There's still a few more months of 2025 left.
Readit Newstheturtle commented on Vibe Coding Is the Worst Idea of 2025 [video] youtube.com/watch?v=1A6uP... · Posted by u/tomwphillips
> Im confused over the state of ideology within the republican party at this point.
The ideology is whatever Trump says.
In a couple years when he's dead, they are gonna be seriously fuk't.
Yay.
Intel does not have to be eternal. There was a time before Intel.
The correct path of action would be, if you have children, to have the correct kind of lawyer on retainer already. This is the unfortunately reality we have.
You do not speak with the police, you calmly but firmly inform them that they can return with a warrant if they think there is something actionable.
You then proceed legal action against the false reporter. Sometimes all you can get is a no contact order, sometimes you can get a stalking injunction, sometimes a full blown restraining order. This is why you want a lawyer ahead of time, they know how to deal with this.
That doesn't work as well in areas where people can make anonymous reports. Even where callers can't be anonymous, a lawyer would be needed to get the name of the caller; they don't just hand it out to the subject of the complaint. Couple that with frequent requirements that even obviously-bogus complaints be officially investigated, and it's a shitshow built for busybodies.
> Call your lawyer and explain the situation.
How many people 'have' a lawyer?
That's right up there with "ask your doctor..."
Little kids, or more specifically, having them, is a major way for self-important strangers to get in your shit when they have no legal right to. Plaudits to New York, which no longer accepts anonymous complaints due to their massive abuse by exes and busybodies for minimal positive result. I did not actually know Virginia actually did something useful for once (probably didn't notice because I have no children and no interest in them).
...and for decades in IT, I was pretty firm on the topic of "just because we CAN collect that data doesn't mean we should." I imagine the DOGE bros who took over my old agency are still living with that.
"We want to know who asked stupid questions in support so we can fire them!"
I saw you coming 30 years in advance, asshole.
"We will never sell your information!"
Yeah, but whoever buys you or executes your bankruptcy probably will. Much better for you to never have it in the first place.
"You will change your mind, but I won't change mine."
Why I give crap data to everyone unless there is absolutely no other way.
Facebook thinks I live in a ghost town in Utah, and I'm 121 years old.
Also why most of my accounts that want a street address contain an address-line-2 like "JOEBLOW.COM SOLD OUR DATA," so they can't hide.
Piss in the well, y'all.
theturtle commented on Amtrak NextGen Acela Debuts on August 28 media.amtrak.com/2025/08/... · Posted by u/reimbar
Love how they mention they’re built in the US by union workers…likely at 10x the cost of making them elsewhere. Modern day unions in the US is not what you think they are. They are the reason why we can’t have fast infrastructure upgrades. People in Japan/Korea/EU figured it out why can’t we have them here in the US?
Hornell, New York isn't exactly a commerce center and wages in rural western New York are rather depressed these days. The last fast thing that came out of that region was the Hungerford Rocket Car over in Elmira, and that was a hundred years ago.
theturtle commented on Amtrak NextGen Acela Debuts on August 28 media.amtrak.com/2025/08/... · Posted by u/reimbar
Unfortunately, this doesn't seem like it will speed up travel much at all.
Based on my understanding, travel times in the northeast are limited not by the top speed of the trains, but by the tracks, and the fact that freight is prioritized.
Legally, freight is supposed to yield to passengers nationwide. It's in the legislation that created Amtrak over fifty years ago. It has never been enforced, and trump isn't about to do it. The UP/NS merger will make it worse. On Amtrak-controlled trackage, there is hope. Northeast Corridor is their show.