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Comment on San Francisco sues Oakland over proposed airport name change in ~transport
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Comment on San Francisco sues Oakland over proposed airport name change in ~transport
EpicAglet Link ParentAnd if you arrive there by plane as a tourist, your car is not at Oakland airport. So that is mainly a concern for locals.And if you arrive there by plane as a tourist, your car is not at Oakland airport. So that is mainly a concern for locals.
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Comment on Trains on the Moon in ~transport
EpicAglet Link ParentI don't necessarily think heat would be that much of an issue depending on where. You're not in space, but on the lunar surface. So you have a massive (in places very cold) heatsink available....I don't necessarily think heat would be that much of an issue depending on where. You're not in space, but on the lunar surface. So you have a massive (in places very cold) heatsink available.
There's places on the moon that can get fairly hot though, so perhaps that causes some issues somehow. But that's a different problem I suppose. Also there are very large temperature swings on the equator which I guess can be problematic.
But since you bring up maglev, that's an interesting point. Again depending on where on the moon, you can get very low temperatures giving you quite some options in superconductors to use. So that could get quite interesting.
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Comment on Trains on the Moon in ~transport
EpicAglet (edited )Link ParentIt would fall under astrophysics AFAIK, but these questions would be better asked to someone in an engineering role for NASA for example. I'm also not expert but if anything, I'd imagine the lack...It would fall under astrophysics AFAIK, but these questions would be better asked to someone in an engineering role for NASA for example.
I'm also not expert but if anything, I'd imagine the lack of atmosphere in and of itself increases the longevity. At least of the metal parts. Radiation doesn't seem like a big deal for a big chuck of steel either. So I reckon it indeed comes down to meteorites etc impacting the rail.
Other parts of the railway network I imagine being more fragile. Any electronics used for instance will need to be able to withstand the increased radiation levels compared to earth.
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Comment on Pharma bro Martin Shkreli goes ballistic on US federal appeals court for upholding lifetime ban from pharma industry in ~health
EpicAglet Link ParentI'm a bit torn about Martin Shkreli. One one hand, when the aliens finally come in force I want them to abduct him, so they can bring him back to his home planet. On the other hand, we run the...I'm a bit torn about Martin Shkreli.
One one hand, when the aliens finally come in force I want them to abduct him, so they can bring him back to his home planet.
On the other hand, we run the risk that they assume he's one of us which would mark our species for extermination.
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Comment on Substack turns on its ‘Nazis Welcome!’ sign in ~tech
EpicAglet Link ParentGood luck. Whatever scheme you come up with here will have collateral damage. And the collateral damage is the only thing it achieves.It would be, I think, a net positive to cut off teenagers from porn.
Good luck.
Whatever scheme you come up with here will have collateral damage. And the collateral damage is the only thing it achieves.
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Comment on How millennials learned to dread motherhood in ~life.women
EpicAglet LinkI'm not going to think about having kids until I can afford a suitable place to raise them.I'm not going to think about having kids until I can afford a suitable place to raise them.
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Comment on Sergey Brin's airship gets US FAA clearance in ~transport
EpicAglet Link ParentCould then load and unload at existing ports. There's water there since ships float better in it than they would on land. But they also already have the infrastructure to deal with the cargo. That...Could then load and unload at existing ports.
There's water there since ships float better in it than they would on land. But they also already have the infrastructure to deal with the cargo. That at least solves the issue for coastal areas.
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Comment on Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on in ~tech
EpicAglet Link ParentIt's also that Europe does not have much of that kind of big tech as most of it is from the States. So naturally they hold less influence on this side of the pond.It's also that Europe does not have much of that kind of big tech as most of it is from the States. So naturally they hold less influence on this side of the pond.
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Comment on The Apollo app for Reddit closes this evening. End of an era. in ~tech
EpicAglet Link ParentIsn't a big part of why people delete to remove that value from Reddit? If you leave those comments up that defeats part of the point imhoIsn't a big part of why people delete to remove that value from Reddit?
