Chinese cctv systems with AI are dangerous because they let the government watch their citizens for control and repression
Not like domestic drones, traffic cameras used for surveillance, DHS CCTV networks, the sea of cameras that every citizen owns that can be subpoenaed, and the WAMI program with automation software for tracking that has been deployed since 2013. Those are tools of freedom to keep Americans safe
Significantly better, and if you have in ear headphones it’s worth it to see if you can get custom molded tips while you’re bothering as this will noticeably improve audio quality and noise cancelling
And yet with lack of enforcement it functionally does not exist even if it is written on some piece of paper
If a broken law is not enforced does it functionally exist?
Depends on where you live and how much of a dick the cop is, ultimately
From the comments on that:
“When someone is offended their hypothesis was rejected, they prove they weren’t looking for the truth, they were looking to be right.”
Sums up a lot of pseudoscience bullshit pretty well
Op just said profession, not whether it was viable economically
Oh I forgot that. We never got that here but I remember reading about it. Truly terrible
Plus who would possibly see a cyber truck and be like “oh okay it’s not a tesla phew”. that’s gotta be the most distinct car since like the Pontiac Aztec or the pt cruiser (both of which were also ugly pieces of shit)
Ha no, it means Japanese (or Japanese language). The kanji would be pronounced “nihongo”
So many
Homelab
Buy broken electronics, repair, resell (so like microsoldering, diagnosing, etc)
Woodworking but I’m bad at it
Cooking
Music but I’m bad at it
3d printing/cad but I’m bad at cad
Language study 日本語
Pcb design and some coding related to this but I’m bad at it
It’s why I get the anti work people. If I could change careers every few years I would. I love learning about new stuff. I post a lot but most of the time I do that is either when I have idle time at work, before or right after work (although sometimes it leaks into weekends). I hate the phrase jack of all trades master of none, it’s cool to know about a lot of things (as long as you recognize the limitations of your knowledge)
You’re correct, in my frustration I did shitty math
I leave my post unedited to expose my shame
Edit upon further reflection I did edit my post only to highlight my shame as it appears this got buried and I do not want to promote misinformation
The fuck does he care? He is replacing a large chunk of consumer buyers that have shaky purchasing power with government contracts which will pay up front. 2025 defense budget has 400 million allocated for armored teslas. This is over 4x teslas annual revenue at its highest point (96 billion in 2023)
The stock will bounce to new heights once he can report a revenue of almost half a trillion dollars (of your taxes)
Edit: as @powderhorn pointed out my math is significantly off by a major factor. I leave my post intact because I fucked up.
OP still has a point that from a resource standpoint almonds are ludicrously ineffective compared to many other foods
I love a good macaron but I rarely eat them and I generally avoid nut milks because they are unnecessary and still terrible from an environmental standpoint. Yes, they are better than animal products, but that is a low bar.
I’m not saying one should avoid them entirely of course, but making them a key part of your diet is probably a bad idea, especially on a large population sized scale
Like a dragon pirate yakuza
Any rgg game is a game I buy. It’s dumb but I love them, especially the action ones where you actually fight (versus the more persona combat oriented ones like 7 and 8). This one is not exceptionally good but the boat parts at least add something new. It’s not bad at all (so far, I’m only a few hours in) but tbh if you don’t like these games you won’t suddenly like this one and if you’re new to the series this definitely isn’t the jump in point
There is a large degree of this, at least with some manufacturers. the iphone se referenced being a great example. If you’re a tech dork that wants fancy features you will overlook the se 100% of the time because even if you value a small phone many (basically all) of the bells and whistles on flagship models are gone as the se was based on the low end models from 1-3 generations back. No face id, no 5g, no magsafe, etc
Even for casual users: if you valued photography the se had the absolute worst camera of all the iphones. It was slow, it had less storage (64 gb minimum vs 128gb in the iphone 13 and newer), noticeably worse battery life, etc.
the obvious answer is that people weren’t buying them enough and that capitalistic markets will not support niche products that serve smaller demographics unless they can either financially justify themselves or earn some kind of government subsidy to sustain the effort (eg for a medical device and even then it’s shaky)
There are thousands of cool things that have died because they weren’t financially viable. That is what it is, but what’s more frustrating is that the technology behind these items and ideas is then almost always kept under lock and key forever, lost to the ages, because of the sliver of hope that some portion of it may somehow become a part of some new project. Instead of sharing the information to allow for collaboration and building on what was already established, any future projects need to now start from scratch. Otherwise they may infringe on the creators ability to secure earning potential you see, and that justifies drastically slowing the development of human progress in all fields by obfuscating research everywhere
counselor/mental health
Short links are bullshit anyway. Don’t obfuscate where you’re sending me, that’s sketch. That’s phishing email behavior. Just because you don’t want me to erase all the tracking bullshit from url. Soon I won’t be able to anyway because most sites are starting to embed it into the url anyway. Fuck you and fuck the internet
It’s good that you’re looking to expand your food repertoire
If you’re dealing with arfid though you should consider a desensitization protocol to help deal with sensory or phobic response driving the arfid. What this looks like varies because it depends on what drives your arfid: is it a fear of aversive reaction, is it sensory, disinterest, etc.
That said building on what you have can be helpful. Changing the burritos slightly - change the protein, add a new vegetable, add guacamole, etc. try a new flavor of protein bar, etc.
If you’re looking for something in the healthy/low prep side of things I tend to make one big meal on sundays for the week and portion it out. It takes about 30-60 minutes depending on what I make. Japanese curry, various pastas, salads, soups, etc. how healthy these are varies. I am vegan so they tend to be a little bit better than the typical recipe you’d see online but some are still not the most healthy (Japanese curry for example is fairly high in fat but portioned correctly with rice is still filling and a reasonable amount of calories)