Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

Just got a wire alert that says the U.S. Navy apparently narrowed the search zone and knows the general location of the sub, but everyone on board is believed to be dead.

Edit: Coast Guard says they have evidence that the sub was destroyed or damaged by a failure of the pressure chamber.

https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1671956815091826700

BougieBitch posted:

I don't think I agree, certainly not for cities with public transit like NYC. Shuttered storefronts are definitely a sort of shorthand for economic bad times, but in my experience the thing killing storefronts is office buildings, so if the value goes down enough for stores to actually be able to pay the rents it would probably enhance the appeal of living in the city if anything. I'm less familiar with NY specifically, but I can certainly point at a number of office buildings in my city that would be vastly better as apartments with a floor or two of retail at the bottom, and if the value of office space plummets enough that owners have to accept the "new normal" and convert them it seems like all upside to me. Given how residential properties kept getting eaten up by cash offers from speculators, I can't imagine that office owners couldn't find buyers if they don't want to do it themselves

Edit: also, given that another common shorthand for how "desirable" a place is involves the paper bag test, I think we can safely discard the heuristics used by landlords

Evil Fluffy posted:

This is to be expected from CNN, the media outlet run by the brilliant minds behind "what if we tried to cater to the Fox News crowd" only to be surprised that their rating tanked when they didn't manage to draw in an audience that has been thoroughly conditioned to think any outlet to the left of Fox News (and sometimes even Fox itself) is Woke Antifa Commie propaganda trying to undermine America.

Still costs less than building from scratch and would generate a ton of work. Though there's already a huge shortage of trade workers in a lot of areas so trying to get someone for a small/moderate repair job is hell because they're getting more large work offers that pay far better relative to the time they have to spend on it.

Absurd Alhazred posted:

I mean, the last few waves of city gentrification hinged around industrial to residential conversions. I have a hard time believing it's as difficult as we're being told by the people who have a vested interest in doing as little as possible to get as much rent as possible.

Arivia posted:

Then why don’t you fix it, mister fuckin Jesus III. Turn offices into homes or some poo poo for the 2020s needy.

Professor Beetus posted:

Lol people, like me, on this very page, have pointed out that it would be a massive undertaking requiring government support. We know it's not something you can fix with a magic wand. We just think it would be worth it.

Absurd Alhazred posted:

Wreck'em and replace them with 1+5s, then.

Seriously, though, I think you, Jesus III, are underselling how much interior refurbishing happens every time a company moves to a new office space. I've witnessed two of these (from a distance, because I stayed WFH), and I have a hard time believing remodeling for residential is that big of a deal.

Irony.or.Death posted:

If you're only interested in politically realistic solutions there's nothing to discuss because they don't exist; your "build somewhere else instead" idea doesn't work because we won't build transportation infrastructure either.

Nenonen posted:

There's definitely something VERY wrong about having a washing machine in your kitchen/dining room/living room area. Like the part where you would likely be keeping your dirty laundry basket in your kitchen. Might as well hang the laundry to dry in your bedroom.

Mega Comrade posted:

I prefer self checkout myself but this has to be the dumbest take I've seen on them.

bawk posted:

I go grocery shopping still because I like browsing instead of tunnel-vision shopping, I did so much of that when I was living paycheck to paycheck, spending down to the decimal points in my bank account, that being able to just go walk around and look at/try new things is still a joy. And for as much as I like the store I usually go to, they're not the greatest at double-checking expiration dates on perishables (not to be confused with Best Buy dates because who cares) so no way in hell would I bother with online ordering where somebody else goes and does that for me.

