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The number of weed billboards in my town obliterates your opening assertion.

Data from Amsterdam: Legalization did not increase use. Permitting advertising did. Prohibiting advertising took use back to baseline.

> You may have a cool product in the field of sports betting, casinos, or lotteries. But almost all social networks and search engines won’t let you advertise without a license from the required jurisdiction. Finding investment for such projects is far harder than for conventional niches.

That’s because you are operating in the market of degeneracy, taking profits by offloading your victims’ losses on their commercial counterparts through the bankruptcy system and the rest of us through social services.

There is a reason there were laws against this until the degeneracy operators figured out how to further corrupt our democracy.


It also can’t be written, or the defamation would be libel, not slander.

Severe pedantry alert:

METAR is a text format. I believe you are referring to ASOS/AWOS, which is the physical system at the airport.


All of my multiple decade old made to measure Brooks stuff is starting to wear out. Obviously I’m not even considering replacing it with anything off the rack from BB now because it’s all garbage.

What replaced off the rack suits for men in the US? Or should I give up and buy some Realtree?


> forcing me to hammer the accelerator

Can’t think of any reason that might be a problematic hair-trigger response for a driver.


>Can’t think of any reason that might be a problematic hair-trigger response for a driver.

It wasn't a knee jerk response. It was a response he had on tap based upon level of situational awareness. The car pulled out poorly but he had been keeping enough of an eye on it that it that he was ready to intervene and just a "haha imma cut you off and then flor it because EV rocketship" asshole move rather than a near accident. No different than keeping tabs on something in your mirrors so you're ready if it develops in a particular way that causes you to want to take action. Or being ready to lane change as you approach a light in case the person in front of you decides at the last minute they want to turn there.

If "brake pedal is magic button that makes all situations better" drivers drove on his level everyone's commute would be better.


Only two levels of street driving: predictable and idiot.

“That’s one small step for man, one… oh, fuck.”

I couldn't help but think of this when I read your comment: https://theonion.com/july-21-1969-1819587599/

"Neil Armstrong on the surface of the fucking moon."


Not true; I'm a huge fan of USAID

I’ve been in the lobby of hundreds of different technology companies and my understanding is that all companies are going to give you a customer list, you just have to look in the right place.

Ha -- you know what I meant: explicitly.

Apple XXVgs and Amiga 15,000, I’m digging this alternative.


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