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geeteeon Feds charge three over Molotov attacks on Tesla sites in multiple states

I know right? Isn't it absolutely abhorrent that I don't care that Elon Musk owns 13% of Tesla?

geeteeon Feds charge three over Molotov attacks on Tesla sites in multiple states

the use or threat of violence to instill fear and achieve political or ideological goals, often targeting civilians

Doesn't seem like a stretch to me. If I was looking to buy a new car, I would be hesitant to buy a Tesla because they're being targeted.

geeteeon US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s

Or it doesn't happen like that

geeteeon A SpaceX team is being brought in to overhaul FAA's air traffic control system

Because software developers have never worked in an unfamiliar domain, which necessitated interviewing the subject matter experts to gain perspective on their problems and needs.

geeteeon Did missing/corrupt dates in COBOL default to 1875-05-20?

It's exhausting. Each side of every argument is full of misinformation, intentionally or not.

geeteeon In Zig, what's a writer?

This was one of the first things I encountered while dabbling in Zig. I spent a few hours digging through examples in the standard library and googling to see how you're supposed to pass a writer.

My day job is with TypeScript, so "any" gives me some heartache, but it seems unwarranted because Zig verifies the correctness at compile time. I won't make any claims to really understand Zig yet, but it was enough to make me feel comfortable with continuing to learn it.

geeteeon Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Scrubbed After Delta Air Flies into Restricted Airspace

From the article, Delta pilots were following air traffic control directions.

geeteeon Starship Flight 7

Musk derangement syndrome

geeteeon Don't Get Distracted (2017)

It's nice that the author can hold opinions and write a blog post like this and not be disappeared. I wonder why that's possible...

geeteeon Starship's Sixth Flight Test

Sad

geeteeon Don't use Summer and Winter for event invites, it's "northern" and not inclusive

People keep finding more hills to die on.

geeteeon Tesla Optimus bots were controlled by humans during the 'We, Robot' event

"the future of" sounds pretty accurate

geeteeon Radar Detector Legend Michael Valentine Has Died

I suspect most users are not racing. They're probably driving a comfortable 80mph in 65mph and just don't want to get a ticket for a completely reasonable speed in a modern car.

geeteeon Radar Detector Legend Michael Valentine Has Died

I've seen more near accidents from people braking hard after seeing a cop.

geeteeon Y Combinator backs its first defense startup, Ares Industries

I guess Onebrief doesn't count as defense? https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/onebrief

geeteeon My spiciest take on tech hiring

Is it overachieving or seeing a shortcut to retirement?

geeteeon Leafy vegetables found to contain tire additives

Is it in bicycle tires too? Sneaker soles?

geeteeon Shipbreaking

I doubt it's the video you were referring to, but it reminded me of when YouTuber bald and bankrupt was in Bangladesh: https://youtu.be/iq_76McFVLo?t=1260&si=WT-yCAefa1vIHXli

geeteeon America's dramatic shift from gas power plants to batteries

I checked out a Facebook group for a neighboring town's fight against this, and I don't think logical reasoning works. They're too busy praising Florida's HB 1645.

geeteeon America's dramatic shift from gas power plants to batteries

There are a couple of these facilities being planned near me right now. They're receiving immense pushback from people concerned about lithium fires.

geeteeon US braces for cicadas by the trillion as two broods of periodic insects coincide

Isn't it Brood XIII, not XII?

geeteeon A type of bacteria that causes dental plaque was found in 50% of colon cancers

I find the waterpik is amazing at getting food out of my teeth, but I still need to floss to get the plaque off.

geeteeon Australia to ban engineered stone

I don't think I've ever seen a tradesperson wearing PPE. Recent example: our neighbor had some stonework done, and these guys were just casually hanging out in clouds of cement and stone dust.

geeteeon Upcoming .com and .xyz domain price increase

the principle of the matter

geeteeon Upcoming .com and .xyz domain price increase

If I'm leaving Namecheap, I'm leaving Namecheap.

geeteeon USPS facility in Utah does nothing but decipher handwriting

Tom Scott video: https://youtu.be/XxCha4Kez9c

geeteeon Google Trying to Solve a UUID

Google seems to disable a lot of features (e.g. package tracking) when I'm using Firefox mobile, but not Chrome.

geeteeon How to deal with extreme physical pain

Based on other comments, I was under the impression that some people wanted zero unsolicited feedback. This instead sounds like you don't want people to keep offering suggestions after you tell them to stop. The former would make for a really cold society. The latter is completely understandable. I would tell the repeat offenders to fuck right off.

geeteeon Five Corrections to The New York Times

I think the magazine is a Sunday insert from the same company.