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This is not how it works. Even a cursory glance at the law makes it clear that this is not how it works. Here is New York: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/140.20

This is now an argument I can start to get behind. There isn't a need for profit seeking or "dollar optimization" and I fully subscribe to the argument that the government can just…

So your argument is that NASA, by virtue of being a government entity unburdened from profit seeking, could launch 18 rockets for less than $1.6B total or $88 million per launch?

Your argument is that NASA could launch 18 rockets for ~$160 million total or ~8.8 million per launch? Or is your argument that the "real" cost of this $1.6B SpaceX / Space Force c…

> Customs can and do block non-compliant imports. Software people (generally) have a limited idea of just how complex and rigid customs enforcement can be. Moving physical product …

You cannot sell homebrew (and presumably won't be able to sell distilled beverages) without a very expensive license. Homebrewers (of all forms) are generally very aware of this wh…

You can view the actual data and control for your own recency bias one way or the other. I see data from 2005 - 2024 trivially accessible. https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/Pages/researc…

Stardew likely qualifies for the reduced store cuts. Steam _lowers_ the percentage for a game when it sells high. Still somewhere between 10 and 25%, though. Generally, the Steam c…

I don’t think you’ll find many race tracks that permit horses and cars to compete together. (I did enjoy the sarcasm, though!)

That was a very fun sub thread to read, both for the on-topic and off-topic discussion. Thanks for sharing.

I would read that book.

Left handed person here. Writing is already a chore, tying up both hands just to use a fountain pen without smearing seems to cross an effort/reward boundary. Maybe useful if you w…

Presumably, the original quote that would _not_ stump an LLM is "A father and a son are involved in a car accident. The father dies, and the son is taken to the emergency room. At …

https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/feder... What you seek is available and has been available for a very long time. Mathing out how your individual tax dollars …

You can view greenpeace financial statements here: https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/annual-reports-and-financial-... Damages won't be awarded based on the defendant's ability to pay.…

I did try. Still “sign in to read.” Your second link gives me an option to close the full screen modal (or the NYT gives second-try people a pass.)

This isn't meant to persuade you, just sharing my own experience. I've found myself almost relying on Kagi's `Quick Answer`. Its fantastic having it off by default and being able t…

I clearly cannot speak to others. I can say that in my friend circles (very left) the _two_ trump assassination attempts were taken quite seriously and we were pulling up live feed…

This is a bad take. You're essentially making the claim that you shouldn't care about something unless it happens within your immediate vicinity or you are directly affected. Repla…

> Professional Engineers do not make mistakes. They are real engineers. My _literal_ engineering 101 case studies on "engineering failure": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Nar…

This is me. My wife's old intel air was finally getting slow enough she was willing to replace it. Ordered a 2023 M3 Pro for her on Monday (that was even on sale!) knowing the refu…

When Einstein literally discovered General Relativity. Gravity is the curvature of Space Time. From that perspective, objects under gravity are traveling in a straight line. Fun Ve…

All that follows is from someone who mainlines linux (just mild ubuntu) and macos but wouldn't complain too much about a windows workstation. > Hot (and perhaps tangental) take her…

I worked on my first (and my company's first) hardware product and the HTS regulations were absolutely eye opening. I lived my entire life without knowing about it until I had to a…