Viewing profile — jbm

While I dislike Instagram reels and stories, I do feel like there is almost certainly scientific studies on radicalization that would benefit from actual histories of dumb memes. I…

Maybe the text should include some extraneous war crime solicitation to ensure a human wrote it. Maybe we should all do so. Death to (insert random enemy here)

I went to a decent high school, this was not something covered in 7th grade. It isn't covered in my daughter's school either. For the 2026 version of me out there, please ignore. I…

Lobbying, as it is practised in the US, is hardly better than bribery. Talking to lawmakers about what is exclusively in your best interest, to the exclusion of everything else, is…

> Open-source software isn't a moral good Yes it is.

I was a little radicalized when ChatGPT literally refused to translate parts of 1000+ year old religious texts and told me it was due to copyright concerns.

I live in Calgary. Both major airlines cost the same. There is no difference in sorting. Both airlines use the 737. I lived in Tokyo. I used to spend more to avoid getting accosted…

If human activity is taxed, AI activity will be taxed. It's just inevitable. It will be taxed at multiple levels until we figure out the right level to do so. Some of it will be de…

Your ships would have been sunk during the 2002 Millennial challenge and an entire bureaucracy would defend you for the next 20 years.

Even Cargo Bicycles cost more than $10k. I think a 6 seater people mover is worth far more than those. I'd buy a 6 seater with this range but not with the speed limitations (I thin…

No one is "grateful" for being labelled a security risk. The statement reads more like a Chinese "Ah Q" story than a real response. (Unless they are piping the F1 Mercedes theme so…

I own a Model 3 and I like driving it, but I scratch my head at everyone who claims there are no mechanical problems. I'm glad you didn't have any, but there are some repairs that …

I see this on all sorts of non tesla cars and it makes no sense. I saw it even on brands like Fisker (although that was a solar panel that apparently didn't work). Just a nice meta…

Windows did not even support Final Fantasy 7 between two versions due to their broken Direct X design. Let's bury that turkey; just because there are compelling blog posts doesn't …

Please eliminate the glass roof. Why do EV companies keep making this customer hostile decision? On my 2019 Model 3, a stress fracture showed up overnight and everytime I look up I…

> Should they have supported PPC emulation forever Yes.

The idea that people did not thank the US is laughable. I have literally met Japanese people who have been thankful to the US for dropping nukes on them while pissing themselves ab…

For what it is worth, I live in Calgary and the McDonalds near me does not have deals like that. There is apparently a huge range in prices across McDonalds in a city, so there may…

I've been doing level 1 charging for the past 3 years or so. It is fine even in cold Calgary (albeit in an unheated garage) Unless you are regularly doing upwards of 150 km/ day, i…

Is there? I walked past a parking lot yesterday and everything was in black, white and silver. When I bought my house the agent turned up her nose about the wood furnishings instea…

This is surprising. Has Canonical built something recently that requires "math geniuses with top grades at school"? The last time I remember using any of their software was Unity. …

For those who were immediately curious; https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36731320 Spoiler: That whole thread is probably an excellent troll ("I might make this a startup"), exc…