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At least for the gas this is the start of a better way of thinking about the problem. When I still lived in the US, I heard ppl complain about the price of gas all the time. However, I never heard complaints about our dependency on gas or the economic problem that the cheapest stuff there is per volume felt expensive to buy.

It’s pronounced “Uranus”, not “Uranus”.

I wonder if the most recent people to switch to public transport and cycling were the nicest remaining drivers. Where I live at least, it seems this could be playing a major role.

Boycotting Amazon is easy and fun.

This is a helpful clarification, thanks. Then my question to you is, should the viber cease and desist? Is this not a valid way for them to foment an interest in software/tool/website development? Surely if their code has deep issues, they’ll discover that eventually and maybe learn from it, right?

Like, someone could try to learn a language by only using an ai translator. It’s lazy and not as effective, but I wouldn’t discourage someone from pursuing the language on account of that.

Fair. But my impression is that passing snippets around has been standard practice since the beginning. What makes the code yours, in my opinion, is the application of the snippets and the creativity involved. I don’t see the LLMs as threatening this in a big way, yet.

I think you’ve hit the nail on the head with wanting bike traffic to be separated for everyone’s sake. However, riding a bike on a sidewalk instead of in the road isn’t safer for anyone, which is why it’s illegal in many if not most US cities. I know it’s counterintuitive. Reading up about it might help curb some of your frustration though.

It’s a lot of money for sure, but it doesn’t strike me as way off the mark given the size. As a fun exercise, check how much it costs to repave a street in your hometown and make sure you’re sitting down first.

You’re absolutely right- Bernie and I’m guessing most of his followers are social democrats. I seem to recall an interview where this came up and he basically shrugged the question off and said it didn’t matter to him what ppl called it. As for these political terms, I think Americans are broadly illiterate.

Maybe it depends on the recipe. I’m all for rethinking them and going for a cleaner design. I’m also looking forward to the day that we migrate away from hillbilly units, so I don’t have to search “xxx recipe metric”.

Someone should go talk to these cars and try to get them to stop fatality striking people

I read the German source article someone else posted and you’re spot on. The thinner air is the main advantage for the reason you mentioned. But apparently snow-reflected light off the surrounding peaks is a significant factor as well. I find that interesting.

Commendable. I don’t recommend it, but I commend it.

I don’t think enjoying the movie somehow supports eugenics. The premise is about the correlation between education level and demographic trends, which is a real thing. The reproduction rate is well-known to be correlated with women’s education specifically. Regarding eugenics, historically, the issue there was forced eugenics. That’s a much different thing.

Betteridge’s law of headlines strikes again

I didn’t realise anyone still uses facebook. Like in developed countries I mean.

I think it also depends on how hot it is, since anything more reflective (a white shirt) is also more insulating. So if it’s just kind of hot out, black would probably be better.

For anyone who doesn’t immediately have a clear idea of what 2.5 billion redneck units of water is, it’s about 10 million m^3 or 6 Roman colosseums of water. About 1 lake.

I’m just imagining Kiwis not getting it

Search for Amazon alternatives. People have compiled nice lists. Look for a local company to fulfill the need; it’s better for shipping too. You’ll likely notice that the stuff you buy, if even slightly more expensive, will be of much better quality. Use Amazon search to get ideas or compare stuff if you want and then buy local, secondhand or simply direct from the manufacturer.