IndoorPatio

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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
Interesting. Who would you say made the decisions that directed Tesla into becoming that?
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
Sycophancy: usually a good short-term strategy, but in this case, very short-term.
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
Polite.
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
I'm unsure if the issue is with Stephenson or the writer of this piece (I'd guess the latter), but in Jack and the Beanstalk the magic beans are actually magic and lead to wealth. That analogy seems like one that would be used by
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
1. Plenty of people have never been "enthused" and were always skeptical. 2. There was nothing sophisticated about crypto Ponzi schemes. It was always trivially obvious that if X money is used to purchase or prop-up crypto then X
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
+1
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
As always, reading the NYT is worthless. Perhaps start with this part of the actual linked article. > What are the limitations of the evidence? > Our confidence in these results is generally low to moderate for the subjective outcomes
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
A platform having a free tier is important to the point of necessity for growth. It seems like Twitter is already backtracking on this, but the damage is done. No one wants to build for a platform that doesn't understand the value of b
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
Nothing useful can follow a faulty premise. "That only happens if we bring down the artificial partition dividing the primary process, cleaving centrists into two non-interacting camps." The Democratic party has completely capture
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
“Billionaires don’t get to operate under a different set of rules.” Lol! Maybe next trial he'll rephrase that.
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
The US "Debt Ceiling" 101 1. Run up $10,000 on a credit card. 2. When sent a bill say, "I'm sorry my debt ceiling is $500 so I won't be paying you." For those concerned about the US budget deficit and/or t
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
Newsweek is always good for a laugh these days. "Calls to Quit"? Sounds serious. By how many people? More than 10? No?
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
After 2 years of barely functional legislating, the US returns to its normal state of the past 50 years: non-functional legislating.
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
Musk was always this way. Comparing him to Trump is unfair. Whether it's skill, intelligence, or luck, Trump is lightyears beyond Musk in building a cult of personality and exploiting it through grift. The only "smart" thing
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
The ban has been lifted. It was well documented while in effect.
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
So there's going to be some evidence presented at some point that someone was doing something illegal or unethical?
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
Hey, read or don't. Embrace what makes you happy.
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
+1
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
There wasn't any pressure. It's in the evidence provided, but if anyone needs guidance through the material: - https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/20/no-the-fbi-is-not-paying... - https://he
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
People leave government jobs for higher paying ones in the private sector? Who would have suspected?
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
Why would MrBeast want to ruin his branding?
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
My brain's takeaway: the credibility-challenged continue to insist that nothingburger is delicious, satiating meal.
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
Yawn. Wake me when someone alleges that a crime was committed.
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
The majority of people in the US want gun safety measures supported by Democrats. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/most-americans-support... "Speech control" is not a thing. There is no policy being
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
Yes, democrats span center-left to center-right. If one is looking for a "centrist" or "moderate" political party in the US, it is the democratic party.
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by IndoorPatio 4y ago
The democratic party in the US spans center-left to center-right and is expressly in favor of more rights to the people for common concerns like who a person is allowed to have sex with, marry, and choose to reproduce with (or not).