Kon-Peki

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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
It isn’t mentioned in the article, but the decision is here [1]. If you read that, it says that the US Supreme Court ruling in July 2024 [2] changes the way you look at Section 230 cases, and when you look at it this way, it is not obvious
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/223061p.pdf > Section 230 immunizes ICSs only to the extent that they are sued for “information provided by another information content provider.”8 47 U.S.C. § 230(c)(1). In ot
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
Argonne is completely surrounded by (and was carved out of) DuPage County Forest Preserve land. They'll want it back if the government is ever done with it. The forest preserve district will simply remove all the roads on their land
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
The chance of that happening is close to nil. The property is owned by the US Government and would likely get transferred to the US Forest Service to be managed as a tallgrass prairie, like Midewin [1] (large amounts of open space within F
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
This is absolutely correct, but is in part due to the complicated nature of getting a sailing vessel to a fixed location in the sea behind the current location of the boat and in such a manner that allows for the boat to be put directly int
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
> it's all hubris on their part. Ford CEO last month on their Q2 2024 investor earnings call [1]: > Overall, the EV journey has been humbling, but it has forced us to get even more fit as a company, including applying it to our I
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
I grew up in a very blue collar rust belt type of area, and if you were a smart kid that showed an interest in the military, the school guidance staff would try to keep you away from the standard military recruiters and point you towards RO
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
I would assume that the implementation mechanism involves reporting tips to the IRS so they can be taxed at a 0% rate, and that you would have to be classified as a non-exempt employee with a maximum hourly earnings rate. So basically, unre
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
So the argument for the existence of tariffs is that the Chinese government provides unfair subsidies to its EV manufacturers. By setting up shop in Mexico, the EV manufacturer will be locating equipment in Mexico, buying material in Mexico
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
> But then she goes on to predict that the brightest kids will come from rural areas because they have "good schools". No idea where she got that idea from She is speaking from the perspective of someone leading a team of peopl
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
I remember seeing an exhibition of these many years ago that included demos [1]. It was outstanding (evidenced by the fact that I still remember). I wonder if he still does tours and exhibitions. If so, be sure to check them out. [1] ht
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
So, this team wants to build a “RISC-V, but you have pay for a license” portfolio, and people are celebrating. I must be missing something.
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
People in Brazil were convicted for money laundering related to buying votes for Rio 2016. The US refused to submit a bid for the 2020 games because the IOC was demanding more money. Tokyo, which had the strongest 2016 bid according to th
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
> Apple Watches/Smart watches/fitness trackers/wearables have really hurt. Sales in the most expensive category have grown, in the second most expensive category is fairly flat. It's only the cheaper price brackets t
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
> We're left with the consequences of this overestimate mostly in the form of gridlocked renegotiation conversations as the agreement is reworked for the modern resource scenario. Colorado (the state) is building many new reservoirs
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
> This is my main objection to higher marginal tax rates. Sure, people will get around it more or less, but it's incredibly inefficient and wasteful. And that inefficiency is difficult to measure and has other negative effects on pr
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
> lawmakers required public colleges and universities to create transfer pathways Transfer pathways are an outstanding concept. They take a lot of burden and uncertainty away from the student. Where I live, you tell the main campus (UIU
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
Sure, a waterspout is a challenge. But an entirely survivable challenge. It will lay the boat on its side. The keel, lifted or not, should be providing enough righting moment to bring the boat back upright in a matter of seconds. Unless…
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
Fact-based rebuttals are not useful. People aren't seeking truth and don't care whether what they write is true or not. That's not the point.
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
> Neither investment has taken place. Instead, in court documents filed in April of this year, the Blanchards declared that HeraSoft, the blockchain solutions company whose employees were part of the team that took ownership of Price Tow
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
> My favorite example is that everyone knows that Texas State Capitol is taller than United States Capitol (92.24m vs 88m)... But nobody will ever tell you that Texas State Capitol is only 6th tallest state capitol. I guessed Nebraska, b
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
Yes but... not for the whole day. You can still get some sun in the morning and evening when the UV index is a lot more reasonable. Clearly not ideal but, well, that's where you live. I personally am looking forward to when I am abl
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
> Witnesses say the boat's mast snapped in half and later became unbalanced I notice on Wikipedia that Perini Navi built (at least) 10 of these yachts. 9 of them listed on Wikipedia are ketch rigged, 1 sloop rigged. A ketch has two
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
> Incidentally, why are all those panels centrally connected anyway? I’d like to know what my panels are doing, but you don’t need the internet for that. This is because of the market for carbon credits. When you installed your PV panel
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
> Tech availability in cars has absolutely driven sales Car reviews and ratings drive sales, and the creators of such things are 100% beholden to automakers for access to the vehicles they need to do reviews. Thus they hype anything the
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
Thanks for the link. I always assumed the "giga" meant that there was some size or output threshold that had been crossed, but it seems that the industry has accepted "big" and EV-related as the only qualifications. Th
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
I'm totally in support for reserving RF spectrum for this and can imagine many scenarios where low-cost, low-power RF transmissions would improve road safety (I've just braked really hard; I've just crashed; I'm an emerg
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
> Software, specifically monetizing it, has been a major focus for automakers, including GM, as it eyes recurring revenue opportunities such as subscriptions to boost profits. I wonder if GM is realizing how bad an idea this is, wants to
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
More info, from the source: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/program_areas/ops-cavet.htm There is a link to an ongoing test in the downtown area of Tampa, FL. They’ve installed lidar near crosswalks; when a pedestrian is in a
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by Kon-Peki 2y ago
Modernization will never happen. Build a new parallel system, and all new taxpayers become part of it. Then migrate anyone who is young and uncomplicated. Let the old system die when the last taxpayer using it dies.

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