If you leave those comments up that defeats part of the point imho
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Comment on Traffic AI | Feature highlights #2 | Cities: Skylines II in ~games
EpicAglet Link ParentIt is still the term people generally use and AFAIK not commonly confused with the types of machine learning algorithms that also are referred to as AI (but in different contexts). If that stays...It is still the term people generally use and AFAIK not commonly confused with the types of machine learning algorithms that also are referred to as AI (but in different contexts).
If that stays that way I don't think anyone knows. It's hard to predict the future and wouldn't be much more than baseless speculation at this point.
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Comment on Wagner head says group standing down after claims of deal in ~news
EpicAglet Link ParentI don't know about staged, but I'm convinced there's a lot of things we don't know about that was key in all of this.I don't know about staged, but I'm convinced there's a lot of things we don't know about that was key in all of this.
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Comment on Wagner head says group standing down after claims of deal in ~news
EpicAglet Link ParentYeah and also the other way around doesn't make sense. Prigozhin must know that Putin wouldn't let him live even if there's a deal at first. There's something very odd about all of this. We're...Yeah and also the other way around doesn't make sense. Prigozhin must know that Putin wouldn't let him live even if there's a deal at first.
There's something very odd about all of this. We're missing some piece of the puzzle.
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Comment on Wagner head says group standing down after claims of deal in ~news
EpicAglet Link ParentThat's the part I find so bizarre. He must know this. What deal could they have possibly offered him that made him believe he could get out of this alive?That's the part I find so bizarre. He must know this. What deal could they have possibly offered him that made him believe he could get out of this alive?
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Comment on Wagner head says group standing down after claims of deal in ~news
EpicAglet Link ParentPart of me believes he's just lying to create confusion and still on his way to Moscow. But then again, weirder things have happenedPart of me believes he's just lying to create confusion and still on his way to Moscow. But then again, weirder things have happened
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Wagner head says group standing down after claims of deal
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Comment on Ukraine-Russia war live: Russian troops on high alert amid Wagner attempted coup in ~news
EpicAglet Link ParentThat's interesting. I was wondering how he could reasonably come to the conclusion that this was a gamble worth taking. If he seriously believes that he half of the Russian military would support...That's interesting. I was wondering how he could reasonably come to the conclusion that this was a gamble worth taking.
If he seriously believes that he half of the Russian military would support him when push cone to shove, whether it is true ot not, would explain why he rolls the dice.
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Comment on Will AI really make graphic designers obsolete? in ~design
EpicAglet Link ParentI don't think that's how it works though. An AI like this needs training data, but it doesn't like consume an image to make a new one or anything. And all the artwork that has ever been created...I don't think that's how it works though.
An AI like this needs training data, but it doesn't like consume an image to make a new one or anything. And all the artwork that has ever been created combined can be used for this, so it doesn't need new data to be constantly generated. Meaning it would continue doing the exact thing it is already doing even if nobody would create new artwork anymore. Plus, people will continue to make art even if they can't make any money off of it anymore due to AI, so the amount of training data will continue growing regardless.
Realistically, AI will replace some people similar to how automation in manufacturing etc replaced some. But odds are applications where cost is less of an issue there will still be a human doing the work likely aided by AI. Since at least in the short to intermediate term humans are probably still better at creating things that fall outside of the AI's training data.
More price conscious applications might become mostly AI generated though, with human design being a bit of a luxury thing.
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Comment on Reddit CEO praises Elon Musk’s cost-cutting at Twitter, as protests continue to rock Reddit in ~tech
EpicAglet Link ParentThere's a joke that's something along the lines of "How long would it take you to make a video player?" "One week." "How long if we assign 20 people to it?" "20 weeks."There's a joke that's something along the lines of
"How long would it take you to make a video player?"
"One week."
"How long if we assign 20 people to it?"
"20 weeks."
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Comment on Astronomer here! AMA! in ~space
EpicAglet LinkA silly question and a bit of a cliche, but I'm genuinely curious if it happens. Do people confuse your profession with astrology often?A silly question and a bit of a cliche, but I'm genuinely curious if it happens. Do people confuse your profession with astrology often?
Tbf these types of situations are not unique. Look at London and how many airports it has. Or New York City for that matter.
You should always check where the airport is if you're travelling anyhow. I'd pick an airport that's one and a half hours away by light rail if the tickets are much cheaper or somehow more convenient.