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541.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
> By aligning the incentives right, it will mean good cops will force out the bad cops quickly. While that would be nice, it seems like extremely wishful thinking. Maybe ask a wrongful termination lawyer how things would actually play
542.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wishcycling Some accounts I've seen emphasized the "don't check it, don't think about it, don't look bad, don't feel bad" performative and self-delusion
543.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
Article fails to mention that the new pipeline will run less than 100 miles from Iran. In theory, a pipeline might be easier to defend (from drone weapons) than a series of tankers. In practice, especially with rushed construction...maybe
544.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
I'd attribute that to (1) consumer preferences for (some might say addictions to) ever-more-complex graphical animations on screens, and (2) Apple managers needing to "do something" to justify being paid & promoted.
545.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
Why? They're erasing the kids' futures, then boasting about doing so. (Or close enough, from the kids' PoV.)
546.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
Dad was in occasional contact with neighbors and their families, and other people at the little town's Methodist church, and at least some of the other townspeople - plausibly on the order of 150 total. But yes - the social feel woul
547.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
Before invoking any moral or philosophical principals, I'd consider the PoV of wildlife & natural area professionals. They know the public can react strongly to situations proximate to charismatic fauna, or "morality play&quo
548.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
> [...] I'm harrowingly lonely. [...] > I work for a fully remote company. I am married and I have the normal amount of friends. I have a great relationship with my family, who lives nearby (within an hour). My wife works from ho
549.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
The problem is that complexity is both a human status signifier, and an extremely convenient weapon for "haves" who are inclined toward "embrace, extend, and extinguish" strategies.
550.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
Yes, I'm sure Germany has plenty of problems that need addressing. But - > Nvidia’s market capitalisation ($5.7 trillion) has overtaken Germany’s GDP ($5.45 trillion). - is about like saying "my orange tree is taller than th
551.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
Not that I'm an Azure expert, or trust Microsoft to tell the truth...but any privilege with "backup" in its name strikes me as security-critical. Any experts care to comment?
552.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
Henry Ford, for all his faults, seems to have wanted society to be high-functioning, with broad-based prosperity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford I'd say those ideals pretty well faded between 1960 and 19
553.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
Guess: screen readers and such.
554.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
> There were a few people who went in to defend us, saying, "Look, they're a small business. They just wanted to be more creative." I appreciate those comments, but certainly the negative responses were much more. Sounds l
555.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
> had to wait months to get the roof fixed. In economic theory, that's an obvious business opportunity. In the real world.., might you know what barriers a small roofing repair business would face in rural Japan?
556.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
578 points and 504 comments back in 2016 and 2017 - https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=moreisdifferent.com
557.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
> I cannot wrap my mind around why people think finding vulnerabilities is bad. The code already was broken before somebody published the vulnerability. The difference now only is that you know about this. Try binge-watching old Star Tre
558.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
> Carry a rain slicker or poncho with you in case ... Add a pair of rubber boots and a walking stick. The latter both to check the depth of water, and to brace yourself when there's bad footing or flowing water.
559.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
> IMO the EU needs a nuclear arsenal. What's wrong with the British and French nuclear arsenals? And where are the "EU" armed forces, and nuclear weapon supply chain, and military and civilian command structures that would
560.
by bell-cot 5mo ago
> I don't think there's convincing my dealer... How far do you live from Massachusetts, and how do your feel about driving vacations?
561.
by bell-cot 6mo ago
Didn't UChicago just recently gut a load of their humanities programs? Plus, their financial management may leave much to be desired: https://chicagomaroon.com/40486/news/uchicago-professor-soun... (Note the
562.
by bell-cot 6mo ago
Literally true - but my point about Google opposing any imposed remedy for the problem still stand.
563.
by bell-cot 6mo ago
> Additionally, one user told The Register they had spending caps in place that should have stopped any bill over $250. Yet according to Google those caps can be automatically upgraded to $100,000 – without user input – if the user has s
564.
by bell-cot 6mo ago
Yes - but at current rates, it won't take anything like an actual generation to get substantially worse.
565.
by bell-cot 6mo ago
> If they have discretion... True. But doing so would be a fair amount (by index standards) of overhead and hassle. Plus they'd get endless complaints any time the S&P500 was outperforming the "S&P 499" that they
566.
by bell-cot 6mo ago
If you're talking scientific credit, in an academic context, sure. But the real work is far more complex than an idealized ivory tower.
567.
by bell-cot 6mo ago
> ... for smaller farms, making jam is more practical than jelly. Probably true? Unless they are cheating by buying bulk commercial (filtered) juice. But if their customers prefer "I can see lots of fruit chunks in it" jam to
568.
by bell-cot 6mo ago
Zelle is (in effect) a wire transfer - there is no "credit" (meaning "borrow now, pay later") for that law to apply.
569.
by bell-cot 6mo ago
> The limiting factor is that natural gas is very cheap and cracking it to ... Another, or perhaps related, limiting factor is just how difficult hydrogen is to handle safely - compared to natural gas, batteries, or other alternatives -
570.
by bell-cot 6mo ago
Yes, and for any unit of gov't which is funded by property taxes, there's a second edge on that razor blade. Spiraling residential home values yield spiraling property tax revenues. And there are a whole lot of beneficiaries who

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