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Seems like a strategically-placed bit of red tape would suffice to fix the problem. You gotta pass an in-person exam by an Icelandic public health nurse, then wait 3 weeks for an ID card. Or whateve…

Just assume that she'd paraphrase Willie Sutton in her reply.

If we could magically guarantee that our [starry-eyed|gullible|treacherous] political leaders didn't give back most of those property taxes before the DC even broke ground...

Eric knows there's no sound on the Moon. At least his(?) subtitle - > The object will be traveling at 2.43 km a second, or 5,400 mph, upon impact. - is not a science education fail.

Over time, blatant plutocratic displays of wealth and influence go in and out of fashion. Going "in" is usually a Bad Sign, for the society's future.

Anyone familiar with this? My cynical first thought is that their spouses are still allowed to trade, or there's no real enforcement, or some other loopholes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Act_1832 For those unfamiliar - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution . Which from the UK's PoV had lea…

For the 1% who are so interested in science & history & such that learning about those would not be an issue, plausibly yes. For the 99% - who don't have the time, or interest, or attenti…

Bashing on the reporter is pointless feel-good. This is a massive vuln. It was 4 weeks after Kernel had a patch. They had no way to know if others parties had also discovered the vuln. Lord Knows …

> “People often assume that social learning is about imitation or careful optimization,” said Spencer Caplan, Linguistics professor at the CUNY Graduate Center and co-lead author of the study. “Wha…

While "big dam failed, lots of people died" is a very clicky headline, you are overselling it. Between the direct costs (at the plant), and still having a 1,000 sq. mile exclusion zone 40 ye…

> Microsoft has restructured its Windows team to better position Windows 11 as a strong platform that people should want to use. First reaction: As opposed to Microsoft's previous objective o…

Yeah, kinda? In "most" military situations, the enemy would not want the dam destroyed - because it's a valuable part of what they want to conquer, or doing so would flood their own sup…

> Disdain for AI is a luxury belief ... Or a belief of those scared that an imploding "AI" bubble will ruin their financial futures. Or just that most of the humans in their own white co…

If the "subject" is human, those seem rather few. Surgeries come to mind, though smart glasses would be more a convenience there. Maybe some psychiatric patients, where a doctor wants to r…

> Volcanic winters are far more frequent... True. But if you're working in public policy in a vaguely-democratic country, and trying to get anything useful done - then the public feels vastly…

Going forward, so long as you have competent engineering, the biggest risk of hydro power will be your water sources effectively drying up. (That could be literal, or diversion to irrigation and othe…

IIR, those "certain types of reactors" and their supporting infrastructure are (1) very handy for producing weapons-grade nuclear material, and (2) extremely difficult to operate (historical…

Headline has major issues - The underlying report, linked from the positivemoney.org site: https://www.datocms-assets.com/132494/1776758395-pmeu-renewa... Which says: > We est…

If you look at how much time and money the French poured into their nuclear plant construction project (and several other pre-decommissioning issues) things look rather less rosy. Also, it was a very …

When it comes to national sovereignty-type issues, "back" is rather relative. Being a topic of conversation (especially by folks venting dissatisfaction with things) is a different realm to…

Sadly, IP "ownership" and copyright law are vastly more complex than ownership of physical stuff. Or were you planning to reproduce the (say) Ford Motor Company's trademarked symbol i…

> I have always found it odd people have been willing to adopt AWS ... It's the new "Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM".

> After once backing liberal causes, the Google co-founder has praised President Trump, donated to Republicans and spent $57 million to try to block a California billionaire tax. "Don't b…

> I can't believe things have gotten this bad. "Show me the incentive and I’ll show you the outcome." - Charlie Munger

She's CEO of the Otis Elevator Company. Which leads an industry best described as a deeply entrenched and lucrative cartel. With a nice, deep fear-button moat. Applicability in other fields may…

No mention of consequences for authors of papers with faux citations. In a saner world, that would be the first line of defense.

...unless there's considerable uncertainty about future payments. Happily for the sellers of dubious assets, the world never seems to run out of people who can't resist a deal that's t…

Yeah - but it may be a good way to articulate a bleak, from-the-trenches perspective on the world.

I'd have gone with the article's title: > When “Extinct” Volcanoes Reawaken Mostly because the scare quotes point out the real problem - the human propensity toward tragically motivated r…