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This is not a flip the switch tomorrow hypothetical. The fallout of such an action would be huge for everyone, including the US stock market. Here in Europe, every government and m…

I'm reminded of a beer I had with a friend who's involved at change management for some large corporates. He was saying that when a lot of organizations focus on process improvemen…

This is also my understanding of why Twitter (and thus Grok) was acquired by SpaceX (which was already having an IPO). Less to do with GPUs in space, more to do with the first way …

I've been a cyclist in SF and in Amsterdam, both for many years. In SF I used my bell much more aggressively. It was mainly for cars, if I'm in or entering their blind spot and my …

I grew up in Fremont, CA, which pioneered the use of red-light cameras and terrible red-light camera practices (e.g. shortening yellow light times to increase revenue and giving a …

This whole thing is Musk just trying to keep the hype train going. Musk has learned one neat trick from all of his (quite admirable) success with Tesla and SpaceX: hype is more pro…

It isn't very complicated from a military law perspective. The chain of command (following orders) has a lot more weight on it than a given solder's interpretation of military, con…

I like the idea that what makes someone a 'professional' instead of just an employee is the wherewithal, agency, and expectation to say no to a particular task or assignment. An ar…

Are there any good robo-vacuum cleaners that will still clean your floor if the internet is down? I've had my Miele vacuum cleaner for 15 years now, and I bought it second hand. I …

This is the way. The current US administration is a 2 year old with ADHD and shiny distractions abound. Agree to deals and let him claim wins, and then bury it in bureaucracy and c…

I definitely think that he thinks he's smarter than the market and sees bubbles everywhere, and I also definitely think that there's a gigantic AI bubble, or at least extreme 'frot…

Wow that's just excellent. German classes paying off already!

I can imagine that there could be a case of parallel construction to build a case to get a specific desired outcome. I also think that if you're right and this is an example of a '…

At first I thought maybe the number of pedestrian journeys have gone up, but that appears to be declining (leading to even more concern as to why deaths have gone up).

This is exactly how we describe them internally: the smartest interns in the world. I think it's because the chat box way of interacting with them is also similar to how you would …

I'm confused, why didn't you look up the definition in a book as it was your claim?

On the app side, what's the best (global) app for rain forecasting over the next few hours (paid or not)? Here in the Netherlands everyone uses "buienradar" which is limited to the…

Yes.

Regarding the discussion of ger/yurt districts in cities, it's also important not to underestimate the cultural significance of the nomadic lifestyle and yurt culture. Changing cli…

If anyone has any tips for the most cost effective way for expats to file, please share them here. I'm doing it all by hand because I'm tired of going through the 'free' apps and e…

Advertising is ruining everything.

The TikTok-ification of advertising supported platforms is terrible, but makes sense to me. LinkedIn pivoted from making money on subscriptions and fees for job postings to ads, wh…

You should watch some pilot videos online, specifically large commercial aviation videos. Pilots have a TON of checklists and procedures. If they're up in the air approaching cruis…

If you're caught using steroids before the race, you're banned from running in the race (and may be fined, and may face criminal charges). If you want to appeal that's fine, but yo…

Indeed. There were probably a lot of January purchases (pre-salute and salute fallout) that were delivered in February; and that was only the start.