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Comment on Where’s the beef? The lab-grown-meat revolution that wasn’t. in ~food
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Comment on Where’s the beef? The lab-grown-meat revolution that wasn’t. in ~food
vord Link ParentI mean, I'm a pretty unabashed carnivore, but if they just quietly swapped it out without telling anybody until 3 years later, I'd bet less than 5% catch on. I specifically buy the Impossible even...I mean, I'm a pretty unabashed carnivore, but if they just quietly swapped it out without telling anybody until 3 years later, I'd bet less than 5% catch on.
I specifically buy the Impossible even though I'm not remotely vegetarian because I want it to become the default for fast food.
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Comment on Historic voter turnout powered US Democrats’ blue wave in ~society
vord Link ParentOh yea, I like the carrot instead of the stick every day. These days $200 is probably a better draw, esp to get that initial surge off the ground.Oh yea, I like the carrot instead of the stick every day.
These days $200 is probably a better draw, esp to get that initial surge off the ground.
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Comment on Historic voter turnout powered US Democrats’ blue wave in ~society
vord Link ParentI'm of the opinion if we want to make voting mandatory, we make the punishment properly harsh. I'm thinking 8 hours community service.I'm of the opinion if we want to make voting mandatory, we make the punishment properly harsh. I'm thinking 8 hours community service.
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Comment on Swipeblocked: the phrases your iPhone won't suggest in ~tech
vord LinkThis cracked me up. On one hand, I wouldn't want autocorrect to accidentally nudge me to use profanity when not intended. OTOTH, I could see the potential for abuse. Especially in subtle ways to...iMessage isn't working
This cracked me up.
On one hand, I wouldn't want autocorrect to accidentally nudge me to use profanity when not intended. OTOTH, I could see the potential for abuse. Especially in subtle ways to manipulate a narrative; "Four legs bad, two legs good."
The ethical approach to this would be to have this as an advanced setting that users (or developers helping users) could adjust, disable, or replace. But that's not the way of big tech.
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Comment on Swipeblocked: the phrases your iPhone won't suggest in ~tech
vord Link ParentHeh, I just flew back from Utrecht. Nice place. Anyhow, here's All about the Pentiums, highlighting that the phrase has been around almost as long as the action.Heh, I just flew back from Utrecht. Nice place.
Anyhow, here's All about the Pentiums, highlighting that the phrase has been around almost as long as the action.
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Comment on Google makes a privacy policy exception to use your Gmail and Photos data for ads in ~tech
vord Link ParentYea, and it's just a coincidence that you'll be nagged to connect that information every 30 seconds.However, an important exception now applies to users who explicitly connect that information to Google services that offer personalized advertising.
Yea, and it's just a coincidence that you'll be nagged to connect that information every 30 seconds.
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Comment on Where’s the beef? The lab-grown-meat revolution that wasn’t. in ~food
vord Link ParentI mean, the best way to eat beef is a bit of salt, pepper, and cooked just barely enough to kill the germs. Much more than that, and you're eating the seasonings more than the meat. (and yes I...I mean, the best way to eat beef is a bit of salt, pepper, and cooked just barely enough to kill the germs.
Much more than that, and you're eating the seasonings more than the meat.
(and yes I know there is more to it than that, just channeling my inner Swanson).
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Comment on Where’s the beef? The lab-grown-meat revolution that wasn’t. in ~food
vord Link ParentThe Impossible Whopper came around and proved that for fast food chains of that caliber, they could go meatless and nobody would even notice. The beef industry would look very different if...The Impossible Whopper came around and proved that for fast food chains of that caliber, they could go meatless and nobody would even notice.
The beef industry would look very different if McDonalds, Burger King, and Wendy's all went meatless by default.
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Comment on Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas next year in ~transport
vord Linklolololololol That's some comedy gold right there.The Cybertruck never made it on sale in Europe because it did not reach the required safety standards.
lolololololol
That's some comedy gold right there.
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Comment on AI buildout hits snag as Google and Microsoft hold capex forecasts in ~tech
vord Link ParentA few key stock options on a few key players. I spent $250 a month ago and I could sell them off for almost double as of today.A few key stock options on a few key players. I spent $250 a month ago and I could sell them off for almost double as of today.
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Comment on AI buildout hits snag as Google and Microsoft hold capex forecasts in ~tech
vord Link ParentI see that causality as reversed. Anthropic/OpenAI going bust is what takes the market for the ride.I see that causality as reversed. Anthropic/OpenAI going bust is what takes the market for the ride.
