The only time the Sunshine Protection Act has passed the senate was when gosh danged Tom Cotton wasn't there[0]. I swear, he's in the pocket of Big Time[1].…
You can read an explanation of the status codes on the icann website. The explanation for clientRenewProhibited was interesting: "This status code tells your domain's registry to reject requests to renew your domain. It…
In the US it's been turned into a culture war thing, because ignoring the problem benefits some already wealthy people who think they'll either be insulated by their wealth or they'll dead before it's time to face the…
India and Pakistan are both reliant on the Indus River for their agriculture. The Indus has its source in glaciers in the Himalayas. As those glaciers disappear, the Indus will deliver less water, and deliver it much…
I started listening to an audiobook of Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust with the best of intentions. It's high quality literature, and it unquestionably has artistic and human-ness value! However...it's…
"I haven't encountered a rare edge case, therefor the rare edge case must not exist"
I'm interested to see if this is the whole story[0], but on the surface it sure is infuriating. [0] this article and a bsky post by the author of the article are the only sources I can find other than the website itself…
I'm a big fan of WaterFox! I switched when Firefox decided to add a ton of AI crap without providing a "turn this crap off" button (you could force it, but I don't want to fight my tools). Really good experience, been…
I know that if I lived somewhere urban it would feel welcoming. I know there's a large LGBT community there already. I know that there's gay clubs and stuff like Texas Furry Fiesta. But the urban areas aren't passing…
As a gay dude I will never take a job in Texas. Companies may enjoy the lax regulatory environment and favorable tax laws, but there are many bright people who - for one of a NUMBER of reasons - will never move there.…
I'm talking about the wealthy building private end of the world bunkers
America can do anything the UK can do, but bigger and better!
If things ever get bad enough that the wealthy need underground nuclear bunkers, the underground nuclear bunkers aren't going to be enough to protect them. The ordinary people who did the electrical, plumbing, security,…
Humanity's working on it, lol
Don't you think it might be harder to replace the people who work for free, as opposed to replacing paid employees? The unpaid labor is...unpaid.
Agreed. For a long time Jack Welch was lauded as "The Greatest CEO in History" for burning GE to the ground in a way that made a lot of money (while destroying a company that took 100 years to build and employed 400,000…
Maybe this is what happens when you fill roles based on loyalty to one person rather than competence
The problem is that a private company holds onto the data forever. Then the government can ask the private company for that data without a warrant. With the number of Flock cameras (I'm upset at how many have popped up…
Is this administration really interested in enforcing regulations? The FCC might make noises, but only until Trump gets another kickback.
Why aren't grads more pumped about an exciting career as an organ donor?
As a gay dude I'd agree, lol Christianity has some good stuff (love thy neighbor, etc), but I'd rather we not lean too heavily on it for public policy, for obvious reasons
Prediction markets seemed neat when I first heard about them, but they've proved to have "theory meets the real world" externalities I wouldn't have ever considered. Insiders betting on (and possibly influencing)…
"O’Leary said the extra electricity demand won’t raise residents’ energy bills as new gas-fired generation will power the facility." I really, really doubt this.
I refer you to: https://xkcd.com/1732/
Gait recognition is also easier to defeat. All you need is to put something like a few pebbles or coins in one of your shoes
The only time the Sunshine Protection Act has passed the senate was when gosh danged Tom Cotton wasn't there[0]. I swear, he's in the pocket of Big Time[1].…
You can read an explanation of the status codes on the icann website. The explanation for clientRenewProhibited was interesting: "This status code tells your domain's registry to reject requests to renew your domain. It…
In the US it's been turned into a culture war thing, because ignoring the problem benefits some already wealthy people who think they'll either be insulated by their wealth or they'll dead before it's time to face the…
India and Pakistan are both reliant on the Indus River for their agriculture. The Indus has its source in glaciers in the Himalayas. As those glaciers disappear, the Indus will deliver less water, and deliver it much…
I started listening to an audiobook of Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust with the best of intentions. It's high quality literature, and it unquestionably has artistic and human-ness value! However...it's…
"I haven't encountered a rare edge case, therefor the rare edge case must not exist"
I'm interested to see if this is the whole story[0], but on the surface it sure is infuriating. [0] this article and a bsky post by the author of the article are the only sources I can find other than the website itself…
I'm a big fan of WaterFox! I switched when Firefox decided to add a ton of AI crap without providing a "turn this crap off" button (you could force it, but I don't want to fight my tools). Really good experience, been…
I know that if I lived somewhere urban it would feel welcoming. I know there's a large LGBT community there already. I know that there's gay clubs and stuff like Texas Furry Fiesta. But the urban areas aren't passing…
As a gay dude I will never take a job in Texas. Companies may enjoy the lax regulatory environment and favorable tax laws, but there are many bright people who - for one of a NUMBER of reasons - will never move there.…
I'm talking about the wealthy building private end of the world bunkers
America can do anything the UK can do, but bigger and better!
If things ever get bad enough that the wealthy need underground nuclear bunkers, the underground nuclear bunkers aren't going to be enough to protect them. The ordinary people who did the electrical, plumbing, security,…
Humanity's working on it, lol
Don't you think it might be harder to replace the people who work for free, as opposed to replacing paid employees? The unpaid labor is...unpaid.
Agreed. For a long time Jack Welch was lauded as "The Greatest CEO in History" for burning GE to the ground in a way that made a lot of money (while destroying a company that took 100 years to build and employed 400,000…
Maybe this is what happens when you fill roles based on loyalty to one person rather than competence
The problem is that a private company holds onto the data forever. Then the government can ask the private company for that data without a warrant. With the number of Flock cameras (I'm upset at how many have popped up…
Is this administration really interested in enforcing regulations? The FCC might make noises, but only until Trump gets another kickback.
Why aren't grads more pumped about an exciting career as an organ donor?
As a gay dude I'd agree, lol Christianity has some good stuff (love thy neighbor, etc), but I'd rather we not lean too heavily on it for public policy, for obvious reasons
Prediction markets seemed neat when I first heard about them, but they've proved to have "theory meets the real world" externalities I wouldn't have ever considered. Insiders betting on (and possibly influencing)…
"O’Leary said the extra electricity demand won’t raise residents’ energy bills as new gas-fired generation will power the facility." I really, really doubt this.
I refer you to: https://xkcd.com/1732/
Gait recognition is also easier to defeat. All you need is to put something like a few pebbles or coins in one of your shoes