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by ultrarunner 7d ago
You’re likely taking this too literally. OP is saying that beliefs inspire action, but as of now we haven’t seen action from these people that support such an extreme belief. What we have seen is incredible hype (justified or not), so it’s
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by ultrarunner 11d ago
It's like inflation for quality of life. Right now we're in the stimulus check phase, and people feel great about having been handed some cash. The next step is that cash has been spent, and what's remaining isn't worth
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by ultrarunner 15d ago
Shouldn't their presumably unlimited access to Gemini models enable them to implement things like this quickly and easily?
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by ultrarunner 15d ago
Funny how morality so often benefits incumbents and the powerful.
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by ultrarunner 18d ago
No, I think their civil forfeiture rates are quite a bit higher than average. Property taxes too. Quite a bit of fearless thievery going on in Texas.
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by ultrarunner 18d ago
Well, maybe not, but sober pedestrians increasingly show up in morgues, and if news reports are to believed, a lot of them are hit and run.
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by ultrarunner 20d ago
Frankly, even if it was limited only to videos contemporary to whichever point we decided is "classic", I'd still be in.
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by ultrarunner 21d ago
Decent read, but ultimately “climate journalist sees climate issues in monthlong vacation”. I would have liked to see a treatment of the title: is the roadtrip in peril because it’s not a sustainable activity? Ie road tripping (and energy u
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by ultrarunner 27d ago
Intelligence is a slippery term, as plenty of smart folks have made dumb decisions. That said, I’ve noticed that many people who don’t understand why their choices are subpar tend to blame others, i.e. life happens to them. Someone more a
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by ultrarunner 1mo ago
It walks my retired parents through their home projects like the project is a labyrinth. Spewing reams and reams of nonsense at them, but their memories are short enough (and their trust high enough) that they follow it aimlessly until they
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by ultrarunner 1mo ago
Currently: generating hype at a lower cost without emotion. Is the product itself better? Often no. But salaries have a large weight in the consideration, and hype corroborates the choice.
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by ultrarunner 2mo ago
There's been a dramatic increase in sloppy kinda-working something.vercel.com output in niche circles. I think that shows at least a weak demand for certain types of software, but it's not clear that the vast piles of cash that ha
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by ultrarunner 2mo ago
That would be somewhat interesting, but it's tempered by relationship: the fine article mentions only that the demographics are "affiliated" with Moody. This could range from vendors & suppliers to mailing lists to groups
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by ultrarunner 2mo ago
I couldn't agree more. It makes it difficult to attach my reputation to when making suggestions for hardware purchases.
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by ultrarunner 2mo ago
Counterpoint: 54% of adults read below a sixth-grade level because a society has been created to facilitate (and encourage) just that. Encouraging a population to rely on the thought processes of others is exactly what leads to over relianc
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by ultrarunner 3mo ago
She had low levels of amphetamines in her blood, consistent with her Adderall prescription. The only one bringing up meth is you. The guy was on the Brady list and the department never investigated his involvement. Regardless, the point is
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by ultrarunner 3mo ago
Unfortunately for this perspective, one side of the equation very much plans their lives around this mutual arrangement. When the other party experiments with the arrangement without deep consideration, I think "playing with people&#x2
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by ultrarunner 3mo ago
Oh look, since I posted, another one. https://www.azfamily.com/2026/06/24/watch-vehicle-fire-spark...
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by ultrarunner 3mo ago
Not only do they not need to, they need to actively stop doing that. These are the folks who light brakes & tires on fire, which then spreads to the mountains. There are dozens of spot, brush, and outright wildfires every year from thes
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by ultrarunner 3mo ago
To do that you have to first recognize that current city designs are 100% for car manufacturers, not people. To take away the olds licenses is to restrict them in their homes, like people under already are. It's freedom they're af
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by ultrarunner 3mo ago
Yeah, my dad has one. It's terrifying. Even for him. These are commercial vehicles with a residential façade, but they are not maintained like commercial vehicles. If they weren't such a money hole I imagine they'd get popula
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by ultrarunner 3mo ago
Well, I mean, Phoenix PD was under federal investigation for years. Maricopa was found to be violating civil rights for years, Sheriff Arpaio was famous on HN for years for using police against his political adversaries. And on and on and o
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by ultrarunner 3mo ago
> Dating the police is just such an astoundingly egregious violation of this principle There are still quite a few people who think the police are the friendly government-provided customer service agents of life, although I've watch
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by ultrarunner 3mo ago
From this and your other responses, I think you have a pretty poor understanding of the aviation industry. That's okay— it's a weird sector, currently, because of its high barrier to entry. I would be so happy if my plane could go
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by ultrarunner 3mo ago
I just went through a bunch of reports while I'm on call at work. Yes, pilot error is far and away the biggest official cause (although I've read some reports along the lines of "wing fell off", cause: pilot's failu
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by ultrarunner 3mo ago
If you're not directly involved in the maintenance, I am skeptical. For example, many flying clubs only exist because they have members who are A&Ps / IAs, who maintain the plane in consideration of membership. That's a w
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by ultrarunner 3mo ago
Well, you'll probably get your wish in the US anyway. I just paid $50 for a 2 inch square vacuum pump cover that should have cost $5. I have oil hoses that I would like to replace, but the $750 price tag (up $200 in six months) is givi
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by ultrarunner 3mo ago
Counterintuitively, it's probably the unrealistically high maintenance standards that lead to 1) no available qualified mechanics, and 2) incredibly high prices, resulting in 3) deferring whatever is possible to defer. This is the situ
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by ultrarunner 3mo ago
The phrase “what is going on” has become a trope with regard to aviation, signaling a complete drive-by lack of understanding of the industry. It could be a cluster illusion. It could be a conspiracy. It will be investigated, and the conc
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by ultrarunner 3mo ago
I had in mind airfields & strips more than commercial aviation hubs, but regardless: more options would somewhat relieve extremely busy SIDs and STARs. Alas, in densely populated areas that ship has probably already sailed.

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