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This is mentioned in the article when discussing a player that found the optimum route: > Sarah also did something that appeared a bit unnatural. Instead of simply continuing strai…

I agree that this is not an apocalyptic moment for the protocol. And I support what Blacksky is doing, so I kind of hate that this will probably be the only thing I get to say to y…

Yeah, that closing message was a little weird to me. I understand framing the article as "not anti-AI", especially if the author uses and enjoys the tools. But the end sounds like …

I'm just coming across this discussion now, but I did a little research that I can add to possibly explain the difference between the advertised capacity and the perceived capacity…

I was once in a hackerspace that held regular "show and tell" nights for people to present interesting technology projects. We eventually hit a rash of non-regulars bringing in "pr…

> They're not collecting in depth telemetry on every mile you drive, as you drive it. I mean, yes and no. It is most likely that the majority of carmakers are not collecting detail…

MC Frontalot and MC Lars had a fun take on this same concept in "Captains of Industry", which you may enjoy, depending on your feelings on old nerdcore hip-hop. https://www.youtube…

I agree that it's self-fulfilling. I just feel that it's being used more as a tool for compliance than for direct productivity.

> It's use AI or be replaced by AI I think they want to sell that perception, but the biggest thing the tech execs want in their SWEs is fear. Fear that makes us stay in our jobs, …

The strategy is called "Buy, Borrow, Die" https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/03/tax-loop... (viewable by disabling JS)

What do you want the title to be? "Have a Website"? No, that's missing the emphasis. "I Strongly Encourage Businesses to Have a Website"? There we go. That sounds bland enough to b…

Interesting that this question didn't warrant a response. Anyway, here's new research demonstrating the near polar opposite of the original claim, in case anyone digging up these o…

> and the worst case scenarios have already been avoided. Do you have a source on this?

In many cases, the decision to install Flock cameras have been made by city councils and sheriffs' offices. So it very much depends on local candidates. On the broader topic, I'm n…

Cynicism warning, but my honest guess is they see that the Colbert problem will be solved in June and so don't feel the need to spend any effort on him.

At least it is possible for an unethical person to face meaningful consequences and change their behavior.

Ford Motor Company manufactured charcoal, but in the end it stayed a car company. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsford_(charcoal)#History

I was a little miffed that this blog didn't include a link to that particular study, especially with how vague the citation is, so I went and found the original publication[0]. Of …

My bad. Thanks for clarifying.

Ah, my bad. That does seem to lower the stakes a bit.

> As an example: a an African American janitor in our kids' school voted republican in 2024 for the first time in his life, because the park in his Brooklyn neighborhood has become…

The gambling analogy has been brought up before. https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/05/generative-ai-runs-on-gam...

I have many questions about your methodology: - How many stations were you left with? - Did that number decline over time (as you excluded replacement stations)? - What was your sc…

Basically every country has been conducting a massive geoengineering project in the open for the past decades by releasing billions of tonnes of CO2 (and other greenhouse gasses) i…