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Humanoid robotics is almost always over rated. If you want something versatile and adaptable, designs like the robots in Interstellar would be a much better starting point then the human form.
December 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Humanoid robotics is almost always over rated. If you want something versatile and adaptable, designs like the robots in Interstellar would be a much better starting point then the human form.
Something is wrong with your camera. All the pictures are upside down.
December 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Something is wrong with your camera. All the pictures are upside down.
Just limiting the border patrol to only patrolling the actual borders (put an end to the coastlines are borders bs) would go a long way to gut their power and push a lot of attrition of the worst of them.
December 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Just limiting the border patrol to only patrolling the actual borders (put an end to the coastlines are borders bs) would go a long way to gut their power and push a lot of attrition of the worst of them.
In some industries holiday weeks/weekends are the best time for doing experiments in prod that are less well tested simply because things are so dead that if things go bad, it'ss a lot less likely to be noticed.
December 27, 2025 at 4:47 AM
In some industries holiday weeks/weekends are the best time for doing experiments in prod that are less well tested simply because things are so dead that if things go bad, it'ss a lot less likely to be noticed.
So much of this in the Abyss. You really got a good feel for the layout of the rig. So when the alien water worm thing made its way around to greet everyone, you had a good sense of where it was going.
December 27, 2025 at 4:27 AM
So much of this in the Abyss. You really got a good feel for the layout of the rig. So when the alien water worm thing made its way around to greet everyone, you had a good sense of where it was going.
They still have an order book worth several billion to fly out. Whether that money is worth it to Boeing and Lockheed to keep ULA afloat to launch is a different question though.
December 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
They still have an order book worth several billion to fly out. Whether that money is worth it to Boeing and Lockheed to keep ULA afloat to launch is a different question though.
But all three of those bits are really unlikely. Starship needs full reuse to get a decent flight rate. And full reuse has a huge payload penalty. And it really isn't clear how much long term demand for inference there will be. So, unlikely enough that anyone investing in it is probably an idiot.
December 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
But all three of those bits are really unlikely. Starship needs full reuse to get a decent flight rate. And full reuse has a huge payload penalty. And it really isn't clear how much long term demand for inference there will be. So, unlikely enough that anyone investing in it is probably an idiot.
In that combo, launch costs would be low enough that meeting the demand for those services by manufacturing and launching would be easier and faster then terrestrial construction.
December 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
In that combo, launch costs would be low enough that meeting the demand for those services by manufacturing and launching would be easier and faster then terrestrial construction.
I think there is a very small sweet spot where it could make sense. It needs an unlilely combination of starship (or other very large rocket) having a very large payload (200MT+), that can be launched at a very high frequency (100x+/yr), and an extremely high market demand for inference services.
December 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I think there is a very small sweet spot where it could make sense. It needs an unlilely combination of starship (or other very large rocket) having a very large payload (200MT+), that can be launched at a very high frequency (100x+/yr), and an extremely high market demand for inference services.
It just means it isn's actually about the electricity. It's simply a question about what people value. In this case, these folks value electrification of transportation a lot more then datacenters operating services they don't like.
December 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
It just means it isn's actually about the electricity. It's simply a question about what people value. In this case, these folks value electrification of transportation a lot more then datacenters operating services they don't like.
The George Winston December album has a soft spot for me.
December 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The George Winston December album has a soft spot for me.
I cry a little bit every year when i get my rebate check. It's kind of rediculous.
December 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I cry a little bit every year when i get my rebate check. It's kind of rediculous.
How many times did you have to sneeze while doing it?
December 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
How many times did you have to sneeze while doing it?
Hmm... Is this forshadowing where Albert, Marco and crew end up? 🤔
December 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Hmm... Is this forshadowing where Albert, Marco and crew end up? 🤔
I think defacing and vandalism of federal property is a crime, yes? Perhaps these contractors might find that bit of info useful.
December 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I think defacing and vandalism of federal property is a crime, yes? Perhaps these contractors might find that bit of info useful.
And then there's the encounter with Fisto.
fallout.wiki/wiki/Fisto
fallout.wiki/wiki/Fisto
Fisto
Fallout: New Vegas Character
fallout.wiki
December 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
And then there's the encounter with Fisto.
fallout.wiki/wiki/Fisto
fallout.wiki/wiki/Fisto
Mustang prices near military bases are all going up by about $1700 for some reason.
December 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Mustang prices near military bases are all going up by about $1700 for some reason.
Are there any numbers on how much of the marginal increase in total usage DC's contribute? If it's something like half the increase in power usage, that incremental demand is a good reason to point to them as the cause of increased power bills.
December 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Are there any numbers on how much of the marginal increase in total usage DC's contribute? If it's something like half the increase in power usage, that incremental demand is a good reason to point to them as the cause of increased power bills.
Risk modeling is such a double edged sword. If it's too perfect, there's no socialization and everyone is just prepaying for their own future losses. If it's too loose and over socialized, there's no means to incentivise risk reduction or contain moral hazard.
December 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
That's my thinking. The speed limit detection in my ioniq (a '25) is wrong often enough (as in thinking the limit is higher then what is actually posted) that I wouldn't trust it.
December 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
That's my thinking. The speed limit detection in my ioniq (a '25) is wrong often enough (as in thinking the limit is higher then what is actually posted) that I wouldn't trust it.
I wasn't so much opposed to the swap itself as much as the media shitstorm that forced it to happen.
December 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I wasn't so much opposed to the swap itself as much as the media shitstorm that forced it to happen.
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They called them Near Abroad Direct Action Operations, NADA Ops. The "joke" in the CalSec cafeterias, which made its way out later in the hearings was that "What does the operator say when asked if there are civilians in the area? Nada...oops!". Even decades later, Arizona didn't find it funny.
December 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Hey, if it gets these folks to think about sin in ways that go beyond the sexy kinds of sin, I'll take it.
December 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Hey, if it gets these folks to think about sin in ways that go beyond the sexy kinds of sin, I'll take it.
Gone as in no one has insurance? Or gone as in, all private insurance is nationalized into a single payer entity? If the former, total demand for care would fall so much that the system would completely collapse. If the latter, it depends on how much more monopsony power the new sp enity would have.
December 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Gone as in no one has insurance? Or gone as in, all private insurance is nationalized into a single payer entity? If the former, total demand for care would fall so much that the system would completely collapse. If the latter, it depends on how much more monopsony power the new sp enity would have.