I would agree with your approach if we were simply discussing whether the government should fund intel, but we’ve already committed to funding intel via the government. Pulling back would hurt intel and our interests. Now that intel has become reliant on our promised funding, it makes sense to attach conditions to the funding we need to do instead of just handing it out while getting nothing in return.
Readit Newsdaft_pink commented on Uncle Sam shouldn't own Intel stock wsj.com/opinion/uncle-sam... · Posted by u/aspenmayer
daft_pink commented on People stuck using ancient Windows computers bbc.com/future/article/20... · Posted by u/erickhill
It’s hilarious that people are claiming windows 3.1 or 95 is super stable, when in my life experience windows didn’t become super stable until Windows 7.
daft_pink commented on The F-35 is losing the trade war jalopnik.com/1945910/f-35... · Posted by u/rntn
the average american really couldn’t care less what plane other countries fly.
but if you look at conflicts around the world recently, american weapons are absolutely annihilating russian and chinese weaponry. from Israel to India to Ukraine, US weapons are generally expensive, but well worth it.
would you really want your soldiers to be fighting for their lives with anything other than the best?
daft_pink commented on A 2k-year-old sun hat worn by a Roman soldier in Egypt smithsonianmag.com/smart-... · Posted by u/sensiquest
Just waiting for some tech bros to add ai and re-invent the bucket hat with a new private equity funded company.
daft_pink commented on Librebox: An open source, Roblox-compatible game engine github.com/librebox-devs/... · Posted by u/libreboxdevs
This is about an open source coding project
Is it an accident that they are releasing an open source Roblox, when the for profit company is becoming such a pariah in the news this week?
I’ve heard more about Roblox and their poor position on child safety this week than total mentions of roblox for years.
to be fair, a lot of these exist in the USA too.
daft_pink commented on Librebox: An open source, Roblox-compatible game engine github.com/librebox-devs/... · Posted by u/libreboxdevs
The Roblox debacle really reminds me of the 90’s where almost every arrested child predator was using AOL, but the news media would use the word “online service” or some really generic term as AOL spent so much money on advertising.
A 5 year old isn’t going to be using IRC after all.
I found this actually to be very cute. It’s awesome that their employees have gamified badges and that the photo of their core customer looks so awesome.
daft_pink commented on The warning signs the AI bubble is about to burst telegraph.co.uk/business/... · Posted by u/taimurkazmi
The fact that we’re talking about warning signs the bubble is about to burst indicates the bubble is not about to burst lol.
daft_pink commented on Privately-Owned Rail Cars amtrak.com/privately-owne... · Posted by u/jasoncartwright
If you're wondering the most obvious thing:
- Cost per mile: $4.72
- Minimum charge: $2296
There are also a huge number of other fees that I can't tell if you'd need to pay in practice, e.g.:
- Additional Locomotive Fee (per loco mile): $7.54
- Amtrak Locomotive Daily Charge: $2513
- Head End Power Daily Charge: $3433
- Annual Administrative Fee: $574
https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/p...
Pretty sure if you own your own $2 million+ private train car this is not a big deal.