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New comment by tacocataco in "Mondrian Entered the Public Domain. The Estate Disagrees"

tacocataco — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:21:31 +0000

This reminded me of a vice story I read a while ago about people releasing "every song possible" into the public domain

https://www.vice.com/en/article/musicians-algorithmically-ge...

New comment by tacocataco in "EverQuest"

tacocataco — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:59:58 +0000

There sure isn't much information on Light No Fire online. Hello Games must be keeping the cards close to the chest with this one.

New comment by tacocataco in "Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft and people are paying anyway"

tacocataco — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 02:34:56 +0000

> You could also setup a licensing / loan / dedicated car system.

I think the word you were searching for is leasing the vehicle.

New comment by tacocataco in "Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft and people are paying anyway"

tacocataco — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 02:00:10 +0000

Going outside costs $200 a day, and i cant afford to spend 1/4 my paycheck 7 times a week.

Also, I'm just doing my best to get the most out of the ludicrously high rent is pay every month.

New comment by tacocataco in "The child-like role of dogs in Western societies"

tacocataco — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:40:53 +0000

A Dog's heightened senses are an asset when detecting intruders. I'm sure thats probably the biggest reason humanity domesticated them in the first place.

If a dog keeps depression at bay, someone could possibly avoid having their brain chemistry permanently altered by owning a dog.

There are even working breeds with many different purposes. It's not all black lab and American Eskimo.

New comment by tacocataco in "The child-like role of dogs in Western societies"

tacocataco — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:53:15 +0000

Is it legal to have a dog burger?

New comment by tacocataco in "The Child-Like Role of Dogs in Western Societies"

tacocataco — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:02:00 +0000

> If you’re in your 30s-40s without kids and a dog, we’re of totally different mindsets.

I'm broke. As much as it pains me to be without a pet, I dont want to take on additional responsibilities if I am incapable of sufficiently giving the care these living beings need and deserve.

I've considered fostering, as they pay for many things the animals need. Perhaps in the future.

New comment by tacocataco in "The man who spent forty-two years at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool (1993)"

tacocataco — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:37:19 +0000

The current exploitative nature of renting is a policy choice. Renting doesn’t have to be like this.

There are real-world examples of providing affordable housing that allows people to live with dignity, even if they can't afford to buy a home.

How Britain (almost) solved the housing crisis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZpLiJdIGbs

New comment by tacocataco in "Anthropic Chief Says AI Could Surpass 'Almost All Humans ' Shortly After 2027"

tacocataco — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 01:59:27 +0000

Not many humans play chess to pay their living expenses.

New comment by tacocataco in "Australia's 3G Shutdown – Why your 4G/5G Phone is now Blocked"

tacocataco — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:21:56 +0000

> . It will have the consequence of deanonymisation but it's not an attempt to achieve that.

How about regulating all social media to be healthy for all ages to use? The social media corporations should lose freedom, not the citizens. (IMO)

New comment by tacocataco in "Physical Intelligence's first generalist policy AI can finally do your laundry"

tacocataco — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 18:47:41 +0000

People should be free to enjoy life their way. Including if they want to be grandpa Joe from willy wonka.

New comment by tacocataco in "Physical Intelligence's first generalist policy AI can finally do your laundry"

tacocataco — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 15:37:12 +0000

I just leave the clothes on the rack. I can see what I have better and my clothes smell better getting aired out more compared to sitting in a drawer.

This also means I use less floor space as I don't need cabinets/dressers to hold them.

And yes, I have many racks on my walls. The rack life is good.

New comment by tacocataco in "Physical Intelligence's first generalist policy AI can finally do your laundry"

tacocataco — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 15:01:05 +0000

I was so paranoid when I lived with cats. I'd double check the washer and drier.

New comment by tacocataco in "Physical Intelligence's first generalist policy AI can finally do your laundry"

tacocataco — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 14:48:21 +0000

> We've fixed this before, even though Marx predicted that we couldn't.

Is it fixed if it falls apart in a couple generations? Maybe flex tape over the problem isn't going to cut it.

New comment by tacocataco in "Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16"

tacocataco — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:56:33 +0000

I pick social media being regulated into becoming healthy for everyone so it doesn't have to be banned for teenagers.

New comment by tacocataco in "Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16"

tacocataco — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:38:49 +0000

My personal theory is that powerful people didn't want people to be digitally free. It might make them think about fighting for freedoms offline as well.

New comment by tacocataco in "USFS decision to halt prescribed burns in California is history repeating"

tacocataco — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 08:08:14 +0000

They're still going broke despite using prison labor to fight the fires?

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/31/us/prison-inmates-fight-calif...

New comment by tacocataco in "FTC announces "click-to-cancel" rule making it easier to cancel subscriptions"

tacocataco — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:05:11 +0000

Represent people in exchange for their vote instead of using First Past The Post voting to lock the competition out of the electoral process.

New comment by tacocataco in "Who Pays for the Arts?"

tacocataco — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 04:45:11 +0000

> low culture

Poverty seasoned Foie Gras art.

New comment by tacocataco in "Move Fast and Abandon Things"

tacocataco — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 01:50:11 +0000

How about reforming the WPA [1] and build free basic housing. Let the for profit house building corporations handle the luxury stuff. Actually, that's all they are interested in doing anyways.

We should stop begging them to build what we need and just do it ourselves.

1 - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administratio...