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Comment Re:What about (Score 3, Insightful) 110

There is almost zero chance of that happening, as attempting to arrest sitting head of state of Russia would likely trigger nuclear exchange. So Hauge for Putin would require a regime change in Russia, and not the violent kind where the losing side gets all killed. As such, Putin will likely end up like Stalin - poisoned and dying on a carpet in his own piss than tried in the international courts.

Comment We are not far behind (Score 1, Troll) 110

While we can recognize evil of Putin's regime when it engages in totalitarian crackdowns on free speech, the sad truth is that we are not far behind. For example, Biden's justice department manufacturing novel legal theories to imprison non-violent political protesters while ignoring similar cases elsewhere.

Comment Re:do not want (Score 0) 198

Clearly EVs are the future and the savings will be every year, for the foreseeable future.

If we look at the electricity costs alone, why are you so certain it will remain low when generation is down, regulatory costs are up, and demand is up?

That aside, maintenance costs of EVs are proven to be higher than ICE. The promise of simpler electric cars did not materialize, EVs on the road today are differently complex than ICEs only the technology is newer. So no, it is not clear to me that EVs will be cheaper to run on individual or fleet scale.

Comment Re:Global warming is a benefit (Score 1) 198

Any "study" claiming that they can predict long-term impacts of climate change is speculative at best. Not only such studies in normal circumstances are highly unreliable, doubly so for the long-term forecasts. Now compound that uncertainty with model-based climate predictions and all that is left is uncertainty.

TL;DR Long term GDP forecast studies are BS, doubly so when attempting to account for climate change.

Submission + - Canada's Disastrous ArriveCan App Received a Procurement Award

belmolis writes: During Covid, the Canada Border Services Agency created ArriveCan, an app that allows travelers entering Canada to electronically submit travel documents and customs declarations. The app was so buggy that many could not use it, and erroneously ordered thousands of travelers to quarantine. At C$59.5 (US$48.4) million it was far more expensive than the initial C$80,0000 estimate.The procurement process was recently severely criticized by Auditor General Karen Hogan in a scathing report. It has now been reported that the team responsible for ArriveCan received an Unsung Heroes award from the Canadian Institute for Procurement and Material Management for its work.

Submission + - Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger Speaks Out (city-journal.org)

An anonymous reader writes: The Wikipedia co-founder discusses Katherine Maher and the corruption of the Internet.

Larry Sanger remembers the promise of the web. He co-founded Wikipedia in 2001, with the hope that it could sustain a “free and open” Internet—a place where information, dissent, and creativity could thrive.

At Wikipedia, he proposed a system of rules that encouraged users to “avoid bias” and maintain a “neutral point of view.”

That Internet is gone.

Comment Re:Turnkey totalitarianism (Score 1) 263

There are war crimes committed by IDF that cannot be explained by blaming Hamas. For example, blocking aid to cause famine.

That aside, the fact that Hamas committing war crimes is clear and indisputable. Insofar as Hamas causing civilian deaths, I hold IDF largely blameless. This is not the entirety of the picture, as there are situations and circumstances that cannot be explained by blaming Hamas.

Comment Re:Turnkey totalitarianism (Score 1) 263

How much did the terrorists pay you to post that?

You should question your sanity if the first explanation you come up for disagreement is that your opposition is being paid by terrorists. I don't think you are sufficiently insane to believe what you posting here, so stop intentionally and knowingly shitposting.

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