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by bparsons 6mo ago
It feels like there is a wide open opportunity for some new OS's to enter the mainstream marketplace. I see nothing but dissatisfaction with the incumbents.
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by bparsons 6mo ago
The government already runs/oversees a variety of public grocery stores. Including: - Armed forces commissaries. The op ex is subsidized by the taxpayer, but the cost of goods reflects the market wholesale price, plus a 5% fee to pay f
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by bparsons 6mo ago
I vaguely recall a man giving a speech to a large group of people, urging Congress to not certify the election, and then those people storming the capitol, and then those people going to jail and being subsequently pardoned from jail from t
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by bparsons 6mo ago
Jurisdictions decline all sorts of developments when the proponent cannot demonstrate a sufficient public good. Generation capacity is scarce at the moment, and governments have to decide if they would rather have affordable residential ele
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by bparsons 6mo ago
Grifters figured out several years ago that the iTunes sales chart is extremely gameable, and can be juiced for some cheap headlines.
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by bparsons 6mo ago
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/05/september-...
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by bparsons 6mo ago
People don't seem to understand the level of strategic defeat that the US is facing. Not only is the strait closed, but the US Navy has been completely locked out of the Gulf. They do not have a single ship operating there. They cannot
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by bparsons 7mo ago
The problem is that there is a very large incentive for three large companies to corner the market on computing components, forcing consumers to rent access instead of owning.
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by bparsons 7mo ago
We might want to prepare ourselves for the fact that the Strait of Hormuz might not be reopened to US traffic any time in the near future.
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by bparsons 7mo ago
I really wish I could root my series x -- especially in this age of RAM and GPU scarcity.
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by bparsons 7mo ago
Something a lot of people don't understand about operating within a corrupt system -- the person paying the bribe is usually the one being controlled. Yes, those who pay receive special benefits, but it is against the background threat
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by bparsons 7mo ago
We have no idea what starship has cost. It's a private company.
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by bparsons 8mo ago
That's not what happened here. They literally got forced into it by the Pentagon. https://www.axios.com/2026/02/24/anthropic-pentagon-claude-h...
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by bparsons 8mo ago
Most markets don't have three purchasers trying to corner the entire supply of one product.
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by bparsons 8mo ago
Not sure why the NSA would pay for a Japanese water system.
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by bparsons 8mo ago
Canada has had the INTERAC payment system for over 20 years now. It is privately run by Canadian banks, universally accepted and runs on a cost recovery basis.
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by bparsons 8mo ago
Don't give them any ideas
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by bparsons 8mo ago
Tried it out last night. It combines dozens of tools together in a way that is likely to be a favourite platform for astroturfers/scammers. The ease of use is a big step toward the Dead Internet. That said, the software is truly impres
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by bparsons 9mo ago
Canada is in the same boat as the EU -- desperately looking for alternative vendors at the moment.
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by bparsons 9mo ago
Is this going to be like that submarine that guy built to bring people to the Titanic?
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by bparsons 9mo ago
Things aren't perfect in a lot of countries, but what is happening in the US right now is absolutely unique. Things are careening out of control, and the political system seems completely incapable of getting a handle on it. Most peopl
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by bparsons 9mo ago
It's already been walked back.
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by bparsons 9mo ago
Ask every American AI company what they think of IP protections. Apparently all intellectual property is fair game now.
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by bparsons 9mo ago
1. Dont live in the suburbs. 2. Make an effort to see friends every week. 3. Log off.
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by bparsons 9mo ago
The US isn't exactly known as a model of good governance either.
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by bparsons 9mo ago
Interesting definition of freedom. The top three countries happen to be the places most permissive to international tax dodgers.
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by bparsons 9mo ago
Chinese companies are optimized to grow and build stuff. US companies are optimized to deliver returns to shareholders.
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by bparsons 10mo ago
No matter what your politics are, this is a pretty dark turn for the United States.
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by bparsons 10mo ago
A rather bizarre digression...
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by bparsons 10mo ago
This is the sort of thing that occurs when the interests of the public become subordinate to the interests of a lawless aristocracy. Financial, social and public safety considerations are costs that can be transferred to the public to prese

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