Comment How specifically could AI kill all humans? (Score 5, Insightful) 129
Let's be more specific about how and why this could happen? What scenarios could lead to the total destruction of mankind?
Comment Beware the economists (Score 5, Insightful) 23
I’ve learned to be suspicious whenever I hear an economic argument made in favor of anything at all.
Nobody ever made an economic argument in favor of chocolate ice cream, puppies or Taylor Swift tickets, which seem to be things people actually want. The only time the economic arguments get trotted out is when somebody is trying to lube up a dildo to shove up our asses.
Even the dumbest salesman knows if he wants to make a sale, he has to convince you the product is good for you. When he has to tell you it’s “good for the economy”, he’s acknowledging there’s no way he can convince you it will be good for you, so he’s distracting you by appealing to an abstraction
Comment The end of the woke executive (Score 0) 78
They know which way the wind is blowing.
Comment Telemetry? (Score 1) 136
Does this new standard include telemetry to report the Chinese government how it is being used and what data is being transmitted? Does it allow for the display to be remotely disabled if disfavorable content is viewed?
Comment UK thinks they can regulate US companies (Score 3, Insightful) 28
https://x.com/cricketwyvern/st...
I think they're in for a surprise.
Comment Re:Incumbency?? (Score 1) 392
Even if your statement were true, which it isn't, I'm perfectly fine with the economy takeing a hit while righting the ship.
I prefer to live in a country, not an economy. First, let's figure out what kind of a country we want to live in, *then* we figure our what kind of an economy will support it, rather than the way around.
I'm really tired of this notion that the economy is an angry volcano god we have to keep throwing virgins into to appease. First, we do what's good for the interests of the citizens of the country. If the economy doesn't like it, it'll just have to suck it up.
Comment Re:Of course the rate hikes didn't help (Score 1) 144
Only about 10% of the cost of produce is labor. Most of the cost is in storage and transportation. Even if the price of labor doubled, the additional cost would be negligible. The farmers themselves only earn about 40% of the retail price.
Submission + - Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics (ucsd.edu) 1
HanzoSpam writes: Microplastics are tiny, nearly indestructible fragments shed from everyday plastic products. As we learn more about microplastics, the news keeps getting worse. Already well-documented in our oceans and soil, we’re now discovering them in the unlikeliest of places: our arteries, lungs and even placentas.
Microplastics can take anywhere from 100 to 1,000 years to break down and, in the meantime, our planet and bodies are becoming more polluted with these materials every day.
Finding viable alternatives to traditional petroleum-based plastics and microplastics has never been more important. New research from scientists at the University of California San Diego and materials-science company Algenesis shows that their plant-based polymers biodegrade — even at the microplastic level — in under seven months. The paper, whose authors are all UC San Diego professors, alumni or former research scientists, appears in Nature Scientific Reports.
Microplastics can take anywhere from 100 to 1,000 years to break down and, in the meantime, our planet and bodies are becoming more polluted with these materials every day.
Finding viable alternatives to traditional petroleum-based plastics and microplastics has never been more important. New research from scientists at the University of California San Diego and materials-science company Algenesis shows that their plant-based polymers biodegrade — even at the microplastic level — in under seven months. The paper, whose authors are all UC San Diego professors, alumni or former research scientists, appears in Nature Scientific Reports.
Comment Re: PoE cameras + NAS (Score 4, Insightful) 42
Didn't say it was clever (weird take there). My point was that controlling your own storage and using widely compatible cameras allows one to control one's own destiny, as opposed to being held hostage by proprietary "walled cloud" devices.
Comment PoE cameras + NAS (Score 5, Interesting) 42
This is why (well that and overreaching surveillance) why I bought a group of PoE cameras that work with a wide variety of platforms. Store to my local NAS. No ongoing subscription. I won't buy devices that can't be used except with a subscription, or that allow the seller to brick them at will.
Comment Re:Everyone needs to eat (Score 1) 186
Expect the bullshit to continue until the elites hear the singing of guillotines. And if history is any guide, they still won't knock it off until the last head is chopped.
Comment Re:Modern "news" is nothing but opinion pieces. (Score 1) 108
True enough, most news articles I see are peppered with Twitter posts. I could easily get the impression nothing much happens in the real world anymore, the only place anything of significance happens is on Twitter.
Comment Re:Land on a Slope? (Score 2) 32
Considering the accuracy of the landing I'd call it pretty successful even if it doesn't complete the rest of the mission. That's a pretty substantial advance, right there.
Comment Re: The important thing about Nazis... (Score 1) 79
You are flat out lying.
Comment Re:The important thing about Nazis... (Score 1) 79
You should try telling that to the people who actually fought in the war.
