The photo is taken with multiple flashes temporarily setup by the photographer. The helmet and light are not a prop - this is a wild cave with no lights installed.

Access to Lechuguilla has been very restricted by the National Park Service because the cave has such extensive beautiful but delicate formations. As such when people go in they are typically very experienced cavers. Accidents can still happen (I actually know someone who broke their arm in this cave but their group managed to self-rescue) but the Nutty Putty scenario resulting in complete closure is unlikely as 1) Nutty Putty was privately owned where this is owned by NPS and 2) this cave is considerably more valuable in multiple ways (including scientifically as the article demonstrates). Also I just want to say that sealing off Nutty Putty because of someone’s death is just such an unconscionable action. It’s like filling in a canyon with concrete because someone fell off a cliff.

Side note I hate to call one cave more ‘valuable’ than another but I don’t know a better way to say it. Lechuguilla is basically a world treasure due to the large amount incredible, pristine decorations. See photo for an example.

Maybe we are running different software versions then because on my Model 3 I have it set to cruise control instead of FSD and it definitely lets me go above the speed limit. I have it set to default to speed limit when activated but with the right thumb wheel I can adjust set speed up or down. I’ve included a screenshot of my settings in case it’s helpful to anyone.

There is a setting in the menu where you can deactivate autopilot/FSD yourself and instead have a normal cruise control function.

I think about this kind of simplistically.

Firstly, answer to yourself is it practically possible to store and use vast amounts of data safely, without risk of being compromised?

If you say no, then we shouldn’t be doing this. If you said yes:

Since you think it is practically possible to do safely, the penalty for any company who fails to do this should be instant corporate death. Automatic nationalization and liquidation to compensate the victims. People who are found in court to be responsible should face severe consequences. Criminal negligence, multiple counts.

That’s the only way I see to get all of these data hoarding fucks to take it seriously.

/end pipe dream

Shareholders want the line to go up. Trapping everyone into endlesss subscriptions is a great way to guarantee revenue.

I got penguin.

Just something someone with a worm brain would do.

Steve from Gamers Nexus has a solid video where he met with people about Valve and goes into a lot of details on the announced hardware. He reported that they told him that the Steam Machine is not aiming for a console price. This made sense to him as he pointed out it’s basically an ITX computer and you can do computer things with it. Anyway I don’t know what it will cost but I’m guessing north of $500 easily.

Anything can be used as an excuse by those people if they want, same way that cops can pull you over because “you swerved” and can search your car because “it smells of weed.”

It’s totally a reasonable precaution to have an inexpensive phone that is used for international travel and has no significant personal info on it in the event of theft, loss, or other threats.

Every country in the world needs all the other countries more than all of the other countries need it. There’s just no real leverage, because we’re all interconnected; you can snip one country out, and it’ll slightly hurt everyone, but it’ll *wreck* the country that was snipped out.

This is just such an absolutely perfect summary. I wish we could American politicians to speak this clearly to explain why this is such a bad idea.

I agree it could be a coincidence. It’s just a really unfortunate coincidence in light of his public statements and the fact that so many other corporations are doing an any% evil speed run right now. Folks are right to ask questions and be wary.

The hate for proton is because the CEO Andy Yen retweeted Trump announcing his pick for assistant attorney general for antitrust cases. His retweet included commentary fawning over Republicans as “standing for the little guys.” When criticized the company doubled down and supported him but then said they wouldn’t be making any more comments because it was a distraction.

If that isn’t enough, someone noticed that CEO Andy’s Reddit username is ”andy1011000.” The numbers at the end are binary for “88” - a well known pro-Nazi dog whistle. He says this is only a coincidence and is meant to refer to being born in 1988.

So in summary he is publicly praising fascists and has a username which coincidentally has a pro-Nazi reference.