Could it be a "sufficiently advanced" machine, sure. Or it could be a mortal cellphone that was used as a plot device to show that Molly is becoming less mortal. Either could be true but I think the second is what was intended/does more to progress the story.

Unless you are the Gatekeeper.  Chapter 34, Cold Days.  Heck his eye is made from the same material as the Gates.. Much like the Blackstaff, the Gatekeeper is the exception to the rule.

I don't think he is. Remember, at the end of the conversation, the Gatekeeper says something to the effect of, the Council only knows what it has to about our jobs. Meaning that only Harry knows the full extent of his job (if that). Yes, the senior council probably knows something about his job (but not the fullness of it), but they could also believe one thing and in reality, he does something very different.

That one felt like an excellent mystery series, and properly did one case per season instead of a crime of the week setup.

I don't know anything about Bosch or the showrunners, but this brings up a good point. Do you think the adaptation (if done in TV form) should be one season per case, one case per week, or something else? Personally, I think it should be more of an arc format. The first season could be made up of books 1-3, each being 2 or 3 episodes, with later seasons being more one case per season (you can't or shouldn't do Changes or DB in only 3 episodes). The issue with this format would be showing a progression of time between arcs. In the books, we know that typically each book is 9-15 months after the last book. You could get away with this time progression easier if each case is a full season, but it would be much harder in other storytelling methods, leading to confusion among first-time viewers.

Jim has talked several times that a new adaptation may be happening (in fact in a 2021 interview he said it may be here if not for COVID). Watching Wheel of Time, Shadow and Bone, and other book to TV adaptations got me thinking; what are some things that can change in an adaptation, and what are some things that should not be changed. Keeping in mind that some things will have to be changed, it is easy to print words on a page, but it is much harder (and more expensive) to do a lot of animation or CGI. With that in mind if there is another adaptation we as fans (especially us mega-fans) need to be willing and acknowledge the need for compromise or recognize that not everything will be just like the books.  Here are some of my thoughts, but looking forward to hearing what everyone's thoughts are!

Can Change:
Harry being super tall, keep him tall but does not need to be NBA tall
Details of books - setting of minor fights/conversations (can't change anything major but not everything needs to go down just as in the books)
Give some more screen time to other characters have parts of some episodes from Murphy or Eb's perspective (similar to some of the short stories, we could see how other people view Dresden)


Don't Change:
Character's backstory, first interactions, motivations
How magic looks/works
Sue coming alive in DB

However I don't think Marcone has had the coin all that long, he was too clumsy doing the magic.

How was he clumsy? He was able to perform advanced teleportation, create many and varying types of shields at the same time, and made concrete out of base elements. The only slightly clumsy thing he did was make the teacup top-heavy.

Does anyone know the plot or when The Law takes place in the timeline?

“Slowest Terror” suspiciously sounds like “boredom” it’s the boring god?

What about Time. Could it be a Time god? Or even time itself?

I have toyed with the idea that Starborn are part outsider and that is why they are not affected by outsider powers. With this line of thought in mind, it makes sense that Starborn are then created to lead outsider armies because as humans (or part humans) they have the ability to pull in vast numbers of outsiders and if the Starborn can bring up a Banner they will need to be protected from the in-humanness of the outsider minds. This however is a double-edged sword in that the Starborns are able to have greater ability and effectiveness over the outsiders, but the advantage still lies with the outsiders because all they need is one Starborn with one Banner to cause major damage.