Funny, but obviously just a story. It was pushing boundaries for our youth pastor to serve pizza for communion. No church secretary is baking a bread Jesus penis.

Man those things used to be everywhere at events

Because he recognizes the dangerous situation we’re in and articulates a positive vision for the future, and the changes needed to get there.

Obligatory fuck musk.

Reading the article, sounds like the government was like “hey this rebate program is about to run out of money” so Tesla is saying they rushed to submit various sales they had already made, but hadn’t submitted yet.

I bet regulators would like to take a closer look at the itemized list for funny business.

Even if what Tesla says is true, that’s a pretty sloppy way to run a business.

Tangentially, I’m curious why the government would structure a rebate program this way. Technically the rebate is for customers, not the dealer. But the way it works is the dealer gives a lower price to the customer, then collects the rebate to make up for the discount. If it’s possible for the money in the rebate program to run out, then doesn’t it seem obvious that some percentage of dealers will be left on the hook for rebates they extended on behalf of the government but won’t be reimbursed?

Sure you can. I think it’s wrong to murder people for no reason. I say something like “government should avoid baseless murder.” Maybe I’m offending people who have deeply held pro murder beliefs, but I’m right and they’re wrong.

I’m making a joke here, but to illustrate the principle that just because a country has some tradition or practice doesn’t mean it can’t be criticized. There is such a thing as objective reality.

And of course we have to recognize that we ourselves can be mistaken about the truth so it’s smart to practice a degree of humility and introspection when it comes to people we disagree with. Even so, I’m pretty comfortable saying that laws which imprison people for criticizing a king are counterproductive and harmful to a society.

The reason why free speech is a good idea is because it makes error correction possible. People come at subjects from all different angles, and inevitably someone will misjudge a subject, while a person approaching from another angle has an insight that would be helpful. In other words, people make mistakes, and if it’s illegal to point out a mistake it’s unlikely to be corrected. I don’t follow the Thai monarchy but I’m sure it’s made mistakes, and it should be legal to say so.

Saying “possibly” is quite different from your edit to your earlier comment where you say you’ve been to every corner of the U.S. and there’s workable public transit.

I live here and haven’t been to every corner, and I doubt you have, because if you did you’d know there are many places where public transit is insufficient or non existent.

A comment like this is really out of touch with reality on the ground for many people.

Do you want to have money to eat and a place to live? You need a job, and to have that job you need to get there, and to do that there is no workable public transit.

Interesting read, thanks.

Sure, we’re in agreement as far as that goes. My point was just the commenter above me was indicating it should be common knowledge that Tesla self driving hits motorcycles more than other self driving cars. And whether their comment was about this or some other subject, I think it’s counterproductive to be like “everyone knows that.”

It’s helpful to remember that not everyone has seen the same stories you have. If we want something to change, like regulators not allowing dangerous products, then raising public awareness is important. Expressing surprise that not everyone knows about something can be counterproductive.

Going beyond that, wouldn’t the new information here be the statistics?

What makes a good karaoke song is based on your audience. It should be something you think many of the people in the room would know, and could maybe sing along to. It doesn’t have to be a song they consciously like, just know. Most of the time not too slow. You see too many people getting up and doing something that’s technically impressive but not enjoyable for the audience, like a deep cut from a musical.

Yeah everyone thinks they know a hip hop song until they get to the verses

I bought a size of pizza from a food truck in DC and it was so bad I threw it away. Which is saying a lot for pizza

Oh yeah, Cherry Springs State Park in Pennsylvania is cool. Probably not “worth traveling there from some other state before leaving the country” cool, but cool. https://maps.app.goo.gl/SQp261ecxj7exAJy8

I don’t think there’s a lot of those around here. Kind of off-putting because I knew it would be bad, and now have to live it.

Who are you addressing here

Care to share other reliable sources?

Like I just said, I don’t think the way things have been going is the way they should be.

Your comment struck me as completely off base, but I thought maybe I’m wrong and did some googling and reading. I learned a few things (check out this Wikipedia), but definitely confirmed that the Haitian gangs are not “security against actual evil”. Kidnap for ransom, looting and massacres are not “resistance to occupation”.

There’s not some alternate state which is being suppressed, it’s gangs. Yes, Haiti should rule themselves, and to do that there needs to be security. Not saying the current approach is doing it, or that the U.S. should be the one calling the shots.