It'd be cool if the backup plan was to get Congressional approval, per the US Constitution

Trump aside. Congress is clearly not interested in setting budgets or tax policy.

Except for the 3 that dissented

Kavanaugh's dissent it honestly deranged

It named itself God

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47064027 https://archive.is/ceHM7

Would be weird in an email, but not objectionable. The problem is the bias for one religion over the others.

I think the perils are well known to everyone without an interest in not knowing them:

Global Warming, Invasion, Impunity, and yes Inequality

The problem can now only be solved on the supply side. Cut the production of oil and gas below the planet's natural carbon sequestration.

The low prices of solar and batteries are a glimmer of hope. For many regions it's now the cheapest source of electricity.

You mean cutting into the profit/MONEY of these large corporations? How will they survive!?

s/production/extraction/

Nothing wrong with synthetic.

I'm reading that the model he demonstrated was his (using Legos he bought for his child), but the picture is a reconstruction of that.

That's what I meant, but you clarified it better :-)

I had missed the warning that this tech is now widespread. Must have not logged into Hacker News that day

https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/nfc-gate-relay-attacks-2026/5...

But but my CC literally said "it's more secure" (I asked and complained about the contactless feature because it interfered with my transit card)