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Working fine in Chrome for me.

The new non-Medium blog is so much better.

This seems to be true of any hardware-based business. Hardware is expensive, has long development cycles, and can't always be fixed with a patch. Maybe they're pulling rabbits out of their hats, but they seem to have an inexhaustible supply. People have predicted Nintendo's demise at least since the GameCube. Somehow, they keep surprising cynics every other hardware cycle.

If anyone can make invincible cardboard, it's Nintendo.

I routinely find linked YouTube videos that have been removed, sometimes with no indication as to why.

I bought some AmazonBasics AAs when I discovered they're relabeled Eneloops at a steep discount. Years on, they still work great.

This is something I wish people would do when trying to grasp gender and sexuality, especially where it's outside a binary. Too many attack helicopter jokes and "bi people are untrustworthy", not enough trying to understand another person's experience.

I reverse this when dealing with religious people, for example. I don't understand where they're coming from, and I draw hard lines for those with beliefs that are harmful to me, but I understand them better than when I was an edgy atheist teen.

>> Not to dismiss the challenges with automating burgers, but its pretty straightforward compared to self-driving tech - there's basically no unknowns!

I always assume things are more complicated than they appear on the surface, so this is a surprise. You sound like you've explored this topic thoroughly. What is involved in having a robot produce a hamburger (not just the patty, of course)?

Same in the US.

Is BitChute federated? I was able to follow's Blender's videos from a Mastodon account since PeerTube runs on the same network.

For those not familiar with this fundraising platform, it appears to be legit. I asked them about it last month: https://cybre.space/@Riley/100131447697085131

Absolutely. Intersectionality is very important for any social justice effort. Most native social justice advocates I see are also LGBTQ+ advocates. Not as much the other way around, but I do see it.

The same reason you use they, them, and their instead of dropping pronouns entirely. It's easier to make language gender-neutral than it is to remove the slot gender occupies entirely.

There are probably other reasons.

>> "You are calling 911. The purpose of the call is specifically to ask the government to send someone to your location."

Correct. I'm not asking the private company "RapidSOS" to relay my location to the government. The endless string of leaks makes me distrust companies with data. Every party I depend on having good security is a new party that might screw up, or intentionally misuse the data.

The involuntary risk surface area is already large enough.

I'm not okay with that either. Just because data is already collected for one purpose doesn't mean we have to accept further encroachments on privacy. Every one increases the surface area of risk for a dangerous leak.

Imagine the call is from a gay bar (or the vicinity). The data leaks. Now coworkers know, none of them are okay with it (even if they never confirm their assumptions), and there are no legal protections when they get fired.

There are a lot of non-obvious ways seemingly-innocent data can harm marginalized groups.

The idea that private enterprise is more efficient than government is a myth. Waste scales with any organization.

It's similar to how Florida seems more messed up than other states, but it's only because of the state's public information laws. There's probably a term for the bias where something seems more prevalent only because information on it is more accessible.

Even a "public" company only shares so much with the general public. Much less than even the smallest government.

The choice isn't between stealing and paying for it. Choosing something else is the principled stand.

There's plenty of good media out there to support without stealing. I'd rather grab an eBook from the library (they get paid) or buy a random indie album on Bandcamp than spend time on media published by people who don't respect their customers.

Some of us have this bizarre wish to support the companies and people who produce things we enjoy even if they sometimes make it difficult.

There's basically two ways polyamory goes down:

1: You learn a lot about yourself and unpack all the stuff you've buried over a lifetime, figure out what you want, and are forever changed for the better. Maybe this means you decide poly isn't for you. This is how it went down for me.

2: You double down on all your insecurities, ruin everything, and blame polyamory for it. Most of the negative stories you hear come from this. All polyamory does is amplify what's already inside. It's like getting superpowers. A jackass with laser vision was already a jackass without it.

This is like saying "you get to Mars by starting the trip." The advice is sound, but doesn't help with getting off the ground. It's the kind of thing someone who already has little or no trouble starting buys on a poster for their workspace.

The library manages this the 1-2 times a year I go to a branch. They show me the latest information in the PINES database, ask me if it's all current, and input any changes. Of course, they don't have the same regulatory and liability concerns as a doctor.

This is a good goal to strive for, but it's far from the present reality. Bad information is abundant enough as it is. There's no reason to exacerbate the problem with poor framing and inadequate sourcing.

People really do limit themselves because they don't understand taxes. There's a lot of bad information about tax out there, and even some propaganda.

I've met people who sincerely believed making enough to enter another tax bracket would mean all their income would be taxed at that rate, not just income inside the range.

I just spoke from personal experience to answer scottybowl's question. (the answer: anyone can, but not everyone feels like it's meant for them)

Someone else can look at your thought experiments if they want and help you sort it out.

Not everyone comes from places where being informed is a value. Some even come from families or communities where wanting to learn makes them a target.

They might have been preparing for their trucks. A lot of engineering time is spent on their ride quality, so I wouldn't be surprised if they use a lot of highly custom parts.

If you're planning to take over trucking, working out some of the details early with your cars might make sense.

What does one do with just two manufacturing robots?

The person you replied to is probably referring to the concept of fiduciary duty which is often mentioned alongside discussions of public companies. I don't know anything about it though.

>> If I have a certain way of expressing myself... Well that's how it is.

You shouldn't sell yourself short. Changing the way you communicate is a huge but worthwhile challenge.

In a different time, I would have been mean to you over your comment instead of offering supportive words. It took as much effort to be nice as it used to take to be mean.