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Comment · 3 days ago
The peak of asbestos use in the US was from 1950-1970, very common for insulation and fireproofing. The ship was built in 1951.
Comment · 4 days ago
Just about every one of these guys looks like a character in KOTOR in early to mid dark side alignment. Thin, pale faces with dark, sunken eyes.
Comment · 5 days ago
This is the national economy version of declining neighborhoods opening lots of vape shops
Comment · 7 days ago
It’s just a technical issue that seems to magically and repeatedly happen in favor of right wing interests. Crazy how that just works out some times.
Comment · 9 days ago
> eMudhra handled the recent incident diligently, revoking the affected CAs within 14 hours of discovery

Is 14 hours a diligent response time for something like this?

Comment · 29 days ago
Comment · 1 month ago
Even though I do use it, a choice would be nice.
Comment · 1 month ago
lol, playing against jev the ball routinely disappears dozens of pixels away from my paddle and it just awards itself the point anyways. Big Obama awarding Obama energy.
Comment · 1 month ago
Back when legalized gambling was on the ballot for my state, I was enthusiastic supportive, even though I don’t enjoy gambling personally. I conflated these bans with a sort of religious and social nannying, an affront to individual liberties and denying a legal livelihood for something people will do anyways. Legalizing gambling was a step in liberating society from churches and the state. Considering I had no skin in the game, I ignorantly downplayed mental health claims. Years later, I not only regret my support but am deeply embarrassed by it.

Since then, I’ve watched an alarming number of friends and coworkers slip into erratic and reckless patterns of anti-social behavior and self harm. People I never would have expected. No economic or social renaissance has followed as proponents might have claimed back in the day. The casinos around me are large, costly, seedy, hopelessly depressing dumps littered with equally depressing people that stink of desperation and delusion.

The expansion, normalization, and corporatization of traditional gambling and prediction markets is accelerating degeneracy and letting low rent hucksters strip mine countries where they are legal and leave the rest of us paying the bill. I think they are a genuine risk to the health and safety of society.

Comment · 1 month ago
The consent dialog is one of the most unhinged examples I’ve seen. No “reject all”, I clicked reject on each of the visible sections which kept the save selected button grayed out. To fix that you have to click all providers and reject each one, and there are nearly 200.
Comment · 1 month ago
So is the solution to only nominate corporate bagmen who have a perverse incentive?
Comment · 1 month ago
On my car, yes it activates the brake light.
Comment · 1 month ago
As you suggest, it smooths out your driving habits. You’re just focusing on balancing the accelerator with your desired velocity, that’s it. Need to go slower? Back off the pedal until you hit the mark. The regenerative braking kicks in so it slows down quickly, sort of like light-to-medium braking. It’s more responsive than you might think. Need to go faster? Press the accelerator as usual. No more going back and forth between gas and brake, which makes it less exhausting in stop-and-go traffic. You’re also maximizing regenerative breaking, so that’s increased efficiency and less brake wear. That’s particularly good when you’re doing down hill.
Comment · 1 month ago
I got a used 2023 Chevy Bolt and initially disregarded one pedal driving was an absurd and unnecessary feature, but now I think I would skip a car that doesn’t have it.
Comment · 1 month ago
I’d like to see these comments copied over to the “reason for termination” field in their personnel file.

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