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mem_somerville_kbin, to AskKbin in If you could place any object on the surface of Mars, purely to confuse NASA scientists, what would it be?
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Maybe a Roman coin hoard?

mem_somerville_kbin, to technology in Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is fighting a losing battle against the site's moderators
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This point struck me too:

Reddit is under no obligation to make its API free. But, it seems, the company has overreached in enforcing the new policy. If its target is the largest AI firms, then it should focus on curbing their parasitic proclivities and not going after beloved and useful software its users and moderators depend on.

This is my feeling. I understand that it could cost something. But the eye-watering rates for the small fish and the speed of the extortion is the issue.

mem_somerville_kbin, to technology in Scientists on Twitter head for the exit
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They should have been leaving earlier, the outcome was clear by last year. But when I saw recently that Block Party was going away, I knew that it was going to become hellish and untenable.

Let's make them welcome here....

mem_somerville_kbin, to science in Opinion | Your Brain Has Tricked You Into Thinking Everything Is Worse
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Well, I think Reddark is really legit dark. But I agree on the other points. Your brain stores negative stuff more than positive stuff. But the last line is the kicker:

As long as we believe in this illusion, we are susceptible to the promises of aspiring autocrats who claim they can return us to a golden age that exists in the only place a golden age has ever existed: our imaginations.

Here is their accompanying paper: The illusion of moral decline https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06137-x

mem_somerville_kbin, to youshouldknow in YSK that most car’s fuel gauges have an arrow that point to which side your gas tank is on.
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Yah, Leaf 2016 model. I got ticketed by the city for parking the wrong direction. I tried to explain to them that they chose to site the charger in a way that caused this problem, but they said they didn't care and don't do it....

mem_somerville_kbin, to youshouldknow in YSK that most car’s fuel gauges have an arrow that point to which side your gas tank is on.
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LOL, same here. Most of the time I knew, but in a rental car or something, I could never remember...

My charging port is in the front center now--and this is causing me problems with some street chargers because I can't get the cable far enough over. There's no arrow for that....

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