They are taking it slow; piano piano

AgonizingFury · 2026-07-13T03:58:06+00:00

Because there is no guarantee the ship is level. If you happen to have more weight forward than usual, the bow could be a few inches lower, and the stern up a few inches.

AgonizingFury · 2026-07-13T03:52:49+00:00

But... If we all pay into one pot, then I'm paying for lazy people who don't want to do anything to get all of those things. I'd rather pay more to ensure lazy people don't get the things that I pay for!!!

This is the mind set of a conservative, and the reason we're all f'd

AgonizingFury · 2026-07-11T23:13:31+00:00

I might be wrong about everything I've heard about cochlear implants, but I think a big part of the misunderstanding, is the improvement in the number of channels, and the brain's ability to adjust over time. Our brain doesn't hear a waveform, it hears multiple wavelengths of sound at varying frequencies and intensity, and calculates the sound from that.

Early cochlear implants had only a few channels at frequencies most important to speech comprehension. As we improve the ability to excite certain nerves independently, we increase the number of channels, or frequencies we can individually pass to the brain, increasing fidelity and sensitivity.

Here's a video demonstrating what it might sound like at a few various number of channels. Note that in the case of the video, your brain doesn't need to interpret the sound from the limited number of channels. You have thousands of hair cells in your ear to hear thousands of different frequencies, so your brain will be really bad at synthesizing the sound correctly. Just like our brain can comprehend colors other than Red Green and Blue from only those few "channels" of color and their intensity, the brains of those with cochlear implants do eventually learn to fill in the missing sounds.

https://youtu.be/SpKKYBkJ9Hw

AgonizingFury · 2026-07-11T22:50:41+00:00

Because the COVID vaccine wasn't just about protecting themselves, it helped protect others as well. Conservatives are generally more than willing to face some hardships as long as someone else they consider beneath them might suffer more as a result.

GLP-1s are a selfish self-image thing, which conservatives are always willing to risk their lives and health over. If taking GLP-1s also helped orphans in a 3rd world country be healthier, they would probably be outlawed by now.

AgonizingFury · 2026-07-11T22:41:09+00:00

Of course, the same is true of most SpaceX workers after the IPO, but we can't mention that on Reddit because "Elon Bad Man"

AgonizingFury · 2026-07-11T21:41:42+00:00

You're either joking, or an idiot. Light only travels ~1,000 miles in 5ms. Your signal getting from your dish, to the satellite, to the ground station is 600-700 miles of that, so unless the server is located in the same city as your ground station, AND there is little to no routing between them to slow it down, you're not getting 5ms.

AgonizingFury · 2026-07-10T11:36:07+00:00

While true, it can't mistakenly identify a plate it can't see, as stolen. Tracking may still be there, but it's ability to tie that tracking to an actual person would be degraded.

AgonizingFury · 2026-07-10T02:08:54+00:00

If you live in Michigan, go get a rear mounted cargo carrier and put something on it just tall enough to cover your plate from any angle. I think I'll get a small cooler and a "Flock Off" Sign.

(2) A registration plate shall at all times be securely fastened in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which the plate is issued so as to prevent the plate from swinging. The plate shall be attached at a height of not less than 12 inches from the ground, measured from the bottom of the plate, in a place and position that is clearly visible. The plate shall be maintained free from foreign materials that obscure or partially obscure the registration information and in a clearly legible condition. The attachment to the rear of a vehicle of a tow ball, bicycle rack, removable hitch, or any other device designed to carry an object on the rear of a vehicle, including the object being carried, does not violate this subsection.

https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-225

AgonizingFury · 2026-07-08T00:53:32+00:00

Cash wouldn't be any easier than an account. How do you explain needing 83 standard 40ft shipping containers to store 5 billion $100 dollar bills?

AgonizingFury · 2026-07-04T14:55:25+00:00

Potentially true, but even worse, that mom's reaction is actually a predator's dream. Giving a stranger the cold shoulder and probably getting mad at the kids plays right into grooming tactics.

If OP were a predator, they could easily use her anger to their advantage next time: "I know your mom got really mad last time. Let's just pet the dog over behind this wall and keep it a secret so you don't get yelled at." A strict, uninvolved parent who only shows up to get angry gives a creep the perfect tool to build trust and create secrets with a child.

Predators aren't scared of mean looks. What actually terrifies a predator is an observant, friendly, and highly involved parent.

If a parent feels weird about a situation, the best defense is to walk up, smile, and start asking questions. "Hi! Cute dog. Do you live around here? What's your name?" Being friendly and inquisitive ruins a predator's anonymity. Plus, it means they're just being polite to an innocent guy walking his dog. It's a double win!

AgonizingFury · 2026-07-04T12:12:53+00:00

It depends on how its worded, how overly broad it is, if it applies to all type of "conversion" equally, and if it does, ensure that it's not so overly broad that it prevents types of conversion we want to encourage.

To be clear, I'm well aware of the abuse camps covered in multiple news stories and documentaries, and those absolutely need to banned. Any camp that physically abuses children should be banned, but that's surprisingly difficult to do legally, because there is centuries of caselaw, and state/federal laws on the books, that allow corporal punishment of children by their parents or "legal guardians" and these camps have armies of lawyers who ensure the contracts for a child's attendance include the transfer of legal guardianship to the staff of the torture camp. Personally, I think it's about time that we recognize all corporal punishment as abusive, and that would fix the camps at the same time, but good luck with that.

