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Cake day: August 16th, 2023

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  • Building houses won’t solve the problem. It’s a good idea but it’s expensive and prefab isn’t going to solve it. Building codes and permits really slow things down and put them into the hands of expensive experts, effectively prohibiting self-building.

    Two big things would help. First, remove the profit from housing. Tax basis for the parcel is re-assessed any time rent is increased. Rent itself can be used as a valuation - monthly rent times 360 is the tax basis.

    Second is to aggressively build homeless encampments. Camp sites with canvas tents, storage lockers, trash service, and hot showers. This will house those who refuse to pay for housing, and also those who need a minute to get back on their feet. Most cities have huge vacant lots being eyed by developers. Dignified but not enabling.



  • antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.comtoOff My Chest@lemmy.worldMy Dad Died This Morning
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    I suggest you set the intention to connect with him in your dreams. When he shows up, keep an open mind. There are thousands of near death experiences (NDEs), which strongly suggest that the death of the body is not the end. I have connected occasionally with two of my friends who have passed. I wish I could do it more often and more consciously. One thing I noticed with of them in my dreams was a very exuberant and joyous smile. This is what peace looks like.









  • The problem is Toyota has marketed them as partial EV, which they never were. These are hyper-miling gas cars. The battery is only there to absorb break losses, and provide gentle acceleration when the engine can be off.

    The other argument I hear is that hybrids are too complex because it has a gas and electric. But what is missed is that mechanically there are simplifications. Aside from the brilliant transmission, all the power steering, air con, etc are powered by electrical rather than belts. This means they work even with the engine off. To me, belts are just another point of failure/maintenance and noise - I’m glad to be rid of them.






  • Each passing day, might be the best health you see him in before he dies. It’s possible he has some undiagnosed aphasia and is compensating with AI for as long as possible.

    Anyway plenty of younger people have offed themselves due to AI or gotten AI psychosis from full faith in the AI sycophant. I’m watching a loved one struggle with Parkinson’s.

    So just give your dad a hug and tease him saying if you wanted AI advice you already know where to look.


  • This is cool I wonder if it will work with a Smash Remix modded rom. Maybe I will test it out.

    Also the title is not accurate it’s not a PC port it’s a multi-platform decompilation.

    EDIT: it does not work with Remix. But it does work for the original game. I don’t know enough about decomp/recomp to know if it can or should work to load mod assets. It seems if it loads in the emulator it should load by the compiled code. But the recompile effort might have used for loops in place of while loops which might still work for the particular game assets but lot a mod.