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I saw it in mid April. Walked right in at the scheduled time. But I did feel that was anomalous. Both d’Orsay and Louvre should really be capping daily entrants - it’s becoming a s…

The US accepted 22,645 refugees in 2022. Since 1990 the U.S. has accepted, on average, roughly 75,000 per year. In 2021, the US accepted 11,411 refugees (approx. 1 refugee per 28,9…

Am I supposed to be more concerned with leave no trace than I am with people slipping through the cracks of society? Because I’m not.

Le Corbusier, a pioneer of YIMBYism. To be fair, housing costs in Paris would be much more reasonable, both due to such a glut of housing and the subsequent decreased interest in l…

“They say the smog is the reason we have such beautiful sunsets.”

Nice. > I don't think it's an emergent property, I think it's a by-product of the constraints. > Imagine if you were trying to fix climate change, but under the condition that you …

Life span is increasing very marginally. You are probably referring to life expectancy, which has been increasing. Life span is how old a human is capable of living. This number ha…

Bits ‘n Picas is pretty good. https://github.com/kreativekorp/bitsnpicas

“After the Equifax breach, everyone learned that until there are actual repercussions for cyber attacks (like fines and people going to jail for negligence), if you can weather the…

Put it this way: if you’re lucky and work hard, you could be like Messi. If you’re very very lucky and don’t work hard, you may still be like Messi. If you’re unlucky and work hard…

I just watched the scene in For All Mankind with the astronauts/lunar surface/duct tape and it seemed to match this article. Which aspects of For All Mankind are you referencing th…

Asked and answered.

Ignoring context is a thing I guess. But can you imagine if being an asshole was a protected class? The world would be a terrible place if the loudest, most obnoxious people never …

Maybe their reputations weren’t all that impressive to begin with. In any case, “allowing” is doing some heavy lifting there. No one is allowing anything. This is just how a societ…

Considering most cancelled subscriptions are cancelled within a trial period, the average subscription duration is heavily weighted down. Your point would be something worth consid…

I’ve lived and driven in cities my entire life. If I was a police officer and saw any single event captured in that video I’d keep my eye on the vehicle. The vehicle in that video …

Any non-AV driver seen doing even 1/4 of what FSD did in that video would have been pulled over and fined. Regardless of their personal driving history. When FSD does cause an acci…

Until someone does, the people posting these videos, and anyone found to be driving with FSD enabled should be fined and have points applied to their license for reckless driving.

You mean Not Banksy the pretend street artist, or Not Not Banksy the pretend commercial street artist, or Mr. Brainwash?

Or a game of Chutes & Ladders, during lunch, in a forest

This 2038 bug won’t stay buried for long.

From that link: “A large retrospective cohort study found a significant association of mercury based fillings with the development of Parkinson's disease.” (Reference to 2000 - 200…

> The Wire is not about police, nor about drug gangs. It’s about the city of Baltimore. It definitely takes place in Baltimore, and is based upon experiences of David Simon while a…

Everyone does it so I can too? You have to start somewhere. But yes, let’s also cut off all the others you mentioned.