> Last I saw the judge blocked the mechanism, and needed time to decide on other issues. A second judge is now quite clearly reiterating that the money must keep flowing for now:…
Congress quite literally has the power to pass laws. According to the Constitution, the President "shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed"; the President's oath of office requires that he execute the laws…
Rather than thinking in terms of "left vs. right", I think in terms of "extreme left vs. moderate left vs. moderate right vs. extreme right". I support moderates over extremists. I support democracy and rule of law. I…
Federal money is allocated by Congress, and the President is required to spend the money as allocated by Congress. The President does not have authority to cut spending.…
The fundamental definition of a democracy is that the candidate who wins the election, gets to be in power. Trump lost the 2020 election, yet tried to stay in power. If Trump had succeeded at staying in power despite…
I think it would be great for the federal government to be more efficient and less corrupt. For example, let's talk about USAID. It would be great if DOGE could make USAID more efficient, to accomplish the most possible…
Because of Trump's history. Trump attempted a self-coup in 2020 by trying to overturn the election. This attempt was foiled because many judges, public officials, etc. resisted it, including many Republicans. Now Trump…
I tried searching for "#democrats" on my own Instagram account, and I can confirm it's returning no results. Meta issued a statement saying this was a bug, and some people are saying it's fixed, but it's still broken…
I'm not an expert on this stuff, so I'm not sure what's the answer. But this article says that about 90% of pharma marketing dollars are spent on marketing to doctors, not to consumers:…
Hmmm, the marketing question is complicated and I'm not sure what to think. From a profit point of view, presumably the advertising department pays for itself; in other words, the advertising department generates money…
But presumably the advertising department pays for itself, right? So if they cut the advertising department, wouldn't they have less total money in the end? The advertising supports the R&D, not competes with it. (The…
> this Guardian article doesn't mention R&D at all This pisses me off so much. Journalists are supposed to do thorough research so they can accurately inform the public. Instead, we see articles like this. How can we…
That would be nice, but it isn't happening right now. Until the government starts funding drug development, do you agree it's reasonable for pharma companies to develop drugs and then sell them at high prices to recoup…
> I think it's only marginally useful for programming to be part of a broad education. On the contrary, I think a few semesters of basic computing can teach a lot of valuable skills: - Basic Python skills are sufficient…
I agree with the author that CS should be more integrated with other departments. But the author focuses on requiring CS majors to study French, and I'm more interested in the opposite: why shouldn't we require French…
How do corporations "indirectly kill millions"? If you're talking about things like "Coke selling sugary drinks that contribute to millions of people dying of health problems", well, it's perfectly legal for you to sell…
> when you pick up a dirty plate to reveal mold or wiggling pantry fly eggs You're describing a hypothetical man who thinks dishes should be left in the sink until they grow mold and attract pests. Obviously mold and…
The way that you were treated -- the gay-bashing, homelessness, poverty, trauma, etc -- was absolutely awful. Nobody should ever be treated like that. I agree you've been hurt much worse than either me or Aaronson.…
> The fact is that waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many men do suck... Rapey, dominating, violent, criminal, oligarchic, etc. People who have been harmed by such men have an absolute right to vent. It's true that some men…
I have a different perspective on this: I'm a man who's currently deeply lonely, depressed, and struggling with poor self-esteem. I hear feminists talking about "toxic masculinity". But none of what they say feels…
"Punching up" is still punching. While men are on average more privileged than women, being a man also has disadvantages, and many individual men are actually quite vulnerable. "Punching up" at men causes real harm.…
Negative stereotypes about men are not okay. Please stop making excuses for negative stereotypes about men. Yes, men are more privileged than women in many ways. But men are also disadvantaged in many ways -- many…
https://parkchicago.com/about/ > CPM does not – and never has – set pay station parking rates. The City retains exclusive authority to determine and establish rates, set hours of operation, and place, add or remove…
> Price hikes when bought by VC for no reason (other than profit) The company doesn't actually control the prices. See https://parkchicago.com/about/ > The City Of Chicago retains control over pay station parking rates.…
I found the actual statements by searching "chicago parking meters llc" on chicago.gov: https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/fin/supp_info... In 2021, Chicago Parking Meters LLC had $136M revenue minus $50M of…
