I hear Bill Ackman's name far too little for as often as I have his paid opinions appear in front of my eyeballs. I'm not sure if he has pressured Adams directly as per this article, but I know he has been pulling strings with university admins.
The game that changed everything, at least to my memory. It kicked off a new and exciting era in gaming. It gave us CS, DoD, and who could forget playing as Barney the security guy in Blue Shift. A landmark title imo.
They can usually be imported for private use, but kei cars aren't street legal for most consumer purposes in the US. Which means they would be selling to a very small market. The very few that end up getting sold in Europe are usually modified versions designed for export is another limiting factor.
There is a small market for kei cars, for private use and export. But the economies of scale required for making these top-sellers don't exist without regulatory and tax reform in foreign markets.
Yeah that existing market is a good point, I'm used to Americans talking about wanting kei cars (and the discussions of finding 25 year old trucks in good condition lol). I'm sorry.
It might have to do with production limitations for EV models (perhaps in part because of the focus on hydrogen and delayed battery procurement contracts vs. competitors), and mature competition from Chinese suppliers. Even so, iirc the entire kei market is significantly smaller because they are so much cheaper and because even if some countries do accept them, they can't be sold universally. Also I think Japan changed incentives several years back which might have impacted sales and profits trends. That all probably makes the economics of expanding EV offerings abroad challenging.
I think that if they could do it they would, but you are absolutely right that Japan is not the only market where kei cars are relatively cleared and common place. I think I'm on the same page now.
But really, we're going to continue refining petroleum, and it's nearly impossible to beat the economics of using a readily available industry byproduct. These plastics are a horrible thing but that's the reality of the situation.
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This guy reeks of 19th century white male anthropologist.
I won't disagree there. But I would like to pick your brain on various statements if you don't mind.
The human enterprise is in overshoot; we exceed the long-term carrying capacity of Earth and are degrading the biophysical basis of our own existence. Despite decades of cumulative evidence, the world community has failed dismally in efforts to address this problem.
I assume we're on the same page here, that the Earth is experiencing a biophysical/ecological crisis?
I argue that cultural evolution and global change have outpaced bio-evolution; despite millennia of evolutionary history, the human brain and associated cognitive processes are functionally obsolete to deal with the human eco-crisis. H. sapiens tends to respond to problems in simplistic, reductionist, mechanical ways. Simplistic diagnoses lead to simplistic remedies.
I expect you reject the evolutionary psychology perspective here, but would you agree that humanity's cognitive behaviors are unsatisfactorily dealing with the ecological crisis?
Politically acceptable technical ‘solutions’ to global warming assume fossil fuels are the problem, require major capital investment and are promoted on the basis of profit potential, thousands of well-paying jobs and bland assurances that climate change can readily be rectified.
Okay so here the author is simply giving their definition of what they consider politically viable, not too important on its own except that they clearly don't believe these "solutions" are adequate.
If successful, this would merely extend overshoot.
This is what I'm more interested in. Do you think that if our current solutions alleviate the immediate crisis, that this will put us further into overshoot? Or do you think politically viable solutions can lead to an outcome that diminishes capacity strain such as soil health and fertilizer usage?
Complexity demands a systemic approach; to address overshoot requires unprecedented international cooperation in the design of coordinated policies to ensure a socially-just economic contraction, mostly in high-income countries, and significant population reductions everywhere.
I'm going to toss in my own objection here: The author is not supported imo in saying population reductions "everywhere." Even acknowledging that many lower income countries have inflated populations due to foreign capital ensuring labor power is minimized, there are some localities that simply do not have a density issue.
Would you agree, though, that significant population reduction at the global scale is necessary in our current state to eliminate long-term overshoot? And would you agree that high-income countries need to experience the most economic contraction?
The ultimate goal should be a human population in the vicinity of two billion thriving more equitably in ‘steady-state’ within the biophysical means of nature.
I'm not sold on the 2 billion number, but do you agree that a population reduction of some degree is necessary to attain an equitable steady-state, or in other words, to avoid collapse?
I find most of these statements to be relatively true and/or supported, and without an overt political orientation. It's horribly written, but the most contentious parts I see are the 2 billion number and the conclusion that "everywhere" must experience population reduction. The evolutionary psychology statements could simply be replaced with "as you can see, our actions are not adequately addressing these issues" and it wouldn't change much imo.
