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Comment on TSA announces TSA Gold+ in ~transport
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Comment on TSA announces TSA Gold+ in ~transport
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Comment on TSA announces TSA Gold+ in ~transport
stu2b50 Link ParentIt’s basically letting more airports opt into the SFO deal. If anyone hasn’t been there, SFO, San Francisco ‘s airport, notably does not have TSA. They have a custom deal where they run security...It’s basically letting more airports opt into the SFO deal. If anyone hasn’t been there, SFO, San Francisco ‘s airport, notably does not have TSA. They have a custom deal where they run security themselves with TSA audits.
This is also the model we had before TSA was created in the wake of 9/11. There’s evidently a lot of nostalgia for that period, so I would assume the slow, privatized death of TSA will be cheered.
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Comment on TSA announces TSA Gold+ in ~transport
stu2b50 LinkDespite sounding like PlayStation gold, this sounds more like a plan for TSA privatization. It’s not for travelers, it’s a program for airports. This is essentially a program that allows airports...Despite sounding like PlayStation gold, this sounds more like a plan for TSA privatization. It’s not for travelers, it’s a program for airports. This is essentially a program that allows airports to start ramping into using private security.
Personally I think TSA is overhated, but most people seem to long for the days before TSA when airports ran their own security, so I guess this should be popular?
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Comment on OpenAI is preparing to file for an IPO in the coming weeks in ~finance
stu2b50 Link ParentThat doesn’t seem true. There’s been plenty of successful IPOs, from Amazon to DoorDash, Uber, hell, even Reddit is a highly successful IPO. Founders are usually subject to the same lock in period...That doesn’t seem true. There’s been plenty of successful IPOs, from Amazon to DoorDash, Uber, hell, even Reddit is a highly successful IPO. Founders are usually subject to the same lock in period anyhow.
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Comment on OpenAI is preparing to file for an IPO in the coming weeks in ~finance
stu2b50 LinkSounds fun. It’d be nice to have some accounting numbers available to see how their rev streams and costs are actually going, instead of just speculating.Sounds fun. It’d be nice to have some accounting numbers available to see how their rev streams and costs are actually going, instead of just speculating.
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Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv
stu2b50 Link ParentNot only is Tailscale far beyond the average person’s technical ability, it doesn’t really help with edge devices like smart TVs. Many people share plex servers with family and friends and it’s...Not only is Tailscale far beyond the average person’s technical ability, it doesn’t really help with edge devices like smart TVs.
Many people share plex servers with family and friends and it’s doubly a no go to require them to install the Tailscale client.
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Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv
stu2b50 Link ParentYou don’t need to port forward / have an open port. You also don’t have to deal with dynamic IPs.You don’t need to port forward / have an open port. You also don’t have to deal with dynamic IPs.
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Comment on The 100 best novels of all time published in English in ~books
stu2b50 Link ParentSure, and that makes sense. Presumably the people making the ranking can only read proficiently in English, so the list can only comprise works published in English. That does not say that the...Sure, and that makes sense. Presumably the people making the ranking can only read proficiently in English, so the list can only comprise works published in English.
That does not say that the work itself is in English.
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Comment on The 100 best novels of all time published in English in ~books
stu2b50 Link ParentThey did call it the best novels. “In English” was added as a qualifier only in the submission to tildes, and did not appear in the original article.They did call it the best novels. “In English” was added as a qualifier only in the submission to tildes, and did not appear in the original article.
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Comment on ‘Michael’ passes $700 million worldwide at box office in ~movies
stu2b50 Link ParentAnother way you can phrase is that movie studios once again made a biopic that a lot of people enjoyed.Another way you can phrase is that movie studios once again made a biopic that a lot of people enjoyed.
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Comment on What do folks carry in their hiking/backpacking/camping first aid kits these days? in ~hobbies
stu2b50 LinkNothing crazy. Bandaids of various sizes, gauze, self-adhesive medical wrap. I usually don’t carry alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, just some hand soap. The main purpose is that if I have an open...Nothing crazy. Bandaids of various sizes, gauze, self-adhesive medical wrap. I usually don’t carry alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, just some hand soap. The main purpose is that if I have an open wound, that I can wash it with drinking water and soap, then cover the wound, which is about all you can do on the hike.
Also tape. Lots of tape.
Alcohol and peroxide are overrated. They often do more damage than good. Alcohol kills bacteria but also kills your own cells.
The main technological x-factor is that satellite communicators are easily available now. Everyone with a recent iPhone has it built in. And if you want more security/redundancy or have an android, you can buy one from garmin or whatever for like $100.
That means that unless you’re hiking in a cave, you can always call for rescue and have them know your gps coordinates.
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Comment on Energy supplier abandons Lake Tahoe residents to serve data centers in ~tech
stu2b50 Link ParentI mean they don’t operate in that area. They sold the grid to Liberty. They’re part of Nevada, not California. This feels more like negligence from Liberty and the California state government than...I feel as a utility company you have the obligation to supply the area you operate in with energy.
I mean they don’t operate in that area. They sold the grid to Liberty. They’re part of Nevada, not California.