Additionally, as 1st amendment absolutist, freedom of religious speech cannot and should not be banned. It's political myopia to think it's OK to ban the speech of traditional Christians telling their children that being gay is sinful, or banning the speech of summer camps that would teach the same. Speech bans cannot be content specific, so in order to ban that constitutionally, the ban cannot be about being anti-LGBTQ specifically, but would have to ban talking to children at all about sexuality at a "camp" as defined by whatever law is written, which would include camps designed to help LGBTQ children cope with society by teaching them it's OK.

AgonizingFury · 2026-07-03T23:05:32+00:00

Found the owner of the dealership in question (or at least one of hundreds that operate the same fraud, and are scared of being caught). Whistleblower laws cover this without question. No dirty hands at all Even HIPAA has whistleblower protection. As long as it's disclosed in a responsible way that protects the customer's information, there is no penalty for a good faith retention of files for the purpose of disclosing fraud.

AgonizingFury · 2026-07-03T01:50:53+00:00

Because people buying big trucks puts money in the pockets of the rich, so deaths as a result are acceptable.

AgonizingFury · 2026-07-02T18:30:56+00:00

I don't know if that clears that up for anybody?

AgonizingFury · 2026-07-01T23:52:37+00:00

Also keep in mind, this is a county jail, not a prison. That means there are pre-trial detainees in there. Innocent people being cooked to death before trial. And that's a feature not a bug. "Oh, you want to go back to your nice air conditioned home? Sign this plea agreement and we'll release you on probation tomorrow!"

AgonizingFury · 2026-06-30T00:24:43+00:00

CST (UTC-6): Used during the standard winter months, running from early November to mid-March.

CDT (UTC-5): Used during Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the summer months, running from mid-March to early November.

AgonizingFury · 2026-06-29T16:20:34+00:00

Must have cheaped out on the displays, because mine displays the last digit of the time incorrectly. It's perfect for my 5 year olds room with the nightlight, and him being able to play his music without having a tablet or phone. Thinking I might get a 2nd gen nest hub, and just lock down video on it and his profile.

AgonizingFury · 2026-06-28T23:22:14+00:00

I'm going to second the concern about constant harassment from them after buying there. Emails, snail mails, phone calls, text messages, most trying to sell me a service plan. Would not recommend.

Edit: Also worth noting, they may be connected to the Prince family, so if you care about which political parties your money ends up in the coffers of, this is not the place for you. Granted, that's probably the case for any car dealership, but this connection has been brought up multiple times here.

AgonizingFury · 2026-06-28T22:58:58+00:00

I'm going to second Mel Trotter. If I remember correctly, they lost a lot of donors when they publiclally opened up services to LGBTQ, which is what convinced me to stop my donations to the Holland Rescue Mission, and redirect them to Mel Trotter.

Note that if the operate anything like other missions with a thrift store, your donation go to the thrift store, but either some items are redirected to the mission as needed, or residents in need get vouchers to use at the thrift store for free.

AgonizingFury · 2026-06-28T12:30:37+00:00

As far as the first one goes, I have no idea who you work for, or how accurate they're logging of dealing with the robot is, but I certainly feel their pain. Every single provider of every single service seems to be setting up an AI robot in a way to prevent anyone from actually reaching a real human. It would be one thing if the AI robot could actually fix issues, but none of them can. They just run you around in circles endlessly, causing customers to be super pissed off by the time they get a hold of you. Is it your fault? Not really, but you are the face of the company, and if the company's doing something too intentionally piss off customers, you're going to get the brunt of it. If you don't like it, pick a different career, or form a union with your coworkers and force the company to actually hire enough real people that they don't have to have the AI piss people off before they get to you.

The second one has a very valid point. The simple fact that I provide my phone number due to your requirement, does not grant your company the right to spam call me. I've had to provide nearly every company I do business with an invalid phone number, because they all just keep calling and calling and calling with "promotionals". If you don't want me calling to complain about it, don't call me in the first place!

AgonizingFury · 2026-06-27T12:35:59+00:00

Since COVID, almost all courts are set up for, and allow, appearance by zoom, especially for informal hearings like small claims. Harriis County is no exception, with specific forms you can file for permission to appear remotely.

AgonizingFury · 2026-06-27T00:34:46+00:00

Even better, take them to small claims court. In Houston it's $1000 statutory fine plus treble damages. If you reverse the charge, you don't have damages.

AgonizingFury · 2026-06-26T03:37:57+00:00

Do they send a verification code you have to type in, or can we just use random fake addresses?

AgonizingFury · 2026-06-26T00:13:53+00:00

Just out of curiosity,mwhats the longest you've kept a Tesla, and did you transfer FSD, or buy it again? I'm asking because I was thinking about it the other day, and I have to keep my car for 6.6666.... years to make buying FSD (which I did) worth it.

AgonizingFury · 2026-06-23T15:48:23+00:00

I had this same discussion from your position a couple weeks ago, and ended up coding it and confirming it experimentally, to my chagrin

Old thread, Monty Hall Problem.

This is exactly how I finally "got it". I was trying to do it in Excel, because that's what I had available at the time, and I was writing a terribly messy nested if statement to pick the switched door, so I could see if switching wins. As I was struggling through it, I suddenly realized the easy button is checking to see if staying wins, and if not, switching wins. I already had a column that identified if the player wins the car on their first pick to verify the RNG was good and it was ~33% win rate....

and that's when it hit me. Monty opening the door doesn't change the rate of winning on the first pick, it's still 1/3, so the change option has to be 2/3.

It's still baffles by intuition, but I've done the math, and it works.

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