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rat87··on Only Teslas exempt from new auto tariffs thanks to 85% domestic content rule
Yeah because they were anti union. It wasn't because of any personal dislike of Elon.

And it was inevitable that the more mainstream automakers would sell more evs then Tesla as EVs became a larger and larger share of cars sold. Granted it's taking longer than expected but Tesla is no longer the majority even if it's overall has a large plurality but falling pretty fast

rat87··on Only Teslas exempt from new auto tariffs thanks to 85% domestic content rule
I don't think most Republicans want the destruction of our country so no I don't think he's an accurate reflection
rat87··on Only Teslas exempt from new auto tariffs thanks to 85% domestic content rule
It's not for the most part. He's delivering far lower percentage of his promises than most presidents.

He made a shit ton of promises and many were nonsensical and contradictory. But that doesn't change that he hasn't delivered on them. The problem is people see him doing the most ridiculous stuff people thought he would drop and assume that means he kept most of his promises

rat87··on Chain of Recursive Thoughts: Make AI think harder by making it argue with itself
That seems like a terrible idea. At best it seems likely to help you make a false but convincing sounding case. I really hope no one is using that to help them understand controversial topics much less using that to determine their stances.

Id recommend looking into actual human experts who are trustworthy and reading them. Trying to get LLM to argue the case will just get you a lot of false information presented in a more convincing fashion

rat87··on I just want to code (2023)
Banking is both deeply entrenched and well regulated. I suppose people could make a venmo/PayPal/cash app payment system but dealing with cards would be more difficult
rat87··on I just want to code (2023)
Banking is both deeply entrenched and well regulated. I suppose people could make a venmo/PayPal/
rat87··on Read the Obits
Landslide is about popular vote not electoral. Because a small shift in popular vote can result in a massive swing in electoral vote. Claiming somin has a landslide is silly
rat87··on Read the Obits
Non famous obituaries are written by family members or friends. It's possible they'll use AI to clean up the wording
rat87··on Hundreds more NSF grants terminated after agency director resigns
He is destroying America whether that's his aim or he is just incompetent. Most people didn't vote for this. Many don't care and others are just blinded by partisan bias and cult membership
rat87··on Hundreds more NSF grants terminated after agency director resigns
There no strategy. They put rfk Jr in charge of public health. Orange man is bad. Or more specifically he's a selfish corrupt liar who doesn't really care that much if he destroys the country. To the extent that he'd prefer to be a king or dictator he'd prefer economy and military to be strong while he's in control but even that falls to his whims and instincts which are authoritarian, racist and conspiratorial. He's too intellectually lazy to learn how things work. Of course some of his subordinates are far right true believers but even then flattering Trump corruption and incompetence rule the day more then ideology.
rat87··on Deafening Silence from the Cybersecurity Industry
No in fact I'd say we are learning why its bad to have ineffective goverment. It lets people believe any blowhard thats claiming to be able to get things done. And its easy to do stuff when you don't care about destroying things or making things worse or following the law
rat87··on Why is Good Friday called Good Friday?
Yeah he worded it oddly but in other languages the word for Easter is related to the word for Passover or even the same
rat87··on Why is Good Friday called Good Friday?
Note https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%92ostre not Ishtar. While we don't have much evidence for a goddess called Eostre she appears to have been the origin for the name of Easter in English and maybe German. That is according to an 8th century English Monk(don't have any other sources, so I think it might not be universal believed by historians). But on the other hand there's not much evidence much besides the name (and only in English and maybe German) transferred and despite claims of some bunnies and eggs appear to be much later customs. Also in most languages Easter is related to the name for Passover which is the religous holiday most linked to Easter (in English we also have Paschal which can refer to both holidays)
rat87··on Why is Good Friday called Good Friday?
Easter is not a Pagan holiday. Its only named similarly in German and English. If it's linked to any other religious holiday it would be the Jewish holiday of Passover, in most languages it's name is based on Paschal/Pesach(passover) and the last supper was likely a passover meal. Early Christians timed Easter based on the Hebrew calendar/Passover
rat87··on US judge finds administration wilfully defied court order in deportation flights
Theoretically the electoral college was supposed to prevent guys like Trump from becoming president. Isn't that ironic?
rat87··on America underestimates the difficulty of bringing manufacturing back
> The goal is to get America to a place where it can manufacture everything it NEEDS on its own.

