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I suspect the loudest voices would be from the automakers and dealerships, who make their biggest margin from SUVs and oversized trucks. They have powerful lobbyists and spend a lo…

Ticketmaster obviously sucks, and their monopolistic business practices deserve a close look by regulators. But the core of it is that an unregulated ticket market actually support…

Oh man... this will be so awesome as a pedestrian/cyclist. When I see a Waymo coming, I can actually have some reasonable expectation that it will stop for me!

I'm a MAX apologist, but you're right. It sucks. I live on the yellow line, and I estimate that there's a visibly (or audibly, or orfactorily) unstable person on the train 50% of t…

I liked the shoutout to On Cinema at the Cinema. Truly one of the most hilarious and fascinating pieces of comedy in the last couple of decades.

Yeah, the dang thing can reach all the way to the net while standing three feet behind the table

Toni is very well regarded among Automattic employees. I'm personally stoked to see him work on Bluesky.

If there's one good thing that could possibly come out of this AI revolution, it would be the ability for people to automate this across all their feeds. I'd love it if I never had…

I've always been fascinated with these things. Is there any way to make your own H2 to fuel them? I suspect the purity requirements are too high for at-home electrolysis...

> A slight increase in average speed really only makes a significant difference over long drives. Yes! I feel like I can't shout this loud enough. In addition to maintaining a safe…

It's refreshing to see one of the top minds in AI converge on the same set of thoughts and frustrations as me. For as fast as this is all moving, it's good to remember that most of…

The Hawaiian language has a concept called Kaona, which is essentially embedding deeper meanings in contextual word choices. It can go way beyond the literal meaning of the words, …

In addition to coming so far down in price, it's amazing to me how good the technology has gotten. Batteries that can easily discharge 5C in cold weather, cycle 10000 times, surviv…

The original stated goal was to 10x the speed of existing tunnel boring machines by bringing up the cutting head RPMs, automating liner installation, and speeding up spoil removal …

Well now I'm crying too

Just spitballing, but maybe it would be possible with relatively modest advances in ion thrusters, and one (admittedly less-than-modest) breakthrough with fusion. It's maybe too sp…

Absolutely. I'd love to see the same effect happen in the software industry. Keep the volume of output the same, but increase the quality.

Generative CAD has incredible potential. I've had some decent results with OpenSCAD, but it's clear that current models don't have much "common sense" when it comes to how shapes c…

Yep. It has massive ripple effects for manufacturing, especially as more industry transitions away from fossils for heat generation. Energy accounts for around 40% of the opex for …

Okay, how much pollution was caused creating it? How does that compare to the expected lifecycle of other power plants?

It's absolutely insane. At some point you have to wonder if this is deliberate sabotage.

It's a little hard to describe. Flavor-wise, I thought it was great. Very clean, savory taste with no fishiness. The texture wasn't right, though. Too smooth and consistent, I gues…

Hey, I just went to Kann to try it. It was very… smooth

Portland, too. The neighborhoods are doing OK, but downtown still feels empty. It’s interesting to me that it hasn’t depressed commercial real estate prices all that much. Rents ar…

They said to keep Portland weird, but I don't think this is what they meant :) I do think an S-Bahn style service would be interesting to pursue. Or even just regular commuter rail…