## [Harry G. Frankfurt, Philosopher With a Surprise Best Seller, Dies at 94 - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/books/harry-g-frankfurt-dead.html) [Liberated copy](https://archive.is/2023.07.17-165050/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/books/harry-g-frankfurt-dead.html) His defense of compatibilism always appealed to me. An action is free, not if you could have done otherwise, but if it somehow flows from who you are. ## [Why terms of service got so frustratingly awful : Planet Money : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2023/07/13/1187543648/terms-and-conditions-of-service-contracts-clickwrap) An interesting history of contract law. It wasn’t until recently that opening a box or browsing a website could commit you to a contract. Not long ago, many lawyers thought these were unenforceable. ## [Receiving Unintentional Voice Transmissions from GPS Satellites](https://www.rtl-sdr.com/receiving-unintentional-voice-transmissions-from-gps-satellites/) TIL many satellites are equipped with repeaters for SAR signals, including GPS. Often these repeaters repeat things that are not SAR signals.