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New comment by terminalshort in "US and TotalEnergies reach 'nearly $1B' deal to end offshore wind projects"

terminalshort — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:31:28 +0000

My "plan" is don't make big long term plans

New comment by terminalshort in "US and TotalEnergies reach 'nearly $1B' deal to end offshore wind projects"

terminalshort — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:06:55 +0000

The doesn't cause acid rain version is called "clean" and that seems pretty fair to me when the other version causes acid rain.

New comment by terminalshort in "US and TotalEnergies reach 'nearly $1B' deal to end offshore wind projects"

terminalshort — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:04:34 +0000

Smart people know that you can't predict or plan for anything on anywhere close to that time horizon. The only plan is be adaptable.

New comment by terminalshort in "US and TotalEnergies reach 'nearly $1B' deal to end offshore wind projects"

terminalshort — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:03:51 +0000

Depends on the mutation, but it could be as little as 1. A single mutation could turn the virus inert, therefore making it legal.

New comment by terminalshort in "Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution"

terminalshort — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:59:54 +0000

Because it's the government they voted in. Typical American take. Wanting no responsibility for the adverse effects of your decision.

New comment by terminalshort in "Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution"

terminalshort — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:58:21 +0000

Didn't happen

New comment by terminalshort in "Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution"

terminalshort — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:57:02 +0000

The fact that Iran has now launched missiles at civilian areas in a dozen or so countries unrelated to the war shows that this is clearly false.

New comment by terminalshort in "What young workers are doing to AI-proof themselves"

terminalshort — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:20:01 +0000

Yeah, things change. What do you propose to do about that? The only people who lose are the ones who can't accept that they may need to change careers to make more money.

New comment by terminalshort in "What young workers are doing to AI-proof themselves"

terminalshort — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:09:21 +0000

To use your example of someone working on the plumbing of an accounts payable system, who is passionate about that? The supply is near zero. That, like most jobs, is going to need to be done entirely by people who are just doing it for the money, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Your example runs counter to the laws of supply and demand too. You understand that wages will rise when supply is restricted, but you don't want to accept that supply will respond to the price signal in the form of more people entering that job market.

New comment by terminalshort in "Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland"

terminalshort — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:10:52 +0000

The mall cop much more so than the ICC

New comment by terminalshort in "Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland"

terminalshort — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:00:37 +0000

Yes, the US and not just the presidency. If it was just the presidency then he would have been impeached by congress for usurping their constitutional authority.

New comment by terminalshort in "Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland"

terminalshort — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:59:25 +0000

They have the power to enforce laws

New comment by terminalshort in "Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland"

terminalshort — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:48:51 +0000

If you and I, the president, congress, and the judiciary agree, then yes, and that's kind of the situation regarding the laws around starting a war.

New comment by terminalshort in "Afroman found not liable in defamation case"

terminalshort — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:26:39 +0000

No it's not and neither is Afroman's statement. But the comment I was replying to said it was a fair statement, not merely that it is not defamatory.

New comment by terminalshort in "Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland"

terminalshort — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:24:55 +0000

That's exactly correct. Laws are not a physical entity and therefore their existence is predicated entirely on collective agreement.

New comment by terminalshort in "Afroman found not liable in defamation case"

terminalshort — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:20:26 +0000

Of course it's not defamation. But that's not what you said. You said "seems fair"

New comment by terminalshort in "Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland"

terminalshort — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:18:27 +0000

Of course I can. He even uses the same trick of not calling it a "war"

New comment by terminalshort in "Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland"

terminalshort — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:15:29 +0000

Congress made its mistake a long time ago. Power is very difficult to reclaim once it has been relinquished. And it didn't even take a Caesar crossing the Rubicon in our case.

New comment by terminalshort in "Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland"

terminalshort — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:06:16 +0000

It isn't obeyed or enforced and, therefore, is not the law. I won't read it as there is no point in doing so because it is not the law.

New comment by terminalshort in "Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland"

terminalshort — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:03:00 +0000

It's been the established president since the Korean War when the US began ignoring the constitutional provision that gave congress the power to declare war. Additional examples are the Vietnam War, Serbia, Afghanistan, Iraq I & II, the Libyan regime change, and the current Iran conflict, and there are plenty more. The written law still states that the president does not have this power, but the actual unwritten law has been that he can. And that is the only law that matters.