I would love to have a coworking-space-on-every-block (or in every building) where all the WFHers can go to be around other people (just not the coworkers)
A place where We all work. Call it a WeWork maybe.
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The Matrix was inspired by the Gnostic schools of thought. The authors obviously knew loads about esoteric spirituality and the occult sciences. People have been suggesting that we are trapped in a simulacrum / matrix for over two-thousand years. I personally believe The Matrix was somewhat of a documentary. I'm curious - why do you think a concept such as presented in The Matrix, is still far off?
Brain/computer interface that completely simulates inputs which drive perceptions which are indistinguishable from reality. At least, that’s what is portrayed in the movie. I’m not OP but this to me seems far off.
I wonder how it avoids pipes stubbed up through the slab, or electrical EMT, etc. or how it avoids mistakes made during the rough-in.
What if the plumber missed a drain or supply by an inch? Guessing the robot doesn't adjust its outline. I.e. if a sewer stub is wrong by a few inches, the wall needs to be moved to fit the toilet, or the slab needs to be busted up and the sewer line relocated.
I suppose if it gets some of this wrong, it'll be obvious, and a human can correct it.
jumpkick commented on Corporation for Public Broadcasting ceasing operations cpb.org/pressroom/Corpora... · Posted by u/coloneltcb
This is a giant thread full of people lamenting the demise of public broadcasting so it seems like someone should write the comment that points out that CPB doesn't do PBS programming. They don't develop content. They're a grantmaking organization that manages the distribution of the congressional PBS appropriation.
The actual PBS and NPR shows you're familiar with are generally developed and produced privately, and then purchased by local PBS stations (streaming access to PBS content runs through "Passport", which is a mechanism for getting people to donate to their local PBS station even while consuming that content on the Internet). This (and other streaming things like it) is how most people actually consume this content in 2025. If your local PBS affiliate vanishes, you as a viewer are not going to lose Masterpiece Theater or Nova, because you almost certainly weren't watching those shows on linear television anyways.
The cuts are bad, I just want to make sure people understand what CPB ceasing operations actually means.
> because you almost certainly weren't watching those shows on linear television anyways.
I'm just one person, but I definitely am watching the local PBS over an antenna, and so do several members of my family (living in different households).
The local broadcast is excellent quality, I get a good signal to it, never any glitches, and I enjoy the local news and other programming too.
jumpkick commented on Corporation for Public Broadcasting ceasing operations cpb.org/pressroom/Corpora... · Posted by u/coloneltcb
Whenever the question of federal funding for public broadcasting has come up in the past, a small army of commenters would always claim that less then 1% of the funding for public media comes from the government.
Turns out that was perhaps an incomplete argument.
It's 15% for PBS, and CPB != PBS and CPB != NPR.
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As an Australian who lived in America for 5 years - it’s bonkers to claim the service is better (or even as good) in Aus. It’s clearly more attentive in the states, anyone who says otherwise has an agenda.
Sometimes you don’t want good service - as in, you don’t want a server to talk to you. That’s a lot easier to find here.
As an American, having traveled in Europe a few times and dined out a lot, I much prefer the culture of just leaving me alone and letting me signal the waiter to come over when I need something.
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Is this a US thing? I was kinda shocked at how people use the beach there. Very loud music, driving on the beach, lots of rubbish. Never seen that in England and Germany
I’ve been to the beach more times than I can count, over a lifetime living in Florida
. Loud music, yes, cars and especially big trucks, yes. But I’ve never seen people just pack up and leave their trash when they’re done. There are ample trash cans and they get used. Take this anecdote for what it’s worth.