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IMO reading code is usually harder than writing code.

His policies were terrible. He broke off several key international treaties. He instituted the family separation policy. He broke down federal institutions that could have helped f…

Why is it always Tesla vs. ICE? Seems like a false dichotomy.

There have been significant changes in culture and (at least perceived) job stability in the past two years specifically. See the significant layoffs in early 2023 and the surprisi…

Tesla's stock probably shouldn't be taken seriously.

I understand your perspective, but I'm going to disagree with what I think you mean, which is that /only/ parents should be responsible for their kids, and that nobody else should …

I think some of the blame towards Texas is due to many of their politicians denying that climate change exists. Texas is a major oil producer, and is on the higher end of CO2 emiss…

I have observed the same thing w.r.t the people who always seem to lead "new city" projects. I think there's a lot of elite projection when a billionaire seeks funding from other b…

I don't really see what aspect of this situation involves a false sense of victimhood, unless you are referring to the multimillionaire founder who is unwilling to add age verifica…

It's a defensive reaction to the fact the US has vague, crappy, outdated laws about everything. Litigation is needed absolutely everywhere because every situation falls through the…

I disagree. Courts aren't the only places where decisions can be made. In fact, courts rely in information found and published in reports like this to make their decisions. I feel …

Doesn't the price per impression still get adjusted based on performance?

Americans also don't know how much their taxes are. Retailers often use taxes to hide extra charges by bundling both into a "taxes and fees" section, which if enumerable always inc…

VAT has other benefits though that would fix a lot of weirdness that traditional sales tax has. Taxing the value added makes a lot more sense than taxing the "sale", IMO. It distri…

Is it even remotely possible that a Mars colony could become self-sustaining within the next 100 years? It seems like surviving the loss of Earth is a long way off regardless.

Counterpoint: You can't fund a news organization with private money and expect them to hold private organizations' feet to the fire. Any time they are critical of a major business,…

I think the question is more why should an individual's salary be private? Personally, I think money is power, and I want to know about power disparities to better protect myself. …

I think the idea is those roads and sewers have the same capacity downtown whether next to an apartment building or a surface-level parking lot. There will be the same number of la…

There's a necessity in society for some form of advertising. People and businesses want to communicate what products and services are available. If a random person wants the abilit…

Honestly how is it even possible to name a company or a product after a single letter? That shouldn't even be trademarkable.

People get way too hung up on what current copyright law is and whether it supports or condemns LLMs trained on copyrighted material. IMO, who cares what the current law is? Existi…

While you can make this argument about literally anything, it seems apt to make it about a multi-billion dollar company chasing a trillion dollar company. It's fine to support them…

I feel like the single words referenced in the title are taken way out of context. The actual texts of these trainings unambiguously tell workers to not break the law, why the law …

Capitalism doesn't have to be concerned with power for it to result in those with capital holding the most power. 'Rights' that are only available to those with capital aren't real…

In defense of your job, make sure you are constantly communicating how much uptime / how stable / reliable your services are. One reason why the people with lots of downtime are ha…