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The source is linked in his post. Did you not read the article? You should provide another source or address the data in the article instead of just asserting it's false with zero …

I also got a score that would have put me on the leaderboard, but the leaderboard did not update sadly.

There must be a disconnect between viewers and critics, because viewership declined over its entire run. Compare that with a true masterpiece like Breaking Bad which saw viewership…

Housing isn't that expensive or unaffordable in the US unless you want to live in NYC or SF.

Well, it appears that it was relevant. Sam Altman is CEO again.

While we don't know the specifics of the arrangement (under what circumstances Microsoft can back out of the deal), I'm sure they can make it challenging for OpenAI to continue ope…

Did you forget about company providing 10+ billion dollars in funding or the potential 80 billion dollar deal with Thrive?

I don't get why this line is repeated so much. Verbal agreements and reassurances in the realm of foreign policy are essentially worthless, especially when you're dealing with demo…

65% of Brazil's energy is coming from hydropower, which is extremely reliable, but geography dependent. When people make that statement, they're usually referring to wind + solar, …

If I recall correctly, being imprisoned during trial makes conviction more likely and sentencing tends to be harsher. Seeing the defendant in prison garb biases the judge and the j…

I have no stake in Canadian politics, but this is a very weird hill to die on. "Justin Trudeau also admitted to wearing blackface makeup to sing the Jamaican folk song "Day O" in h…

Because interest rates were historically low for the entirety of YT’s existence until recently. You’re seeing this happen with multiple platforms and companies suddenly caring way …

This assumes that everyone is equally likely to have children and in the same quantity.

It's true for an overwhelming percentage of people even in the most violent cities since most violent crime is confined to a small subset of the city.

Any system of IP will inevitably lead to some entities accumulating a disproportionate share of IP and abusing its enforcement against everyone else.

The fundamental problem of intellectual property is that it protects the interests of large corporations far more than those of small creators. IP only matters if you have the reso…

I don't see why "migration, driven by economic opportunities" is a bad thing. Socioeconomic mobility is tied heavily to where you live (proximity to economic centers). I doubt all …

To be fair, this variant of the avian flu is just spreading to Europe now. https://www.reuters.com/world/bird-flu-spreads-new-countries...

Dealbreaker for Mastodon (that I've seen multiple people mention) is that instance admins can view personal DMs. Yes, employees from major social media companies can view your priv…

I wouldn't say it's thoroughly debunked or rigorously researched. More studies need to be done. Decision fatigue is also a slightly different concept from ego depletion.

In 2013. He pled guilty to wire fraud in 2012. Can FinCEN/IRS retroactively determine something (like tradable skins in a game) is property and prosecute people over it?

I've lived in a community where none of us lock our doors, bikes in the porch or driveway, and nothing gets stolen. That said, every city I've lived in, I've kept my doors locked a…

No the argument makes sense. If Ford can't guarantee the Pinto provides an acceptable degree of safety therefore the Pinto is dangerous and shouldn't be sold. The previous poster d…

While I think the hate of Texas is unusual in this thread, this is an awful comparison. Please don't use comparisons that trivialize the horrors of the Holocaust.

Wind and solar numbers should also include amortization for deaths during power outages and deaths caused by peaker plants.