damiankennedy

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Comment · 1 year ago
How much can the US federal government fine a company like Boeing? 30 trillion would be nice. Or perhaps a federal level registration fee that covers safety/quality checks and costs 50 million per plane?
Comment · 2 years ago
Some phones had a slot where you could insert made to fit cards with common numbers.
Comment · 2 years ago
How long do US people typically fix their mortgage? Are there many people that will refinance their home and have to pay a higher rate or does this just happen if you move house? Can refinancing be avoided if you just move house and transfer the debt to the new property but keep the same rate? In New Zealand you can fix for 6 months, 1 year, 18 months, 2, 3, 4 or 5 years with 2/3 being most common but recently 6 months to 1 year becoming popular due to the expectation that rates will fall. The flip side to that is a lot of people on a historically low < 3% 3 year mortgage had to take a 6%-7% mortgage so a lot of money gets taken out of their pockets and the economy.
Comment · 2 years ago
Do you think it will get as high as %50 per month or something like %25 a year and would this inflation have any effect on future US Federal liabilities?
Comment · 2 years ago
They're not using an automated ad service of any kind they have manually put these ads in the source code of their web page. We all see the same ads.

I prefer it, these ads mean something to the people that run the site, they put some effort into putting them there and presumably purchasing the products benefits the organisation in some way.

They also have a no AI disclaimer at the top.

Comment · 2 years ago
This ignores Planck's energy-frequency relation. Things like photons are affected by gravity as well.
Comment · 2 years ago
What about when an apple falls to the ground, is the apple magnetic?
Comment · 2 years ago
As a New Zealander born in the 70s I very much remember Greenpeace protesting against the testing of the nuclear weapons, the snap election in 1984, the 1985 bombing of the Rainbow Warrior and then becoming nuclear free in 1987. Nuclear power was never going to get of the ground in that environment. In NZ, being nuclear free is like the 2nd amendment in the US.
Comment · 2 years ago
The reply link is now available again?

Everything is red now. Nearly lunch time in New Zealand.

Comment · 2 years ago
The reply link is now available?

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Comment · 2 years ago
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Comment · 2 years ago
Update - Copilot is experiencing degraded availability. We are continuing to investigate. Aug 14, 2024 - 23:13 UTC
Comment · 2 years ago
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Comment · 2 years ago
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Comment · 2 years ago
How much power would such a device need to be detected above background radiation? Would a power source for it last long enough to improve the odds significantly?

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