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Comment · 2 months ago
I'm not a psychopath but how are we supposed to fix the deficit without something like DOGE that can cut programs.
Comment · 3 months ago
Authoritarian?
Comment · 5 months ago
The gyroscope and battery should not be getting exposed without permission. That seems unexpectedly invasive, and I'm in tech.

Also we should disable referrer field.

Comment · 6 months ago
The interface is great for what it does though. I still use ti-83 interface with the calculator app on my phone.
Comment · 6 months ago
My brand new Pixel phone several years back, I was so excited it was IP68. Took some photos splashing around in water, not more than a foot or two. It died in minutes.
Comment · 6 months ago
That would have been absolutely horrible
Comment · 7 months ago
No probably not
Comment · 7 months ago
Eventually we will rediscover the Harvard Architecture for LLMs.
Comment · 7 months ago
Arc AGI 4 can be Chip's Challenge!
Comment · 7 months ago
I would make the same argument about bicycles then. What is the point of spending taxpayer money providing services for such a dangerous activity?
Comment · 7 months ago
The counter argument is this: if the chance of dying is 2% to make a historic mission, then people should be able to make that choice. What's your counterargument to this statement?

As for your hazards Microgravity can be counteracted with a centrifugal living environment.

Radiation can not be mitigated effectively yet other than throwing mass at the problem. But if someone wants to launch enough mass that's on them.

Comment · 8 months ago
I was not arguing about the hazards of space travel. Of course it is hazardous. I dislike the article because his conclusion is more dangerous to society than any hazardous activity: "something is dangerous therefore nobody should do it." And he makes no arguments to support this conclusion.
Comment · 8 months ago
Fixed pie fallacy.

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