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Molitor5901on Has Violence Against Teachers Become Accepted by Society?

I agree with the author, violence against educators has become normalized, but it's also been a fault on both sides. Both sides have lost respect for one another, and the reasons why depend a lot on politics and social issues. It almost mirrors the strife between citizens and cops: each side entrenching believing they "know what's best" and the other side be damned.

Molitor5901on Toyota is taking the Corolla electric

I'm holding on to my gas vehicle as long as I can because I really don't like the hybrid sad spaceship noise. I guess I could get it and disable the speaker but then that might void the warranty. The mechanic I go to tells me I can absolutely disable it and they will do it for me but they caution that it will void a warranty. I will continue to drive my old car until it falls apart.

Molitor5901on Japan's book scene is moving from bookstores to libraries

I'd probably feel differently if it was a mega franchise like Starbucks or McCafe right at the entrance of a civic building.

I would too. It would be in the government's interest to chose an operator and lease out space, but only if it were done in the most fair manner possible. I have no clue about such matters, I confess, but I would not want to see the idea politicized; as in only certain people can apply, or preferences given to certain classes. Perhaps a little contentious in the short run, but in the long term it would be better.

And yes, alas, if it's Starbucks that has the best deal, then so be it. In fact, playing devil's advocate, what IF Starbucks said we'll give you 100% of our profits from this location on the sale of beverages?

Probably best that the library gets the money from leasing the space, and let's the local operator earn whatever they can.

Molitor5901on Japan's book scene is moving from bookstores to libraries

YES! I encountered the same thing in Melbourne some years ago, a little cafe just inside the library whose profits 100% went to the library.

Molitor5901on The President's Power to Pardon Friends and Allies Must End

It is rarely those in power that seek to reduce the power they have. I would support an amendment that the President may not pardon himself, his immediate family, or anyone acting on behalf of their administration.

Molitor5901on Japan's book scene is moving from bookstores to libraries

It would be interesting if libraries also operated, say, cafes. Rules apply of course, but it might create a job and add something extra to a library.

Molitor5901on My Health Insurance Denied My Cancer Treatment. I Emailed the CEO

It does help to be a journalist at a major magazine. Plebeians such as myself would be very lucky to get such a response.

Molitor5901on Detecting and countering misuse of AI: September 2026

Ah you jest, but your comment reminded me of the person whose home was raided by authorities for researching pressure cookers...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/01/new-york-polic...

Molitor5901on Detecting and countering misuse of AI: September 2026

This was my thought. Anyone who has taken secondary biology or chemistry possesses the knowledge, if not at least the ability to find the knowledge, to build all sorts of nasty things. Soil from a farm on slices of potato could yield anthrax spores, this is not specialized or even esoteric knowledge. This news from Anthropic just does not seem as spectacular as I think they might want us to believe, if anything it draws questions around having an AI that cannot be monitored.

Molitor5901on Thanks to Siri Recaps, your Apple Watch is always listening

There has always been the myth/rumor/belief that our devices are always listening. I wonder if this is an overton window moment, get people used to a device actually listening and slowly move to all devices listening.

Molitor5901on Nvidia discloses $21B stake in SpaceX at end of second quarter

Hrm.. Data centers in space?

Molitor5901on Research papers using "kidney disappointment" instead of "kidney failure"

Yeah some kind of translation issue. The papers seem to know what they're talking about, and I don't entirely get the AI gut feeling, only on the key words.

Molitor5901on Research papers using "kidney disappointment" instead of "kidney failure"

Good point, but I see lots of articles are using this "kidney disappointment" so maybe but.. holy toledo look at Impacts of Renal Transplantation and its Mental (2023) by Renan Kamath : “organ disillusionment,” “kidney relocate dismissal,” and “excusal of the moved organ.”

Molitor5901on Research papers using "kidney disappointment" instead of "kidney failure"

Interesting! I started reading and there are so many sentences like “gauges an individual's gamble of kidney disappointment.”

Changing words for watermarking .. I understand why it may do that .. but .. what an unfortunate choice of where to do it.

