz.
And because they are using it, you are saying that we should not talk about how some topics are becoming more and more taboo.
That's not what I said.
Please do so, point out topics that are not covered enough, but be specific and not so ambiguous as Ai Weiwei here.
Otherwise nefarious people will use the statements to push their own agenda.
But what does he actually point out?
Most of the statements are so ambiguous, generic and, quite frankly, mundane that they are almost free of deeper meaning.
And the last third is just whining about how nobody appreciates the "worthy" (meaning: his?) art any more.
Pathetic.
A, I see.
It's mainly about her extreme critics regarding current scientific methods and academic communities?
I have to confess that I am ignoring these, as I am not involved enough with basic research to assess the validity of her accusations. And I also thought of these videos as being somewhat over the top, too shrill and somewhat overly harsh for my taste.
I didn't notice anything questionable in her normal science topics though, e.g. when discussing papers as in my link.
She always seem to me very grounded and also handles critics well and readily admits errors.