That is just incredibly stupid. The only country that tries to do this is the hellhole known as North Korea and even they fail. No country is an island and doing this will just ensure America becomes a third world country or worse

rat87··on America underestimates the difficulty of bringing manufacturing back
1 and 2 are the biggest reasons by far and matter a lot. Dictators are people too, they are susceptible as anyone to their minds being poisoned by too much nationalism. And even if it wasn't for that they would still view it as a way to get back flagging support from a nationalistic public(even dictators need a minimal amount of support from the population).

They do see Taiwan as an internal matter, that's the problem they don't recognize this sovereignty and don't like or understand Democracy. It's like Russia with Ukraine but they'll also claim Taiwan isn't a country because even most western nations technically don't recognize them. It makes me think we made a mistake not recognizing Taiwan as it's own country back in the 90s when China was less powerful.

rat87··on CVE program faces swift end after DHS fails to renew contract [fixed]
Populism is not an agenda it's a style. Also the majority of poor people voted Democrat, the majority of people with low education levels voted for Trump (which is not the same thing as dumb, although voting for Trump is dumb regardless of PhD or lack of HS diploma). There's overlap between low levels of education and income but if you define class by income then low income people mostly voted Dem
rat87··on CVE program faces swift end after DHS fails to renew contract [updated]
They are not. Trump is no libertarian or small government guy. The build the wall guy is the opposite of that. Even with stuff like social security he usually at least rhetorically claimed to be for more benifits (as long as it goes to "real Americans") and he is all for increasing police and military spending. And generally spending more on stuff that gives him money. Plus giant tax increases (tarrifs). He doesn't care much if government is dismembered as long as it owns the libs and gets rid of the public corruption prosecutors/others who might stand up to him

Trump's actions towards Putin are highly irrational. Maybe he's being blackmailed, maybe he's being bought, maybe he just has likes Putins style but there is a reason people suspect him despite it being unlikely in the general case.

rat87··on The case of the UI thread that hung in a kernel call
Reminds me of a bug that would bluescreen windows if I stopped Visual Studio debugging if it was in the middle of calling the native Ping from C#
rat87··on EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones over spying fears
Russia is a foe because it chooses to be a foe. It won't be an ally for any foreseeable future.

Trump doesn't care about cost. And investing in your own military is not the same as paying America. The Baltic countries and Poland have spent a higher then recommended percentage of their gdp on the military and have done more to keep a positive relationship with America but Trump doesn't seem to care

rat87··on YAML: The Norway Problem (2022)
I have when getting an openapi yaml file from someone else.
rat87··on YAML: The Norway Problem (2022)
Yeah it's a problem I had to put up a PR on a tool I was using because I ran into the Norway problem on yaml I was getting from another team. I did ask them to add quotes just in case
rat87··on $70M in 60 Seconds: How Insider Info Helped Someone 28x Their Money
Zelensky was elected in part on a platform of trying to negotiate with Russia but it fell apart because Russia wasn't interested in negotiating and instead decided it wanted to massively expand the war. If Russia shown the smallest sign that they had given up on conquering Ukraine and were willing to seek peace Zelensky would be interested. Zelensky is also more popular then most potential political opponents and they would rather the election would be held after the war when they'd have more of a chance(wartime popularity doesn't always transfer over to peacetime, Winston Churchill lost his post war election). And any credible challenges would likely be more hawkish on Russia not less
rat87··on Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs
2 ignores all the damage caused in the meanwhile

1 is wrong because if he wanted to decouple us from China he'd lower tarrifs on other countries especially close allies

rat87··on Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs
I'm pretty sure it can last indefinitely as long as you keep growing and don't sabotage yourself with massive tarrifs
rat87··on Google is winning on every AI front
Trying to answer complex questions by making up shit in a confident voice is the worst option. Redirecting to a more trustworthy human source or multiple if needed is much better
rat87··on Google is winning on every AI front
As it should. The potential for harm from LLMs is significant and they should be aware of that
rat87··on Google is winning on every AI front
Seems like a feature. Last thing we need is a bunch of people willing to take AI at it's word making up shit about controversial topics. I'd say redirecting to good or prestigious source is probably the best you can do
rat87··on Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries
The treasury department didn't print money for no reason. Stabilizing the economy during Covid is a much better reason then a pointless and stupid trade war
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