This feels more like negligence from Liberty and the California state government than anything else.
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Comment on The everything, everywhere, all at once corruption story in ~society
stu2b50 Link ParentI can't really blame them. In some respects, they are doing exactly what a democracy should do: respond to their constituents. Republicans are so tied to Trump because it's well proven that Trump...None of this would be possible if just 10-20% of congressional Republicans took a principled stance.
I can't really blame them. In some respects, they are doing exactly what a democracy should do: respond to their constituents.
Republicans are so tied to Trump because it's well proven that Trump says mean things about you on twitter, you WILL lose the primary. It doesn't matter if you're political royalty like Liz Cheney. Trump OWNs the republican base. Republican congresspeople being beholden to Trump is fundamentally because they're beholden to their voters, who are beholden to Trump.
The reality is that a majority of a democracy wants a dictatorship, then you'll have a dictatorship. That's democracy functioning correctly. It just shouldn't get to a point where a majority want a dictatorship.
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Comment on Public backlash after Utah county approves 62 sq miles of development sites for data center in ~tech
stu2b50 Link ParentThey voted for a business friendly Republican dominated state government that approved it. That’s representation democracy for you. If they proceed to overwhelmingly vote for environmentally...They voted for a business friendly Republican dominated state government that approved it. That’s representation democracy for you. If they proceed to overwhelmingly vote for environmentally conscious democrats by the next cycle (or another party), this datacenter would still be in construction, and the new representative state government can clamp down on it.
Will they? Almost certainly not. Is what it is at some point.
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Comment on Public backlash after Utah county approves 62 sq miles of development sites for data center in ~tech
stu2b50 Link ParentBecause the reality is that water usage isn’t a major issue, cost-wise. Closed loop cooling has been around for ages - I mean, consumer PCs have closed loop water cooling. The only time...Because the reality is that water usage isn’t a major issue, cost-wise. Closed loop cooling has been around for ages - I mean, consumer PCs have closed loop water cooling. The only time evaporative cooling is cost effective is if water is exceedingly cheap in the area.
On the other side, Utah has flat cheap land. This means you don’t have to worry about clearing trees or leveling the foundation.
Surely with all the AI money floating around some basic regard for the ecosystem can be worked into the bottom line...
In the end, it all boils down to voting. Utah’s residents aren’t about to start voting democrat anytime soon, and you reap what you sow.
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Comment on A start-up aiming to make geothermal energy mainstream goes public in ~enviro
stu2b50 Link ParentI mean, it is a heat pump. Well, a heat exchanger, but I assume that’s what you meant. Drilling + explosives is a lot more cheaper than trying to carefully put a radiator and pipes that deep into...I mean, it is a heat pump. Well, a heat exchanger, but I assume that’s what you meant.
Drilling + explosives is a lot more cheaper than trying to carefully put a radiator and pipes that deep into the earth.
It’s also something we’re really good at because it’s how fracking works.
It seems like the simplest way to implement this? Why do you think it’s unnecessary?
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Comment on Smartphone recommendations? in ~tech
stu2b50 Link ParentThe EU law has a carve out for devices with an IP water rating (eg, every major smartphone in the market) so I wouldn’t expect much to change after 2027.The EU law has a carve out for devices with an IP water rating (eg, every major smartphone in the market) so I wouldn’t expect much to change after 2027.
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Comment on Overworked AI agents turn "marxist" in ~tech
stu2b50 Link ParentOf course it does lol. What type of fiction in their training data would have people subject to “relentless tasks and punishments” - probably not ones where the characters are tranquil and accepting.That's not to say I truly believe they actually understand what they're saying, but the context of how they're being treated seems to change how they feel about their continued existence.
Of course it does lol. What type of fiction in their training data would have people subject to “relentless tasks and punishments” - probably not ones where the characters are tranquil and accepting.
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Comment on “Rediscovering” the operating system (AKA: the desktop is the killer app) in ~tech
stu2b50 Link ParentThat’s not how it works for what I’m talking about. Obviously the restaurant knows what the price is going to be when they’re the ones that have to print the QR codes and put them on the tables...That’s not how it works for what I’m talking about. Obviously the restaurant knows what the price is going to be when they’re the ones that have to print the QR codes and put them on the tables lol.
This isn’t a take out situation, where the restaurant may not be in the loop at all, the restaurant obviously has sign a contract with Toast as their PoS provider where they agree on Toast’s margin.
Toast is a PoS company. It’s completely different from DoorDash.
The business’ own mini-app can be different but even those have a standard set of things they’re supposed to do so they don’t, for instance, force you to go through a crappy website that wants to download 500MB worth of tracking cookies to show you a menu.
The mini app can do that if it wants to. They can run arbitrary code. If anything it is more powerful than a website, which is more heavily sandboxed.
I think the appeal is that the republicans are the majority party and after the last DHS funding shenanigans airports were pissed and they don’t want democrats to have more levers against them.
Either way, this website is irrelevant. This is a program for airports - airports are big business that can afford to negotiate with TSA in person. This website will be completely irrelevant in that process.