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And you've gotta build Petra, of course.

It'd sure be interesting for manufacturers to rent batteries to car-buyers and then have access to transmit energy to-and-from those batteries as a utility. If employers had hookups, during the day this could be done (set the time you'll be back for full charge) and this could also be done while cars are in garages at night.

this seems like a relatively popular opinion around new york to people who actually live in the city.

You think all of this will happen in 2023? I could see AI becoming more powerful and more of an issue for content moderation/spam/propoganda, but leading to social, political, and economic change? I'm doubtful.

Tech hiring is so broken.

I will never understand who needs cars this quick. The marketing of EVs seems to be all around 0-60 speeds, but 90% of the people I know are infinitely more concerned with price, charging speed, and range.

Pretty brilliant way to build out a charging network instantly and increase transparency in pricing. Hopefully it's enforced.

>This may open things up to people who can do that, but lack the piece of paper.

Yeah, I can't see why someone _would_ do it if they _could_ but aren't being paid well. The problem is motivating people with the skills to want to work... and it's hard to do that at borderline poverty entry-level wages.

The previous teacher who ran the classroom for 30 years was fantastic and always had it under control.

My mom works in a middle school with a newly hired "severe behavior class" teacher who is woefully under-qualified. Because the new teacher is unable to adequately do her job, several administrators and other teachers routinely have to spend their extra time pitching in to take case-load from this teacher or chase kids around the school when she can't handle them. It's absolutely bonkers.

If anything, hiring inept people will make the qualified folks want to stick around less. This has the opportunity to be bad-upon-bad! Yay!

I feel like people have the good sense not to have loud conversations on flights. But if the option _is there_ and folks are expected to now join video calls from the sky, etiquette and sense might take a back seat.

It seems like it's easier (or more efficient) to outsource education than socialization. Summer is a great time for additional education beyond the classroom.

Then again, research suggests that homeschooling doesn't have an adverse socialization impact [1]...

[1] https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/research/summaries/home...

Seems like a waste of tax-payer money to me. Why can't people just... meet others offline like they did 10+ years ago.

I feel called out right down to the gin and sodas from noon until 2am and burning down a handle of rye.

Itten was brilliant. I really wish he and his contributions weren't overshadowed by the other masters of the Bauhaus. Great article.

Their water usage is only part of the problem. Extensive over-use of fertilizers which then end up in water ways is just as bad, if not worse.

Lawns are awful for the environment, and lawn care is a large part of this. Why we still have golf courses in any area that is regularly in drought is beyond me.

It's really fun to go back through historical marginal tax rates (you'd have to adjust for inflation yourself in this link [1]) and see just how un-taxed the wealthy really are today. No wonder dynastic wealth is so prevalent. Tbh, I think we need more gradations and income above $1M should be taxed at rates in excess of 70%.

[1] https://taxfoundation.org/historical-income-tax-rates-bracke...

Probably an unpopular opinion––and I love TJs––but I feel like the quality and type of things you can buy there is akin to a Dollar General. The produce is often covered in plastic and subpar quality. The selection isn't great. Honestly, its greatest perk is the frozen food section and snacks.

What do we want? G100UL! When do we want it? As soon as possible!

That's...intense.

I've got my PPL and refuse to go to see a psychiatrist or anyone who might diagnose me simply for the fact that if I'm told I'm "depressed" and might have to medicated for it, I could ironically lose the one hobby in the world that makes me happiest.

The thing is, sometimes specificity is required (and helpful). Nothing about gender neutrality is inherently more inclusive IMO. And it's annoying to correct colloquialisms like "guys" as if it's meant with ill intent instead of just being a part of our collective vernacular for DECADES.

This would be funny if it wasn't so sad.

Sorry, missed this as HN doesn't have notifications about comment replies.

My comment about rejecting authority was more about my relationship with my teacher, not internal relationships within the book. Perhaps the paradox was my teacher then, no? Personally, I don't believe in Rand's philosophy. I think Roark is an unbelieveable archetype. If my teacher idolizes Rand and says she agrees with the philosophy, it's _her_ paradox for telling me "no, that's wrong" if I, for example, say that I agree that Roark is Rand's ideal man, but that I believe Gail Wynand is the antithesis of Rand's ideal man because he _has the power_ (and money) to reject the status quo but still refuses to do so (whereas Keating, whom most of the class and the teacher selected as the antithesis, is just a social climber and is working for that power).

It was summer reading and we were made to email the teacher weekly about the assigned section.

I wonder if this is why they're diversifying with purchasing other companies.

Never read Atlas Shrugged, but I had to read The Fountainhead for English in high school and it was really transformative. It helped me suss out flawed philosophy and gave me a sense of skepticism when being told what to think by authority (my English teacher at the time thought Ayn Rand was the second coming of Christ). I remember offering different perspectives when discussing the themes of the novel and basically being berated and told that I was wrong (about an opinion). Wild.

Didn't they explicitly (but quietly) get rid of it several years ago?

Edit: I think this [1] is what I was thinking about.

[1] https://gizmodo.com/google-removes-nearly-all-mentions-of-do...

The amount of Reddit comments with "well you post history" blah blah on it and then they'll mention posts from YEARS ago. Not sure I agree.