To Americans: How far apart is everything in the US?
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    Depends on location, but I don’t think I’m too bad.

    • To the nearest convenience store (more than that, really; a drug store and mini grocery store): 400m
    • To the nearest chain supermarket: 2km
    • To the bus stop: 100m (but the bus doesn’t go many places
    • To the nearest park: 600m (a small park, a much larger one 2km away)
    • To the nearest *big* supermarket: 6km
    • To the nearest library: 2.5km
    • To the nearest train station: 2km for local rail, like 25km for rare intercity trains
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    It's the same builders that build the cheap homes

    What cheap homes? No one is building those these days, other than maybe Habitat for Humanity and companies making mobile/prefab homes.

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  • Fuck Cars.
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    No medieval city claims that. Hell, they are more walkable and transit oriented than more modern cities that were designed for cars. Stop with the straw men.

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  • Trump and Vance have no plan to fix one of America's biggest crises
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    The don’t have a plan to fix ANY crisis. Or problem.

    Republicans have only a few plans:

    • Tax cuts for the rich
    • Appoint conservative judges that will ignore the law in favor their political beliefs
    • Ban abortion
    • Repeal LQBTQ+ rights
    • Send more people to prison
    • Fire every liberal in government
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  • The Irony of 'You Wouldn't Download a Car' Making a Comeback in AI Debates
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    But that is just it. When a commercial enterprise is literally saving copyrighted content and car reproduce it on demand, copyright holders have every right to object. Either use public domain materials and/or license copyrighted materials, or don’t try to make money off AI.

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  • The Irony of 'You Wouldn't Download a Car' Making a Comeback in AI Debates
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    This process is akin to how humans learn by reading widely and absorbing styles and techniques, rather than memorizing and reproducing exact passages. The AI discards the original text, keeping only abstract representations in "vector space".

    Citation needed. I’m pretty sure LLMs have exactly reproduced copyrighted passages. And considering it can created detailed summaries of copyrighted texts, it obviously has to save more than “abstract representations.”

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  • Moderation conflict involving c/vegan
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    I mean, it says the post was about cats and vegan diets. But whatever.

    Still, when they use words like “meatsplained”, I think vegans can also be haters just as much.

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    Who said they don’t? I just find it hilarious that one of said idiotic opinions (cats should be vegan!) is the cause of so much controversy.

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  • Blood puddles, mold, tainted meat, bugs: Boar’s Head inspections are horrifying
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    In Nov 2020, the person that ran things for years died, and control passed to other family members that immediately sued each other.

    I’m any case, seems greed likely started to drive everything, they pushed expansion over safety, and wound up killing people.

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  • Airbnb's struggles go beyond people spending less. It's losing some travelers to hotels.
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    Yeah, I wish we had such a law in my US state. But we don’t. But if they want to play those games, I’m not playing along or trying the Australian site. But around here, we do have hotel options with kitchens.

    The complaint is showing why the things in the article are happening. People are choosing hotels because they are priced out of short term rentals.

    And it depends on where you are. A standard working city, sure. A common vacation destination, it is absolutely an issue.

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  • Airbnb's struggles go beyond people spending less. It's losing some travelers to hotels.
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    A chore list is only part of the issue. The costs are rapidly inflating. Hotels are now far cheaper, even on a per room basis. With fees (including pricey cleaning fees and AirBNB/VRBO service fees that are on top of the percentage they take from hosts) rates will double or triple what they quote initially.

    Then there are what they have done to neighborhoods. Property speculators have bought up housing and inflated prices for residents, all while damaging local hotels.

    It was fine when it was people renting out a room or vacation homes at a reasonable price. I used to rent a tiny 3 season camp cabin in Maine on a lake for $750 a week. It was a guest cabin by an owner occupied 4 seasons home. It’s (and the main house) have since been bought by a wealthy private jet salesman that rents both spots, the cabin now going for over $1,600 a week with fees. They made zero changes down to the furniture, dishes, and towels. This year we are staying a a hotel rental that goes for under $1,000 for the week with no chores and regular maid service.

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  • JK Rowling falls silent as she could be prosecuted in Imane Khelif lawsuit
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    She was targeted because it was spread falsely she had XY chromosomes and had high testosterone, not that she was North African. Rowling has had plenty of hate for white trans people.

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    Four Roses limited edition is always one of the best releases of the year, with a blend of several recipes for barrels hand selected. You would need to buy the bottle ($200) at the distillery between September 15th – October 15th.

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    What a garbage human being this cop is. I don't even like dogs, and I can tell that dog was zero threat. Yet he shot the dog, and even continued firing as the dog was running away. And it is clear this asshole doesn't even care, and it is clear Lorain Police just want to sweep it under the rug. It is sickening. Sign the petition to remove this officer: https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/justice-for-dixie

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    Here is a map I made of tours and tastings on the Bourbon trail (or trail adjacent) in Kentucky. Enjoy planning!

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