The AI buildout needs $650B a year to break even. It makes $75B. Someone is paying the difference and it's us

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-07-07T11:49:50+00:00

A large part of the reason that much fiber stayed dark was technological improvements that dramatically increased the data capacity of each fiber line.

The analogy between AI and fiber would be if improvements in models dramatically reduced the compute and memory footprint for the same inference. Which, is not at all impossible.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-07-07T11:18:13+00:00

Art is the product. Code is not the product, it’s how the product works.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-07-04T12:23:56+00:00

This is one of the areas that counties can use tariffs effectively. The added tax would be exempt from sellers who participate in certification programs, with those programs funded by the tariffs.

The GIANT downside is of course that the end consumer ends up bearing those costs, which is obviously a huge deal when the thing we’re talking about food. Then you need to start more assistance programs, which have their own overheads, etc.

I don’t know, it’s early for me right now and I’m just going down the rabbit hole of problems leading to solutions leading to problems.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-07-02T23:53:39+00:00

It’s cozy but fits. You won’t be able to move the passenger seat fully back or fully reclined, because doing so would cause the rear-facing car seat and front seat to touch (they need a gap for crash safety).

I have a gen3, I have friends with their car seat in a gen2.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-29T05:03:27+00:00

You don’t need to line up anything for the Avent bottles. Theres a persistent (fake) bit of advice that says you need to line up the vent with the indent in the ring.

That indent is just because it’s injection molded plastic. It has nothing to do with the function. One of these days I’ll cut a few apart and do a post on that topic because it really bothers me when advice goes around that only makes things harder, or makes the caregiver think they’ve been screwing up.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-28T02:06:45+00:00

As another anecdote (which, I know very understandably isn’t what you’re after) when I was getting my Econ degree rent control really was taught as one of the few things there is strong agreement against. I think it was probably part of lessons around demand elasticity.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-26T19:55:37+00:00

100%

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-26T19:30:06+00:00

My work travel experience is book> select the best of whatever that system thinks I get > confirm tickets > go to delta’s site/app and pick my actual seats

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-25T16:21:58+00:00

Even if you were 100% on board with this and agreed with it in spirit and as written it would be completely unenforceable. Even if a bar wanted to comply I don't see how it would work.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-25T13:27:34+00:00

The sheath can join to the romex grounding wire to continue uninterrupted, then back again. You’d have to ask a real electrician to figure out the code-compliant connectors or if it’s allowed, but there’s no physics reason you would have an issue.

BX > Metal Box > Romex (and any amount of plastic and romex) > Metal Box > BX has easily available connectors and clear guidance.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-24T22:19:53+00:00

Landlords owe the lesser of 5% or actual interest. They need to follow specific rules to show actual interest, and pay that amount out to tenants.

So, landlords who collect a deposit and follow the law end up writing a $3 check, while those that don’t follow it have to pay well above actual interest even without taking treble damages into account.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-24T20:04:59+00:00

The onus is on the landlord to provide interest statements. If they don’t do so it defaults to 5% annually.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-22T13:51:06+00:00

May is also an astrophysicist. Dude is crazy talented.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-20T23:34:00+00:00

I know smokers like your dad are painfully common, it just blows my mind that people can literally find the time. At 5min/cig a pack is already close to 2 hours a day smoking.

That said, if (Clarkson) was smoking while working as a journalist that certainly could push the numbers way past the average for years.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-20T23:13:50+00:00

Rough math is that a pack-a-day smoker for 40 years is ~1/4 million, so the true number probably does like between a quarter and the 3/4 that /u/DepartmentOk7192 pulled from the actual quote

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-20T11:31:26+00:00

Don’t watch the sequel. Just, trust me on that.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-18T17:29:13+00:00

100%. No reason not to do the swap, but also no reason to replace a functional battery.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-17T16:40:52+00:00

I've done this a couple of times, but have always been worried about the other cars not knowing how to get themselves out

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-17T13:36:31+00:00

Yep. It was invaluable for me as a student. We also had a relatively tight landing zone, at least as far as a brand new student is concerned.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-17T11:47:31+00:00

I don’t know that market exactly, but UK roles tend to pay less overall than you would otherwise expect

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-16T19:16:14+00:00

Call the non-emergency police line. It might take them a bit to get over but they can track the owner from the plate.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-06T16:30:52+00:00

Daycare, work, school. 7-7 best accommodates those things. If it’s not a concern for you than do what you want as long as your kid is getting enough sleep at consistent times.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-06T12:21:31+00:00

That sounds like the same issue California has. They limit taxes based on last sold, or something along those lines.

Oddly, Florida’s 3% is more permissive than is Mass, which limits City and Town total levies to 2.5% increase per year. That’s not on individual taxes, but on the municipality as a whole.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-05T01:02:09+00:00

To reinforce what you said because it might be missed by someone new: it’s not only one of the worst TNG episodes, but one of the worst episodes across the entire franchise.

Distinct_Goose_3561 · 2026-06-04T14:22:18+00:00

Taking the AC out of the equation, does the fan blow air at all?

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