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New comment by Simulacra in "Travelers on Air Force One ordered to throw away gifts, phones after China trip"

Simulacra — Fri, 15 May 2026 19:24:51 +0000

I mean, the Chinese are probably ordered to do the same thing after a state visit to America

New comment by Simulacra in "U.S. DOJ demands Apple and Google unmask over 100k users of car-tinkering app"

Simulacra — Fri, 15 May 2026 18:15:32 +0000

Sounds like I need to download this app..

New comment by Simulacra in "Cursing the government does not fix potholes. Spray-painting them does"

Simulacra — Fri, 15 May 2026 13:14:52 +0000

The squeaky wheel gets the grease!

New comment by Simulacra in "Vladimir Putin is losing his grip on Russia"

Simulacra — Sat, 09 May 2026 12:41:44 +0000

I don't think so. An oligarchy can hold on for generations, look at North Korea.

New comment by Simulacra in "Apple, Intel have reached preliminary chip-making deal"

Simulacra — Fri, 08 May 2026 18:07:00 +0000

I am also getting a paywall. Subscribe to read more.

New comment by Simulacra in "Motherboard sales 'collapse' amid unprecedented shortages fueled by AI"

Simulacra — Thu, 07 May 2026 16:55:51 +0000

Agreed. I build a system every ten years and I've got 6 years to go. AM4 works great, and I've managed to hoard enough ram and drives to hopefully cover any concerns for the next 4 years. Things work, they are stable, and I feel super lucky for that.

New comment by Simulacra in "New statue in London, attributed to Banksy, of a suited man, blinded by a flag"

Simulacra — Sun, 03 May 2026 23:11:20 +0000

But what is the anarchist flag?

New comment by Simulacra in "New statue in London, attributed to Banksy, of a suited man, blinded by a flag"

Simulacra — Sun, 03 May 2026 23:10:02 +0000

I get the unifying color, but I still think there's a hidden meaning

New comment by Simulacra in "New statue in London, attributed to Banksy, of a suited man, blinded by a flag"

Simulacra — Sun, 03 May 2026 21:33:45 +0000

I can't get over the flag itself… It's a black flag. Not a British flag, not a white flag,… A BLACK flag.

Historically, the black flag is strongly associated with anarchism, anti-state politics, revolt, and rejection of national authority.

Had he colored it in the union jack, then I would've said it was nationalism, and the person is blinded by nationalism.

But. This is Banksy, black-and-white Banksy, so there may be no symbolism behind the black flag, but it's just very interesting. I can't accept that he would not have considered the color of the flag.

New comment by Simulacra in "New statue in London, attributed to Banksy, of a suited man, blinded by a flag"

Simulacra — Sun, 03 May 2026 20:48:46 +0000

A black flag!

New comment by Simulacra in "Utah to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs"

Simulacra — Sun, 03 May 2026 18:42:50 +0000

The end goal is a government license to access the internet. But I think it's less regulatory, and more poli-social. There are individuals within the political stratosphere that are adamantly against anonymity on the Internet because they want to be able to attach speech to specific individuals, and punish if necessary for wrong-think.

New comment by Simulacra in "Mercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttons"

Simulacra — Sun, 03 May 2026 18:39:45 +0000

In the future, physical buttons will be considered a luxury.

New comment by Simulacra in "Oil tanker hijacked off Yemen, steers toward Somalia"

Simulacra — Sat, 02 May 2026 18:13:39 +0000

Why can't these ships be fully autonomous by now, or at the very least, remotely disabled and piloted in such emergencies??

New comment by Simulacra in "Santa Cruz restaurant changes logo after flurry of negative reviews for AI art"

Simulacra — Sat, 02 May 2026 18:11:02 +0000

Seems like much to do about nothing. It's just a logo..

New comment by Simulacra in "US Department of Justice has officially reclassified cannabis as less dangerous"

Simulacra — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:49:13 +0000

There's a lot of discussion about these kind of issues being used as carrots to get people to the polls, but I'm not sure this is going to be one of them. Enough states of legalized at that..it may have lost its high. Certainly some will vote favorably because of this but .. I don't think it will be the same had someone had done this in 2015.......

New comment by Simulacra in "US Department of Justice has officially reclassified cannabis as less dangerous"

Simulacra — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:50:05 +0000

I wish he had gone further! I am also deeply frustrated with past President's who alluded to legalization but never delivered anything, except empty promises at election time.

Marijuana is one of those political dog whistles they only talk about at elections, which funny enough we're nearing, but at least finally someone did something instead of just saying they would...

New comment by Simulacra in "Musicians are manufacturing sold-out shows"

Simulacra — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:25:40 +0000

I don't think this is "sneaky" - to use the term from the article. Yes, on the one hand a band could maximize by playing in a larger venue, but maybe doing so diminishes the experience for more people. Smaller venues, greater precision, and budgeting, and a better experience for the audience seems like a win.

Not quite sure this is an issue that needs an article in Bloomberg

New comment by Simulacra in "How to make buffet breakfasts less wasteful"

Simulacra — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:45:16 +0000

I'm with you 100%. My company held a major retreat at a "resort" in New Mexico, and literally everything cost money. Wanna rent a mountain bike for 30 minutes, that's $10. Want a massage? That's $150. If they had just held it at the Fairfield Inn, everyone would've gotten free breakfast, free Wi-Fi, and it would've probably been just as good.

New comment by Simulacra in "CEOs admit AI had no impact on employment or productivity"

Simulacra — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:43:51 +0000

Good point, successfully using AI takes skill. If you'll please pardon me, I don't think your average GenZ knows how to properly use it. It takes someone who grew up with technology, who understands the fundamentals of technology, who understands the fundamentals of computational decision-making, that can really make use of ChatGPT etc. Someone raised on App Tap culture just isn't equipped to fully appreciate the technology. Not that they can't, it's just… The vast majority of them are hopeless with this.

New comment by Simulacra in "CEOs admit AI had no impact on employment or productivity"

Simulacra — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:16:55 +0000

Then why the layoffs???