It's also easier for me to plan meals based on what produce looks good/what's available. Sometimes they're just outta stuff or it looks gross/off/wilted, or they've got a deal of some kind at the deli counter that I can plan around. I don't get the same brainstorming going if I'm staring at an Add to Cart button

I can promise you that people besides boomers buy groceries, they were the ones who showed up most often because they are the largest cross-section of people with free time during the day + doing things the way they've always done things instead of using new technology. Nobody gave a poo poo about whether you used a self checkout or used a regular checkout, they mostly cared about whether you were polite and/or if you partially prefilled-out your check so you could be through the line quicker

M31 posted:

The Stella cars would like a word here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_(solar_vehicles) (and the other Solar Challenge cars as well)

Boris Galerkin posted:

Hi I’m someone that can afford an EV but I live in a place called a “city” which means I’m in an apartment.

In case you haven’t noticed, cities all over the US are building “luxury apartments” targeting for tech bros and other computer toucher adjacent workers. I bet you most if not all of those people renting one of those apartments can also afford an EV.

Blut posted:

You can buy a brand new 2023 Chevvy Bolt for $19,995 in the US now with using the federal tax credit. Plenty of apartment dwellers and bartenders can afford that, thats not remotely a luxury vehicle price tag.

Boris Galerkin posted:

Quick googling says the inflation reduction act provides a tax credit of 30% of the hardware and installation cost. If I was a landlord why would I do this for less than 100%? What’s the tenant going to do, complain? I’ve got a list of 10 other tenants who could immediately move in.

MixMasterMalaria posted:

Are you aware that D&D doesn't mean derision and dismissiveness in the context of these forums?

niethan posted:

Public transport

Boris Galerkin posted:

It really should be verboten to quip about how much self checkout sucks without disclosing when the last time you used it was. The last time we talked about self checkout itt it sounded like some of you complaining haven’t used it since they were first implemented and base your entire experience on that one time 6 years ago when everything was lovely.

In the last 2 weeks I’ve used self checkouts in Target, Kroger, and Walmart and all times were fine and I was finished without issue or hassle. I bag as I go in Target and Walmart and they’ve never complained about missing items or that I was taking too long. I do most of my grocery shopping in Kroger and they have the self checkout aisles where you scan your poo poo and it goes onto the belt so you can pack it up when you’re all done the way you want to bag stuff.

Someone in that linked thread strawmanned about not wanting to be arrested for stealing an Xbox with self checkout due to grainy camera footage and that’s just so wrong on multiple levels. First, I highly doubt any store outside of maybe Sams/Costco let you just grab an Xbox off the shelf and self checkout with it. At Target they’re all locked behind glass so you’ve got to ask someone to get one for you and then they make you pay immediately and you’ve got a receipt in case someone stops you on your way out, which they won’t because it’s understood you’ve already paid if it’s in your cart. Second, security cameras are not grainy.

Mister Facetious posted:

Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

Those stickers are crafting a rich narrative over the last year or two when I go to the gas station.

First, it was that Biden was holding back American energy production and driving up gas prices - "I did that."

Then, Biden miraculously caused gas prices to plummet and is reminding us of his power and his grace - "I did that."

Now, gas prices are ticking up higher, but not crazy high like before, and Biden is reminding us that his power may be unlimited, but his mercy is not. A stark reminder to live a valorous life filled with ice cream, vintage cars, and rambling stories about your childhood that are only 60% true or he will use his powers to raise the price of gas again - "I did that."

PT6A posted:

I initially read this as John Denver and agreed.

Elias_Maluco posted:

Nah, it won't. Unless the AI can make music actually as good as humans do, and I don't see that happening now or any near future, not with the technology we know

I bet it will be making tunes for commercials and stuff like that, though

edit: also, selling music made by humans is not expensive at all, and now less than ever. The industry already pays artists so little it would barely save anything with AI. A handful of artists make good money but that's because they are making such a massive profit for the industry that what they get is very little anyway

Elias_Maluco posted:

That can happen, but my point is more: why? Justin Bieber gets a lot of money, for sure, but the money he gets is pocket change compared to the money he makes for the industry. And than theres the fact he is a person of flesh and bones and can perform live and make millions for the industry from that too.

And thats a big huge pop star, most artists in the music industry get paid with pennies

edit: the kind music I see being taken by AI is stuff like soundtracks for commercials, small budget games, background music for internet videos etc