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akaru··on Tariffs in American History
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akaru··on Virginia passes law to enforce maximum vehicle speeds for repeat speeders
We speak of the Wild West as “lawless”. I assure you there were very much laws against murder and theft then. They just had sporadic enforcement. Much as roads and highways are in many parts of the country. In California I see racing, 100mph driving, weaving like mad. In the ride home from the airport I watched teenagers race and crash. Drunk driving all over wine country. Never once saw anyone like this pulled over.
akaru··on Lessons in creating family photos that people want to keep (2018)
Bots, or people who think like them.
akaru··on Sea level rise is gonna get a whole lot realer
OK, glad to do so if given the option. Is this an offer? Are you campaigning?
akaru··on Jimmy Carter has died
Something tells me you can’t believe this nonsense you’re spewing. You’re attributing the greatest economic boom the world has ever seen, not to being the sole winner and survivor of WWII, but because the borders were tightened. You must be a troll.
akaru··on The Onion buys Infowars
Yes, we will lose our first amendment rights if people can’t get rich off of telling obvious lies and slander against grieving parents. Look at yourself in the mirror and try again.
akaru··on The Onion buys Infowars
Right, because the definition of “wealthy elite” is making $100k/yr.
akaru··on A solar gravitational lens will be humanity's most powerful telescope (2022)
Can you please elaborate? I find myself making up reasons why but I am certainly wrong.
akaru··on The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy (2014)
“Just rely on another government’s strict regulations and illegally create a business around it so you can get a few durable items oh and stop complaining about government regulation.”
akaru··on Fossil of Neanderthal child with Down's syndrome hints early humans' compassion
If the neanderthals could have detected it in utero they probably would have done the same.
akaru··on California moves to modify law letting workers sue employers
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akaru··on The sun's magnetic field is about to flip
How about we don’t do that? And if it indeed starts getting cold, we regroup?
akaru··on On being brought up by libertarian economists
Care to elaborate?
akaru··on [dead]
May have gotten the hug of death.

Curious to see if this conviction continues with any election fraud. I hear that a lot but sounds like this was a cut and dry hush money case.

akaru··on Tom Waits vs. Frito-Lay, Inc (2003)
[Insert quote about casting the first stone]
akaru··on Tom Waits vs. Frito-Lay, Inc (2003)
I get it, and never post that. In this case, due to conflicts of interest, I think it is justified.
akaru··on OpenAI didn’t copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice for ChatGPT, records show
This article is a paid hit-piece. Trumpian language and all: “people are saying—very good people, the best people—that the voice wasn’t copied. It was a perfect call.” It is so obvious that her voice was stolen, and they are paying to try to cover it up.
akaru··on OpenAI didn’t copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice for ChatGPT, records show
Ask it for an image or for some text. Then cross-check. Many times you can see: it doesn’t make stuff up, it steals and remixes. Same thing here.
akaru··on Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics toward former employees
[ croc tears ]
akaru··on Sam Altman is showing us who he really is
Pop goes the weasel.
akaru··on Elon Musk Rehiring Supercharger Team
You seem very sure about this.
akaru··on Humane AI – Pico Laser Projection – AI Twist on an Old Scam (2023)
No kidding. I get the sentiment but the argument doesn’t hold water. A scam is a scam. There are big scams and small. There are lies big and small too. We can even call the small ones white lies. But they are still lies.
akaru··on Humane AI – Pico Laser Projection – AI Twist on an Old Scam (2023)
Is this the same google that raised money under the motto “don’t do evil”?
akaru··on NPR suspends veteran editor as it grapples with his public criticism
Got any others?
akaru··on NPR suspends veteran editor as it grapples with his public criticism
Care to share a specific example?
akaru··on NPR suspends veteran editor as it grapples with his public criticism
123% of statistics are made up on the spot.
akaru··on Humane AI – Pico Laser Projection – AI Twist on an Old Scam (2023)
Strange hill to die on. Lots of people scam by expecting to right their wrongs in the end. Hell even Theranos may have believed with enough scam money they could eventually have made right with the tech. Still a scam. Same here. If it’s not what you’re selling, it’s a lie, and a lie is a scam.
akaru··on Summers: Inflation Reached 18% in 2022 Using the Government's Previous Formula
Exactly. Why are there so many people trying to talk themselves into a corner?
akaru··on Show HN: CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS
What does ffmpeg do that AVFoundation does not?
akaru··on Court approves 3M multi-billion dollar settlement over PFAS in drinking water
Yet a drug—that people willingly and optionally take as opposed to this—must be proven NOT to create harm before it is allowed in the wild. Your argument sounds like it is in bad faith.
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