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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I would expect you'd be in prison for at least five years so are you suggesting you've killed someone while in prison or that basic income is the only punishment?

In any case, I am not suggesting anything concrete here, just going forward with the thought experiment. Basic income first, then we can work on how to use it as a deterrence.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Losing it for life is too drastic and isn't what any behavior specialist would suggest.

There needs to be a path to earn it back. For example, hours of community service based on the offense and that increase with each offense.

It would also want to incentivize future legislatures excluding people by targeting groups. The drug war and its imbalance towards treatment of minorities as an example.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

5+ season of For All Mankind disagree with you. Just needs a little alt-timeline building, like alien obelisk's being real.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 days ago

True of literally every sitcom.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Pot. Kettle. Black.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

Keep in mind that the $50 a gas station is collecting is only about $5 in profit. Most of their profit is the retail sales.

Basic economics indicate the more volume is produced the cheaper each unit costs. I am not aware of any reason this is different for ev charging stations.

Here's a random article I found on the prices for these stations. The third level are the ones that are pricey. This is a fast moving market and level 4 already exists and won't be the last level. Each is faster at higher cost.

Not everyone needs a quick charge. The market will find a middle ground. My bet is people will choose a meal and a slow cheap charge over an expensive quick charge and still need to stop and eat anyway.

Gas is dirty, smelly and messy. Electricity is none of these things and so it can coexist in places gas cannot.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (2 children)

The most logical place to put a charging station is the home. This doesn't work for everyone but for those who do, it is ideal.

The next best place is in any location like a store or restaurant where the average visit is longer than 30 minutes with the payment mechanism tied into the stories existing payment system.

Keep in mind the price of gas stations pump is $20k before installation. These also require maintenance and certifications. There is also a cost for maintenance of the gas tanks.

The price of charging stations will come down and the age of gas stations will come to an end.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

Looks like it could be speaker wire for stereo, left/right channels

Is there another end or are there speakers in the ceiling or walls?

Do you have a volt meter? You can use that to match the ends, twist one set together and see which one is closed.

If that was connected to a wall jacks, someone is an asshole for not leaving it. The part tools to strip and rebuild the connectors aren't expensive but they a one and done tool for a diy-er. Maybe you know someone that can borrow you the tool.

These days, there are a lot of wireless options so you could also shove it the wall and buy a blank plate to cover it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Defeated former president.

Every other presidential candidate election during my lifetime has conceded. He was resoundingly defeated.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

That's sounds mostly correct.

His relative also admitted their involvement and flipped on him which destroyed the narrow avenue he had to throw out the original evidence for the warrant.

Of course we only ever hear the cases of people who get caught. If he relative hadn't gotten lazy he may never have been caught.

The lesson there is not to involve other people.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

It sounds like he created material, not only AI but actual children then distributed it. The tools to track down the creators of CASM is only getting better.

A single legal image of any of those children posted to social media is going to allow algorithms to make the match and its routine detective work from there.

It only takes one child to talk. No amount of encryption is going to stop that.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You clearly believe you understand that. Just as I understand the people who benefit from class infighting and alienating potential allies. Just as I understand the type of character that responds poorly to their ideas being challenged. Just as I understand the left has its own flavor of gravy seals.

 
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