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by tlogan 1y ago
Apparently, only 93 electric vehicles have been delivered. And the 3,000 originally expected. [1] I suppose the headline could’ve been: “GOP tax bill compels USPS to sell its 93 delivery EVs”. But let’s be honest, that wouldn’t get many cli
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by tlogan 1y ago
You brought up something I’ve been thinking about too: the real issue is that YouTube has effectively become a monopoly. It’s the de facto standard for online video. It makes me wonder: is there room for meaningful competition or an alterna
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by tlogan 1y ago
Why isn’t simply avoiding YouTube considered a viable solution?
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Why do we justify blocking ads, even when we know the content we’re consuming isn’t free to create and even if the content is free, it still costs money to store and distribute? We often rationalize using ad blockers because ads can be intr
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Ahead of Protests, Waymo Scales Back Robotaxi Service Nationwide(wired.com)
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Exactly. Leo Apotheker really did not understand software development and all of nuances running a software company. While Henning may not have been particularly business-savvy, Leo demonstrated a fundamental lack of understanding of SAP’s
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by tlogan 1y ago
I worked closely with SAP engineers throughout the 1990s and 2000s. In my experience, the company began to significantly decline after Leo Apotheker assumed leadership. While Henning may not have been particularly business-savvy, Leo demons
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by tlogan 1y ago
Sure. All true. But PCI compliance requires 90-day password rotation which might not be required if you’re using multi-factor authentication (MFA). In other words, in the case of MFA, that requirement might be waived: and the operative word
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San Francisco Backtracks on 'Equity' Grading Program After Backlash(nationalreview.com)
4 points by tlogan 1y ago|1 comments
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At the end of the day, coding with AI is still coding. LLMs need to get better at it - more precision, less hallucination, larger context windows, and stricter reasoning. We also need a clearer and more domain-specific vocabulary when worki
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by tlogan 1y ago
I think you are maybe right here.
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Sadly, the only way to truly “understand” quantum physics is through math. A “shut up and calculate” approach. Now, my rant. The main reason math often seems more complicated than it really is has to do with the use of strange symbols and n
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by tlogan 1y ago
So what should I do? How can I blame Trump for what is happening with public transport in SF and CA? Both CA and SF are 100% democrat for last 20 years.
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The decline public transportation, in my view, reflects a shift in priorities within the Democratic Party. Back in the 1990s, Democrats were more focused on tangible public services—things like infrastructure, roads, transit systems. Today
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California Governor Newsom seeks to scale back free healthcare for migrants(reuters.com)
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by tlogan 1y ago
May I ask if you can compare your experience now comparing to 2006? Is it better? Safer?
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by tlogan 1y ago
I wasn’t always this way. San Francisco has always had an edge to it, but it wasn’t nearly as bad as it’s become. I used to play chess at United Nations Plaza—yes, right there at the heart of the Tenderloin—with all kinds of interesting peo
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Ah yes, the legendary facial recognition system—right next to the locked-up underwear and $1 deodorant. Flawless crime-fighting tech, really. /s
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Isn’t this what public transit is supposed to provide? In San Francisco, I just hope Mayor Lurie will work to make riding Muni a less intimidating experience. I understand some people still find it convenient, and that’s great—but unfortuna
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Palisades Fire Rebuild: Permitting Progress Dashboard(recovery.lacounty.gov)
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Trump executive order demands pharma industry price cuts(reuters.com)
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by tlogan 1y ago
The Trump administration can arguably be seen as less authoritarian, given its efforts to reduce the size of the federal government and its agencies. His style is certainly authoritarian, but that’s not the same as the actual impact on me,
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This is something that should be governed by legislation (law) —passed by lawmakers, as we've seen in California - not by executive agencies. The FTC, as part of the executive branch (kinda independent but heavily influenced by the adm
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by tlogan 1y ago
> products we couldn’t manufacture ourselves even if we wanted to, since the vendor has well-deserved IP protections Tariffs are working as intended: if somebody can manufacture similar things here they will be in advantage. This isn’t a
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by tlogan 1y ago
Personally, I’ve found that the best use case for GLP-1 drugs is reducing alcohol consumption. Just wanted to share that observation.
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If I’m remembering right, compressing all of Earth’s mass would give a Schwarzschild radius of roughly 9 mm. I think Uranus (15x heavier than earth) would be like basketball. Is my calculation correct?
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by tlogan 1y ago
Because if a developer spends heavily on ads — especially misleading ones for games — they’ll get a lot of installs, and the warning disappears.
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It would be great if they added something like a “frequently uninstalled app” label. That’s much more helpful for users. But I get why Google prefers this kind of warning — it supports their ad business. (I really want “frequently uninstall
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by tlogan 1y ago
My interpretation of the above fact is this: Be cautious when you hear people loudly proclaiming “we’re for the working class” (Republicans) or “down with the oligarchs.” (Democrats) This shows us that bad guys have used pro-worker language
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by tlogan 1y ago
The real labor unions were also banned in communist countries. Labor unions in communist countries were directly controlled by the Communist Party.

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