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As a kid, I loved to play the DOS Gorillas game where you would throw bananas at your opponent, smashing cities as you go. I wanted to play it, so I rebuilt the classic QBasic/DOS …

The press should be strong and independent. Subsidies undermines independence.

This sounds like the 5S framework from Toyota, where people keep areas, neat, clean, and organized as a work principal. The 5S acronym is: Sort (remove what you don’t need) Set in …

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Somewhere along the line software went from being $99 for life to $9.99/month for life. The net result is massive inflation. I dusted off an old video game system recently and the …

Thank you for offering an objective analysis of the story. Too many people go to it with pre-conceived bias against this particular carmaker. If you replaced it with 'Ford' the art…

How can you get a machine to have values? Humans have values because of social dynamics and education (or lack of exposure to other types of education). Computers do not have socia…

Imagine making this argument for other technologies. There is no opt-out button for machine learning, choosing the power source for their datacenters, the coding language in their …

Not sure how this fits in the analogy, but as a cyclist I would add some people get more exercise by having an electric bicycle. It makes exercise available to more people.

I tried to look for a 'dumb' tv for a long time to get to a setup like this. The ultimate setup would be 1) a totally dumb and stupid tv + 2) a streaming box like Apple TV or whate…

Funny enough, adults are also prone to bullying in large groups online. This does not go away later in life.

Me: Is there a seahorse emoji? 5.1: Yes. It is ⬛ (the seahorse emoji).

There are end user benefits to apples approach too, due to better governance and control over what apps are available. Governments also have incentive to maximize their power and a…

This really depends on the definition of a 'crash'. For example, fatal accident > insurance claim > minor incident. If we use insurance claim as the definition then: - The average …

According to the NHTSA, Ford has had 126 recalls this year and the next most is Chrysler with 40. Tesla has 9. https://datahub.transportation.gov/stories/s/NHTSA-Recalls-b...

Mail in ballots are even less secure

There is too much power at stake and too many dollars in the mix for this to work. Take a look at how expensive it is to break electronic voting machines then compare that to the b…

If you make a system that has 1,000 nudges towards Fruit Loops and hides the healthy thing, then it isn't just an individual choice. Nudges include advertising, availability, addic…

Many times the ultra processed crap is more expensive. Don't forget "convenient to buy" in addition to "convenient to cook". For example, a cliff bar bought from a corner store cou…

A really nice brand of healthy foods that are trustworthy and less processed is Primal Kitchen. I have zero affiliation with them, just is a brand I trust. Its so hard to shop for …

They exist but are a small minority of the shelf. You have to really look for them.

The ultra wealthy seem to do very well no matter who is in charge. Common people have had a tough go of it regardless.

Check out this design: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20030179178A1/en

The Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 changed restrictions on disseminating propaganda materials domestically. Passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fisc…

One example: Chicago to New York on United, direct flight that is ~2.5 hours. $209 for economy and $381 for Economy Plus. This is a $172 difference.