I highly doubt that would be anywhere near enough even if the issue was only limited to the country with the highest number of ultra wealthy people which it isn’t.

I order most of my stuff from ebay or aliexpress so I’m used to weeks long waits. When the package finally arrives I have often already forgot what I ordered.

I just ordered a longsword a week back and the esimated delivery was in 60 days.

Worry about population decline isn’t about wanting more people. It’s about wanting there to be enough working-age people to cover the retirement and medical payments of the ones no longer working. We know exactly how many 30-year-olds we’ll have in 20 years and it’s simply not enough. Something has to give and usually the first to go is the benefits for the people who most need them.

Doesn’t matter if you get hit in the face by a fallen brick.

Often not getting into a situation in the first place is far better than being in the right.

I highly recommend the podcast episode by Rob Reid and Sam Harris about synthetic biology. Especially if you like existential anxiety.

It’s decentralized platform. Nobody has the capability to impose such ban beyond their own instance.

In case anyone else was also confused by this: this is about code, not content.

Agreed. Even without internet connection, there still remains a ton of other stuff I don’t like about modern cars. I find them quite frustrating to drive honestly.

I’m perfectly happy with my -07 Nissan pickup and willing to drive it the next 20 years too if I have to. Just gotta try and stay ahead of all the rust.

Those are diesel-electric though. Effectively a diesel locomotive on wheels.

and may never be.

Yes, if we destroy ourselves some other way before we get there. Otherwise it’s absolutely going to be. Never is a forecast of infinity. That’s a really long time.

Little nuance to the headline:

administration is temporarily relaxing rules on hours ​of service by truck drivers handling gasoline and diesel, citing supply ‌and cost concerns.

It’s 12mm spruce plywood. Since it’s vented and not painted on the back, it technically doesn’t mind even if it did get wet for as long as it gets to dry in between.

I did suggest a disco ball