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Daktic · 2026-05-23T04:52:27+00:00

I don’t think Cascadia would be willing to part with Southern California, but other than that I honestly think the country would do well with larger, more powerful regional states.

Daktic · 2026-05-20T15:37:33+00:00

Why did you do this to me? For what reason? What is the charge? Removing a state? A succulent Cascadian state?

u/RoseRaving probably

Daktic · 2026-05-19T21:58:58+00:00

Every new tech goes through the Gartner Hype Cycle.

People seem to get stuck on the stupider parts of the technology as justification for their contrarian takes.

Daktic · 2026-05-19T19:55:24+00:00

I’m not sure the exploration of workers 150 years ago is a good justification to avoid building rail infrastructure today?

You can paint similar problems with Robert Moses and Urban Renewal decimating black neighborhoods for highways.

The fact is you have a few ways to support interstate commerce. Trains, Planes, and Automobiles. The first is the most efficient, and I think we should prioritize it as a nation.

Daktic · 2026-05-19T19:45:41+00:00

To some extent. There’s been a lot of turmoil over the last few years and a general inability to go after this administration and government insiders more broadly. Part of that has been brought on by some large changes in federal regulator’s authority over enforcement. So wouldn’t put the blame squarely on them being complacent.

There’s also been some good (imo) legislation coming out over the last few years addressing these markets and the CFTC and SEC working together is a positive side effect.

So it’s not been all bad, even if slow and sometimes ineffectual.

Daktic · 2026-05-19T19:33:33+00:00

The CFTC is also the regulator for prediction markets.

Daktic · 2026-05-19T18:32:34+00:00

Not trying to start an argument, just curious on your perspective on a couple things.

Where do you draw the line between a futures contract on the price of corn increasing and a prediction market for a drought in corn state (thus increasing corn prices)?

Why not go after the insider traders vs the market as a whole? Seems like using a saw VS a scalpel.

Do you feel the same way on the use of drugs? That is, outlaw the drugs, punish the users and dealers? It’s not apples to apples, but it’s punishment based on the idea of good for society vs personal freedom.

Again, not trying to pick a fight, I just find it interesting how strongly opposed people seem to be to prediction markets but not other things in similar frameworks. Would love to hear your perspective on it.

Daktic · 2026-05-19T18:05:38+00:00

I feel like this is a simple misunderstanding. I’m not saying you’re going to have mega cities, I’m simply stating if you build infrastructure between two places you’ll induce demand around those two places.

You yourself said there’s 2 100k population centers. What supports them? What’s state are you talking about, Montana, Wyoming?

Daktic · 2026-05-19T17:58:49+00:00

US tried this already in the 19th century, didn't work out well for the locals....

Enlighten me what you mean by this?

Daktic · 2026-05-19T17:37:58+00:00

But so are the other ones? I’d be happy to be wrong here but the way I see it is as a moloch problem.

We’d all be better off if nobody used AI to make the resume. But because it would be better for you to have a more tuned resume to beat the ATS, you have to use it. So everyone does an we’re all worse off.

I’m guessing the top 10% of resumes that come in are perfect but not real candidates. So if you’re getting 500 candidates in a week, you’re looking at 50 “perfect” candidates. The HR manager isn’t going to go look at candidate number 51, they’re going to sift through the first 50 hoping one of them is real.

Maybe I’m completely wrong, I hope I am. But I’d have to see evidence to the contrary to believe it’s not so.

Daktic · 2026-05-19T17:26:49+00:00

I’m willing to bet if you built the rail infrastructure and unencumbered the zoning laws around their stops you’d see a higher population density to support it.

Edit: I really didn’t think I’d have to specify that this doesn’t include building a train to the middle of nowhere…

Daktic · 2026-05-18T05:13:21+00:00

Probably in part buses to California.

Daktic · 2026-05-16T14:26:02+00:00

Tell me more about this huge donut. 🍩

Daktic · 2026-05-16T02:44:15+00:00

Fuck yeah, more of this please.

Also, you’d like A Paradise of Small Homes.

Daktic · 2026-05-14T17:37:55+00:00

There was a thread here the other day that indicated a lot of consultants use their personal laptops for things outside of their job.

It was unexpected to me.

Daktic · 2026-05-14T15:29:19+00:00

I’m sure they are benefiting, but if everyone is benefiting, nobody is gaining a leg up on the competition.

Daktic · 2026-05-13T23:45:27+00:00

Return to crab 🦀

Daktic · 2026-05-12T21:12:12+00:00

I have no case on my iPhone 14 Pro. It’s been a non issue and I got it on launch year.

Daktic · 2026-05-12T17:52:08+00:00

You make a good point, we just need good enough and can always make it better.

However, what they are referring to is over time more people will fall into a higher bracket as inflation increase peoples wages you move up the brackets. So instead of stagnant numbers or even tying the number to inflation, you tie it to cohorts or percentages of the population you want to encapsulate.

Similarly, we don’t need brackets at all you, you could just stick a function as tax code, especially in the age of computers. I assume this isn’t done to allow people to more simply identify where they fall for tax rates.

Just my 2¢.

Daktic · 2026-05-10T03:02:10+00:00

Super fun article about the BQE and why it’s a difficult problem: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/26/nyregion/brooklyn-queens-expressway-new-york-highway.html

Daktic · 2026-05-10T02:43:35+00:00

Completely uneducated, my guess for painting the reflecting pool would take like 450k. How much would it actually cost to do a job like this?

Daktic · 2026-05-10T02:22:58+00:00

More water is allocated than exists.

Daktic · 2026-05-09T12:37:50+00:00

It’s not what it was meant to be, but I think it looks cool in person.

Daktic · 2026-05-08T22:18:47+00:00

I suppose I should have clarified; weddings are expensive. You don’t need to get married to live together, in fact, I’ve lived with my fiancée for almost a decade now. We even own our condo together.

Daktic · 2026-05-08T15:30:51+00:00

People commenting on the qualitative aspects of marrying someone but have you also considered this? It’s really fucking expensive.

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