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They're only shining on people who pay for it. I am opposed to light pollution, but reflect is not a threat to anyone who likes dark skies.

I remember reading a post by soneone who really liked imusic, i think, and the filter options it used to have. They had a playlist that was "all songs with four or five stars that …

I think it's more a concern that the hardware isn't useful in the real world, rather than that the hardware doesn't meet the description they provide of it.

There are flexible electrodes, rather than rigid arrays. The idea was that this would reduce scarring. I'm not aware of the exact results of the trials, but it works better than ri…

This thing will not kill babies. That's like saying seatbelts kill people because they don't save everyone in a car accident. It is precisely this attitude that prevents good thing…

Can you point to some of the stuff (presumably doge) that you particularly approve of? Id like to better understand this perspective

Trump isnt smarter than that. Also his goal in taking office was to smuggle taxpayer money into crooks pockets.

Wikipedia says: The shrew is between 8.9 and 10 centimetres (3.5 and 3.9 in) long[4] and weighs 4–5 grams (0.14–0.18 oz).[5] It has 32 teeth.[4] Must be a mistake on both?!? No way…

It should work in ksp. Its still an impulsive maneuver.

I feel like this article is reaching towards similar conclusions: https://www.palladiummag.com/2024/08/30/when-the-mismanageri... Trained managers have learned how to continue to e…

Rated voting methods are great, but more complicated than simple choices. Given how challenging it is to get people to just pick the thing they want in very simple situations, I wo…

The dielectric is internal, and the motor will presumably have a built-in driver to adapt from wall voltage to 2kv. Neither of those issues are at all an issue.

This is basically arguing "It's good to deceive your early employees about the value of their compensation" This is morally repugnant to me, and I hope you're not an executive at a…

I've worked on satellites, and yeah - everything is super bespoke, very low quantity, very expensive. There is probably a qualification unit, or a flight spare that may be availabl…

Todepond is a treasure. Everything they touch is brilliant. This is one of my favorites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4OIcwt8vcE

The basic idea of the essay, I think, is that "an agent" is a thing in idea-space that a non-agent intelligence (oracle) has access to and can describe to a user. "describe" in thi…

The whole point is that intelligence is a concept that points at a bundle of related characteristics. There is one indication that Deep blue is more intelligent than a toddler - it…

It's kinda ridiculous that because it costs x billion in doctors overcharging, we'll spend 100x on administration to control costs. Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face and a…

This is like saying "sure, that site is susceptible to a sql injection, but that doesn't mean the whole thing is insecure." If you have an intelligent adversary and the stakes of t…

We can avoid violence by _not responding violently_ to feeling offended. Being offended is not the same as being physically harmed. Those people who respond with violence to the no…

I think I must be missing something. Seems like a snake game, but no food shows up to eat... wander around the screen until I die. See my ghost there, but running over it does noth…

Totally agree. Also, let people open more medical care facilities. Right now "Certificate of Need" legislation is killing lots of viable options for care _outside_ hospitals.

Yeah - whenever somebody makes a good thing and people use it in cool ways, that's submarine marketing for that thing.

The problem isn't Louis, it's Apple's repair-hostile policies. Louis is just pointing out that he is physically capable of fixing a thing for $50 in an hour while the apple store w…

Where does the energy for muscle flexing come from in a dead fish? Without a heart circulating blood (and ATP), My expectation would be that the muscles would quickly run out of po…