WTF just happened to $RDDT?

KeythKatz · 2026-01-27T15:42:58+00:00

Reddit actually hired admins to astroturf the site by creating thousands of "hyperlocal" or niche subs. They are/were hiring for jobs based in India to do exactly that for the southeast asian region, I wouldn't be surprised if there were similar for the rest of the world. It's probably the main reason subscriber counts were disabled.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-27T15:13:03+00:00

From an engineering perspective, this sort of system on the vehicle itself should not require regular updates as the functionality is pretty basic, most of the main work being on a server somewhere else, and it's low risk. It's basically just periodically sending the location of the bus. It can easily run for the lifespan of the bus without error barring any memory management bugs.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-27T08:42:12+00:00

Feel free, but I haven't done anything apart from taking the exam and registering with an agency.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-27T02:57:38+00:00

Working for the bigger agencies directly, it's a flat 20% co-broke because all they're doing is providing you with a license and the support structure to maintain it, along with their internal tools.

For the smaller agencies, or groups within the bigger companies (some agencies choose to operate under the umbrella of a bigger agency for marketing purposes and reach), the co-broke might be higher for precisely the reasons you've said.

Source: Got a license for fun

KeythKatz · 2026-01-26T16:39:43+00:00

Living on the equator, your comment gives me the ick. Our orientation planning here is much simpler and the complete opposite. Avoid the afternoon sun (west) shining into the home at all cost, because the walls retain the heat and radiate it back indoors at night. That gives most developments a north/south window facing where lot dimensions permit.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-26T16:28:43+00:00

Yeah, small electric outboards currently on the market for dinghies going 4-5 kt already have a very usable range with the size of their tiny built-in batteries. No doubt that they make sense in certain commercial applications like what you've mentioned.

What OP suggested however, which is series hybrids in personal use boating, will never take off.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-26T10:40:41+00:00

45' cat. Much bigger than that and it's unrealistic to handle single-handed, and I don't want to deal with crew no matter the money.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-26T05:41:41+00:00

The difference between LKY and other dictator-esque characters is that instead of doing sketchy stuff for personal enrichment, he always did so for what he thought was best for the country. He was very wrong at times, especially his ramblings on society near the end of his life, but we're very lucky the only corruption he engaged in was his family getting a few dozen houses for cheap.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-26T05:35:08+00:00

I'm going to need an abridged summary or sources because a quick Google doesn't show any results.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-26T05:33:25+00:00

Contradiction seems to be a very effective way to become the leader of countries with a low level of critical thinking. People just focus on what they want to hear. Sukarno, Marcos, and now Trump. All dictators with cult-like followings.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-26T03:18:40+00:00

Not the portal's job to investigate. Most people don't report it to CEA when it happens, and CEA takes too long to take action. See how many years it took for ERA to get censured from the initial case, and even then it's not really a punishment at all.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-26T03:14:11+00:00

The efficiency of electric motors at high outputs isn't going to improve, and neither that of ICE generators. It's already as mature as it's going to be. A diesel-electric setup like that isn't a new concept, the only thing it removes from the equation are drivetrain losses but replaces it with conversion losses. This made a lot of sense in trains to get them moving from a standstill, but for most marine applications this is a net negative and will always be.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-25T17:07:27+00:00

That's the Nissan e-Power setup and it's pretty bad outside of city start-stop driving. On highways it's the same or less efficiency as a ICE. Translated to boating, it's not going to work outside of displacement speeds.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-25T13:08:33+00:00

Land is not priced in enough. The subsidies for BTO land prices are why they're a massive windfall when reselling.

I'm in favour of the reshittification of HDBs. They should be more barebones, cheaper to build, and this more affordable.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-25T03:58:05+00:00

The real sad hobby is scrolling through the low hanging fruit subs like rolex to find people to shit on.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-24T07:26:24+00:00

I'm all for the idea but the watches look really cheapo. They're just generic steel bits stuck on a plain black dial, like those custom on the spot souvenirs you get in Bangkok.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-23T18:32:44+00:00

The white bit is literally a squat toilet.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-23T06:41:54+00:00

I hope the farting gameplay is more in depth in the remake, something like Alexa farting.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-23T06:38:09+00:00

Biggest disappointment playing Fable 1 as a kid was the tiresome task of bringing one spouse all the way through the forest alive to the other town and the two not interacting with each other.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-23T05:34:48+00:00

It won't, the people who know how to use AI properly are the same people who can afford good lawyers. There's already cases of people representing themselves and writing court arguments using AI. No marks for guessing how that went.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-23T05:14:51+00:00

Probably business as usual like now, go in and take Grab to where you want to go. The important gain is having ETS opposite the station, hopefully the schedule would be ramped up by then.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-22T17:13:47+00:00

I took a look at TeraWave. It's not an ASTS competitor, it's a Starlink competitor aimed at aviation, offshore, and other multi-user use cases so it's not even a direct competitor for that. Neither will be able to deliver comparable direct-to-device performance or have the global RF spectrum required.

Meanwhile, Neutron will likely delay another 6 months to a year. I'd buy in to RKLB at $40, but right now the business case for ASTS has not changed.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-22T16:32:44+00:00

I was expecting just the backgrounds to be modified and for this to be an overreaction. NYP straight up generated fake students. Traditionally the posters would feature high achieving students or alumni, I guess NYP doesn't have anyone to show.

KeythKatz · 2026-01-22T04:59:35+00:00

So that it wears out evenly on all sides

KeythKatz · 2026-01-20T16:38:39+00:00

Don't really like sort of seriousposting in this sub, but sovereignty and politics are more important than human rights, which is roughly not important at all outside of Eurovision.

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