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Comment · 1 month ago
Pretty sure you’re thinking of the NHTSA.
Comment · 1 month ago
> The gamble is the long term side effects won't bring up their expiration date sooner.

That is not true. People routinely do things that are likely to shorten their life because they decide the upside is worth it.

Comment · 3 months ago
> after a nasty paragliding accident

I’m fairly new to paragliding. What happened? Have you returned to flying?

Comment · 3 months ago
Anyone can request their residence be blurred on Street View. I did it myself about six years ago.
Comment · 3 months ago
>Even Fable hallucinates

It’s in the name :)

Comment · 4 months ago
In this case it was a warrant, and the Supreme Court’s ruling does not hold that the warrant violated the fourth amendment.

Edit: looks like I misunderstood what you were referring to by “this case”

Comment · 4 months ago
There also isn’t a spa yet.
Comment · 4 months ago
Minor note: when discussing electricity, abbreviating datacenter as “DC” is confusing
Comment · 5 months ago
What I’ve done:

All of my passwords and passkeys are in Bitwarden. My brother has emergency access, and I’ve documented in Bitwarden Secure Notes my device credentials, recovery codes, estate information, and instructions for accessing my accounts.

One unresolved issue:

I have private photos of current romantic partners in my iOS Photos hidden album. I want my next of kin to be able to access the rest of my digital life, but I also want to protect those people’s privacy.

As far as I know, Apple doesn’t provide a way to grant next-of-kin access to an account while excluding hidden photos.

My current solution is a note asking my brother to delete the hidden photos before looking through the rest of my account. I trust him to do that, but I’d prefer a technical solution.

Is there a better approach?

Comment · 6 months ago
If a company has a specific knowledge advantage regarding the design or manufacture of turbine blades, wouldn’t they patent it?
Comment · 6 months ago
> it's currently difficult to get them prescribed by a legitimate doctor unless your obesity-related health problems are really severe

I think it’s more accurate to say that it’s difficult to get them covered by insurance unless your obesity-related health problems are really severe. In my experience, doctors have no problem prescribing GLP-1 drugs for weight management.

Comment · 7 months ago
> The threat of a Chinese moon landing

Maybe I’m naive, but what is the threat here?

> If it was canceled outright it would be much harder to react to any Chinese success

I feel like the appropriate reaction would be to congratulate China.

Comment · 7 months ago
> The entire point of a dating site is to find somebody to leave that site with.

Many people on dating apps are not looking for exclusive or long-term relationships.

Comment · 7 months ago
> In fact, you'll probably not find a billionaire with kids at any daycare

I grew up with the children of a multi-billionaire. His kids went to the same daycare as I did, and it wasn’t particularly fancy.

Some ultra-wealthy people live fairly normal-looking lives.

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