Molitor5901on Research papers using "kidney disappointment" instead of "kidney failure"

Huh.. Ok I'll play along. Could this be a translation issue? I confess the first thing that leaped to mind was.. could it be AI written? But I didn't want to leap to that but.. it's .. such a strange word that is not expected in .. I guess formal medical training.

Molitor5901on You're not uncool. Making friends as an adult is just hard (2021)

IMHO the secret to making friends as an adult is to constantly put yourself in situations where you are forced to interact with others without any overarching elements of dating, sex, alcohol, or relationships. Like volunteering.

Also, it takes time. I've learned that faith comes from trust, which comes from time, and experience. The more I am around others, gaining experience with our personalities, we come to trust one another, and build faith in friendship.

Molitor5901on Microsoft Is Quietly Deleting Mentions of 32 GB RAM Recommendation for Win 11

You might consider MX, it has a much lower footprint for eating ram.

Molitor5901on Fed's Kashkari says 'now is the time to start slowly moving' rates up

Rates up, rates down, I'm so confused. Too much liquidity supposedly means inflation, too little liquidity means deflation. Would not lower rates mean more consumer spending, thereby injecting more spending and fluidity in the system?

I can't help but shake the feeling that the federal reserve is here for the wealthy, the bankers, and not for the rest of us, and anything they do is ultimately not for our benefit, but for theirs.

Molitor5901on Exercise works for depression. So why isn't it treated like real medicine?

Personal experience: Exercise did not help with my severe depression. Out of sheer desperation, I started exercising and eating way better. My health improved significantly, dropping 75 pounds.. but the depression still remains. I was just as depressed after 6 months of daily walking (3-5mi/day) as I was before. Left the house depressed, returned home depressed.

All that to say, I think IMO exercise can help improve general daily mood, but it did not really do anything for my overall depression.

Molitor5901on In San Francisco, even $180k tech salaries are no longer enough

https://archive.ph/gD5K3

Molitor5901on US Supreme Court rules geofence warrants require constitutional protections

That is the loop hole IMO and that's how they will get around it.

Molitor5901on The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the Swedish Örebro party

Aren't far-right parties opposed to government control and censorship? Ideally a provider should be politically neutral, but I'm wondering if it's preferable to have one that is opposed to government control and censorship.

Molitor5901on UK to require ID or face scan before you can make social media accounts

or use bluesky

Molitor5901on Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars [video]

That's a really good idea. I only worry about invalidating a warranty. As soon as the dealer finds out..

Molitor5901on Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars [video]

My experience with hybrids have been.... mostly positive, good mileage, Toyota's drive very well, but.. I would not buy one for one pedantic, silly reason: I hate the government mandated banshee howling sound. Many ICE vehicles are just as quiet as an EV without the fake noise, and while I am not discounting that quiet vehicles can pose a hazard to pedestrians, the howling is just.. utterly obnoxious.

Molitor5901on NYC to open municipal grocery store in 2027

If you're interested in grocery store economics, I strongly recommend:

The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr, and

Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America by Michael Ruhlman

Extremely insightful about how much it cost to run a grocery store, where profits go, who the food suppliers really are, etc. Very eyeopening.

Molitor5901on 81yo Dodgers fan can no longer get tickets because he doesn't have a smartphone

This is a really good point. I'm surprised the box office cannot print it for him for a fee at Will Call, which might be the solution here.

Molitor5901on Pharmaceuticals face 100% tariffs in US – unless firms strike a deal

Interesting point from the article.

"The importance of the move may be largely symbolic at this point, as it does not apply to generic medicines - the most commonly used medicines in the US."

Molitor5901on CEO of largest public hospital says he's ready to replace radiologists with AI

Fellow panelist David Lubarsky, MD, MBA, president and CEO of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, said his system is already seeing great success in deploying such technology. The AI Westchester uses misses very few breast cancers and is “actually better than human beings,” he told the audience.

“For women who aren’t considered high risk, if the test comes back negative, it’s wrong only about 3 times out of 10,000,” Lubarsky said.

Sounds like 3 wrongs are an acceptable level of risk for this CEO. It would be interesting to put radiologists up against AI to see which have better results, but I would still rather a human read my chart and then have AI give the second opinion, rather than the other way around.

Molitor5901on Age verification now required for DNS resolution

Too close for comfort.. I could believe this was true just about any other time..