Critics, including some big names in Hollywood, argue that motion smoothing looks unnatural

As someone who loves watching things shot in 60p, I agree that motion smoothing looks unnatural when the pans are motion-smoothed and everything else is left alone. It breaks my suspension of disbelief when it doesn't all look the same, either 24p or 60p, it doesn't matter which.

So I don't think the high framerate "soap opera effect" is the issue, I think it's the crappy realtime conversion.

1/2 mile walk isn't bad, it's about 10 minutes. It's important to run buses frequently, every 10 minutes or so during peak periods, so you don't have to plan your schedule around the bus and you aren't waiting 30+ minutes if you miss one.

The US is built around cars, not busses and trains. There's no magic cure.

There is a magic cure, and it's buses in their own lanes. We already have enough space on many roads, we just need to restripe a lane in each direction for buses only, because when buses no longer get stuck in the same traffic as cars, people will ride them.

This is why cops should be required to purchase their own malpractice insurance, and be paid more so that the good ones can afford their premiums.

Just for reference France is 19 g CO2 per kWh.

Go away, troll. Because France's electricity is not only highly subsidized, they can't even produce enough electricity to meet their own needs at least 2 months out of every year!

Nuclear, because it cannot load-follow cost effectively, needs either fossil fuels or grid storage, just like renewables.

Waymo should follow the law by reducing speed when visibility is low, for example due to parked cars on the side of the street. Then when a kid runs out from behind a parked car to catch a ball, that kid is more likely to run into the car than the other way around.

Personally, I like a blend of conservatism with libertarianism.

You're describing a plutocracy, where the deepest pockets make the rules. That gives unions a reason to exist, to level the playing field by giving individuals an equal voice as large companies. We all want a level playing field, don't we?

Behind every union is a company that gave it a reason to exist by exploiting the workers. Repeat that to yourself until it sinks in.

Dirty power can (even on a cloudy day) handle a spike in air conditioners turning on in the evening after work.

So can an EV with V2X parked out front.

Dirty power can heat houses at night when there isn't wind.

There's always wind somewhere. You just need a transmission line to it.

Almost a year ago when my OTA TiVo bit the dust and TiVo didn't have a replacement in stock, I switched to a HDHomeRun (the 4K ATSC 3.0 version) and Channels. It's easy to use and works well enough.

This is the sad end of an era. I was a TiVo subscriber since 1999.

Who do you think is funding the minimum wage today?

But the last homeless bum at least should have a tiny apartment, food and medical care.

You're talking about a Universal Basic Income (UBI).

It would reduce or eliminate the need for quite a lot of rules, unfunded mandates such as the minimum wage, and government programs such as social security. It would shrink the government significantly. So conservatives should be on board with it, right?

Baseload is good but load following is better.

Walz's site updated in realtime, while SFMTA's updates daily. If you're misparked then yes, it would be convenient to know when parking enforcement is nearby. But I think SFMTA didn't want people to be able to track their staff's movements in realtime and that's why they shut it down.

18650 cells are one thing you should not buy from Amazon. In the USA, I get mine from illumn.com but 18650batterystore.com is also reputable.

...where it is better to be born smart than rich!

No, what we actually have here in the USA is a plutocracy that everyone tries their hardest to believe is a meritocracy because that gives them hope.