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"Cigarettes (and tobacco) have never been less popular in America" where is the data for this? I don't think its right. The author is not wrong, there has been a resurgence of smok…

Agreed on this point, everyone wants a subscription

The thing is bigger car are proportionally safer. And the market likes bigger cars, so the consumers are voting for bigger cars. In the markets where consumers prefer or need small…

Respectfully, that's missing the point of the comment. It's a fun thing to hit PRs, not everything needs a 'well actually'

This is a bit of fallacy of relative privation. No need to fix it all. We can all be considerate in the areas we have control over and as a society have basics like ramps etc.

There is no malicious compliance, just compliance. Who would they be malicious to? There is enough competition, it would only hurt their bottom line

I'm sure the bailouts are already getting negotiated

It doesn't seem like success was of particular import to the doctor, rather the goal seems to have been to get a 'test subject'

Friction is also variable, with pen and paper type. Although the iPad is a bit too slick, it gets very fatiguing (I did most of my HW in college on the iPad)

I also started with the Waking up introductory course. I took 10 min of my lunch break every work day and practiced, I wasn't so good on the weekends. I am not sure if I can give d…

The main thing it having an environment that facilitates you and your creativity. If that works for you, than that works for you

Claude has been frustrating for me also even with the tool/ pretend human approach. If I pay someone to, say, bounce ideas off of I would expect their continued participation E.g. …

That's a false equivalence. The fact that the question is sparking a strong emotional response should indicate its pointing at something real and worth discussing

Yes. Answer to your question

There's this stigma towards AI in certain things that I find interesting. In your case was the weirdness (the uncanny valley area) due to the AI using Feynman's voice? Would it sti…

I am, pessimism is a choice and is fed by confirmation bias

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What toothpaste do you buy? or shoes, or medicine? Your friends? I've bought Advil and generic Ibuprofen. Same with other known brands of general products. Maybe not always or even…

The volatility of the administration is a real concern, and it's motives are upsetting at times. Looking at the market in space, mining could be very lucrative and as costs keep co…

"I was skeptical of Amazon early on too. But they had a couple of things going for them that SpaceX doesn't have: one was a huge potential market. People were already buying books,…

Kids these days can't even split a tab without using a calculator. Next they'll forget how to balance a checkbook

Duct Tape, the answer is always duct tape

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It's not about better or worse. I think it's important to understand the actual situation first so that we may argue the on the issue at hand. Embargo and blockade are at different…

I like taking a break personally; but a foot massager at the loo, I'd pay for that