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gearsandbeerson Mercedes beats Tesla to autonomous driving in California

The ship hasn't sailed, it will just take a very long time to come back to port

gearsandbeerson Creating a sperm or egg from any cell?

> could argue that sexual intercourse only implies consent for sexual intercourse, not consent for reproduction

You might also enjoy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_abortion - I stumbled upon this last night and thought about it for a while.

gearsandbeerson SouthwestAirlines' Meltdown Shows How Corporations Pit Consumers Against Workers

I do wonder why it’s creeping upward though given it’s proportional and would increase as prices increase - perhaps it’s a symptom of employers paying even less after controlling for inflation etc. when comparing then vs now

gearsandbeerson Young adults and mental health: Is more childhood independence the answer?

How did he get a license?

gearsandbeerson SouthwestAirlines' Meltdown Shows How Corporations Pit Consumers Against Workers

When did tipping 20% become standard in the US? I was talking to a colleague about this recently and they mentioned it but I could’ve sworn it used to be 15%

gearsandbeerson Takahē: An efficient ActivityPub Server for small installs with multiple domains

I'm tangata whenua and quite frankly this is ridiculous - Ngāi Tahu doesn't speak for all Māori. I'm perfectly fine with it.