There was no drone delivery future. There was never going to be a drone delivery future.
Just like there was never going to be self-driving Uber taxis. Or Amazon Go supermarkets on every corner. Or hyperloops. Or earth-to-earth space travel on SpaceX rockets. Or level-five full self driving Teslas.
Just like there will not be a general artificial intelligence ChatGPT in the next couple of years.
They were all scams designed to lure dollars from investors and generate good PR.
Nothing more.
Amazon is ending Prime Air drone delivery in California as it eyes Arizona
Amazon will shut down its Prime Air drone delivery service in Lockeford, California, which it opened in 2022. A new location is coming in Arizona for Phoenix metro residents.Umar Shakir (The Verge)
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London Marathon: Runner with Down's syndrome gets youngest record
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-68851567
> Lloyd Martin's London Marathon run makes him the youngest in his disability category to finish one.
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NEW VIDEO! - MidnightBSD - My First Impressions!
#FreeBSD #MidnightBSD #Unix #opensource #garyhtech
https://youtu.be/O0G5slB0WoU?si=nMKgyn-nelxT3KEd via @YouTube
MidnightBSD - My First Impressions!
#FreeBSD #OpenSource #Unix #windows #garyhtech #2024 #technology #tech #midnightbsdin this video I'll be taking a look at MidnightBSD https://www.midnightbsd...YouTube
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On my workstation I use FreeBSD, the problem with GhostBSD is the fact that is a personal vision about how it should be "a desktop operative system".
You can feel comfortable or not with, but the good thing of doing a FreeBSD installation is that you tailor the OS exactly the way you like, without readymade recipes.
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Content warning: OpenTofu Responds To HashiCorp Copyright Infringement Claims
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When I finally leave WordPress development (which seems both inevitable and yet perpetually-unattainable) I can see me becoming some kind of expert consultant in slow, careful, deliberate, elegant software development.
Actually… not slow. I truly believe that if you are careful early on you can remove friction and increase velocity.
See “Rocket Turtle”/“Interrogator”/“Simplifier” archetypes here:
https://www.simplethread.com/the-10x-programmer-myth/
The 10x Programmer Myth - Simple Thread
TLDR: 10x programmers might exist, but not in the way most people think. There are a few behaviors of engineers, when mixed with a little creative storytelling, that has led us to create the myth of the 10x programmer.Justin Etheredge (Simple Thread)
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“On giant piles of cash, and their origins - by Dave Karpf”
"The trouble with venture capital is that it has gotten too big." https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/on-giant-piles-of-cash-and-their
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NEW: Victoria & Albert’s at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa at Walt Disney World has been awarded a MICHELIN star.
The announcement was made Thursday evening during the 2024 Michelin Guide Ceremony in Tampa. https://t.co/7snwqrgkb7
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in those comments she is actually describing the free speech protections afforded by Section 230 (although Rufo et al have ignored where she said those protections were "very important" and instead spun her comments as though she was criticizing it)
slashing or repealing 230 is the real anti-free speech issue here; certainly not Maher's comments supporting it
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Kids don't need to get sick to be healthy
We have forgotten how many children used to die before their fifth birthdayKristen Panthagani, MD, PhD (Your Local Epidemiologist)
It’s an example of how a sensible small idea (limited exposure to benign bugs might help with allergic reactions) became wrapped up in the American no pharma, only natural cult.
I think it’s fair to say American given their aggressive pharmaceutical approach and terrible food naturally created the backlash, but threw the baby out with the bathwater.
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Trump’s covid response was even worse than you remember
In a sane country, it would disqualify him from ever again holding office.Stephen Robinson (Public Notice)
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Truth. Note 'deliberately', which is correct. Malignant narcissists feel no shame or empathy, and are sadistic.
"We can focus so much on Trump’s outright stupidity, though, that we forget how deliberately evil he is."
WaPo Gives Bill Barr Platform to Attack Joe Biden without Mentioning Barr's Role in Framing Biden
WaPo Gives Bill Barr Platform to Attack Joe Biden without Mentioning Barr's Role in Framing Biden - emptywheel
If you're going to make a big deal about Bill Barr supporting Trump in this year's election, at least mention that the side channel Barr set up for Russian disinformation on Hunter Biden in 2020 ended up framing Joe Biden.emptywheel
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Complete exchange between Sen. Kamala Harris and Attorney General William Barr (C-SPAN)
https://youtu.be/bHd_UlebyoM?si=-vYCXNax5sQz2yuC
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Complete exchange between Sen. Kamala Harris and Attorney General William Barr (C-SPAN)
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) questions Attorney General William Barr regarding the Mueller Report. Full video here: https://cs.pn/2XFOL1PDiscover the C-SPAN Vid...YouTube
The Hunting of the President
When Hillary Clinton spoke of "a vast right-wing conspiracy" determined to bring down the president, many people dismissed the idea.Google Books
Here we go, the dire consequences are already being rolled out in the UK.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/04/18/the-proof-is-in-the-damnable-pudding/
The proof is in the damnable pudding
There are many ways to assess the utility of a policy. One way is to simply ask who favors the policy. There are many known bad actors who wear their bigotry on their sleeve, so if you find them fa…Pharyngula
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The largest marine reptile ever could match blue whales in size
Bones from the head of a reptile suggest a body that was well over 20 meters long.
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The first ichthyosaur, BTW, was discovered by 12 year old Mary Anning in 1811.
