TulliusCicero

I'm not sure a carrier strike group would actually outright lose to a giant swarm of drones, at least in terms of the carrier being sunk. A Shahed warhead is pretty small once you're using it against large warships.

That said, I wonder why you don't see Ukraine and Russia doing this more -- "saving up" for massive clouds of long range strike drones every couple weeks, instead of sending out a couple hundred every night. It feels like the latter strategy would be more effective, saturating air defenses and what have you, but it doesn't seem to be used much. Maybe launching that many drones at roughly the same time is really hard?

Nonsensical comment. It's barely even coherent.

True, if the government is leaning on private actors then that's also an issue of free speech, because it's still ultimately at the behest of the government.

It's not specific to corporations, it's any sort of private group.

Free speech is the government not punishing you for saying something they don't like, not private actors forced to give you a soapbox.

Free speech is fundamentally about the government restricting your speech, not private platforms. There is no constitutional right to post on Facebook.

Amazing how certain people do their best to ignore this, every single time.

> You can be protected by safe harbour provisions, or you can editorialise your content. I don't think you should have both.

That's hilariously impractical. Just because you want to and can moderate some things doesn't mean you can guarantee rapid moderation of illegal stuff. When your platform is nominally open to everyone, and has millions of users, that just doesn't work out well.

You could, but things would still be harder for botters.

There are certain cases where brand attachment is stronger, but overall brand attachment in the US is pretty weak.

> Of course, America is a fucking giant and diverse place, and I think that even native born Americans have no fucking idea of how many different Americas exist, so, take my views of America with a giant grain of salt.

I've been around a good amount of the US and yeah, being very judgey on brands just doesn't seem to be much of a thing. Maybe if I hung around rich people it'd be different, but I do know some rich people and they typically don't seem to give a shit either.

> I think it's going to effectively kill public chat communities without either proof of identity or attestation through a web of trust.

I'm happy to verify my identity as an honest-to-god sack of meat if it's done in a privacy-protecting way.

That probably is where things are gonna go, in the long run. Too hard to stop bots otherwise.

> It's currently in a socialist stage.

No it's not. It's in a state capitalist stage.

Tesla still seems like they're phoning it in to me. Where's the generational refreshes? Where's the Model 2, or any new regular consumer models?

Obviously Rivian and Lucid don't have affordable cars yet, but they seem to be moving in that direction, and they're clearly still trying.

I'm hopeful about Slate, though obviously they haven't sold anything yet so it's just hope.

I agree that that would be great as a consumer, but given how protectionist China is, you can hardly blame countries for responding in kind. Trade should be a two way street.

I don't mind restricting Chinese imports in principle, since China is well known to be very protectionist, moreso than Western countries for sure. Trade needs to be a two way street.

That said, it is indeed disappointing that we can't get their affordable EVs over here. Western legacy automakers really need a kick in the ass (especially since Tesla seems to just be phoning it in now).

> Has canned fruit actually lost popularity?

Yes. Global supply chains have improved, so it's easier to get fresh fruit year round (or closer to it) than it used to be. If they can, people will choose fresh over canned, for obvious reasons.

So the principle is that any as of yet non-standard addition to software needs explicit consent from the user?

By that reasoning, any novel/cutting-edge addition to a browser or other software is wrong? Every standard was new at some point.

You mean "they're just doing it for tips", but it's not quite that straightforward.

Obviously tips are a factor, but it's common to see overtly friendly service in the US even for untipped positions (cashiers at Trader Joe's is one example that comes to mind). Being friendly in service positions in the US is just part of the culture. It's not universal of course, it depends on the specific business, but it is very common.

tl;dr - It appears that the PRC pressured Zambian officials due to Taiwanese participation in RightsCon.

> Going over the speed limit is not even close to as reckless as completely ignoring stoplights which I see bikes do every day.

True, it's not even close because going over the speed limit in a car is a lot more dangerous to others.

Blowing through stoplights on a bike is very stupid, of course, but 99% of the danger is directed towards the cyclist themselves, at least.

Note that the Idaho stop, though, is quite safe.

> Yes, everyone breaks the rules, but cars (mostly) do it in safe and predictable manners.

???

How is texting while driving safe? How is going over the speed limit safe? How is driving too close to other cars to stop in time safe?

DSA would be a great org if they could fix their foreign policy takes.

Doing the whole "it's both sides, really" thing after Russia invaded Ukraine just makes them look like useful idiots.

> Drivers generally follow the rules.

No, they don't. They break the rules all the goddamn time. Have you ever been on an American freeway? Most people are going above the speed limit, myself included.

Do you think most drivers give the legally required amount of space in front of their car while driving, especially on the freeway? It's not even close. Do people signal for the legally required amount of time before changing lanes? Again, not close for most drivers.

> I'm just reporting what I see

What you're actually experiencing is that you implicitly accept the status quo of certain rules being ignored for driving, because driving itself is more common (both for you and in general). But biking is different, it's more obscure, so the rule breaking stands out more.

This is very typical of cultures anywhere that driving is more common than biking, which is...well, most places really.

It's a great idea in principle, but it requires some manual work, which most users aren't gonna bother with.

Drivers generally don't follow traffic laws. They text on their phone while they drive. They routinely go over the speed limit. They go through red lights. They go into or park in bike lanes. They tailgate other drivers. They don't signal before turning or changing lanes.

You can always just target the vehicle, since the vehicle was obviously involved.

Except in cases where the vehicle was stolen, then it was driven by one of the owners or by someone the owners permitted to drive the car. Either way, the owners are responsible on some level. Maybe not to the level of jail, but certainly to the level of paying off fines (initially), and eventually having the car seized (if the number of tickets is extremely high, as in this case).

> I don't understand the basis for applying this standard to cops.

Because those other examples don't involve breaking the law.

At the risk of pointing out the obvious: society holds breaking the law to be more serious than being fat or not making your bed.

Now, speeding is very much a lesser form of breaking the law...but then again, very few people have literally hundreds of speeding tickets.

Really you should do both. Otherwise you do end up with roads that feel like you have to go slow but nominally you're allowed to go fast (and some drivers will certainly take that opportunity).

This is true for casual users, but if you're getting feedback from enthusiasts or even experts, their solutions are often -- not always, but often -- quite good.

My experience with the Kindle is great, but I mostly use the Kindle Unlimited subscription to read progression fantasy. Good value, easy to use. The quality of the content is very mixed, as any PF fan will tell you, but them's the breaks.