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New comment by akaru in "Tariffs in American History"

akaru — Sat, 24 May 2025 20:55:40 +0000

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New comment by akaru in "Virginia passes law to enforce maximum vehicle speeds for repeat speeders"

akaru — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:02:05 +0000

We speak of the Wild West as “lawless”. I assure you there were very much laws against murder and theft then. They just had sporadic enforcement. Much as roads and highways are in many parts of the country. In California I see racing, 100mph driving, weaving like mad. In the ride home from the airport I watched teenagers race and crash. Drunk driving all over wine country. Never once saw anyone like this pulled over.

New comment by akaru in "Lessons in creating family photos that people want to keep (2018)"

akaru — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 04:10:31 +0000

Bots, or people who think like them.

New comment by akaru in "Sea level rise is gonna get a whole lot realer"

akaru — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:24:59 +0000

OK, glad to do so if given the option. Is this an offer? Are you campaigning?

New comment by akaru in "Jimmy Carter has died"

akaru — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 22:15:47 +0000

Something tells me you can’t believe this nonsense you’re spewing. You’re attributing the greatest economic boom the world has ever seen, not to being the sole winner and survivor of WWII, but because the borders were tightened. You must be a troll.

New comment by akaru in "The Onion buys Infowars"

akaru — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:18:28 +0000

Yes, we will lose our first amendment rights if people can’t get rich off of telling obvious lies and slander against grieving parents. Look at yourself in the mirror and try again.

New comment by akaru in "The Onion buys Infowars"

akaru — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:15:43 +0000

Right, because the definition of “wealthy elite” is making $100k/yr.

New comment by akaru in "A solar gravitational lens will be humanity's most powerful telescope (2022)"

akaru — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 04:36:21 +0000

Can you please elaborate? I find myself making up reasons why but I am certainly wrong.

New comment by akaru in "The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy (2014)"

akaru — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:35:52 +0000

“Just rely on another government’s strict regulations and illegally create a business around it so you can get a few durable items oh and stop complaining about government regulation.”

New comment by akaru in "Fossil of Neanderthal child with Down's syndrome hints early humans' compassion"

akaru — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 19:28:30 +0000

If the neanderthals could have detected it in utero they probably would have done the same.

New comment by akaru in "California moves to modify law letting workers sue employers"

akaru — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 01:18:49 +0000

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New comment by akaru in "The sun's magnetic field is about to flip"

akaru — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:56:44 +0000

How about we don’t do that? And if it indeed starts getting cold, we regroup?

New comment by akaru in "On being brought up by libertarian economists"

akaru — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 02:49:16 +0000

Care to elaborate?

New comment by akaru in "[dead]"

akaru — Thu, 30 May 2024 21:14:25 +0000

May have gotten the hug of death.

Curious to see if this conviction continues with any election fraud. I hear that a lot but sounds like this was a cut and dry hush money case.

New comment by akaru in "Tom Waits vs. Frito-Lay, Inc (2003)"

akaru — Fri, 24 May 2024 15:35:13 +0000

[Insert quote about casting the first stone]

New comment by akaru in "Tom Waits vs. Frito-Lay, Inc (2003)"

akaru — Fri, 24 May 2024 00:17:16 +0000

I get it, and never post that. In this case, due to conflicts of interest, I think it is justified.

New comment by akaru in "OpenAI didn’t copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice for ChatGPT, records show"

akaru — Thu, 23 May 2024 15:01:32 +0000

This article is a paid hit-piece. Trumpian language and all: “people are saying—very good people, the best people—that the voice wasn’t copied. It was a perfect call.” It is so obvious that her voice was stolen, and they are paying to try to cover it up.

New comment by akaru in "OpenAI didn’t copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice for ChatGPT, records show"

akaru — Thu, 23 May 2024 14:59:45 +0000

Ask it for an image or for some text. Then cross-check. Many times you can see: it doesn’t make stuff up, it steals and remixes. Same thing here.

New comment by akaru in "Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics toward former employees"

akaru — Thu, 23 May 2024 05:36:35 +0000

[ croc tears ]

New comment by akaru in "Sam Altman is showing us who he really is"

akaru — Tue, 21 May 2024 22:50:48 +0000

Pop goes the weasel.