Erik Haugen @ech@qoto.org

@darnell @randahl Right: and that's Randahl's point, I think – why is Biden changing his position all of a sudden when an American, a Brit, and an Australian is killed?

I suspect the answer might have something to do with this: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wisconsin-democrats-biden-gaza-uninstructed_n_660d7d84e4b083254eaa91ca

You hit the nail on the head: The death of these aid workers is absolutely tragic. Tons of collateral damage, just like this, is inevitable in any war. War is awful.

@rooster Nah, abortion is kind of unique amongst hot-button political issues in that opinion doesn't really vary by gender.

@eshep @skyblond @freemo @SpaceLifeForm I think latin letters are similar; imagine writing letters like "r" from top right to bottom left: it would be slower, because your pencil would move more. Also, it would look a bit different, so your hurriedly-scribbled r would look different from everyone else's, and it would be harder to read. This is why kids learning to write in the latin alphabet get training on stroke ordering as well. I mean, sure: you *could* get it looking fine, just like one could write a perfect-looking "法書" with the wrong order, but it would still have those disadvantages.

@freemo Yeah, this gets at a big part of the problem, I think; failure to apply Bayes correctly.

The annoying thing is that the plot doesn't seem to need this: the Sophons can just act as the Trisolarian's agent here, and send reports back to the invasion fleet. (Granted, I have only read the first book and watched the first season.) When reading the book I think I even missed the part about FTL communication; I thought they were just doing what I described here.

@spoltier eh, sorry about that.

The term has transcended her work. 😂

Science journalism never fails to disappoint.

https://www.vox.com/culture/24108638/3-body-problem-science-physics-theory-explained-how-real-is-it This is one of those "the real science behind the show" things, and it says faster-than-light communication is possible through quantum entanglement. The author completely misses the point of the expert quote cited. #Ansible

@freemo @realcaseyrollins Maybe a happy middle ground is higher deductibles. A lot of people don't need insurance for things that cost a couple hundred, they need insurance for something that costs thousands.

In this way, a lot of people would shop around for a lot of medical purchases, but you'd avoid financial ruin for a huge thing.

@hisham_hm @liaizon "pentagram, which I'm sure people from certain cultures (the US Bible Belt?) have an innate resistance towards."

You called?

@yogthos @graywolf @jimray It sounds like graywolf isn't the one who needs to learn about Communism's legacy.

@graywolf @yogthos @jimray Well, pretty soon maybe we can get AIs that beat the free market when it comes to making resource allocation decisions. *ducks*

@jimray It's sort of baked in that individual efforts like reducing consumption don't work to help climate change. I mean, you should turn off the lights or whatever and buy less anyway, for other reasons. But don't kid yourself: it just makes the power you didn't use cheaper for someone else to use.

@LouisIngenthron @freemo I feel like "leftist" refers to someone on the left who is skeptical of liberalism, e.g. communists or someone overcome by identity/oppression politics (I'll call them CSJ here).

I'm sure it's one of those "ask 100 people you'll get 100 different answers" kind of thing.

@dangillmor ok but I feel like if Trump was trying to install corrupt judges who would do things like help him win cases or elections, he didn't do a very good job.

@largo @randahl Yeah, this is kind of Trump's point, too, I think. For all his other failings I think he's sort of on to something here.

I don't know if Europe needs a federation for coordinating military action. Countries at war seem historically to be able to solve that problem without too much trouble.

@mok0 @randahl I like this "let Mærsk pay for their own protection" sentiment; it is unfortunately outside the Overton window.

@Geoffberner @tess Yes, the kind of "colonization" which means "an adequate supply of housing'. 😂

@Geoffberner @tess RWNJ ancappy-techbro here: You're right Geoff, but I absolutely love this entire thing anyway:
* Absolute smack-down of the performative progressive "glorified park rangers" trash I grew up with. I wish I could have written this brilliant excoriation of that canard. A++.
* More housing! We have more people, we need more housing! This probably isn't the best way to stick it to nimby/statist/incompetent/corrupt city planners generally, but I'll take what I can get.
* One man's "real estate hustle that runs Vancouver" is another's "effective builder of housing where it's needed". I'm sure there are real problems there, but still.
* Be careful you aren't being patronizing. Could it possibly be they actually know what they're doing?
* The mockups look pretty nice to me. 😍