Holy shit! Me too, except I’ve decided I like it. It is a compelling story. It goes a bit hard on the scientific accuracy which can kind of interrupt the flow, though.

I find the most interesting part is the insight of modern Chinese commentary of recent Chinese history. I wasn’t sure what popular sentiment was, or what criticism / critiques would be allowed to be published by the party.

That doesn’t really have the same rigidity. There would be no guarantee for others that it would remain available to them as long as they adhere to those principles.

Said another way, a bad faith actor could create a patent and make it available to FOS developers, but then turn around and sell that patent to someone who will charge those same developers.

I suppose you could have a third legally binding document that stipulates the terms of use, but kinda wish it was just handled under the patent.

Might be a stupid question, but I’d there a GNU license equivalent to patents? Could you patent something that could be used for free, but not used by a company in a for-profit matter?

Most indeedidly…

I love how he’s the only one not called Dr. On this chart.

I think both of those have rigid scientific definitions.

Why do you think that? The fuel production side or the fuel consumption side?

It’s already in production in industrial vehicles such as fork lifts.

TIL that trees are the same as vegetables and weeds, arbitrary cultural groupings. We should make an arbitrary cultural group name for arbitrary cultural grouped things!

So far the group is: -Trees -Vegetables -Weeds -Pets -Continents -The culinary use of fruit

You didn’t even use the template!!! A gorgeous masterpiece is sitting there and you just gave us text. I feel robbed.

Just ignore this. It’s not time to wake up from the simulation yet.

Thanks for the explanation. I’ve only played one game like that, but it is super fun; Neptune’s Pride. It’s free and web based, id highly recommend it.

What is an example of an async game mech?

Couldn’t watch the Olympics on Peacock because of this. Super annoying.

I mean, even with a union, if a company crumbles the laborers are out of a job.

Surprisingly less true!

I just came up with a thought the other day! This would be a decades long approach and I have no idea if it would work. The idea is for generic American cities, that have a few sky scrapers in a downtown and then the burbs.

Start with 3-5 square blocks in the heart of downtown and close the roads. Make them permanently pedestrian only. These roads are typically very wide, so allow food trucks/vendors to occupy a portion of the center. Add bike lanes, and add really good reliable public transit around this area. Let that marinate for a few years, then add another chunk of the same size.

I think you would see this portion of the city become a very popular residential area. Businesses will figure out how to provide amenities where people gather. By starting small you are not requireing people to get rid of their cars, just not use them in certain areas. As this expands you will have a larger and larger portion of the population that finds it inconvenient and expensive to own a car once their needs are met in this ever expanding bubble.

I doubt you could ever get this done, but it’s an idea!

Is that the same story as the movie by the same name?

Captain, we’re going to need a new tactic. Operative 15 has found a gaping flaw in our capabilities.

Always warms my heart to see the amount of respect these athletes have for their competitors. Sometimes people are awesome!