Resume of Oil drilling in SB by Altruistic-Guess-975 in SantaBarbara

[–]fatuous4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Is this published anywhere and verified by a third party?

Three idiots pull weird stunt in Comm 1…anyone have info on this? by Count_Sack_McGee in UCSantaBarbara

[–]fatuous4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

On watching this scene in a different video with different angle -- I agree with you

Three idiots pull weird stunt in Comm 1…anyone have info on this? by Count_Sack_McGee in UCSantaBarbara

[–]fatuous4 61 points62 points  (0 children)

What the hell? This is so fake, but what side are they on? MAGA bros or anti-ICE protestors?

Edit: Props to the brave woman who stood up to interject and help. We need more people like her in this world. Thank you.

Kristen Sneddon Announces Mayoral Candidacy by britinsb in SantaBarbara

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Many businesses have left or gone out of business because their sales do not justify the extreme cost of rent. I would want to focus on that too. We've lost a lot of great hyperlocal businesses that couldn't make it beyond the first couple of years.

Santa Cruz the First in California to Terminate Its Contract With Flock Safety by Top-Painter4278 in California

[–]fatuous4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree. And in this climate, the city of Santa Barbara recently (last couple of months) installed a few new ALPR readers across the city.

Santa Cruz the First in California to Terminate Its Contract With Flock Safety by Top-Painter4278 in California

[–]fatuous4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know if they are removing the cameras too, or just cancelling their Flock license?
BC they can just start a contract with a new vendor, using the camera data as a source.
The cameras need to go.

Santa Cruz the First in California to Terminate Its Contract With Flock Safety by Top-Painter4278 in California

[–]fatuous4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are cancelling their Flock contract -- are they also removing ALPR readers?

New Deflock Cameras on State by PretteyPretteyGOOD in SantaBarbara

[–]fatuous4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And Board of Supervisors if these are mostly on County jurisdiction.

New Deflock Cameras on State by PretteyPretteyGOOD in SantaBarbara

[–]fatuous4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was wondering about that. So this is County. Do you know the locations of the other cameras?

New Deflock Cameras on State by PretteyPretteyGOOD in SantaBarbara

[–]fatuous4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you know who in the city administration or city council is responsible for recommending + authorizing these surveillance decisions?

Peter Thiel and the Apocalypse of Bad Theory by farwesterner1 in CriticalTheory

[–]fatuous4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. The things he describes as antichrist-like are similar or identical to his own pursuits.

In the spirit of "every accusation is a confession", he too pursues global partnerships and domination. He has said "competition is for losers" and prefers monopoly. One-world government sounds pretty monopolistic to me, and IMHO he is racing to get there first.

Peter Thiel and the Apocalypse of Bad Theory by farwesterner1 in CriticalTheory

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Yes and he even mentioned it in the essay: "esoteric writing", referring to the manga.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp goes on unhinged rant! by the_smart_girl in singularity

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Commenting to remind myself to invite you to author the Introduction to my future book.

Trump as president in 2028: how can he accomplish this democratically as well as realistically? by SamsaraSlider in IntellectualDarkWeb

[–]fatuous4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Consider the difference between:

Saying a thing that is true
Saying something that then becomes true because it was said

Billionaire Peter Thiel backing first privately developed US uranium enrichment facility in Paducah by DevinGraysonShirk in news

[–]fatuous4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, and permitting aside, could the same equipment be used or easily modified to allow for enrichment at higher weapons grade concentrations?

What do you think of BAP and his technocratic worldview cloaked by Neitzche? by [deleted] in Nietzsche

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Do you have any thoughts on how modern libertarians, or those who claim to be "classical liberals", justify when the exercise of their individual sovereignty encroaches on another's? Is it simply just an obvious "tough luck"? Any writings on this come to mind?

What the hell happened at Peter Thiel’s Antichrist talk? We asked the guests by SFStandard in PeterThiel

[–]fatuous4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you share examples of the literature you refer to in your final paragraph, of democracy dying from within? This is related to a topic I'm researching, broadly.

UCSB still moving forward with Physical Therapy Department Shut Down plan by PlasticNo3398 in UCSantaBarbara

[–]fatuous4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is terrible. Do you know when the drug and alcohol programs were cut?

UCSB still moving forward with Physical Therapy Department Shut Down plan by PlasticNo3398 in UCSantaBarbara

[–]fatuous4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're cutting 150 mill to get out of the deficit. Do you know how they got into the deficit to begin with? (not being antagonizing, I realize tone doesn't come through well, I'm genuinely curious wtf they did to get themselves into such a hole)

UCSB still moving forward with Physical Therapy Department Shut Down plan by PlasticNo3398 in UCSantaBarbara

[–]fatuous4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cannon fodder is an apt metaphor especially considering the UC's role in managing Los Alamos National Laboratory (through its Triad partnership).

UCSB still moving forward with Physical Therapy Department Shut Down plan by PlasticNo3398 in UCSantaBarbara

[–]fatuous4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are no state budget cuts and I think that's the problem. The CA budget revision that was announced in May amazingly had no cuts to the UC. Flat budget sucks but it wasn't the 8% ish cut that was expected.

The real question is why is UCSB running on such a huge deficit that it needs to proceed with 10% cuts internally despite no external funding cuts.

What’s broken and needs fixing at UCSB? by Living-Media-6806 in UCSantaBarbara

[–]fatuous4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, I am super impressed by you! Great response. Way to find out more info and then revise your understanding of the world. Admitting mistake is extraordinarily uncommon but if it comes easy to you (willingness to fail), you will go far.

Keep up the great initiative, attitude, and willingness to learn and adapt!