Comment Re:Well then (Score 1) 93
"We're talking about freakin' electricity. Come up with an actual better way to get it, reliably and affordably, and they'll gladly do that." Right, someone else do the work, then they'll exploit it. Except only if it's profitable for them, and remember that part of the benefit of pollution is that it disproportionately harms black people. Gotta replace that value.
"They aren't rubbing their hands together, chortling with glee about how much damage they will do, ready and willing to pay extra to do so." Elon Musk is. As if we should take the word of a Trump supporter when we all know how sociopaths work. You can remain ignorant, that doesn't obligate any of us.
So you actually do believe that these companies are deliberately doing things in a more expensive way, just to be mean. Wow.
You know that sounds crazy, right?
Comment Re:Well then (Score 1) 93
"We're talking about freakin' electricity. Come up with an actual better way to get it, reliably and affordably, and they'll gladly do that. "
Hydro, Wind, and Solar.
Probably need to add batteries to keep it running 24*7
As for affordably - well gas is more expensive than it was 9 months ago...
So your theory is that these companies are deliberately doing things the more expensive way, just to be destructive?
Comment Well then (Score 1) 93
This isn't a 1980s cartoon.
We're talking about freakin' electricity. Come up with an actual better way to get it, reliably and affordably, and they'll gladly do that.
They aren't rubbing their hands together, chortling with glee about how much damage they will do, ready and willing to pay extra to do so.
Comment Re:People are sheep. The state is their shepherd. (Score 2) 55
Of course, Facebook does the same thing, putting all of its users in little echo-chambers that only show it news articles that reinforce what they already believe, creating an illusion of worldwide agreement with them, and giving their opinions a feel of objective truth.
Does it though?
It keeps putting Dem politicians into my feed, but not a single Rep politician. Huh.
I literally block every Dem politician profile now, as an experiment. But there's an endless supply
So yes, it has some rabbit hole algorithms. But there are clearly some odd exceptions.
Comment So ... (Score 1) 61
Comment Maybe the Gnu guys can finish Hurd now (Score 2) 86
Comment Huh (Score 1) 124
Is "slop" officially the new word for "stuff I don't like"?
(And I ask that as a very long confirmed non-fan of Apple)
Comment "Billionaire oligarchs" (Score 1) 198
Comment Why not ... (Score 1) 90
... just call them "Your Royal Highnesses" and be done with it, if you are just going to adopt whatever terminology they give you about themselves, lol
Here, I found the missing scare quotes.
The "transparency nonprofit" Distributed Denial of Secrets
Comment Re:Coding interview is dead (Score 1) 153
So this is what the skillset interview should evaluate. Can you use the modern tools to generate good product, and do it pretty quick. Do you seem mentally stable enough to work well with people remotely, and conscientious enough to spend the time on it you are being paid for.
That's way too logical and clearly though out.
I mean, I don't see how it helps me rant against either Republicans or tech bros, so, really now
Comment Snark aside ... (Score 1) 153
Our most impactful builders are successful regardless of how good they are at these tests.
That's really the key, isn't it?
Take the current employees you'd want more of, and see how they do on your interview tests. Seems pretty logical.
Comment Re:Do we know the geographical source? (Score 0) 69
Do we know if these are mainly developing in the USA or elsewhere in the world? The USA actually restricts antibiotics by requiring prescriptions. Other countries that seem to have a greater variety of pathogens don't always apply the same restrictions, which can lead to more widespread use, which could increase pathogen resistance. Maybe some of these resistant strains are imported. I guess there's no way to know.
Uh oh, you said something logical and true. Prepare for the downvoting
Comment But ... but ... (Score 1) 69
The report also offers some good news: The CDC determined that the bacteria Clostridioides difficile, or "C. diff," which causes diarrhea and inflammation of the colon and can be deadly, is causing fewer cases year over year. The agency downgraded it to a serious threat, whereas it was categorized as urgent in the prior version of the report, which came out in 2019.
But
Comment Re:If only.... (Score 1) 101
An upstart company would make a "dumb TV" that simply displays high quality video.
Like a