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by stetrain 2y ago
Sure, but it seems like this was posted to (and now deleted from) the @ycombinator X account with a "Congrats on the launch!" message.
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by stetrain 2y ago
Neither of those fit the definition of corruption.
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by stetrain 2y ago
There's a difference between going extinct and having enough of a mass die-off to temporarily but significantly impact our economy and food supply. I think any regulatory policy would be trying to avoid the latter more than the former.
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by stetrain 2y ago
> I posted a link to where DOGE is publishing their cuts in response to the comment you are replying to and it was flagged and removed instantly. You posted a link to a non-official crypto meme website that contained no useful informatio
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by stetrain 2y ago
Maybe I'm looking at it wrong but where is the transparency on which spending they have decided to cut and what exactly that spending was being used for? Edit: That also doesn't seem to be the official website, which is doge.gov T
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by stetrain 2y ago
> Without knowing what your friend's contacts were for, though, I can't tell if that's $100 million in waste that was cut, or not. The reason we can't tell if what is being cut is waste or not is because the ones doin
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by stetrain 2y ago
Government censorship and having policy on what employees/representatives of your companies say are two different things. There are a lot of things I can say as a citizen that would get me fired from my job, or at least a talking-to by
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by stetrain 2y ago
Pretty sure that (presumably) military action in a foreign country comes out of a different budget than domestic immigration enforcement.
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by stetrain 2y ago
I’m not sure that a president two weeks into his term not yet achieving all of the things he has promised he will do is reason to relax about those promises.
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by stetrain 2y ago
Yes, this report could actually mean for example that Apple is focusing on an alternative glasses product that doesn't require so much computation power. If the path of the previous project led them to a product that would have to be c
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by stetrain 2y ago
I’m not sure a court ruling is a requirement for something to be called a coup.
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by stetrain 2y ago
I’m not sure how having Congress “start legislating again” would be effective if the executive branch can simply ignore that legislation under your interpretation.
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by stetrain 2y ago
I think “unlawfully assume extraordinary powers” may apply. It’s certainly debatable, but shutting down agencies created and authorized by Congress and refusing to distribute funding legislated by Congress seems to be an overstep of executi
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by stetrain 2y ago
Conversely: It’s only an overstep of constitutional power when I don’t like it.
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by stetrain 2y ago
> edit: why is the level of discussion about anything Trump-related always so low? If you want to defend USAID, defend USAID. If you can't defend USAID, make an entirely specious process argument. Who is making specious arguments? Y
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by stetrain 2y ago
> A self-coup, also called an autocoup (from Spanish autogolpe) or coup from the top, is a form of coup d'état in which a political leader, having come to power through legal means, stays in power through illegal means through the a
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by stetrain 2y ago
You don't see the conflict of interest in one person both controlling how public funds are spent, and running private companies that may have those funds directed to benefit them? When Elon runs his companies, he is beholden to shareho
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by stetrain 2y ago
USAID as the specific agency was established by executive order, in response to legislation (the Foreign Assistance Act) passed by Congress requiring such an agency to exist, and other legislation that continues to fund its operation. If th
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by stetrain 2y ago
> What is today's date? >> Today's date is Tuesday, January 28, 2025. > No, you're wrong, today's date is actually Wednesday the 29th. >> My mistake. Yes, today's date is Wednesday, January 29th, 2
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by stetrain 2y ago
I think that statement is saying it will meet those noise levels for takeoff and landing, not during cruise which will be over the ocean.
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by stetrain 2y ago
Seems to be missing the "golfing" status.
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by stetrain 2y ago
The original comment was comparing this service to current first-class airline service.
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by stetrain 2y ago
They're comparing to first class on existing airliners.
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by stetrain 2y ago
Even if Boom achieves their goal of bringing a certified airliner to production, it's still going to be a relatively small plane. 64-80 passengers according to their website. That means the cost of the plane, crew, fuel, etc. will be s
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by stetrain 2y ago
There are known, demonstrated ways to reduce rush hour traffic that decrease energy and emissions per person. Supersonic flight will likely increase emissions per person by a larger proportion than the time saved per person. It's a bru
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by stetrain 2y ago
Or aren't interested in buying $10k+ tickets for their kids. For most people this would simply not be an option.
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by stetrain 2y ago
> Another angry man child’s take on his politics. That's also a decent summary of his politics.
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by stetrain 2y ago
It does as many launches as customers buy. If more customers bought Falcon Heavy launches SpaceX would launch more. It’s been launching operational payloads for 6 years now.
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by stetrain 2y ago
SpaceX have had much worse recent failures on launches of their new generation rocket. Blue Origin have moved glacially slow by comparison, but they achieved their primary goal with this launch (get to orbit) and failed a secondary goal (la
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by stetrain 2y ago
I think you may be confusing Starship and Falcon Heavy. Falcon Heavy is a production launch vehicle that has launched payloads for NASA, DoD, etc. at this point.

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