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New comment by sir0010010 in "US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional"

sir0010010 — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:29:44 +0000

It's not about the smell. Secondhand marijuana smoke carries many of the same harmful compounds as cigarette smoke [1]. The issue is involuntary exposure in shared living spaces. And ballot measures are typically all-or-nothing: you can't vote yes on edibles but no on smoking in your apartment complex.

[1] https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/health-effects/secondhand-smoke...

New comment by sir0010010 in "US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional"

sir0010010 — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:03 +0000

It's not just because marijuana "smells bad". Secondhand marijuana smoke contains many of the same toxic chemicals as secondhand cigarette smoke and likely is similarly deleterious to your health [1]. I also believe everyone should have the right to be able to open their windows and have clean air come through. Smoking on balconies denies people this right. Edibles only effect the user and therefore should be permitted.

[1] https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/health-effects/secondhand-smoke...

New comment by sir0010010 in "US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional"

sir0010010 — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:52:16 +0000

I personally would be okay with having it legal if smoking could still be banned in multifamily complexes. I don't care if my neighbors are using edibles, but since I know that legalized weed means more smoke coming from my neighbors' balconies, I will always vote "No" when marijuana legalization is on the ballot in my location.

New comment by sir0010010 in "New Washington state law bans noncompete agreements"

sir0010010 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:29:47 +0000

For most tech jobs with non-competes in the US, the non-compete is unpaid. Which is different than other industries such as finance.

New comment by sir0010010 in "Addressing Antigravity Bans and Reinstating Access"

sir0010010 — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:55:25 +0000

I've run into services that will flag specific tlds as invalid.

New comment by sir0010010 in "OpenAI fires an employee for prediction market insider trading"

sir0010010 — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:07:51 +0000

Though Manifold only uses their non-withdrawable play currency Mana.

New comment by sir0010010 in "AIs can't stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations"

sir0010010 — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:36:04 +0000

Anthropic Principle

New comment by sir0010010 in "Physicists prove the Universe isn't a simulation after all"

sir0010010 — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 03:58:40 +0000

Another thing to think about: if we are here, and assuming we experience things - that is we are not biological robots - and if the universe is indeed a simulation, then how are our conciousnesses any different from the ones that exist in the parent universe?

New comment by sir0010010 in "Bitchat for Gaza – messaging without internet"

sir0010010 — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:13:13 +0000

How is it more severe if the Ukraine war resulted in over a million casualties?

New comment by sir0010010 in "How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized"

sir0010010 — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:26:17 +0000

Iran has a choice - it could choose not to support Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis or any other group firing rockets on Israel. It could also choose not to enrich uranium.

New comment by sir0010010 in "Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its tech in mass surveillance of Palestinians"

sir0010010 — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 01:29:48 +0000

In 1945, about ~90k people died over 2 days from the Tokyo Firebombing. Do you think it would be difficult for any modern millitary - that intentionally wanted to cause as much collateral damage as possible - to greatly exceed that number?

New comment by sir0010010 in "Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza"

sir0010010 — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 02:43:37 +0000

What do the word Führer mean? Foreign words used in English can be more specific than how they are used in their source language. Especially when they are used as proper nouns (capitalized) like "The [Second] Intifada".

New comment by sir0010010 in "Health care costs are soaring. Blame insurers, drug companies and your employer"

sir0010010 — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:34:56 +0000

Another thing the US could do would be to offer a fast and easy path for foreign medical doctors to immigrate and start practicing medicine with minimal barriers.

Unfortunately, right now, it is difficult for doctors to do so much as move to and start practicing in a different state. But if you want medical costs to actually come down and to ensure availability, you need to multiply the number of doctors available to treat people.

New comment by sir0010010 in "Age Simulation Suit"

sir0010010 — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:44:01 +0000

For smoking, it is also important to check what happened to people living under the same roof (or in the same multifamily complex even) due to their likely frequent inhalation of secondhand smoke.

New comment by sir0010010 in "What happens when ambassadors are summoned by the host country?"

sir0010010 — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:42:14 +0000

How would people they are passing on the street know their names though? Even then, not every Jewish person has a Jewish sounding name, just like not every Jewish person is visually identifiable as such.

New comment by sir0010010 in "What happens when ambassadors are summoned by the host country?"

sir0010010 — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 06:43:18 +0000

May I ask: does this group wear yarmulkes, star of David symbols or otherwise have a way for people to visually identify them as Jewish?

New comment by sir0010010 in "The United States withdraws from UNESCO"

sir0010010 — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:32:37 +0000

When the definite form is used , and certainly when used in English and in the context of global events, The Intifada (emphasis added on the to highlight that this is used in definite form) refers to the Second Palestinian Intifada - which was characterized random violent attacks against civilians such as suicide bombings and shootings. Calls to Globalize the Intifada are calls for violent attacks against civilian targets around the world and especially against Jews.

New comment by sir0010010 in "Yoni Appelbaum on the real villians behind our housing and mobility problems"

sir0010010 — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:48:11 +0000

The art market does not tend to go up, only specific works of art that become collectibles tend to appreciate in value. And these are the works that become financialized. This is similar to the market for automobiles, only very specific cars become collectibles while the vast majority of cars depreciate.

New comment by sir0010010 in "U.S. bombs Iranian nuclear sites"

sir0010010 — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:37:46 +0000

You are missing that:

* Hamas keeps its missiles, arms and other military equipment inside or underneath schools and hospitals

* UNRWA was functioning as an arms dealer by putting arms inside of bags of flour or other food items

* Hamas generally has its fighters not wear uniform, but instead wear civilian clothes or even niqabs (where only the eyes are visible). Making it extremely difficult for the IDF to determine who is a combatant and who isn't- and guaranteeing mistakes will be made.

* Hamas also uses child soldiers or orders children to throw stones at IDF soldiers - again ensuring IDF soldiers have to always be afraid the person in front of them is going to kill them and that they have to make split second decisions on what to do about it

New comment by sir0010010 in "I will do anything to end homelessness except build more homes (2018)"

sir0010010 — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 19:51:58 +0000

"If you want to blame the government for something..."

* 88% of California jurisdictions have a minimum lot size of 5,000 sq ft or more

* Prior to 2024, jurisdictions in California required a minimum of two spots per single family home, or one to two spots per unit in a multifamily. California created a law to address this in 2024, but jurisdictions in most states still have similar requirements.

* Most jurisdictions in the US have restrictions around density - many only allowing single family homes or strictly limiting the number of multifamily units.

Other countries, including Australia, have similar restrictions. Google says the cost of adding central AC to a home is between $7k and $12k, so likely not a primary driver of the increase in cost of housing. "Multiple TVs" are definitely not a significant driver in increased housing costs.