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I never said I supported such. Merely that if I were in control, I'd probably do the same.

So, given the chances, you would be a criminal too. I don't know why I waste my time arguing on the internet lol. Good day.

Corporate greed and government collusion have revived indentured servitude through work visas, sanctuary based illegal immigration and virtual offshore outsourcing. You are supporting a vile practice.

It feels like there is a psyop going on. Blaming job loss and less entry level jobs on "AI". The real simple reason... Jobs are going overseas, many of them junior level jobs. They are laying off people and then hiring a proportional amount of people overseas. Why are folks falling for this AI nonsense?

Cataracts aren’t about age. They happen when the lens loses energy and the water inside it loses structure. Getting real sunlight, eating for metabolism, and avoiding stress and fake blue rich light keeps your eyes clear and alive.

I’ve improved my own eyesight and my wife’s by following these principles. Mainstream medicine would probably give other explanations or just dismiss it altogether.

Why shouldn't finds go to religious institutions? I lived in a western country that allows public funding for religious schools, which I attended while growing up. The schools are still fulfilling a public need of educating students. Is it because they are religious?

In communities near me, recent expansions of school vouchers has been a game changer. Public schools are struggling and private schools give students a much better education. Public schools were failing well before private school vouchers existed.

Capitalism is not only defined by the accumulation of capital, but also by competition. The interplay between market forces, competition, innovation, and regulation in capitalism works against the formation of monopolies.

The aerospace industry is not a good example of capitalism. What we have with Boeing is basically a government sanctioned monopoly. It’s basically a weak form of nationalization, without the stigma.

No, this isn't a well-functioning capitalist system. Competition is a core principle of capitalism. What occurred in the aerospace industry represents a government-sanctioned monopoly.

Abortion is a complex and controversial issue. Google does not have an obligation to only show pro-choice material when searching abortion, because that would be a form of censorship and bias that would violate its own principles of neutrality and diversity. I am not persuaded by your argument that these search results will harm users.

NPR's funding does not come solely from direct appropriation. NPR receives a higher amount of federal funding than what is commonly believed. It is difficult to determine the exact amount of federal funding because it is hidden within the fees paid by local affiliates. These local affiliates receive a significant portion of their funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which is itself funded by federal tax dollars.

Congressional appropriation > Corporation for Public Broadcasting > grants for local affiliates > fee paid to NPR

Everything is turned into an existential risk these days. People are prone to believe in apocalyptic predictions because they fear the unknown and rely on flawed mental heuristics. Apocalyptic predictions automatically illicit skepticism from me.

I believe the customers they would be going after are commercial entities, not retail.

I'm spitballing here but it could be an opportunity for another bank to expand into a new market and acquire new customers. SVB has a unique position in the market, as they specialize in catering to the financial needs of industries such as technology, life science, healthcare, private equity, and venture capital.

In my metro, the median listing price for a home just peaked. Driven by low supply, high demand - stemming from a variety of factors. I've made competitive offers on many homes, only to be beaten by all cash offers or people putting more cash down for an appraisal gap. I get angry when I think about neighboring properties that sold for 50% less only 3 years ago, financed at 2.5% interest rates - while I must make a decision to pay 50% more and pay 7%. My wage increases during this time do not fill the gap. I feel I must accept a lower standard of living than my neighbor. This is a massive source of inequality that I feel does not get enough attention. I am quietly feeling the stress of despair and fomo in regards to my housing situation. How can a society function like this?

The state's role in determining whether a religious organization qualifies for tax-exempt status is not to evaluate the content or validity of the organization's religious beliefs or practices. The state's role is to ensure that the organization meets certain objective criteria for tax-exempt status, a necessary function.

You sure can if you follow the IRS's strict rules and requirements for granting tax-exempt status to religious organizations. I suspect you would have difficulty in demonstrating that the organization has a legitimate religious purpose and is organized and operated exclusively for that purpose. Creating a fake religion is likely to be viewed as fraud and could result in legal consequences.

The separation of church and state is not about preventing any kind of relationship between religious institutions and the government. Rather, it is about ensuring that the government does not establish an official state religion, and that it remains neutral towards different religious beliefs and practices.

It is not a waste. These halo products help drive performance and efficiency improvements to mainstream products. With every generation, CPUs become more efficient when looking at performance per watt. Intel and AMD CPU's are more efficient than ever.

This crusade against gas stoves is fascinating to watch. I believe we are observing the pattern for how "science" is used to manipulate populations. This effort has all the hallmarks of a disinformation campaign. Sudden emergence, weak or falsified evidence, an engineered emergency, using children to emotionally manipulate, politicians signally adherence, extreme calls to action, etc.

Well I dont agree it’s the same impulse. Iranian sovereignty is directly influenced by the actions of its immediate neighbors. U.S. doesn’t have the same concerns, as they aren’t even on the same continent. Neither regime has the moral high ground, but the Iranian regime has a more pressing obligation to its people to ensure their survival. The U.S. is the expeditionary force acting in foreign lands. Their actions are not equivalent.

