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- Comment on Stay on the designated path 5 hours ago:
How many holes do you need?
- Comment on Stay on the designated path 5 hours ago:
Can’t argue with that. Thanks for explaining it.
- Comment on Stay on the designated path 5 hours ago:
Why do reptilian humanoids always have boobs? Reptiles aren’t mammals.
- Comment on ACLU backs efforts to sink bill stripping any nonprofit that 'bankrolls terrorists' of tax-exempt status 21 hours ago:
The point is that conservatives want to abuse the authority to determine which non-profits can operate.
- Comment on Country music 1 day ago:
I had a European friend complain that Americans are so egocentric that they call their music “Country Music.” He was also mad we put mayonaise on a pasta and call it a salad.
- Comment on How Airbnb accidentally screwed the US housing market and made $100 billion 4 days ago:
Sure, but AirBnB and Uber didn’t improve the hotel and taxi markets, they just joined them. They each took advantage of a tech debt and then lowered the barriers for entry to the market. In doing so, they made a shit ton of money by carving out market share from the fucked up systems you described.
- Comment on Marvels Rivals requires creators to sign a contract that removes your right to give a negative review to access the playtest 4 days ago:
Which is usually unwritten but understood. It’s wild that they put it in writing.
- Comment on Am I supposed to ask stupid questions here, or *not* ask stupid questions? 5 days ago:
No! Stupid Questions!
- Comment on Virginia school board considers restoring Confederate names to schools 1 week ago:
In its written request to the board, the group cited surveys that it mailed to residents of the districts from which the schools’ students are drawn, saying that out of 1,160 responses to 8,507 surveys sent, more than 90% favored switching back to the Confederate names.
First off, fuck these bigots. We should never give bigots what they want, and there’s no reason to want this unless you’re a bigot.
Second, that’s not how this works. We don’t ask for a show of hands
Third, if I got a survey in the mail from a bunch of bigots, I would definitely throw it away. It’s 90% of 1,160 people who responded to a bigot survey.
- Comment on Womens fashion guide 1 week ago:
This tweet smells like parliament menthol lights and coconut.
- Comment on Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause 1 week ago:
Yep, you have to filter for free shipping. You also have to filter for fast shipping, or you might get some “Two day shipping (ships in two weeks)” bullshit. And then you have to mentally filter out the “sponsored” results which may not be what you’re looking for at all. Searching for a hard to find hat size? Top result is perfect, has free same day shipping, and is a reasonable price. Oops, except when you click on it, you have to pick a different size, which isn’t available in that color, costs more, snd ships out of Mongolia.
Fuck Amazon Prime.
Although Fallout was good.
- Comment on Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause 1 week ago:
Same, and even that is getting worse. I feel like I have to fight with the search algorithm to actually find what I want for the best price. Most of the time, I could order something better from another retailer for a better price and still get free shipping. They don’t even do free returns anymore.
- Comment on [Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism? 1 week ago:
Yes, good example. It is precisely that sort of judgemental strawman bullshit that gives vegans a bad rep.
- Comment on [Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism? 1 week ago:
Look, you don’t deserve the treatment you’ve described. Everyone here agrees with you on that.
The person you were replying to was trying to explain why what you said might be interpreted as judgemental, even if that’s not how you meant it (and we all believe you, even if the people you’re talking about don’t).
I think the last line sums it up. You don’t eat meat, and that’s the only explanation you owe anyone.
However, I know that when I’m providing a meal and I learn someone doesn’t eat meat, I always ask follow up questions because maybe I cooked the 1rice with chicken stock, or maybe the vegetables were sauteed in butter. If it is a moral choice, I would appreciate a heads up so I can prepare a meal everyone can enjoy. I’m not irritated by the request, because that’s the whole reason why you cook food for friends. If it’s a healthy choice, you might still eat some of the brown rice, or maybe I sub oil for butter. Those are changes I can make on the fly.
I know I’ve probably unintentionally offended some vegans by probing for more answers. And I’ve met some vegans who are every bit as judgemental as you’ve been assumed to be. We could all do a little bit better at understanding each other.
- Comment on [Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism? 1 week ago:
Eh, I can see it both ways. Like, nobody is, or can be, perfect. That doesn’t mean they don’t have a valid moral argument for the good choices they make. They’re trying to be a better person, and I think it’s fair to help other people recognize the poor decisions they are making. Climate change especially affects all of us.
On the other hand, you’re 100% correct. Nobody can lay exclusive claim to the high ground, so anybody acting superior is probably an asshole.
- Comment on [Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism? 1 week ago:
And we’ve been (forgive the pun) fed propaganda by the industrial farming and food industry for generations, not to mention the religious right.
- Comment on [Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism? 1 week ago:
It’s not just pushy, it’s judgemental.
Oh, you eat meat, murderer? Your shoes are made from the skins of defenseless creatures. The sugar you’re so callously adding to your coffee was processed with ground-up bones, you unredeemable monster.
Even the arguments for veganism that aren’t built on animal cruelty still take on an air of moral superiority. Don’t you care about the planet and future generations? How dare you trade carbon emissions for the temporary comfort of a bacon cheeseburger!