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/mary-anning-unsung-hero.html.
Mary Anning: the unsung hero of fossil discovery
Mary was a pioneering palaeontologist and fossil collector. Her lifetime was a constellation of firsts.www.nhm.ac.uk
seeing that picture... the only thing I can think of is:
"It's a Liopleurodon, Charlie... A magical Liopleurodon..."
Climate damages by 2050 will be 6 times the cost of limiting warming to 2°
Study tracks the past costs of climate events and projects them into the future.
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The big problem is that the people who are paying the costs are not the same who make money by keeping things as they are.
We're asking a transfer of money from rich people to poor people, and we can't have that.
This is why little will be done.
Climate damages by 2050 will be 6 times the cost of limiting warming to 2°
Study tracks the past costs of climate events and projects them into the future.Ars Technica
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Sometimes, .sit just happens!
New shirt now available on the shop! 🎉
https://shop.mac84.net/products/sit-happens
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This shirt (and the sticker) makes me smile in the way only 68k Mac users will understand. So good.
This error was infuriating back in the 90s when 68k “retro Macs” were just “Macs”.
I was just browsing this page about the update to Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing project in 2012 https://news.microsoft.com/2012/01/12/at-10-year-milestone-microsofts-trustworthy-computing-initiative-more-important-than-ever/ and noticed the link to the Trustworthy website: http://www.microsoft.com/twc
I saw that link doesn’t work, so I put it in the Wayback Machine and found out the Trustworthy Computing website broke many years ago, and MS just left it broke.
At 10-Year Milestone, Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Initiative More Important than Ever - Stories
Industry collaboration critical to helping businesses, governments and citizens realize safer computing experiences.Stories
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Hoarding can start in childhood – here’s why early intervention is so crucial for all age groups
https://theconversation.com/hoarding-can-start-in-childhood-heres-why-early-intervention-is-so-crucial-for-all-age-groups-226338
Hoarding can start in childhood – here’s why early intervention is so crucial for all age groups
Hoarding can start in childhood with no trigger, or later in life after life events such as relationship changes.The Conversation
Humane’s folly and the AI hype hangover
The tech industry's overpromising about generative AI is starting to catch up with itCasey Newton (Platformer)
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Content warning: :alerta: About Hetzner :alerta:
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In case you need a recommendation for a free speech host that uses that term in context of feminists and LGBTQIA+ people but not neonazis, then look into 1984 Hosting.
I think they have a predefined VPS image for Mastodon even.
Disclaimer: I contract for them, so I know a thing or two about how the sausage is made there.
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Cybertruck Deliveries Halted Due To Car Being A Big Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Work | Defector
Tesla, a future case study for securities law classes across America, had to stop delivering Cybertrucks this past weekend.defector.com
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"The accelerator pedal cover slides off and gets stuck under a panel and locks the accelerator pressed down and keeps the Cybertruck stuck at maximum velocity" I think Imperator Furiosa has the same improvement in her war truck. 🤔
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Dr. Vinay Prasad recently attacked an epidemiological study published in JAMA Open Network reporting that people in red states are more likely to report vaccine injuries, claiming that it "would not be difficult" to do a much more rigorous study.
Quoth Dr. Prasad: "It would not be difficult" to do an impossible VAERS study - RESPECTFUL INSOLENCE
Dr. Vinay Prasad attacked a study reporting that people in red states are more likely to report vaccine injuries saying a more rigorous study would "not be difficult."Orac (RESPECTFUL INSOLENCE)
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Yogthos
in reply to AJ Sadauskas • • •I mean there is a drone delivery future... in China :) https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/05/23/1073500/drone-food-delivery-shenzhen-meituan/
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3258956/drone-delivery-service-launches-chinas-greater-bay-area-slashing-transport-time-and-costs-between
Food delivery by drone is just part of daily life in Shenzhen
Zeyi Yang (MIT Technology Review)Roger Moore
in reply to Yogthos • • •That drone delivery is much more limited than what Amazon promised. Rather than delivery to your doorstep, it goes to a limited number of pickup kiosks near big buildings. Simplifying the task that way makes it much more practical.
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in reply to Roger Moore • • •HELLO THERE
in reply to AJ Sadauskas • • •Wilfried Klaebe
in reply to HELLO THERE • • •@mdiediker Ukrainians are perfecting drone delivery of ordinance...
@ajsadauskas
Mastodon Migration
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Nini
in reply to AJ Sadauskas • • •I figure at least some of those things shall happen, just not with those companies. AGI is of course never going to happen but drone-based delivery is already a thing without Amazon.
We shouldn't put faith in the worst of the conglomerates as most of the time these concepts come from smaller outfits who'll actually make it work without being scams or reliant on scraping up as much money as possible.
AJ Sadauskas
in reply to Nini • • •@nini I'm sure some of those things will eventually happen, in some form, in the future.
But at the same time, the tech bros made out like their companies were going to deliver these things in the next couple of years, knowing full well that was not the case.
Kevin Karhan :verified:
in reply to AJ Sadauskas • • •worse even:
Shit like #Hyperloop is by #ElonMusk's own admission just a grift to #sabotage #CHSR (#California #HighSpeedRail)...
Just like #Starlink is a #Scam to sabotage necessary #FTTB & #FTTH installations...
These bullshit #TechBro ideas are assaults on #PublicInfrastructure #Investment!
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in reply to AJ Sadauskas • • •@temptoetiam
Let's not forget the Metaverse