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New comment by fckgw in "The technology to eradicate mosquito-borne disease exists"

fckgw — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:48:56 +0000

Lots of animals eat mosquitos, but they really aren't the primary food source of any species, especially this particular type of mosquito. It would have a very minimal effect on food supply.

New comment by fckgw in "DraftKings is using AI to behaviorally target chronic gamblers"

fckgw — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:00:08 +0000

> Betting apps are just this taken to the extreme, I feel for people with this addiction but it’s not going away anytime soon.

Why? This wasn't a thing that existed 10-15 years ago, this isn't some long-standing institution. We could ban online betting apps today if we wanted to.

New comment by fckgw in "Nissan's third generation e-POWER powertrain"

fckgw — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:36:01 +0000

EVs are more expensive. Hope that helps.

New comment by fckgw in "Nissan's third generation e-POWER powertrain"

fckgw — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:31:39 +0000

Just buy the $48k Model Y instead of the $25k Corolla Hybrid, what's the big deal?

New comment by fckgw in "I switched to Brave"

fckgw — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:25:38 +0000

Someone who derides someone else who donates to causes they find disgusting is also a political view. You're just talking about two people with political views.

New comment by fckgw in "What California is learning from solar panels built over irrigation canals"

fckgw — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:53:12 +0000

You're talking about something that is probably at least 10x the cost to build and maintain. You're making something simple, like swapping a single solar panel, from a ground-level one-man job into now a multi-person job with specialized equipment and water hazards.

New comment by fckgw in "Uber arbitration award over Emily Normandin-Parker’s death"

fckgw — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:02:10 +0000

They're independent contractors. They can accept and cancel jobs at will.

New comment by fckgw in "Uber arbitration award over Emily Normandin-Parker’s death"

fckgw — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:00:36 +0000

He created an unsafe situation by stopping at a gore point instead of driving a couple hundred feet down the offramp onto a surface street.

New comment by fckgw in "New wild cat species discovered – with only one known living member"

fckgw — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:13:48 +0000

Yeah, the quirk being that the known population is just this one in the sanctuary. They haven't identified where specifically he came from or where there might be others, so for now he's a one-of-one.

New comment by fckgw in "Apple Reference Image: A New Approach for Verified Photography"

fckgw — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:21:13 +0000

Every time they say "trust us" they publish a whitepaper with technical details explaining why and how they can be trusted. They're generally very good about these things.

New comment by fckgw in "A Cop Searched 19,000 Flock Cameras Across 1,558 Cities. His Reason: 'LMAO'"

fckgw — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:17:43 +0000

We're supposed to hold police officers to a much higher standard. Whether I would or not is irrelevant.

New comment by fckgw in "Amazon pilots ad services in ChatGPT"

fckgw — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:33:00 +0000

Is your app AI-adjacent?

New comment by fckgw in "iPhone Duo"

fckgw — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:31:22 +0000

It doesn't come out until October. There won't be anything to review until then.

New comment by fckgw in "iPhone Duo"

fckgw — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:26:36 +0000

They talked for several minutes on the materials and engineering that went into the screen and how it wasn't "the same plastic all the other folding phones are made of"

New comment by fckgw in "iPhone Duo"

fckgw — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:25:44 +0000

iOS runs plenty of productivity software, many which run great on larger screen devices like this or iPads. What does "productivity" mean to you? Or is it just terminals and coding?

New comment by fckgw in "AirPods 5"

fckgw — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:10:37 +0000

The differentiating feature is the Wireless Charging case, which they've had a separate SKU for forever.

New comment by fckgw in "Muse – Meta’s personal AI agent"

fckgw — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:37:37 +0000

Not you though. You're the only smart one, huh?

New comment by fckgw in "Adult Film Producer Unmasks Prolific 'John DOE' Torrent Pirate as Meta Executive"

fckgw — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:33:23 +0000

> As recently as August 25, Strike 3 says it recorded more than 150 daily downloads, from multi-language “Mega Packs” of TV shows, movies, software and books to what it describes as AI-generated pornography and VR adult films. That included nearly a dozen of its own titles.

It sounds like this person/IP was just downloading a ton of different content, of which these VR videos were are part of.

Doesn't that water down their complaint a bit? If they are trying to say they moved to a residential IP to specifically download VR content for training data, why are they also downloading unrelated eBook and other media? Seems like VR content made up a pretty small percentage of overall downloaded content.

New comment by fckgw in "Urban Congestion Pricing and the Response Times of Emergency Medical Services"

fckgw — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:25:43 +0000

Ok. Sounds like your city is not a good candidate for congestion pricing and probably won't happen.

What's the issue?

New comment by fckgw in "Urban Congestion Pricing and the Response Times of Emergency Medical Services"

fckgw — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:23:25 +0000

Good news! In all the areas where congestion pricing has been implement there are abundant alternatives to driving! Or, you can still drive and simply pay the toll!