condensedcrab

It's not so much whether someone has hit anyone - speeding laws exist for a good reason to protect other drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, etc. There's a good reason that school zones are 25 mph for survivability in the case of a car hitting a pedestrian (especially for small children).

There's certainly issues with speeding laws and enforcement, but at the end of the day the US is so car-centric that removing someone's license for dangerous driving can severely impact their ability to get to work, etc.

Contract terms can vary greatly depending on the situation and the company you’re working with.

Early/frequent payment terms are always good to have but you may not always have the leverage for it depending on where you’re at as a contractor.

Takes getting ripped off a times before insisting on better terms I guess. It’s like bombing your first job interview… you can prepare but it just needs to happen.

At long distances the small cross section of the drone requires tight focusing (expensive optics) or a high power, preferably pulsed laser (expensive laser) or both.

Not impossible but many times more expensive than the drone

It's interesting progression from Gas Town, but it seems like the bottleneck is still translating ideas into actionable input/output frameworks for various agentic tasks.

Also there's the issue of how to identify systems-interface problems and posting those tasks for completion as well. No guarantee that a totally federated system will not solve interfacial issues faster than they generate them without feedback and oversight.

The level of price discrimination enabled by the many middlemen of the US insurance system is insane any and all standards.

If our groceries and cars were priced the same people would be protesting in the streets… the author notes how much the drug manufacturers and the pharmacy groups make, but there’s also all of the costs from the intentional inefficiencies of the system that drive up costs for consumers.

But apologists would say that putting the data centers in LEO would mean that latency to a client via a ground station wouldn't be much more than ~50 ms extra. At least LATAM and Africa would be getting a good deal out of it with better coverage.

> SpaceX has acquired xAI to form the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth, with AI, rockets, space-based internet, direct-to-mobile device communications and the world’s foremost real-time information and free speech platform. This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI's mission: scaling to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe and extend the light of consciousness to the stars!

I think Elon's taken one too many puffs of hopium

That seems to be the preferred path for many devs on Windows - unless you can get your hands on a Mac at work WSL is much better/easier. Most non-software companies may not even offer a Linux laptop.

Probably same reason most folks who are capable of running Linux don't stay on Ubuntu, etc.

I’d try applying to in office roles too - I suspect that most places have a soft hiring freeze regardless of work status.

At least, that way you know it’s not the remote work portion that’s keeping you from a job.

I’m in the US and everyone I’ve talked to who wants to move have been discussing the challenges of getting a foot in the door anywhere.

Airlines should recognize that middle seats are the lowest tier of service and adjust expectations accordingly.

Not to mention on long haul!

I think that the author has a point that LLMs need to make sense (and money) in the context of products.

Google’s Gemini integration from a consumer standpoint seems to be doing it right, even though Gemini on the developer side could mean many things.

We’ve probably been on the cusp of the transition from the exponential exuberance on LLM hype towards building products that make money. Still going up, but the hype is slowing.

Even small divergence angles add up if they’re trying to intercept at visual ranges outside of traditional munitions.

That being said, probably ~10kW/m^2 is enough to overheat or disable a UAV

That’s true. It’s more of a policy issue that’s like carbon credits… nice on paper but a big nothing burger. Look at F1 and Porsche talking about sustainable synthetic fuels.

When you compare round trip efficiencies and economics it makes sense to just not burn the hydrocarbons to begin with.