ErikVandeWater

Calling it a fact check (even implicitly) causes people with poor critical reading skills - to wit, almost everyone - to interpret the expert opinion as being undoubtedly true. This is a big part of the widening divide between right and left, which is a major issue.

> And why don't they do that? Good 'ol competition. Everyone is afraid to start enforcing reservations because if Hertz does but Enterprise doesn't, people are going to book with Enterprise ("Book w/ us and never pay a penalty when your plans change!").

Competition brings out the best solution. The current system is the best overall solution. Most people don't really care what car they rent, and probably sometimes get an upgrade to a better car if they complain about not getting the car they reserved. By having this system, rental car companies can substantially reduce the cost of renting a car. It would be very expensive to intentionally have cars waiting on the lot for upcoming customers.

> This article is a great example of why we need legislation around ownership of digital items.

If you show me well-written legislation that doesn't have generous handouts for cronies, I'm all for it.

Processes are built ahead of time if people take a risk seriously.

> Under the Landsburg system, the stalls still serve one seasonal treat a minute, but the queues are short. Alas, the Landsburg rule can only be imposed in controlled environments such as a theme park, perhaps.

Poor example. This would annoy the hell out of customers. Theme parks also almost always have excess demands for rides. This system would only work at a failing theme park that couldn't fill up the ride to capacity.

I could imagine this working with decentralized robots performing similar tasks independently, but usually a system that uses robots would be centralized.

When did I attack the people themselves? It's the Party I said should be stood up against.

> If that's gone, I'm going to have a hard time not making the CCP my mortal enemy

Wouldn't be a bad choice, regardless of what happens with Steam.

I would say the cultural issue is more that the employer doesn't pay you immediately for your work. I understand there are regulatory reasons behind this, but still, this is what creates the dependency on credit.

There's nothing wrong with a credit card company giving out free 30 day loans with reasonable interest if they are not repaid on time.

I wonder the quality of learning if you listen to/watch something at 2x speed twice. Bonus if there is a delay in which your mind may formulate questions.

I'm guessing it would be superior unless it was a very high difficulty piece. Having a basic understanding and then formulating questions allows you have an input on the learning, as opposed to simply listening.

I would also say that with some material (esp. fiction), your "comprehension" may go up if you listen to it faster, because you don't give your mind a chance to wonder if something makes sense; I often fall for the trap of asking what I would do in a given situation, and then when the character does something nonsensical, I go looking for a good reason. I lose sight of what the author is trying to say because they made a mistake when trying to forward the plot.

> I don't check often but a quick way to see interesting topical news is seeing the trending tab on Twitter.

The trending tab on Twitter is awful. It's the kind of news stories that are viral, not important.

Is this a quote? It's a good one!

The God's Daddy effect: Keep asking for progressively deeper causes until you find one you like.

Peripheral question: Without dark matter, would there be more red shift?

> In Stossel's case, one of his video's is being very closely taken to their implications

What?

Relevant: Stossel's lawsuit against Facebook for libelous statements against him contained in 3rd-party fact-checks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qmht6Tbtzg

2 of the 3 reviewers had not even seen the video Facebook labeled as "misleading". The other refused a request for an interview.

I'm all for it if they execute it well enough to make a profit.

That's it? Alright. That's not what I visualized when you said "parts of the building collapse at different times." I thought you were talking about exterior parts. Though it's technically fair to say the inside collapsing before the outside is "different parts."

In regards to the simulation, it's actually great evidence for the opposite side of the argument - NIST was not able to simulate a collapse that appeared at all similar to the actual collapse.

Good point! Someone should invent a more general term though; at first I was wondering what taxing Facebook's land would do.

Perhaps "self-appraisal tax"?

> It isn't called Ground Zero for a reason. Do some research and check what that name means. Then the months long fire does make sense

It really isn't clear what this means / You're saying this relates to a nuclear weapon somehow?

"Crap" is largely a function of consumer preference. Even with a Consumer Reports subscription, people will ignore red flags and buy a car that's fun or cheap.

A good craftsman should be able to tell you how well a house is constructed before purchase. Not that I'm saying that would have been easy to fit into your schedule.

I don't know if ground zero at WTC7 burned for months, but ground zero below the twin towers definitely did. The claim being hours vs the claim being months is obviously significant.

I've seen the video of the fires but I haven't seen an angle that shows parts of it collapsing at different times. Would you mind sharing?

Relevant gif of collapse of WTC7: https://c.tenor.com/0PG_F9eZVmEAAAAC/wtc7-building.gif

If the supermajority of progressives SF can't create a progressive city, then it simply isn't possible.

San Francisco is at least partially the "Utopia" you get when you pave your path with good intentions. Bluest or close to Bluest city in a solidly Blue state. I think the author is being tongue-in-cheek.

I'm very surprised "CASH" was not already taken. Perhaps your suggestion is correct and they had bought it from someone else.

I fully support watching the last two movies. Just the recap movies lose so much character compared to the original.

I would recommend watching the original, personally. The new movies are sharper and brighter, but lack character.

The fact that $6 Billion dollars is a fraction of their profit suggests the United States could just regulate that they and other large US semiconductor firms must produce more chips locally. No need to subsidize.

> Perhaps if you think the government (people) shouldn't have power to "intervene", you (a person), or another group you approve of (yet again people) also shouldn't have power to "intervene" either?

People shouldn't have the ability to intervene with my life choices or property. Government guarantees that others don't do that, but uses its monopoly power to intervene itself. To some extent, I would prefer if it were individuals trying to intervene, because individuals are far less powerful than the government. For example, the government can forcibly search me before I board a plane, but if the government weren't doing that, and only some airlines were playing security theatre, I could simply choose an airline that decided not to waste my time.