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New comment by lojban in "California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws"

lojban — Sat, 02 May 2026 23:47:16 +0000

I'm not sure how that would change things. It is still a representative example.

> And there is precedent for the light manslaughter sentencing of an older driver. In 2003, George Weller, 86, killed 10 pedestrians at the Santa Monica Farmers Market after confusing the gas and brake pedals. He received five years of probation. The judge in that case said that Mr. Weller’s age and declining health had contributed to the decision.

New comment by lojban in "Bringing Sexy Back. Internet surveillance has killed eroticism"

lojban — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 06:04:21 +0000

You might also find the book Screw Consent: A Better Politics of Sexual Justice by Joseph J. Fischel interesting. I started reading it this week after seeing it mentioned elsewhere, and it touches many similar themes to this blog post so it's very fitting to see this posted today. The book discusses many things that I've had on my mind since #MeToo, but was never able to quite articulate.

https://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9780520295414

New comment by lojban in "Things I've Heard Boomers Say That I Agree with 100%"

lojban — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:10:57 +0000

Interestingly, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) doesn't seem to think headlight glare is a problem [0], as unconformable as it may seem. I suspect there may be a selection bias at play here though. They also conclude brighter = safer. Part of me wonders if the glare also forces drivers to go slower, counterintuitively leading to safer driving.

Anyway, either way, it sucks. Some of the headlight glare is so bad now that I'll see afterimage streaks from headlights even during daylight hours!

[0] https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/headlight-complaints-abound...

New comment by lojban in "ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after threat from FCC chair"

lojban — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 03:21:45 +0000

There's a huge difference between top down cancellation and bottom up cancellation.

Do you think the CEO would have fired you for being conservative? Or do you think your career wouldn't have advanced because people wouldn't want to associate with someone who's always saying things they find abhorrent?

New comment by lojban in "ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after threat from FCC chair"

lojban — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 02:37:35 +0000

Exactly, it wasn't even a joke; it's a fact.

MAGA is trying to distance themselves from the killer, and so is the left. No one wants to be associated with that guy, and for good reason.

New comment by lojban in "Repetitive negative thinking associated with cognitive decline in older adults"

lojban — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:50:01 +0000

The kids call it brainrot for a reason.