You call it ecofascist, but if it were better written (and preferably not in such libby language) I would cite this publication as a demonstration of why revolution against capital is the only hope of success and why the highest priority must be the degrowth of the imperial core. Maybe the author actually is my ideological enemy, but if so, in describing reality they couldn't help but paint a picture of why fascism must be overthrown if we are to survive. Or at least that's how I'm reading it, and I'm curious as to where you agree/disagree.
Mother 2 is the best game of all time and if you disagree, Ness' bat would like to have a word with you. Paula will pray for whatever is left of your soul when he is done.
Nintendo digitally re-released the original strategy guide awhile back, but I think my copy is faulty because I can't smell the scratch and sniffs...
I just got ghosted by the girl I was talking to, I want to find another girl to talk to. This girl and I met at the gym, but I don't want to be the guy that goes to the gym just to meet girls. I mean sure there's the bar and Tinder, but I want a real relationship. I mean, I guess it'll come to me.
This isn't the most practical advice but here it goes: Live your life, chase your passions, find community, volunteer your abilities, and work on fulfilling yourself. Along the way, keep an eye out for other lonely souls. At least this way, you're more likely to be starting from some sort of common ground.
If you're a bit of a black sheep locally, it can also really help (in a multitude of ways) to move somewhere that you fit in better. It's unfortunate but true, at least in my observations.
The taiga has been burning for years due to climate change. Some of these fires are nonstop, with so-called ghost fires burning underground through the winter that reignite into bigger fires when it gets dry. Siberia has had it the worst. I wonder if this is related. I would think it probably is.
It is noteworthy that the mayor of Bratsk (Irkutsk region) has already stated that "in all cases, fires are handmade, everywhere the human factor." In all likelihood, the season of kebabs with alcohol in nature gave a new impetus to the elements. In some settlements, the fire was close to multi-storey buildings.
This could be a possibility too, although I don't know whether the statement is in earnest or coming from a climate-denial perspective like you hear in the US and Canada. Hopefully the former. Is anyone familiar with the mayor, by any chance?
I'm not saying this explains all of it, but there is a lot more resistance to the mainstream culture now than in previous decades. That culture is the continuation of Roman Imperialism which is where shaving the face is adopted from. This was in contrast to other societies such as the Greeks and Vandals.
Of course not everyone wearing a beard is counter-culture, but the counter-culture is currently strong enough to influence acceptable trends. Looking like Zuck isn't cool anymore. I would say this trend started many years ago with the hipsters, and has steadily expanded beyond that group.
HR is not your friend, but unless your colleague is C-level, HR probably isn't their friend either. Just be mindful of workplace politics - but their behavior is not just toxic, it's radioactive.
If you wanted to take it a step further, you might consider getting a bill for therapy sessions to support a lawsuit. You should probably seek out counsel if you go down that avenue, though.
BG3 will feel like an entirely complete game on its own. It is in the same world and has some recurring characters, but the game is designed for newcomers so they don't assume that you know the characters and history.
For those who have played BG1/2, it starts off feeling more like a spiritual successor imo. But eventually you see how it all actually fits, and it fits very nicely. But that's more of a bonus for return visitors to the Forgotten Realms because the game stands just fine on its own.
The person I am talking about is Dr. Palaniappan Manickam aka Dr. Pal, a board-certified gastroenterologist from Sacramento, California, who is also a YouTuber. He’s created various videos targeting Indian netizens, most of which are decent, but not without adding his own twist of misinformation, that are considered...
I think they can probably be held liable if damages can be proven and litigation is initiated through the US court system, but that is a big undertaking.
YouTube has some algorithms set up to remove content that it believes is highly likely to lead to trouble for itself. They are legally compelled to not host certain types of content, but most removed content is not in this category and is instead removed for business/political/optics reasons. The algorithms are primed for moderating western content because that is where YouTube expects these legal/political risks to come from.
In other words it is a very leaky net and there is no serious desire to make it airtight because it’s not a matter of mandatory regulation, it’s a matter of risk management. (If it were regulatory then the platform wouldn’t realistically be able to exist in the form that it does.)
Because other countries can’t respond appropriately unless they are aware. China would rather not be attacked, than wait to be attacked to reveal its capabilities.
This doesn’t read like science, but more importantly it is deeply flawed logic:
A person is in a car that is heading off a cliff. While they are naive of this fact, they are content but destined to an untimely demise. They are made aware of the fact and become deeply anxious.
