whateverman23

Does he have any original ideas or inventions to list since 2004?

I've helped a couple of family members who have gone under the sedation that you're talking about. I don't care how much more dangerous or more expensive general anesthesia is. I'm taking that option every time. I never ever want to be under the sedation you're talking about.

That sedation takes hours and hours to wear off, where you're worse than helpless. Completely memory free for hours after the surgery is over and can barely function. It's terrifying.

Meanwhile, when I've woken up from general anesthesia the few times I've been under, I'm almost immediately perfectly conscious and able to function on my own and remember things.

You can definitely get degrees in ballet/dancing, though. There are plenty of universities specializing in performance arts.

I'm guess asking: Why is 4 years of dedication to a sport (in at least the D1 context) not considered an education on its own?

List the degrees achievable from a typical college, and rank them in terms of usefulness outside college. Then fit 4 years of a D1 sport into that list. I have a hard time believing the usefulness of 4 years of a D1 sport would be at the bottom of the list.

Sounds good, doesn't actually mean much. It's just an extended version of "money doesn't buy happiness".

Money buys the ability to do whatever you want. It buys you the ability to take what would normally be big risks. It also buys you the ability to live a sad but otherwise comfortable life on a beach.

Money bought the person you responded to the ability to travel the world and study math, instead of worrying about getting food on the table or taking care of family.

Denying this is one of the most ignorant things people with money can do. It's the core of many problems in society, as it's directly related to the inability for many in power to empathize with people who are less fortunate.

It wasn't a hair-trigger decision. From the AP article [0]: "U.S. pilots who flew up to observe it determined it didn’t appear to be manned"

[0] https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-shoots-down-unknown-flyi...

Because the cities and states that need the money aren't necessarily the ones with the money.

The richer states and cities subsidize the poorer states and cities via this exchange.

This should be considered a good thing.

For me, I just don't see anything exciting in the future for me with regards to software engineering and my career.

When I was first starting out, possibilities were endless. Lots to learn, lots to build.

When I was in college, I started getting internships, and dreams of disneyland-like big tech jobs were abundant.

Now, I have the big tech job and everything is objectively getting worse. Big tech jobs are less and less cushy. Jobs are harder to get. Salaries are going down. Layoffs left and right. Promotions and raises are a grind. Etc. etc. Absolutely nothing to look forward to.

People are talking about depression and low-test, but maybe the future just isn't bright anymore, and this is a normal reaction.

> My family personally doesn't eat anything raw because of the news reports we've read of people getting sick (or worse) after consuming raw meat, and we make sure to only eat fully cooked meat.

Surely you have access to better sources that say otherwise? You seem to be admitting that you're stuck in your ways and unwilling to try new things because of old or inaccurate news.

There's nothing to "get". It's personal taste. What's your comment trying to say?

> It'd be pretty much the same story with adaptive cruise control and lane-keep assist.

Incorrect. This just continues to show that the gap between adaptive cruise control/lane assist and real full self driving is incredibly dangerous.

It's the gap where the user can feasibly relax and ignore the road for a decent period of time, but it's not safe to do so.

We should be jumping right into real full self driving (which is not autopilot or Tesla's "FSD"). This in between state should be illegal.

You could say that about literally any timeframe.

No comment -> "Wow, the silence is telling. There's some truth to it"

24 hours -> "Wow, they really took their time crafting their response. There's some truth to this"

8 hours -> "You know they threw together a war room to figure out their response. There's some truth to this"

1 hour -> "Such a quick denial. There's some truth to it"