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  • This is unrealistic, dead man switches has been a common part of trains and trams since the 1930s or so, it is therefore highly improbable that any tram operating would lack that critical piece of safety equipment.

    Thus it is ridiculous to assume that the tram would continue on after the driver has been killed.

    I refuse to participate further with this preposterous charade.








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    4 days ago

    I have always found this photo annoying, it implies that monorails are a good public transport, when they absolutely are not.

    Also it shows flying cars still following lanes and sitting in rush hour traffic, only now you can’t get out of the car if you need to.


  • I’d much rather have a more powerful generic CPU than a less powerful generic CPU with an added NPU.

    There are very few people who would benefit from an added NPU, ok I hear you say what about local AI?

    Ok, what about it?

    Would you trust a commercial local AI tool to not be sharing data?

    Would your grandmother be able to install an open source AI tool?

    What about having enough RAM for the AI tool to run?

    Look at the average computer user, if you are on lemmy, chances are very high that you are far more advanced than the average computer user.

    I am talking about those users who don’t run Adblocker, don’t notice the YT ad skip button and who in the past would have installed a minimum of of five toolbars in IE, yet wouldn’t have noticed the reduced view of the actual page.

    These people are closer to the average users than any of us.

    Why do they need local AI?



  • Swede here, I have said it before, and I’ll say it again:

    The Social Democratic is the best ideology humanity has found.

    It combines the safety nets of government run services with the powerful incentive of a free market.

    Sure, not all sectors are included in the free market, essential services like public transport, power, water, sewage, hospitals, schools, and similar stuff that you need to live and participate in society should be run by the government, and not just by decree, but actually running them.

    Anything more should be on a (regulated) free market.

    Progressive tax brackets should be kept st a high level, with a public highscore list with a awards like fancy dinners, medals, and other symbols of status for paying a lot of tax, creating more incentives to pay tax.

    That to me sounds like a good society