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Comment People make fun of Bulwer-Lytton (Score 1) 14

But they still quote "the pen is mightier than the sword", which in context is a superb description of good government:: "Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword". He should get credit. Besides, the opening of Paul Clifford was standard Victorian style.

Comment The alignment problem vs. the halting problem (Score 1) 133

I was talking to a CS prof specializing in software ethics and made fun of myself for saying the alignment problem was harder than the halting problem. What could be harder than being impossible?
She quickly replied that of course it's way harder because there are special cases where the halting problem has solutions.

Comment The Constitution includes property rights (Score 4, Interesting) 158

Nobody has a 1A right to trespass on your servers, or Zuckerberg's, or Musk's.

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fxkcd.com%2F1357%2F as everyone has seen.

I'd like to see an honest administration do antitrust action which might alleviate problems like the suppression (NOT censorship) of abortion information: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emarketer.com%2Fcont...

Comment Re:Clarifying the problem (Score 1) 226

I plug my Prius Prime into a GFCI outlet because it's in the garage and they've been required there for a long long time. There has never been a problem, and I don't see offhand why there would be a difference between Level 1 and Level 2.

Did I misunderstand the fine article? Was it saying that EVSEs might have ground faults more than 5 mA? Uh, how? With, as you pointed out, their own protective equipment on board.

Comment Re:Everyone should ban more apps- (Score 3, Interesting) 46

There are conservatives on Bluesky, and starter packs to follow them. https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblueskydirectory.com%2Fs..., with a variety of viewpoints.
Anyone who's not a bigot, who makes truthful arguments, who genuinely wants a discussion, them I will listen to.

Comment Re:When you start at one, add one and you double! (Score 1) 104

They're commonplace where I live, at least according to the locator apps. The reality is much more frustrating.

Take away the ones that don't exist at the stated location, then subtract the ones that are out of order, then subtract the ones that are in no-trespassing garages, then subtract the ones with incompatible connectors, then subtract the ones where the cables are cut off and stolen, and it's a challenge to find one. Once you find one there's a good chance it's occupied.

Comment Ignore "up to ten years" (Score 1) 131

Google "US sentencing guidelines" and look how many things have to line up to get a maximum sentence. Actual sentences are almost always way less than the headline number.

On top of that the overwhelming majority of Federal cases end in plea bargains.

Comment Re:Maybe we should have built Nuclear (Score 1) 168

But was the manufacturing capacity there to accomplish that?

The book "Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air" takes a neutral look at many options and what would be involved in each. For nuclear, I remember a bottleneck in pressure vessel development.

Even if we went same road as France we'd have more work to do, on things like agriculture and cement production.

Comment Why not check for all impairment, not just alcohol (Score 2) 155

A relative has a luxury car with drowsiness detection. One trip I told my wife I thought it was time to change drivers, and just as I was parking, the car dinged and displayed a coffee cup icon.

There's sleepiness, and also alcohol is not the only drug out there which interferes with driving.

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