Alloi

they figured that out before the last US election

no shit. they are going to be completely screwed over (again) from their land claims. and likely paid nothing for these "nation building" projects. this is another way for private corpos that suck up to the government to steal land, resources, and federal funding. our tax dollars.

till i can get rocket feet that can kick a hole through 3 or more inches of stainless steel. i guess ill just have to keep having stupid normie legs deepest sigh

throws a stickered apple at the wall "you LIED TO ME!"

the slate truck is a great concept. simple, low cost, pickup. like a ranger from the early 2000's.

sucks that its a bezos project. wish they made cheap conversion kits instead of having to spend 10's of thousands to upgrade an older vehicle to electric.

maybe some day. either way. i have a bike and a sedan that i barely use enough to justify insurance.

bring back kei trucks

indeed the beaverton is a satire website. however the story is real, and this is a "riff" on the real story.

Then you've also got people who have almost been hit by a delivery scooter thinking "ebikes are a menace" solely because they're new and something some "other" group of people uses, and so it's easy to say "they must be stopped" while ignoring the crazy fast, way heavier cars they're already desensitized to.

i wonder who invested in the consistent motor vehicle marketing and infrastructure over the last 100 years?

surely not the rich and powerful behind the status quo of american car manufacturing.

that would be insane to think they were somehow involved in maintaining the status quo through bribery and lobbying in one of the most populated and popular cities on earth.

unheard of in the united states! surely new yorks very uncorrupt mayor is above such lowely criminal behaviours.

it would make zero sense for someone to make such a silly law for an ecofriendly and virtually free alternative (after a small initial investment in comparison) that existed well before motor vehicles ever did.

occams razor applies, for sure. this is america afterall.

you're probably right, theres nothing to see here. surely the mayor of new york city couldnt possibly be in a position to profit from such a law. that would be INSANE

"verticle farming"

okay, cool. i buy everything canadian, or from other countries besides the US anyways. its super easy.

you arent wrong. its regurgitating the answer without understanding the source material.

like studying a tests specific answers to get a good grade, without learning what any of it means.

its supposed to be cheap, and accessible. but comes off like....well.....slop.

the minute i see an ad, or "creative project" that employs it. i take a mental note to never purchase or engage with it.

ive used AI a fair bit for things like checking grammar, searching the internet for sources, or asking general knowledge questions, logic traps, to see how it viewed itself, humanity, our future etc. i did this to test it, out of curiosity.

the issue with AI is that if it doesnt know the answer, or isnt allowed to tell you, it will talk out of its ass. and attempt to logic its way through an answer. its the same with its "art"

it has its uses, best used for small simple things like recipes, workout plans, practical knowledge (sometimes). but overall, at this point, in this current version of society, with the current ruling class controlling the levers. its a weapon of misinformation, propaganda, division, and is an essential weapon of the security state. its also used to undermine virtually every profession it touches.

we simply are not ready as a society, a species. and those controlling it, creating it, deploying it, have no business being near it.

in an alternate universe we took care of the planet, socialised every human need, and took care of eachother, and developed beyond monetary systems of economics. maybe in that world we would be properly prepared.

but in this world. theres no fucking way this will turn out well for everyone. eventually the course we are following leads to our eventual extinction. not through AI alone, but through the total collapse of our ecosystems due to negligence and greed. eventually the bunkers and space stations will run out of food, and the ones that lead us here will find their karma.

its a shame our extinction was the final "aha moment" for the rich to consider sharing.