I think if pirates working on their bedroom PCs can release cracks and keygens only days after a game or other piece of software is out, then the government can probably keep up with app updates.
There is no need for any JS to simply POST a query to a web server, and receive an HTML response. This is to force tracking, ad, and AI bullshit on people.
Sometimes, in times of disaster or something like that, ham radio operators can keep the flow of information in and out going when Internet or phone communication lines are down.
Other than that, it's mostly just experimentation and trying to push the envelope of wireless communications. People flex on each other by making contacts further and further away, and as the other person said, doing cool shit like talking to the ISS.
Another person here, I was born 1982, and definitely know what ham radio is and have used such equipment. But I had a pretty nerdy grandfather who infected me with his tech curiosity and introduced me to it. Sometimes I still break out a little shortwave radio with SSB and hook it up to my laptop to see everyone's messages flying back and forth. I like to screw around with SDRs too (and of course I own a Flipper Zero 😉).
My 12 year old son knows next to nothing about it.
Best you can do is a disassembler that will turn it into readable assembly or some kind of best-guess pseudocode, and you'll have to reconstruct it into a higher level language from there by yourself. Or learn to read assembly I guess.
Oh they know damn well it's like that. It's just that doing anything about it will cut into their political donors' pockets. I don't believe for a second that most climate change denying politicians actually believe the shit they are spewing. The oil industry knew over half a century ago that what they were doing is wrecking the planet.
I wonder if every vessel is as exciting to serve on as the series' stars. Is there a mundane cargo hauler out there fighting off Romulans every week? Is a guy using his personal ship as an Uber going to have to deal with Q teleporting him to Earth's medieval period for shits and grins?
He needs to slow it down because it's very noticably aging him. Kids, don't bake your skin in cancer rays just for some outdated 80s "bronze" Baywatch look.
Actually, maybe he needs to do even more sessions now that I think about it.
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Gowron that if they move my console one more time, then, then I'm, I'm quitting, I'm going to quit. And, and I told Worf too, because they've moved my console four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the targs, and they were merry, but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston bat'leth but I kept my Swingline bat'leth because it didn't bind up as much, and it's not okay because if they take my bat'leth then I'll set the ship on fire...
Pretending? The upper class of capitalists have always favored the right. They'll allow the milquetoast Dems but lock out people like Bernie just to make it look like there's political choice.
I don't see how me compromising my data affects you, unless I was stupid enough to do it in a government or military position. It's already banned there.
I think if pirates working on their bedroom PCs can release cracks and keygens only days after a game or other piece of software is out, then the government can probably keep up with app updates.