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I asked my local sheriff about the Flock cameras that are located on my street. He swore that they were only "ALPR" (Automatic License Plate Readers) and "definitely not Flock came…

He is likely quite wealthy now, from his long career on YT. I'm sure that many of the things you see as "work" are hired out. Video editing, thumbnails, etc. Even hiring multiple L…

I think they fully understood, which is why they all got jail sentences.

"Stand back and stand by."

At a minimum the data center should be responsible for paying for noise mitigation on all houses within a half mile of the site. That work could be done within a few months, upgrad…

Yes.

The day reddit asks me to upload an ID to shitpost about the NBA is the day I stop using reddit.

A union absolutely can and should protect workers from frivolous layoffs. If the company tries to layoff 10% "due to AI" the remaining 90% can strike. History is full of union soli…

US software engineers need a union. If I hadn't already landed a job somewhere else, I would only return with a 20% pay bump and an iron-clad contract.

It's routine and trivial for the US Gov to enforce export controls on non-US based companies. This "across the border" strategy will not work. Seagate Singapore was hit with civil …

Ah thanks for reminding me to cancel my subscription.

Good reminder for me to cancel my Cursor subscription. I don't support Elmo.

As a pedestrian, can you sell your neighbor's dangerous car?

If a driver would get a ticket, shouldn't Tesla also get a ticket? In the US, drivers kill pedestrians all the time and are barely punished. Is this the same standard that should b…

There's nothing truly secure from a group of highly motivated nerds.

I don't understand why "break the door down" wouldn't be the most immediate course of action by a senior engineer in that situation. I'll get my tools.

I don't understand this point of view. $140k in a LCOL is a fantastic salary. Median US household income is $83k/yr. It feels more likely your investment account gains are driving …

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Discord's killer feature is the "hangout" room. You can see if people are in there and actively talking before you join and that alone encourages spontaneous drop ins.

I actually think many people would choose this option, if it was possible. 21% of Americans are functionally illiterate according to the University of Alabama.

I quit reading after the first paragraph when I saw this pattern: "Not X, not y, not z, A!" The overly emotional paragraph headlines were also off putting.

U of Arizona graduated roughly 10,000 students this weekend. Schmidt could have paid off every student loan for every graduate in full and not even noticed it as a rounding error i…

Still Capitalism, but the Nordic Model. High taxes on the wealthy, high social spending for all, lower business regulations, lower wealth inequality, and high labor market flexibil…

The core loop of new friend formation is repeated casual contact. School is naturally good at forcing this, since we are filtering in and out of different class groups. If you want…

No, it's infinitely worse for your life to be surrounded by bad decision makers.