Your reply is like textbook liberal American foreign policy. Another idea is Iran is developing those weapons to ensure their sovereignty against ruthless western influences. The version of democracy that the U.S. exports to other countries is easily manipulated by the American special interests. It is not done to promote human rights.

I consider Noah Smith to be an inverse indicator. He’s usually one of the last people to cling to a dying idea. His advocacy of an issue usually signals to me that the trend is reversing. There are a lot better examples of America being unable to build, California HSR is a weak example.

I don't buy the narrative that inadequate technology is the main reason for the Southwest debacle. We must ask, why did this happen now and not before? Southwest has previously been able to better deal with disruptions like this. While the weather event did happen in the middle of their network, it wasn't unprecedented.

I think a more obvious reasons is because of staffing issues brought on by covid, layoffs, and the vaccine mandates. They lost experienced employees who were able to wrangle the bad scheduling software. Throughout 2022, Southwest was having hiring issues because they were still mandating the vaccine through at least the summer for new employees. Their pilots association warned about this causing disruptions after a bunch of summer cancellations. Do people forget how flaky Southwest was during summer 2022? Southwest just recently reached staffing levels that matched their 2019 high. This "inadequate technology" narrative just seems like a convenient scapegoat.

The fears of brexit causing inflation never panned out.

How do you justifying your suggestion that brexit has had a meaningful impact on recent inflation? The UK inflation rate has maxed out at around 2.5% for the last decade until mid/end of 2021. It's growth is line with the rest of the developed world.

I think a better example would be the following. Let's take the perspective of cargo intended for a Honda plant in Ohio. This is a fictional illustration. The below voyage is impossible right now because of the Jones act.

1. River barge within the Mexican interior picks up a shipment intended for the Honda plant in Ohio.

2. Shipment is transferred to a larger vessel in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico for voyage to Houston Texas.

3. Vessel travels along the coast, which makes for a perfect transport waterway because of its shallow and calm waters.

4. Vessel stops in Houston. picks up and drops off containers at various terminals.

5. Vessel enters the Mississippi river system and continues to drop off and pick up goods throughout its voyage.

6. Our original cargo we care about, is offloaded in Cincinnati at the Queen City Ohio River Terminal and transferred to the rail network, ultimately for delivery at the Honda manufacturing plant outside of Columbus Ohio.

Sure, maybe that explains why Europe has made more progress with their inland transportation network. But what I said is still true. Transporting freight via river systems is cheaper and greener than using road and rail. The gap will widen as energy and transportation costs continue to increase.

The United States has the largest internal waterways system in the world, and we basically only use it for bulk goods.

I am passionate about this issue because I think the US is failing to leverage an extremely valuable asset that could help bring manufacturing back to the states, reduce highway traffic and cut co2 emissions.

I believe the biggest infrastructure change the US could do is invest in a comprehensive inland terminal network. Europe is doing this. They have been working on strengthening hundreds of inland terminals. Check out this example linked below on google of terminal in Basel, Switizerland - literally in the middle of the continent[1]! Below is also a proposed project in Cincinnati, Ohio that never gained traction because of the issues with the Jones Act[2]. Imagine if every city along the Mississippi river network had a terminal like this.

I want to stress that the real use of an inland terminal network like this isn't only for delivering finished goods from outside the US to the interior of the country. The real value is to further integrate manufacturing transportation networks between US states, Canada and Mexico. I think this opportunity will fail to be realized because of our dysfunctional politics in Washington and too many powerful lobbies.

[1] https://www.google.com/maps/place/Swissterminal+AG+COBI/@47....

[2] https://www.soapboxmedia.com/devnews/0605queensgateterminals...

I read an interesting theory on twitter from @johnrobb. What if he wanted to purchase Twitter at the original price all this time and this whole fiasco was just a misdirection to bury criticism of the deal and throw the opposition off. The establishment was gearing up for a fight. He successfully got them off his tail.

I don't think any of us know whats really going on. We are all just speculating. I'm shocked at how prejudice some of the comments in here are.

I read that the average range is closer to 250 miles. Taking an hour to charge is still too long for my preference. The images of long lines at charging stations during peak travel seasons give me anxiety. This will be solved, no doubt.

I also have no doubt charging technology will continue to improve. I will switch when it’s closer to 10 minutes to charge and chargers are everywhere.

I think its subjective to say which car is more fun to drive. It’s about preference. I had the most fun driving early 2000s v6 sports sedans that could do 0-60 in 6 seconds, compared to an EV that could do that in 4 seconds. Mainly due to the handling characteristics when cornering.

I’m not opposed to owning an EV. It just can’t be worse along the metrics I care about.

The Honda Accord hybrid gas engine has 3 modes. It can power the wheels, power the generator to drive the electric motor and it can charge the battery.