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Comment · 1 day ago
With enough inflation, you and I might be worth hundreds of trillions. See: Zimbabwe.
Comment · 4 days ago
Something tells me not all of that debt is going to turn out quite as high quality as it appeared at the time of issuance.

The mere success of “AI” won’t be sufficient to repay those loans. Many of them only make sense in a world where AI is wildly transformative and profitably successful.

Comment · 10 days ago
It sounds like you don’t understand the problem very well. Forgive me if that’s an incorrect interpretation.

One way to prevent this type of crime is to ensure that it is never profitable. The downside is that there will be losses until the message is thoroughly communicated.

Comment · 15 days ago
Seriously. It’s pretty clear that the new Roadster is not intended to be a practical car for the masses. And that’s Ok. There’s room for a “halo” product in any lineup.
Comment · 16 days ago
It’s interesting and valuable, imho, to consider that people have always tended to think things are falling apart, and that perhaps now is no different.

That said, all societies rise and all appear to eventually fall. It’s equally reasonable to consider that the US/Western Civilization/humanity might actually be nearing a fall.

Comment · 25 days ago
There are a few ways to disable/hide shorts. One day I said to a friend, “man I wish I could block these things, they’re insulting to my intelligence and just encourage clicking around” and my friend said “I’ve been blocking them for a while, just do this.” And while I can’t remember what “this” was, it’s worth a quick google.

Shorts are like the video equivalent of snacking on Doritos all day long.

Comment · 27 days ago
At first I bought used cars because I was young and didn’t have any money. Later, I bought used because of the savings, and because it made getting a manual transmission easier. Now we still buy used, but avoiding this kind of thing is top of mind.

Our three family vehicles are 2016, 2016, and 2007. Somehow we live without built-in nav, CarPlay, and hundreds of square inches of screen space. At the rate things are going, I’ll probably live out my life without getting anywhere close to a new vehicle.

Think about it please, everyone. Do you need this stuff? Really need it?

Comment · 29 days ago
By the time Starship carries humans (assuming that it will, which I do), it will likely have flown uncrewed more times than Shuttle + all prior American programs together.

They know it’s going to be tricky to make landings safe for crew. Nobody’s in a rush to fly people.

Comment · 1 month ago
It’s a bubble. “AI” could be quite successful at this point, and the economics still don’t work out.
Comment · 2 months ago
Huh? Was I wrong about something here? If so, please educate me.
Comment · 2 months ago
Nobody would (or should, at least) be using a lead-acid battery for this in 2026, either.

Full-cycle efficiency should be higher now. And the inverter. And the generator.

Comment · 2 months ago
And machines could hit a baseball or drive a race car better than any human, but we still want to see people doing things.
Comment · 2 months ago
Care to take a guess who wins when an issue comes down to citizens vs police?
Comment · 2 months ago
Curious: are these cores (ao486, z386) technically illegal because of Intel/AMD licensing/copyright/etc? Or has everything relevant expired? Surely the patents have but not sure what else comes into play.
Comment · 2 months ago
It’s a time-honored tradition to compare your upcoming product to the competition’s old news.

That said, looks like an impressive core and complete CPU built with it. Would love to see a smaller, affordable version.

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