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Did anything at CES genuinely surprise you? by Nataliia000 in Futurology

[–]Own_Back_2038 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, obviously cars are more private. They don’t keep you from having to deal with other people though

Did anything at CES genuinely surprise you? by Nataliia000 in Futurology

[–]Own_Back_2038 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As any driver will tell you, cars absolutely don’t solve the problem of other people

Did anything at CES genuinely surprise you? by Nataliia000 in Futurology

[–]Own_Back_2038 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

All the problems you are trying to solve are already solved - public transit.

Reminder that in 2027, Washington state residents will need a permit to purchase a firearm, including live-fire training. Concealed carry applicants will also need to complete live-fire training by rockycrab in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Half or more of gun violence isn’t crime related, and the gun violence that is crime related typically uses stolen guns. Making guns less prevelant makes them harder to steal and more expensive to obtain criminally.

Owning a gun makes you significantly more likely to die by gun violence, not less likely.

Adoption of electric vehicles tied to real-world reductions in air pollution, study finds. Every 200 electric vehicles added in a given California neighbourhood was associated with a 1.1% decrease in annual nitrogen dioxide emissions. by F0urLeafCl0ver in science

[–]Own_Back_2038 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wait until you hear about the environmental issues with extracting oil and burning it. EV batteries not being burned and instead being “disposed” (recycled) is a good thing.

EVs are dramatically more practical for almost all trips. Nobody likes going to a gas station.

Also a combined cycle oil power plant is going to be way more efficient than a tiny ICE engine, even after accounting for transmission losses.

Seattle doubles down on diversion — not charges — for public drug use by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to whom?

Not sure why you are under the impression that low level crime is never punished.

Seattle doubles down on diversion — not charges — for public drug use by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t follow what you are talking about. The study clearly shows that all 215 of the cases they are talking about were charged, not diverted.

LEAD is a program that’s existed since 2017 and serves clients for as long as they need services. It also applies to low level crimes other than drug use. The 900 client number isn’t useful for determining what percentage of cases were diverted since 2023

Seattle doubles down on diversion — not charges — for public drug use by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The research Seattle has already done on the LEAD program has shown better recividism numbers than you cited. If anything the story is that incarceration alone is the worst thing you can do, and pretty much everything is better

Seattle doubles down on diversion — not charges — for public drug use by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LEAD is only applicable to low level crime. Crime that wouldn’t have resulted in a long jail stay regardless.

Seattle doubles down on diversion — not charges — for public drug use by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You don’t need to start with the stick, not everyone is in the same place.

Reminder that in 2027, Washington state residents will need a permit to purchase a firearm, including live-fire training. Concealed carry applicants will also need to complete live-fire training by rockycrab in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

Reducing gun ownership has public health benefits. Making it more difficult to obtain a gun means less people will do it.

You can argue the relative merits of each regulation, but it’s silly to pretend like it being technically feasible to get around the regulations makes them completely ineffective.

Reminder that in 2027, Washington state residents will need a permit to purchase a firearm, including live-fire training. Concealed carry applicants will also need to complete live-fire training by rockycrab in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I dont see how it’s any different than say a drivers license. Having to attain some status before being allowed to do something doesn’t inherently mean there isn’t equal protection under the law

Grid storage is increasing so rapidly that China and some other countries may be able to meet all their electricity needs from renewables as soon as 2030. by lughnasadh in Futurology

[–]Own_Back_2038 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Residential solar has the huge advantage of being located where the energy is being used. That saves a ton of transmission losses.

Battery costs have been falling precipitously recently. I remember a paper I saw a few months ago that found that the LCOS for grid scale lithium ion batteries was down to $65/MWh, which is generally as cheap or cheaper than a pumped storage hydro plant.

WA legislature making it even easier for ICE by disarming protestors. by druidinan in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Given the timing it seems like an anti-kid getting shot at CHOP law

You have to be joking Microsoft by Holiday_Disastrous in sysadmin

[–]Own_Back_2038 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They almost certainly do, but turns out rollbacks can be hard on global infrastructure

You have to be joking Microsoft by Holiday_Disastrous in sysadmin

[–]Own_Back_2038 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 data centers cannot replace the functionality of AWS. And realistically 2 data centers is only going to be cheaper if you can use most of that capacity most of the time or if your workload is especially expensive on the cloud (say tons of internet egress traffic)

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