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Comment on US Federal Aviation Administration says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028 in ~tech
vord Link ParentThat, and like, it's a highly sophisticated piece of kit, probably costs several millions to replace, and requires a level of consistency and uptime that seems impossible these days. It's probably...That, and like, it's a highly sophisticated piece of kit, probably costs several millions to replace, and requires a level of consistency and uptime that seems impossible these days.
It's probably cheaper to just buy a company to keep churning out new floppies.
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Comment on US Federal Aviation Administration says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028 in ~tech
vord Link ParentI give this a 10% chance of actually happening. My brother in law is an ATC that is working at a facility that was 80% staffed. It's now 93% staffed, yet no headcount changes. The definition of...I give this a 10% chance of actually happening.
My brother in law is an ATC that is working at a facility that was 80% staffed. It's now 93% staffed, yet no headcount changes. The definition of "fully staffed" was just modified to declare efficiency by the orangutang in chief and his cronies.
So they'll probably rename the floppy disk to 'enhanced security device' and keep on air truckin.
This has been mostly in jest.
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Comment on AI buildout hits snag as Google and Microsoft hold capex forecasts in ~tech
vord (edited )Link ParentMost importantly for my concerns: A broader stock market crash that has been held up largely under the premise that AI will deliver us to the next golden age. The bubble needs to 'pop' in order...Most importantly for my concerns: A broader stock market crash that has been held up largely under the premise that AI will deliver us to the next golden age. The bubble needs to 'pop' in order for the true economy to show its face.
When this happens, we might actually get some social safety nets in place. These are rarely built out in 'good times.'
Secondary: If OpenAI and Anthropic collapse into nothingness, that should cause a massive rethink about the viability and diversity of the ecosystem long term. Hoping this results in a more reasonable development and deployment of an admittedly useful technology. Ideally with laws that mitigate the climate crisis, like demanding 110% green energy buildout.
And less so: Vindication that Sam Altman and company have been more or less grifting us towards beleiving that this bubble was something it wasn't. They might not have been doing it intentionally, though that decision to utterly hose the RAM market does make me think it might have been at least a little.
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Comment on AI buildout hits snag as Google and Microsoft hold capex forecasts in ~tech
vord (edited )LinkThis was one of my major warning signs for AI bubble collapse. So far it's happening right on schedule. Right now my (literal, though small) money is betting on a huge market drop between June and...This was one of my major warning signs for AI bubble collapse. So far it's happening right on schedule. Right now my (literal, though small) money is betting on a huge market drop between June and August 2027.
The hyperscalers slowing the capex flow is going to make the debt that much more expensive.
For those that remember that extensive chat I posted with Kagi Assistant, here is the read of what to watch for next:
Anthropic IPO: Priced above $1.4T: Credit line is still open. Postponed: It's shut, probably permanently.
NVIDIA posts earnings on Nov 17th:, showing earnings up to Oct 25th. The P/L will look fine and tell us nothing because everything that has transpired since won't be factored, at all.
The number that matters is the supply commitment line: $279B, up from $119B in one quarter. Three possible readings:
Reading What it means Grows again Management still sees demand; the option layer is alive Flat The first public admission of demand discipline — the single most informative datapoint available Falls Commitments being unwound; the cycle has turned in Nvidia's own accounting Also watch purchase-obligation provisions off the $6.3B first-half base, and whether guidance starts using "visibility" language instead of "demand."
@R3qn65 :)
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Comment on US Democrats win enough seats nationwide to (potentially) end Electoral College via the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in ~society
vord Link ParentWell yes. But needs somebody to do something about it. And it's felt painfully slow in that regard.Well yes. But needs somebody to do something about it. And it's felt painfully slow in that regard.
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Comment on US Democrats win enough seats nationwide to (potentially) end Electoral College via the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in ~society
vord Link ParentYea. I don't have my hopes up. But still much happier than the alternative.Yea. I don't have my hopes up. But still much happier than the alternative.
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Comment on US Democrats win enough seats nationwide to (potentially) end Electoral College via the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in ~society
vord Link ParentYes. The good news is they have at least some grounds to impeach a justice or three (lookin at you Clarence). The Dems have damn better have a plan as coherent and supported as P2025 before Jan.Yes. The good news is they have at least some grounds to impeach a justice or three (lookin at you Clarence).
The Dems have damn better have a plan as coherent and supported as P2025 before Jan.
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Comment on US Democrats win enough seats nationwide to (potentially) end Electoral College via the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in ~society
vord Link ParentThat's generally considered a constitutional crisis.That's generally considered a constitutional crisis.
Generally, if you're not having a bratwurst with onions, sauerkraut, and/or mustard, you're doing something wrong. :)