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New comment by HWR_14 in "NYC may require landlords and realtors to disclose the use of AI in listings"

HWR_14 — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:43:39 +0000

There are no US-wide property taxes. However, almost every home in the US has to pay property taxes to at least one level of government. That's what pandaman was referring to when they said the city (which would be levying the taxes) would want the footprint overstated so they could get more tax revenue

New comment by HWR_14 in "Financing the AI boom: from cash flows to debt [pdf]"

HWR_14 — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:08:04 +0000

Public utilities tend to pass on all their costs to their customers. If the data centers crumble, that just means the remaining customers (business and residential) each will have to pick up a larger share of the debt payments for the buildout.

New comment by HWR_14 in "SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites for 100x the bandwidth"

HWR_14 — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:35:17 +0000

So the drug traffickers that cut the fiber have no problem with your Starlink dish outside your home, and don't break it and/or threaten you? If they care, that seems like an oversight they will soon correct once enough people start using it.

New comment by HWR_14 in "JPMorgan, BofA and Others Explore Buying Card Network to Raise Debit-Card Fees"

HWR_14 — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:14:32 +0000

The CEO and other execs will get paid more if they increase profits (usually in the short term). But that's very different than your claim that the articles of incorporation force them to do it.

New comment by HWR_14 in "JPMorgan, BofA and Others Explore Buying Card Network to Raise Debit-Card Fees"

HWR_14 — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:40:37 +0000

I'm not aware of any articles of incorporation that demand maximization.

New comment by HWR_14 in "98% isn't much"

HWR_14 — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:40:23 +0000

You know this, but Apple also locks you into only supporting so old a phone when you submit to the App Store.

New comment by HWR_14 in "98% isn't much"

HWR_14 — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:25:34 +0000

There's no reason code complexity or engineering time has to increase. You can just use the older version features everywhere instead of forking the supported versions.

New comment by HWR_14 in "Zuckerberg says AI agent development going slower than expected"

HWR_14 — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:25:59 +0000

Maybe he's no longer popular, but he had a cameo in Iron Man 2 and hosted SNL. That speaks to popularity.

Also, is favorable/unfavorable a good measure of popularity?

New comment by HWR_14 in "Zuckerberg says AI agent development going slower than expected"

HWR_14 — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:20:58 +0000

Steve Jobs was. Elon Musk is.

Outside of tech Warren Buffett seems popular.

New comment by HWR_14 in "Wicklow hotel cancels 'secretive' Peter Thiel group conference"

HWR_14 — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 22:09:31 +0000

I'm trying to understand if you think that you are rich or not. Every time I read it I flip if you are serious or sarcastic.

New comment by HWR_14 in "Africans Are Turning to Starlink"

HWR_14 — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:37:38 +0000

> requires 30% black ownership

Of SpaceX or of a special South African Starlink reseller that SpaceX owns 70% of?

New comment by HWR_14 in "Africans Are Turning to Starlink"

HWR_14 — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:31:26 +0000

> it's not clear if StarLink shall be able to find customers rich enough to buy their services.

Of course they will. If the prices are too high they can just lower them to whatever people can afford. It's not that expensive to cover Africa's customers.

New comment by HWR_14 in "OpenAI ‘in early talks to give 5% stake to US government’"

HWR_14 — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:25:28 +0000

Why?

New comment by HWR_14 in "Google's New reCAPTCHA Wants Your Camera Access and 21 Points of Your Hand"

HWR_14 — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:18:03 +0000

> Are you guys seriously worried that Google is gonna steal your secret handshakes?

Do I really think Google will retain that information for "debugging purposes", and 2 or 10 or 20 years from decide to make a service that identifies me from my hand biometrics because it will make them more money than the class action will cost them? Yes.

New comment by HWR_14 in "Google's New reCAPTCHA Wants Your Camera Access and 21 Points of Your Hand"

HWR_14 — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:10:06 +0000

They can. But you will lose a substantial percentage.

New comment by HWR_14 in "Michigan spent $1.8B and only created 602 jobs"

HWR_14 — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:08:48 +0000

Even if they hit the stated goal job creation numbers, it would be over $150,000 in subsidies for a single job. Is that really worth it?

New comment by HWR_14 in "GTA 6 will cost $80"

HWR_14 — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:30:56 +0000

If they sold 100 million copies at $60, that still be would be an excellent ROI on $1-2 billion.

New comment by HWR_14 in "GTA 6 will cost $80"

HWR_14 — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:26:38 +0000

Now they come with exclusive digital items

New comment by HWR_14 in "Crypto in 2026: Oh, This Is the Bad Place"

HWR_14 — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:48:21 +0000

> why is Mike thinking he is investing if he is betting on a literal sportsbook?

But he's not, that's a big issue. If you download DraftKings, it's obvious you are gambling. If you download Robin Hood, and buy shares of Apple, it's obvious you are investing. If you then open Robin Hood and trade oil futures? 0 DTE options? What about when the same app shows you US commodities markets where they are binary options on if the US FIFA team make it to the round of 16?

New comment by HWR_14 in "Mexican government unveils a prototype for a new homegrown, ultra-affordable EV"

HWR_14 — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:38:42 +0000

The main difference between a car like this and a kei car is the ability to drive it, at least for a short while, on the expressway. If this could go a couple miles at 45 or 50 mph that would work in lot more situations where two neighborhoods or urban areas are connected by a short stretch of highway.