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by rcpt 1y ago
Car infrastructure and sprawl is hugely expensive and we spend tons on it
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by rcpt 1y ago
Guys like OP have been frothing at the opportunity to scream "nerds" at engineers for decades but, because tech is solidly on the left, have been struggling to find an outlet. Now Elon gave them a chance and they are thrilled.
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by rcpt 1y ago
What does the article say about engineers?
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by rcpt 1y ago
Who? Elon? Sure he's not a "marginal player" but the recent stream of attacks from publications like this to generalize his actions and beliefs out to the general "Silicon Valley" is straight up disinformation.
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by rcpt 1y ago
The source of this article is a seriously anti-tech luddite. "Silicon Valley" isn't aligned with the GOP on any issue but these guys just love it when a few VCs brains break because it gives them a chance to lump every engine
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by rcpt 1y ago
A huge amount of money went into researching anti obesity medications
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by rcpt 1y ago
I did that it wasn't so bad. Definitely preferable to not finishing work because you need to drive one kid to gymnastics and the other one to jiu jitsu
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by rcpt 1y ago
Adding more lanes encourages more driving. That's why it never reduces traffic
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by rcpt 1y ago
> we have widely studied the failure of... This scrutiny isn't applied to other citizens.
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by rcpt 1y ago
Kids should be allowed to vote. They are residents with a real interest in the future of the nation.
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by rcpt 1y ago
And those "mishandled classified documents"? They were all about Russian interference in elections. We never got them back but I'm sure Vlad liked his birthday present https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023
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by rcpt 1y ago
There are no tax cuts because of this. The money saved is a rounding error in the federal budget. This is an ideological purge.
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by rcpt 1y ago
Renewables are only easy if you ignore regulations. For whatever stupid reason local busybodies lose their shit about windmills regularly and they are frustratingly hard to ignore.
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by rcpt 1y ago
But they confine that conflict to only using sticks
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by rcpt 1y ago
I'm using repomix for this
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by rcpt 1y ago
I'm not sure what you're talking about, because the Jan 6 insurrectionists were armed.
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by rcpt 1y ago
Still never gonna buy one.
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by rcpt 1y ago
I see countless US stories about how "family farmers defend themselves from evil development" or "Oakland residents suffer the effects of global trade booming in their city". But when I read about China's incredible
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by rcpt 1y ago
The purpose of the CAFE regulations is very explicitly to favor American automakers who make big trucks.
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by rcpt 1y ago
Severance was a good TV show but now everyone is trying to sound like Mr Mikcheck
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by rcpt 1y ago
Change of retirement law directly impacts the population in a way they understand.
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by rcpt 1y ago
Searched my nearest neighbor and found someone who agrees with my political views.
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by rcpt 1y ago
It's of course that a future demagogue will rise to power. But it'd be a wholly different movement from maga. When Trump goes all the smaller factions will compete for the top. That's the typical state.
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by rcpt 1y ago
Not even close. The whole Republican party is lock step with everything DT says. Not a single member of Congress will oppose him. DT pushes through all kinds of things that they don't want, eg. RFK is a lifelong granola Democrat with
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by rcpt 1y ago
The selling point of Bluesky is that you don't get bombarded with a mob of blue checks every time you post something political
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by rcpt 1y ago
otoh the entire site is no longer running because they fell behind on updates
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by rcpt 2y ago
Yes. Immigration is hard. You need to learn a new language, adapt to the local culture and city design, navigate the increasingly hostile immigration system, and distance yourself from your family. In the past, dreams of American opportunit
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by rcpt 2y ago
They're doing the right thing just about everywhere. Except real estate. One wrong move and it's 90s Japan all over again.
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by rcpt 2y ago
Brookings Institute has a good plot showing how much federal spending is being cut by this administration: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/tracking-federal-expendit... Turns out all the cuts are only a fraction of a
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by rcpt 2y ago
The DSA violation was news in 2024 https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/07/eu-says-elon-mus... And the EU is right. Elons blue check boosting logic absolutely violated those laws. Other companies played b

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