Dragonstaff

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[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah, that's about what I'm thinking. A manned mission to Mars could be an interesting project for our kids or grandkids. Anyone talking about it in our lifetimes is just a grifter.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 25 points 4 days ago (5 children)

I love the aesthetic. I fully support Art Deco public transportation.

A bus designed by someone who absolutely hates public transportation is pretty funny though. "I wish these seats faced each other so I could sit knee to knee with a stranger." -Nobody Ever

And there's so little passenger space, they have a "luggage" compartment in the front. So I suppose I'm just supposed to put my bag there, out of my sight, then hope nobody takes it before I get off?

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 7 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Can you think of any realistic benefit to a manned mission to Mars?

Bringing back samples would be an amazing feat, and that seems a worthwhile mission. Having a human onboard seems to complicate things far more than any data that would give us would be worth.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 2 points 5 days ago

Ah, I get it. Really interesting, thanks!

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 3 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Cool! Are there different Finnish accents? Geographic, socioeconomic, or otherwise?

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 8 points 5 days ago

The signal to noise ratio is so low these days. There's so much information out there but everyone wants to profit from you before you can get it. Even worse, the people with good information generally can't buy as big a megaphone as the people who profit from lying to you.

Honestly, I think humans have been more likely to believe an easy lie than a hard truth all along, but it's easier than ever these days.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 2 points 5 days ago

I suspect it would be difficult to generate enough data to intentionally change a dataset. There are certainly little holes, like the glue pizza thing, but finding and exploiting them would be difficult and noticing you and blocking you as a data source would be easy.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 6 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I don't know who stole your history book, but you should probably go look for it.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Or the store just got their Dasani shipment. Or they ordered twice as much because it's so popular.

Sometimes jokes are funny as long as you don't think about them too much.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

A cab with no driver is just an incredibly expensive gender neutral toilet. I shudder to think what will be done in these if they ever exist.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 43 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Didn't he say full self drive was two years away at least 5 years ago?

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 4 points 5 days ago

With no information, the blurb is almost designed to be infuriating. But remember that they didn't just drop a wall there. We're talking about grading and building roads for heavy equipment to get there, probably storage, and who knows what else. My money says that was the grift in the first place: scam Trump voters into paying to turn a worthless piece of land into something usable.

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