What is causative in this scenario? Ignoring the cliff, we could say that the awareness is at fault for the person’s anxiety. But if the person were better informed about their state and there was no cliff, there would be no anxiety.
A root cause analysis would show that fundamental problem is not that the driver knows where they are going, but the fact that they are headed off a cliff in the first place.
To determine that social media is the root cause of increased teenage mental illness rates, we would need to confirm that social media in a utopian environment still causes mental illness. This is a claim without much evidence, particularly because the more one becomes informed about the world the more the will be exposed to its legitimate problems. What would be more practical, then, is to determine what incidence of mental illness occurs with awareness of these issues where social media is not a factor, and then to evaluate what if any factor remains to be explained by social media. The editorial does not take this approach, but instead appears to attempt a firehose of rationalizations that don’t converge to make a coherent thesis.
Perhaps the editorial author’s book isn’t selling well.
Hey guys, what are your thoughts on the existence of extraterrestrial life and the potential involvement of governments in concealing or studying such entities.
I expect that many other planets have life. I suspect that interstellar travel is not the only means of traveling between planets.
I am not at all convinced that foreign intelligences do visit, but I do consider it a very real possibility. If I were to somehow know they were here and nothing more, then I would feel confident that their visitation is being concealed.
It’s a wonderful topic, but I’m not particularly interested in beliefs related to it. I am much more interested in the possibilities.
In such a huge universe, even if FTL travel is possible, why should we expect Earth to be a common destination?
It is possible that only species who do not wish to colonize the galaxy will avoid the Great Filter and acquire the technology needed to colonize it.
Not all space-faring races must be highly populous, while less populous species will encounter less of the issues that would cause a population to collapse before becoming space-faring.
We could be colonized without recognizing it.
Colonization itself could be inherently unsustainable.
There is also no reason to limit the discussion to a galaxy. If we assume that an FTL civilization will colonize (in a way that we would recognize), then they could come from any galaxy. Given the expanse of the universe, if such a behavior is common enough that it would stand a chance of succeeding, then it should probably exist already. And yet we do not appear to be colonized. Which is more likely: That FTL intelligences must colonize, or that we are all alone in the universe? Axiomatic reasoning reveals that the latter is statistically much less likely than the former. So it is less likely to successfully explain why we appear to be uncolonized.
I swear, every time most of the time I see someone being particularly rude, ignorant, and inappropriate on a post (usually political in origin, or they swing it to being political) I click on their profile and see it has been created that same day....
As civilian casualties continue to mount in the wartorn Gaza Strip, reports of Israel's use of artificial intelligence (AI) in its targeting of Hamas militants are facing increasing scrutiny. A report by the Israeli outlets +972 Magazine and Local Call earlier this month said that Israeli forces had relied heavily on two AI...
I read posts about people quitting jobs because they’re boring or there is not much to do and I don’t get it: what’s wrong with being paid for doing nothing or not much at all?...
Meaning in life does not come simply from collecting money. It largely comes from how we spend our time. Most of us spend a large part of our time at work or commuting. If fulfillment does not come from your job, then it’s going to be hard to find time to be fulfilled.
Now, some who have nothing to do at work are able to fill their time in a way that is meaningful to them - especially remote workers. But to have to give up your time, to have no challenges to apply yourself to during those work hours, and to be prevented from doing anything else that would be meaningful? That sounds like the 9th circle of hell to me.
Life is short. Few things are worse than watching it tick away in boredom.
And this is Iran trying to defuse that trap. They’ve explicitly told the US not to take the bait on it, and are offering an olive branch instead of insisting that the only option is blood for blood.
Of course the message won’t land, but imo they’re being pretty clear about it.
I have been thinking about self-hosting my personal photos on my linux server. After the recent backdoor was detected I’m more hesitant to do so especially because i’m no security expert and don’t have the time and knowledge to audit my server. All I’ve done so far is disabling password logins and changing the ssh port....
Use software with an active community, don’t install things you don’t need, update regularly, and be thankful that you probably aren’t worth using a zero-day backdoor on. Your telecom provider, on the other hand, might be - but there’s not much you can do about that!
Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Let's discuss: Half-Life ( beehaw.org )
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Biden Is Trying to Buy EVs Time With New Tariffs on China. It Might Not Work ( www.wired.com )
Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds ( thedriven.io )
Full scan of 1 cubic millimeter of brain tissue took 1.4 petabytes of data, equivalent to 14,000 4K movies — Google's AI experts assist researchers ( www.tomshardware.com )
Saw this skinwalker yesterday and can't really get over it ( lemmy.ca )
Scientists have figured out way to make algae-based plastic that completely decomposes ( abcnews.go.com )
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What is your little slice of the internet that you own/maintain?