The vegan movement has always been associated with anger and vitriol, even if that anger is justified.
- Comment on Why can't people make ai's by making a neuron sim and then scaling it up with a supercomputer to the point where it has a humans number of neurons and then raise it like a human? 1 week ago:
Learning models operate like neurons in that they make connections based on experiences (data). But that’s like saying a microwave works like a chef in that it heats up food. We can’t build a microwave that can run a kitchen, design a menu, take a bump in the walk-in, and fire off dishes the way a chef will.
- Comment on Is there a "canvas" of the universe? Do we even know? Would a canvas follow the same laws as the paint? 1 week ago:
Excellent comment, love the diagrams.
But we know spacetime is getting bigger, because the universe is expanding. So what is spacetime expanding into?
- Comment on Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles 2 weeks ago:
The average is not the median, and there’s about 20% of the population living below the poverty line that can’t qualify for a car loan. If you exclude the top 10% that can afford much higher loans, that average goes way down.
- Comment on Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles 2 weeks ago:
I wouldn’t pay $18k for a model 3 regardless, but that’s still a price that is out of reach for the vast majority of people buying a car. I believe you are taking your financial situation and assuming it represents the public as a whole.
And if you think most people driving to work can afford a paid transport, that just reinforces the previous point. You’re completely out of touch.
- Comment on Argentines are recruiting friends, strangers into Worldcoin’s cash-for-eyeballs scheme 2 weeks ago:
I agree with you that crypto is a hotbed for scams, schemes, and thieves. But let’s be fair, our parents, our grandparents, all the people over the course of human history, they weren’t prosperous because they knew what they were doing. Human history is a timeline of massive fuckups and exploitation. Just because “we’ve always done it” and “it’s worked so far” does not mean it’s a good idea.
- Comment on Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles 2 weeks ago:
I appreciate you trying to problem solve someone else’s job so that your preferred solution makes sense, but have you considered that maybe you don’t have all the answers?
Flights aren’t cheap.
Contractors pay for their own transport.
Contractors aren’t hourly.
Most small businesses don’t have “fleets.”
The “last mile” could be 6 hours from the nearest commercial airport.
Direct flights don’t always go where you need them to go or leave at convenient times.
You’re right about needing tools and supplies which was another reason flying was a non-starter, but a car is also a place where you can sleep in a pinch. If a job takes longer than expected, you might not be near a hotel, much less a charging station.
There are a lot of reasons I don’t do those jobs anymore, and I love working from home now. Less than a year ago, I looked for an EV or PHEV that I could afford and would fit four people and a dog. There weren’t any. That was my original thesis, that the cars are still too rare and too expensive for mass adoption. Charging networks are a sub-problem that requires attention, but fixing it won’t fix the primary issue.
- Comment on Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles 2 weeks ago:
Because planes won’t drop you off at the client’s house, even when you ask nicely.
- Comment on Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles 2 weeks ago:
Sure, but first you have to make an EV that 90% of people can afford. And make enough of them for 90% of the market. And maybe do something about interest rates while we’re at it. Also, I could use a back rub. And world peace, maybe.
- Comment on Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles 2 weeks ago:
Most people don’t, but some do. I did for a while, when I was working as a construction manager and then again as a generator technician. It’s a big country, with all kinds of people. I think you’d be surprised how many people frequently need to drive ling distances in a hurry.
- Comment on If presidential immunity is absolute.. 2 weeks ago:
Yes, but then we have a whole new set of problems.
- Comment on Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles 2 weeks ago:
It’s not a big deal if you’re only driving a few hours. Longer trips, especially business trips, yes that’s a big deal.
Not to mention, the real world tests don’t support the stated driving ranges for most models. Ideal conditions hardly ever exist in the real world.
- Comment on Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles 2 weeks ago:
No, it isn’t directly contradictory, because those advancements aren’t available now and there is a directionality to the relationship between mass adoption and infrastructure. I wanted to buy one despite the lack of infrastructure, but there were too many barriers to entry.
I know where the chargers are, and I know that I can probably charge at home and at work and at the rest stops where we normally stop for gas. But I also frequently go to places where even gas stations are rare, and it still takes 3 times as long to charge, and I may not always have that kind of time. I may find myself on an unexpected trip where I need to gas up, and without that option, I don’t really have a car I need.
Yes, I think we should be investing in research and development, and maybe one day there will be a charging network capable of replicating the speed and ubiquity of gas stations. But that’s not going to happen until and unless there is mass adoption, and there won’t be mass adoption until the cars are affordable and available. You need people everywhere demanding more charging stations, or the infrastructure won’t happen. Business owners aren’t ever going install more chargers than they need in the hope that it will sell more electric cars. That’s backwards.
Even if that charging network existed today, the existing lineup of cars are still priced at a premium and are difficult to find in stock. I wanted one, and could not find something affordable near me. The additional cost wasn’t something I could justify, regardless of whether the chargers were available.
- Comment on FBI: Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year. 2 weeks ago:
I can teach you, for money…