> Last I saw the judge blocked the mechanism, and needed time to decide on other issues. A second judge is now quite clearly reiterating that the money must keep flowing for now:…
Congress quite literally has the power to pass laws. According to the Constitution, the President "shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed"; the President's oath of office requires that he execute the laws…
Rather than thinking in terms of "left vs. right", I think in terms of "extreme left vs. moderate left vs. moderate right vs. extreme right". I support moderates over extremists. I support democracy and rule of law. I…
Federal money is allocated by Congress, and the President is required to spend the money as allocated by Congress. The President does not have authority to cut spending.…
The fundamental definition of a democracy is that the candidate who wins the election, gets to be in power. Trump lost the 2020 election, yet tried to stay in power. If Trump had succeeded at staying in power despite…
I think it would be great for the federal government to be more efficient and less corrupt. For example, let's talk about USAID. It would be great if DOGE could make USAID more efficient, to accomplish the most possible…
Because of Trump's history. Trump attempted a self-coup in 2020 by trying to overturn the election. This attempt was foiled because many judges, public officials, etc. resisted it, including many Republicans. Now Trump…
I tried searching for "#democrats" on my own Instagram account, and I can confirm it's returning no results. Meta issued a statement saying this was a bug, and some people are saying it's fixed, but it's still broken…
I'm not an expert on this stuff, so I'm not sure what's the answer. But this article says that about 90% of pharma marketing dollars are spent on marketing to doctors, not to consumers:…
Hmmm, the marketing question is complicated and I'm not sure what to think. From a profit point of view, presumably the advertising department pays for itself; in other words, the advertising department generates money…
But presumably the advertising department pays for itself, right? So if they cut the advertising department, wouldn't they have less total money in the end? The advertising supports the R&D, not competes with it. (The…
> this Guardian article doesn't mention R&D at all This pisses me off so much. Journalists are supposed to do thorough research so they can accurately inform the public. Instead, we see articles like this. How can we…
That would be nice, but it isn't happening right now. Until the government starts funding drug development, do you agree it's reasonable for pharma companies to develop drugs and then sell them at high prices to recoup…
> I think it's only marginally useful for programming to be part of a broad education. On the contrary, I think a few semesters of basic computing can teach a lot of valuable skills: - Basic Python skills are sufficient…
I agree with the author that CS should be more integrated with other departments. But the author focuses on requiring CS majors to study French, and I'm more interested in the opposite: why shouldn't we require French…
How do corporations "indirectly kill millions"? If you're talking about things like "Coke selling sugary drinks that contribute to millions of people dying of health problems", well, it's perfectly legal for you to sell…
> when you pick up a dirty plate to reveal mold or wiggling pantry fly eggs You're describing a hypothetical man who thinks dishes should be left in the sink until they grow mold and attract pests. Obviously mold and…
The way that you were treated -- the gay-bashing, homelessness, poverty, trauma, etc -- was absolutely awful. Nobody should ever be treated like that. I agree you've been hurt much worse than either me or Aaronson.…
> The fact is that waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many men do suck... Rapey, dominating, violent, criminal, oligarchic, etc. People who have been harmed by such men have an absolute right to vent. It's true that some men…
I have a different perspective on this: I'm a man who's currently deeply lonely, depressed, and struggling with poor self-esteem. I hear feminists talking about "toxic masculinity". But none of what they say feels…
"Punching up" is still punching. While men are on average more privileged than women, being a man also has disadvantages, and many individual men are actually quite vulnerable. "Punching up" at men causes real harm.…
Negative stereotypes about men are not okay. Please stop making excuses for negative stereotypes about men. Yes, men are more privileged than women in many ways. But men are also disadvantaged in many ways -- many…
https://parkchicago.com/about/ > CPM does not – and never has – set pay station parking rates. The City retains exclusive authority to determine and establish rates, set hours of operation, and place, add or remove…
> Price hikes when bought by VC for no reason (other than profit) The company doesn't actually control the prices. See https://parkchicago.com/about/ > The City Of Chicago retains control over pay station parking rates.…
I found the actual statements by searching "chicago parking meters llc" on chicago.gov: https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/fin/supp_info... In 2021, Chicago Parking Meters LLC had $136M revenue minus $50M of…