This is exactly what the OP does, but without the mistakes you made.

You still have to unroll the circle from the anchor point, so once you have the circle to start with, you may as well finish there. A half-circle is more visually intuitive than a half-interval

Seems unlikely, because the density of chords is much higher near the center of the circle than the rim. (The density of chords is infinite at exactly the center). This combines with the fact the points are farther apart when their bisector is closer to the center, making it harder for all 4 of them to be on a half-circumference.

How many Google search results would point to OP's site?

If Google didn't exist, how many Google search results would point to OP's site?

So? I am not about to create AWS. I'm glad people can use my free software on their own machines, on rented servers, or hosted by an expert.

AWS can profit more from it than smaller organizations or individuals, making it even more untouchable by potential competition.

A market with little competition costs you too in the long term.

Are you still glad when AWS starts selling you software as a service and make hundreds of millions and you get nothing?

Because the Pro costs more.

I wonder what you thought putting your credit card on file was for.

The credit card on file was for other stuff in Google.

Maybe the experienced security reviewers were laid off.

The headline states a plain fact that is critically important. It's not the writer's fault that the fact is outrageous.

I accused the headline of underselling, not overselling. So unsure why you read me to have blamed the writer for making outrageous claims...

This is the myth of the Protestant work ethic; that effort matters, not outcome.