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLopDcjdhYBYkHE_nqV7QNzrCsnscs2amf&si=q-PTjPEwEvuGWnkJ...
Let's discuss: Earthbound / Mother ( beehaw.org )
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Advice on finding a partner?
I just got ghosted by the girl I was talking to, I want to find another girl to talk to. This girl and I met at the gym, but I don't want to be the guy that goes to the gym just to meet girls. I mean sure there's the bar and Tinder, but I want a real relationship. I mean, I guess it'll come to me.
Russia is on fire: forests and houses are burning en masse in Siberia, urgent evacuation has begun ( www-dialog-ua.translate.goog )
Original source (Russian): https://www.dialog.ua/russia/294463_1715001369
Why are many men growing beards again ? ( lemmy.ml )
Yesterday I passed a barbershop and saw ads on their wall outside of men with beards and short hair. It is a revival or saving electricity ?
Biden calls US ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with Russia and China ( www.cnn.com )
Why is Lemmy obsessed with the word "enshittification"?
I see it referenced constantly here, not quite as much on Reddit....
A colleague sent a video of a murder at work today and I'm still seething. What rights do I have? (UK)
It's already well known at work that I don't just not like gore videos but that I hate them and actively avoid them....
Kerbal Space Program 2 studio reportedly shut down by Take-Two ( www.eurogamer.net )
Much ado about "nothing" - Xe Iaso (==Goodbye NixOS) ( xeiaso.net )
https://discourse.nixos.org/t/much-ado-about-nothing/44236...
We might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realized ( www.vox.com )
What is the next "big thing"? ( kbin.social )
Right now it seems like its "A.I.". Still big now are the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. Recently we had COVID 19....
Medical practitioner influencers who are spreading FUD and pseudo-science, can they be held liable in the USA? Do platforms they're on have no obligation to protect users from such harm?
The person I am talking about is Dr. Palaniappan Manickam aka Dr. Pal, a board-certified gastroenterologist from Sacramento, California, who is also a YouTuber. He’s created various videos targeting Indian netizens, most of which are decent, but not without adding his own twist of misinformation, that are considered...
Chinese scientists increase F-22 fighter jet’s radar signature 60,000 times with new detection method: study ( www.scmp.com )
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Yes, Social Media Really Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage Mental Illness ( www.afterbabel.com )
Do you believe in Aliens?
Hey guys, what are your thoughts on the existence of extraterrestrial life and the potential involvement of governments in concealing or studying such entities.
'Pay or Okay' explained: Why more and more websites make you pay for your privacy - noyb ( noyb.eu )
Does anyone else notice an uptick of extreme troll accounts?
I swear, every time most of the time I see someone being particularly rude, ignorant, and inappropriate on a post (usually political in origin, or they swing it to being political) I click on their profile and see it has been created that same day....
Israel's 'Where's Daddy?' AI system helps target suspected Hamas militants when they're at home with their families, report says ( www.businessinsider.com )
As civilian casualties continue to mount in the wartorn Gaza Strip, reports of Israel's use of artificial intelligence (AI) in its targeting of Hamas militants are facing increasing scrutiny. A report by the Israeli outlets +972 Magazine and Local Call earlier this month said that Israeli forces had relied heavily on two AI...
to those of you who get bored at work if there's lots of downtime, why?
I read posts about people quitting jobs because they’re boring or there is not much to do and I don’t get it: what’s wrong with being paid for doing nothing or not much at all?...
China to export deflation to the world as economy stumbles ( www.ft.com )
Iran offers not to attack Israel if Gaza ceasefire reached ( m.jpost.com )
How do we know if there aren't a bunch of more undetected backdoors?
I have been thinking about self-hosting my personal photos on my linux server. After the recent backdoor was detected I’m more hesitant to do so especially because i’m no security expert and don’t have the time and knowledge to audit my server. All I’ve done so far is disabling password logins and changing the ssh port....
Chat control is back as proposal in EU despite being voted out just few months ago ( www.patrick-breyer.de )
Crows Are Self-Aware Just Like Humans, And They May Be as Smart as Gorillas ( www.popularmechanics.com )
Let's discuss: Resident Evil ( beehaw.org )
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