Wait really? What’s the catch?

Or the cumbox. Or that kid who broke his arms. Or that dog, Colby I think? No wonder AI always wants to exterminate humanity in sci-fi.

I wish ancient humans had domesticated bears and bred them to be pet-sized

I don’t know anything about Dune, does it have Magic (the Force)?

Good, maybe people will drink less soda now

Oh cool, I started using Proton calendar recently and was trying to figure out how to do this.

Where’s the Dinner Party episode?

activists at the student-led protest occupation of Alumni Park on campus. The demonstrators were charged with “trespassing.”

Imagine getting arrested for trespassing after paying almost $100K for tuition.

I don’t think the technology is there yet. As long as people need to wear big bulky goggles and headsets it’s not going to take off. Make something that’s about as cumbersome as sunglasses and less than $1000 and there might be mass adoption.

Loved the original, I’m planning to pick this up.

Oh god if she was on life support in 1990, how is she doing today?

The fact that your SSN is so important and still so insecure is pathetic. Thanks US government.

What horrible people. Hearing their callous disregard for their victims is infuriating.

The book contains sections of Russian history

Huh?

The Ring itself is a luxurious ornament, but powerless

Uhh, then why does Sauron want it, and die when it’s destroyed?

Orcs in Eskov’s book are humans

This is just blatantly disregarding Tolkien’s canon.

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It’s an interesting idea, but it sounds like it’s a little to far into the fan-fiction side of things for me.

I still don’t understand passkeys. What prevents someone else from using my passkey? Maybe I should just set one up to get a better idea of how they work.

I wish I could Thanos-snap the entire health insurance industry out of existence. It’s a giant, bloated, bureaucratic middle-man that makes the whole process more expensive, time-consuming, and complicated.

I’ve wondered what would happen if people went on a health insurance strike. If everyone (or a large part of the population) cancelled their health insurance, and just negotiated on price directly with providers.

I’m aware of the studies, but I can’t get past the uneasy sensation when a 10-ton semi truck drives by me at 50mph.

I’m not sure if it’s technically legal to cycle on the sidewalk, but I’ve seen other people on bikes do it and I’ve rode past police officers and I’ve never been stopped or told not too.

When cycling (and driving tbh) I assume everyone’s an idiot and they’re going to hit me until proven otherwise. I don’t cross a street at full speed and assume everyone’s going to see me. I make eye contact and don’t cross unless they see me and start slowing down.

Cycling directly infront of cars seems like the optimal way to generate road rage, impede traffic, and endanger your own life.

Less safe how?

it’s about cars turning onto side streets and it happens at a lot more than 5 MPH.

I have mirrors, so I check behind me for cars turning right and I can see oncoming traffic for cars turning left.

You have to factor the probability into the risk, not just the severity

My primary concern is the severity. I feel way less safe riding in the street. All it takes is a semi-truck swerving a few feet, a drunk driver not paying attention, or someone looking at their phone at the wrong moment and it’s game over for me. The stretch of my commute that I have to share the road with cars is the worst part and if I had to do that the whole way I simply wouldn’t cycle anymore.

The real problem is a lack of bike infrastructure, but until that is resolved I’m going to ride where I feel safe and that is as far away from cars as possible. And I’m not on an ebike, just a regular one. I only go 10-15 mph.