That would fall under “congenital anomaly”. What that means legally for the person is anyone’s guess though.

Sex/gender shouldn’t even be something the law can affect - a good law applies to all humans, regardless of what’s in their pants.

I spy some good pieces in there as well. I’d certainly be digging through that bin.

Even BoingBoing is going all in on the anti-adblock popups, sad.

Oh yeah, the big infotainment system could definitely be a factor in bad driving.

Also thanks for pointing out the methodology on how they’re counting fatalities, that easily scratches one item off my list.

I believe you, but do you have any data to support your claim?

Which is odd, because most electric vehicles (including some models of the Tesla) have better crash ratings due to having a crumple zone where the engine would be. Assuming that’s still true, there must be another factor that tips the balance towards deadly accidents. Some thoughts:

• They are heavy cars. Maybe it’s safer for the passengers but more deadly for the other vehicle.
• Maybe Tesla drivers are more irresponsible than other car owners.
• Maybe the torque and acceleration is too high, causing people to lose control more often.
• Maybe something that doesn’t get rated in the crash ratings causes deaths, eg. electric locks which are unable to open when power is lost, a likely scenario during collisions.
• Maybe the FSD features are causing more collisions to happen.

For my cat, the secret is treats. She’ll do anything if you give her a little bit of turkey.

Snowballed is the wrong word. Collapsed into a black hole seems more appropriate, considering the subject matter.

Spooky, the mirror image doesn’t have inverted text. Clearly she fell in love with her doppelgänger through a window.

Wouldn’t work from home allow the government to sell office buildings it doesn’t need, and therefore save money?

They don’t have the attention span or memory to be good at being a DM, generally. I’m sure someone will figure it out in the next couple years though.

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That only works if the other guy stops punching you when you try to negotiate.

$40k a year sounds super reasonable.

That being said, it’s not crazy to ask the country who has been developing anti-Russian weapons for 50 years to donate those weapons to an anti-Russian cause. That’s what they were built for after all.

If you think that Starship has the exact same issues that SLS has you’re truly stretching reality. A billion dollars and two years is a TINY cost overrun compared to what they are doing. I know it sounds like a lot but for comparison, SLS costs like $2.5 billion per launch, not including development costs.

Ehhh, two years late for a rocket isn’t terrible. Space is hard.

But yeah 2030 is an aggressive timeline. I’m shocked NASA didn’t go for an Apollo-style service module and lander that gets assembled in-orbit, launched by Falcon Heavies. That seems like the least crazy architecture and requires very little new technology.

Slightly worse in design, far better in consumer-friendliness!

It’s the free market dumbass, boycotting isn’t illegal.

Practicality beats purity, sadly.