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by 34679 6y ago
What percentage of writes are coming from the consumer's normal use of the vehicle and what percentage comes from Tesla's telemetry collection? It amazes me that people are OK with paying $60k+ only to be constantly tracked everyw
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Mark Twain on Masturbation(brainpickings.org)
2 points by 34679 6y ago|0 comments
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by 34679 6y ago
The graphic designer in me wants to flog whoever is responsible for that graphic at the top. The drop shadows go 3 different directions and the one on the taped paper has way too much offset.
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by 34679 6y ago
Make encryption optional, and explicitly state the associated risk of a lost key.
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by 34679 6y ago
I should never be able to force Sally to make me a cheeseburger. Therefore, Sally should have the right refuse to sell to anyone. No maybe.
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by 34679 6y ago
Thus, "Or anywhere else, really."
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by 34679 6y ago
I would be very cautious about going on a forum called Hacker News to ask strangers for a URL where I put in my credit card number. Or anywhere else, really.
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by 34679 6y ago
I always start those off by trying "Human" or "Operator". One of them will work >90% of the time. Same with customer service text bots.
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by 34679 6y ago
There was a point in time when the CDC were saying that masks are innefective at controlling the spread. I assume that was to mitigate hoarding in an effort to keep medical professionals supplied. If I had made a YouTube video explaining th
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by 34679 6y ago
That's intolerance. Intolerance cannot be tolerated.
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by 34679 6y ago
"Your intolerance will not be tolerated!"
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by 34679 6y ago
How is it possible for 90% of patients to have lasting side effects when up to 80% don't even have any symptoms at all? https://thorax.bmj.com/content/75/8/693 https://www.cebm.net/covid-
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by 34679 6y ago
Some of us are dreaming about the day when we can order a robust EV drivetrain and slap it in whatever we have on hand, without having to disassemble a wreck and retrofit aftermarket control boards. Just like GM crate motors. I really want
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by 34679 6y ago
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4579950/user-clip-brennan-bla... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/31/cia-di...
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by 34679 6y ago
>but also of protecting it's credibility to decision makers The CIA spied on the Senate, the director lied to them about it, and nothing happened. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/31&
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by 34679 6y ago
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/31/cia-di... Not this claim, but a recent example of the CIA lying to Congress with impunity.
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by 34679 6y ago
George Carlin: "And if it’s true that plastic is not degradable, well, the planet will simply incorporate plastic into a new paradigm: the earth plus plastic. The earth doesn’t share our prejudice toward plastic. Plastic came out of th
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by 34679 6y ago
1. Set up new Amazon store. 2. Buy list of US consumer data. 3. Set up Amazon customer accounts using data lists. 4. Order gizmos from your new store using your new customer accounts. 5. Send seeds instead of gizmos to real addresses around
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Automaker-Funded Groups Using Fear Mongering to Take Away Right to Repair Cars(jalopnik.com)
5 points by 34679 6y ago|0 comments
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by 34679 6y ago
According to multiple "Most Dangerous Jobs" lists, being a garbage collector is far more dangerous than being a police officer.
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by 34679 6y ago
Missouri tried that and the state police just call in the Feds to seize property, who then sell it and kick back some to the state police.
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by 34679 6y ago
Top colleges should stop treating admissions like a limited release beer - driving up prices with intentional shortages - and build some damn classrooms.
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by 34679 6y ago
They needed 60 to avoid a filibuster. A filibuster would've required Republicans to obstruct the vote by speaking continuously on why Americans don't deserve healthcare. Democrats had them backed in a corner. All they had to do wa
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by 34679 6y ago
Sometimes broad problems demand broad statements. We could get into the specifics of the two-party duopoly and the legacy of kowtowing to healthcare and health insurance industries, but the examples are far too numerous and stretch back far
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by 34679 6y ago
Copying another comment that was downvoted out, because it is 100% accurate: > why hasn't Congress enacted legislation to put a ceiling on out-of-network charges Because they are bought and paid by the same people profiting off the
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by 34679 6y ago
Am I the only one who reads "aimed at bringing diversity" as "white males need not apply"?
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by 34679 6y ago
I've been fascinated by this one since visiting the Natural History Museum in San Diego: "A 130,000-year-old archaeological site in southern California, USA" https://www.nature.com/articles/nature22065
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by 34679 6y ago
Everyone seems to think the stock market going up is always an indicator of an increase in value of those stocks. But there are at least two reasons the price of an asset can increase. One is the asset gains value. The other is the currency
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by 34679 6y ago
Nobody in the US government is going to scream in rage over the violation of your privacy. The last person who came close is hiding in Russia.
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by 34679 6y ago
You should really check out Visible. Unlimited 4G data, even on the hotspot. $25 per month if you join a party, which takes about 5 minutes after searching for "Visible Party".

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