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by varelse 1735 days ago
Talk is cheap. Lowering standards is how you get craptastic AI like the camera system here deployed. But it's even worse than that because it's obvious they could improve its false positive detections, but seemingly given they already got paid, they don't care. Now imagine an entire city designed around that principle. That's either a British sitcom or a made for TV horror movie depending on where you go with it IMO.
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Dylan16807 1734 days ago
Talk is cheap, sure.

But you're demanding an enormous act with a tiny benefit. It is completely unreasonable for you to complain that someone doesn't meet this standard you made up.

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varelse 1734 days ago
They asked me what to do not the other way around. I told them something that would make a difference, even if tiny. No fate but the one you make and all that.
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Dylan16807 1734 days ago
They asked, and then you set up an extreme scenario, and then you blame them for not taking it.

Should I do a dumb analogy? Imagine if they asked for advice on getting fewer under-pressure tires and you suggested buying an entire new car with pressure sensors. And then declared they'll talk the talk but not walk the walk when they refuse that option.

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varelse 1734 days ago
It's not an extreme scenario at all. We just see things differently. Don't ask my opinion if you can't accept my observation which in your strawman would probably be exactly what you suggest because in my experience getting a person who asks a question like that to use a tire gauge is pulling teeth.

That said, there are plenty of inexpensive used cars out there as well that will be both easier on the environment and safer to drive at no additional charge. For this must be a pre-2000 or so car to not have at least an idiot light for the tires and unless they've treated it lovingly (which seems unlikely) it probably has one tire in the grave already.

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antifa 1734 days ago
> Talk is cheap

Indeed, it cost almost nothing to suggest somebody should move to another state/city just to cast a vote.

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varelse 1734 days ago
Exactly! She was being cheap as usual and she got the best free advice no money can buy! Pay up chumps.
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