Wanderer

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[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They wanted to ally with the British. They ended up fighting them and losing.

Also the price the Americans could manufacture things at really controlled the war. The Americans saved the war for the small price of: them becoming the richest country in the world, lending huge amounts of money that wouldn't be paid of for generations, completely destroying the competition including close allies in a way that's never been done before or since, changing the world order in their favour. From a "Jewified" country maybe Hitler should have expected that.

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

Things would have gone smoother for them if the British didn't slow them down with Yugoslavia.

Good chance they would have captured Moscow and Stalin.

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

That guy definitely does better on the one night stands.

But the real mistake "nice guys" make is they are too picky and choose the "right one" then focus on her. The real trick is if a girl isn't interested in you immediately lose interest and find someone else. If you are properly in the friendzone 9/10 that girl will then be pissed off with you because even though she didn't want, you someone else did.

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

There is being friends with a hot girl but then there is being passed over because you aren't a dick.

Luckily it wasn't me but I heard some girl say "I think your hot but you're just too nice"

Like what the fuck haha. I know they didn't want a relationship either and she fucked someone else like a day later. Talked to others and asked why they passed over some boy for another and it's not attraction it's that they aren't dickheads.

It's a hill I'll die on some girls definitely need that.

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

I was thinking about the US lately. Can't remember why exactly maybe some friends popped up on my Facebook.

But I decided it actually wouldn't be that bad of a place to live. If it wasn't for the toxic work culture.

If they worked normal hours and had 20+ holidays it would be alright. Other shit annoy me and you would have to make sure you live in the nice areas but I could live there and enjoy it. But the work culture is an absolute no go. Wish they were like the Aussie. Show up do hard day of work fuck off for some beers. If the surfs good call in sick and end up seeing your boss in the line up. Work hard for a few months then decide fuck it and go to Bali for a weekend accidentally stay there for two months then decide you need to go back to work because travelling is too much effort walk into a job 1 week after landing home.

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 14 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

There worse things than being a virgin.

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Capitalism working as intended.

Supply and demand. In this case means higher wages.

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago

And no, the hypothetical of the robot skyscrapers is not "meaningless."

It's not meaningless in itself. Its meaningless to the conversation. It's literally a hypothetical you invented for no reason. You're just rambling.

Are you actually trying to claim that if the population was much smaller than it is today total resource use across the globe would be the same?

Because if not my point stands.

A lot of people think rockets can be very profitable. Its just a long term bet and you lack imagination. I would need to check but I'm pretty certain spacex is profitable.

Those other companies are still in R and D.

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The only billionaire I know of that is launching rockets is Elon Musk.

That's just evidence that capitalism is efficient. Because SpaceX has revolutionised space travel making the only reusable rocket doing something all the government agencies said was impossible. NASAs new unbuilt rocket is using tech from the 1970 that they are going to throe away into the ocean on every launch.

The rest you say is meaningless. How you expect this robotic skyscrapers to be built? Some MIT masters project or some capitalist experiment?

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (4 children)

There has been efficiency gains throughout. Capitalism is amazing for that, far better than other systems.

The problem is too many people. If standard of living is to increase then the resource requirement is due to massive unsustainable population growth.

That and the fact the public hate externalities and don't want them used at all never mind aggressively.

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You seem proud of it.

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

It's so bad. You can be bang on mid BMI and people will tell you you need to eat more because you are too skinny.

People have no idea what is underweight, skinny, overweight. I would go as far as most people will think low end obese is healthy.

 

"the Alphabet-owned company has been allowed to deploy an unlimited number of robotaxis for paid driverless rides in the city [San Francisco] at all hours. In March, state regulators allowed the company to expand its commercial ride-hailing to 22 Peninsula cities.

Now, Waymo officials are declaring victory after a year of commercial driverless service without any serious incidents and say it gives them confidence to speed up their robotaxi expansion.

David Margines, Waymo’s director of product management, said in an interview that the company’s one-year track record in San Francisco “is a validation” that its robotaxis can “drive safely” and “coexist in the communities that we want to operate in.”

“Looking back over the year, I’m thrilled to say that it’s been a big success,” he said."

 

"Waymo regularly takes its autonomous vehicles on winter road trips to test the cars in snowy environments. In 2017, it was Michigan.

This year, Waymo will hit multiple wintry locales, including Truckee, California; Upstate New York; and Michigan, from the Upper Peninsula to the metro Detroit area"

 

"Waymo has filed a request to the California Public Utilities Commission to expand robotaxi service in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles region. In the SFBA, it grows from just San Francisco to the whole peninsula, all the way to Sunnyvale but not including Marin, the East Bay and Santa Clara/Cupertino/San Jose. The LA area includes everything north and west of Compton, but not the San Fernando valley."

This is massive I'm not really sure what the writer is on about with the title.

Waymo have been in the background making slow and steady progress for years. So much so most people probably don't even know the extend of their self driving (without a human behind the wheel) developments.

This could be the beginning of the big push to actual serious market infiltration.

While walking, cycling, electric mobility, and trains are a must for a healthy city they do run into problems. Mainly the last mile problem and unexpected journeys, self driving cars will make a huge impact on the health of cities, traffic and ease of getting around.

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