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ace32229··on Ireland rolls out basic income scheme for artists
That's what, £1100 per month? How can you survive on that in an expensive city?
ace32229··on Roger Ebert Reviews "The Shawshank Redemption" (1999)
And the MC from 11/22/63 meeting the characters from It, and feeling Pennywise's presence.
ace32229··on UK government launches fuel forecourt price API
>the UK has never had this so people there either choose by brand or just convenience

Disagree - drivers maintain a mental map of local stations and know roughly how expensive they are, and make a decision based on that. Obviously this API will help inform us better!

ace32229··on UK government launches fuel forecourt price API
These things are not true in the UK - all fuel is held to the same high standard, though premium variants are available too.
ace32229··on Prediction markets are ushering in a world in which news becomes about gambling
You are ignoring the point of TFA. Kalshi & Polymarkets provide a marketplace to monetise political decision-making, a.k.a corruption. This is definitely detrimental to society.
ace32229··on India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app
Digital ID makes no difference to this whatsoever. If a government wanted to cut you off from utilities they could make it happen within hours already.

Same with conscription, which needless to say was invented and effectively implemented prior to the invention of digital anything.

ace32229··on Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025
Betting sites set their odds to maximise their revenue, not reality ;)

Polymarkets currently has him at 3%

https://polymarket.com/event/nobel-peace-prize-winner-2025?t...

ace32229··on I tried to replace myself with ChatGPT in my English class
Which of these are meant to be unbland?
ace32229··on I tried to replace myself with ChatGPT in my English class
"disproportionately affects men AND WOMEN" is nonsensical.

"disproportionately affects men" makes sense.

ace32229··on VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in
The latter is no longer true
ace32229··on Solar power has begun to transform the world’s energy system
From TFA:

> Poland—long a leading coal-mining nation—saw renewable power outstrip coal for electric generation in May, thanks to a remarkable surge in solar construction. In 2021, the country set a goal for photovoltaic power usage by 2030; it has already tripled that goal.

Is this inaccurate / missing something?

ace32229··on A Virginia public library is fighting off a takeover by private equity
Everyone benefits from a well-read community.
ace32229··on Jane Street barred from Indian markets as regulator freezes $566M
Here in the UK:

Average mechanical engineer salary (mid-career) = £45k Max mortgage based on salary = ~£200k Average house price = ~£292k

-> Most people with an engineering degree cannot buy a house

ace32229··on Price of rice in Japan falls below ¥4k per 5kg
It's similar in Ireland, at least amongst my elder relatives. A meal is not really a meal if it doesn't come with potatoes.
ace32229··on Panjandrum: The ‘giant firework’ built to break Hitler's Atlantic Wall
If you think the cost for supporting Ukraine is too high, wait until you see the cost of Ukraine falling and Russian tanks crossing into NATO territory :^)
ace32229··on AI Saved My Company from a 2-Year Litigation Nightmare
Sane countries do not elect their judges by popular vote (or, even worse, by their executive branch), and thus judges are generally apolitical, which removes a lot of incentive for the issues you mention.

It's insane to me that the US accepts that their judiciary are either 'red' or 'blue', and that their opinions are dictated by their tribe.

ace32229··on Gambling on papal conclaves
You're aware it's based on a book ~10 years old?
ace32229··on Never Missing the Train Again
You can build it yourself very easily for 1/3 of the price:

https://departureboard.jonathanfoot.com/

ace32229··on Artificial intelligence is losing hype
This is a bit like saying Earth isn't big, because there are far larger planets etc. out there. For the average conversation, Earth is "big".
ace32229··on Artificial intelligence is losing hype
I have no idea what type of law you're talking about here, but (given the context of the thread) I can guarantee you major firms working on M&As are most definitely not using underpaid interns to draft those documents. They are overpaid qualified solicitors.
ace32229··on Launch HN: Trellis (YC W24) – AI-powered workflows for unstructured data
I have just been working through the same problem (though just PDFs). Google DocAI helped enormously after a bit of initial input.
ace32229··on Everything about Mars is the worst (2017)
This comment is really poorly reasoned imo. To continue your metaphor, ancient peoples did not sail across the Pacific *, they sailed to the next nearest island and started colonies there (if viable). You could apply your logic to argue for colonising Uranus, or even the Sun.

> Two centuries in the future, the benefit of going to mars will be obvious IF the colonisation of Mars is successful (however you define that), the benefits of it MIGHT be obvious. Those are 2 huge conditionals; it may not be possible to colonise Mars, and if it is possible, we may still not be seeing any benefits in 200 years time.

*Of course, some did, but very much by exception. And it rarely ended well for these people, or their tribes, or humanity at large.

ace32229··on $10M in Gold Disguised as Machine Parts Seized from Cargo Plane
They can claim the tax back from the government when they sell it.
ace32229··on Billions stolen in wage theft from US workers
See the European Working Time Directive for a good example of how this can be enacted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_Time_Directive_2003

NB a lot of employers will ask you to sign a contract self-excluding you from its protections on your first day. ("it's not mandatory, we'd just like everyone to sign it :)" )

ace32229··on Cousins are disappearing. Is this reshaping the experience of childhood?
>She's not missing out on anything

I disagree with this for 2 reasons:

1. Cousins are likely to be a mix of ages, probably your age +- 10 years. I think there's some benefit to that, especially having elder cousins that can teach you cool stuff / protect you at school / buy you beer etc.

2. You lose contact with the vast majority of friends you make at school, eventually. Cousins aren't the same, you're more likely to see them at holidays and events than your best friend when you were 5 years old.

ace32229··on Wealth Systems in RPGs
The latest Cyberpunk update changes health items from collectable, consumable items to an item with [2] rechargeable uses that gets stronger as you play.
ace32229··on Argentina's New President Wants to Adopt the Dollar as the National Currency
What currency would the government pay benefits/public sector employees' wages in?
ace32229··on What the Goddamn Hell Is Going on in the Tech Industry?
Corporate socialism it's often called.
ace32229··on Safety benefits of roundabouts
The fast lane is the furthest lane away from where you'd enter the motorway, therefore it's the outside lane (or so the logic goes!)
ace32229··on 2023 Nobel Prize in economics awarded to Claudia Goldin
Perhaps worthwhile to point out in this context, her work was exaggerated by others, not by herself.
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