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by mertd 4y ago
At what point do we start to consider ourselves primitive automata?
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by mertd 4y ago
I see trust as the big issue. Yes, it gives very reasonable answers. But how do I know it is not BSing, defrauding, or tricking me? You can ask for it to reveal its sources, but then you're back to Google style knowledge gathering of c
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by mertd 4y ago
EV drivetrains are the iPhone moment of the car industry. The landscape of the dominant brands may be unrecognizable in ten years compared to today.
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by mertd 4y ago
Instagram's formats feel nicer for getting updates from friends and family. No rants, just happy photos against usually a nice background. Performative or commercial accounts make the experience worse though, and from what I understand
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by mertd 4y ago
“You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” This is almost a truism. When someone reaches an extreme position, they can never be ordinary again and they will be judged by absolute terms.
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by mertd 4y ago
It's not a crime. It is a misdemeanor, as in, it will never land you in jail.
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by mertd 4y ago
Californian (voters') hostility against urbanism overshadows many good things happening here.
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by mertd 4y ago
Sampling bias. People that have something going on would be spending more time in the bathroom.
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by mertd 4y ago
It can be less work if they have to travel to less towns in total.
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by mertd 4y ago
Oil consumption creates negative externalities for everyone. Mass vaccination creates positive externalities. It's not that hard.
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by mertd 4y ago
> Rivian is a strong second BYD would like to have a word.
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by mertd 4y ago
Birthrates are falling too. Meaning less young people to pull down the average age.
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by mertd 4y ago
> In all, the spreadsheet says FTX Trading’s assets were $900mn of “liquid” assets, $5.5bn of “less liquid” assets consisting of crypto tokens Aren't tokens supposed to be "liquid" or is this a different way of saying the
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by mertd 4y ago
It's okay to cry that the emperor has no clothes. Musk has no competence for running a social media company. There is no grand strategy. Maybe he'll get a grip eventually. It certainly doesn't look like it right now.
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by mertd 4y ago
> and allowing CCS cars to charge at Superchargers. I'm reading the announcement differently. They are saying future non Teslas who adopt NACS can use the Tesla chargers. It doesn't say anything about current CCS cars being abl
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by mertd 4y ago
Labor participation is still below pre-pandemic levels. Most labor numbers are dominated by blue collar or service jobs. They are not fungible with tech labor.
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by mertd 4y ago
They stopped following up after that date. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censoring_(statistics)
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by mertd 4y ago
I recommend doing your own blind test. There is no noticeable difference for me.
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by mertd 4y ago
You can reduce the energy consumption drastically by boiling way less water than "a large pot" as every packet recommends. Just enough to cover the pasta + some evaporation margin is good enough.
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by mertd 4y ago
Hint: There is a direct way to tell if pasta is almost done.
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by mertd 4y ago
> Today, even though the five stocks still make up over 13% of the market value of the S&P 500, the FAANG narrative seems like it’s over for good. Let me save you ten minutes. It is a zero information article. Gives no backing for th
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by mertd 4y ago
What is the definition? Is aircraft livery outdoor public advertising? How about highway signage showing which businesses are available on an exit? How far from a store before a store sign crosses the threshold to become an ad?
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by mertd 4y ago
Motorsports are different than other sports because the drivers' lives are under very real risk. A lot of the regulation is to keep the drivers alive. It comes at the expense of excitement but we would all agree it's necessary.
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by mertd 4y ago
We would only need 4% of the range of mega to express any earthly distance. I guess that's why we don't bother.
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by mertd 4y ago
There is no 4D chess. Toyota is the new Research in Motion, pointing at the iPhone and saying "but it doesn't have a keyboard!!".
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by mertd 4y ago
I wish most car trips were majestic like crossing the Mojave. Alas, 99.5% of my drives are either commutes or errands. I charge the car at home or at work, once a week, if that. Jay Leno is a petrolhead. Biased opinion to say the least.
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by mertd 4y ago
Tesla is the only incompatible brand. All other brands use standard plugs. The standards are different in different regions but that's fine. I'm not driving from California to Japan with my car.
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by mertd 4y ago
Scalping is unpleasant for everyone involved other than the scalper. Entertainment industry is finally catching up to the real fix, which is increasing the supply. If there is way too big of a demand for a single concert, just hold more con
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by mertd 4y ago
"Around University Avenue" is the only reasonable deduction. Calling the other ones center would be too weird, and yes, if you take a stroll there, you could overhear a lot of such types of conversations.
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by mertd 4y ago
Had you acquired chocolate bars from some hippies by any chance?

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