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There would, of course, be no reason to do so, because such a solution existing would immediately drop the value of every blockchain linked token to zero.

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

speaking of “amazing except the last ten minutes”

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

extremely mixed blessing that the incentives for “high US oil company profits” and “accelerated transition from fossil fuels” happen to coincide perfectly

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

greatest climate President of all time (derogatory)

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I continue to be baffled by whoever is voting for Other Sullivan 1, Peltola 2

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Having not heard Collins speak for some time, good lord, how did she do it? Charisma of a malfunctioning chatbot

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

While there's gap, this looks considerably better when you account for actual ad time aired, since GOP typically has to pay more since their ad spend comes mostly from Super PACs instead of the campaigns themselves

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is not what has happened, the GOp has beaten polls in every *presidential* election since 2016.

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

As a general rule (and there are a lot of subtleties to it, depending on jurisdiction), you typically cannot bring up any "fix" of a condition that caused damages in court, with the idea that this would make fixes less likely for fear of liability. It's called "subsequent remedial measures".

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Anyway, IGS polled all of the props with a much large sample size a couple weeks ago and found 43 underwater 40/31 and in general they're a much more reputable outlet. They found voter ID underwater 52/39 as well, which is a hell of a lot more believable for the CA electorate.

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Them finding 43/40 for voter ID, and projecting this to a 50/50 split also implies that whoever is running this poll doesn't know how to poll CA props either. That's dead in the water. You can basically safely add on 10% for any prop in this state, people are tired of voting for this stuff.

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I have extreme doubts about that, given how proposition 6 fared in 2018 as well. That it's not across 50% yet at this juncture with a relatively right leaning survey result against a blue electorate gives me a lot of pause

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

To be clear, this poll shows 48/38 for Becerra/Hilton. The 2018 gubernatorial election was 62/38 for Newsom/Cox.

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

i find most complaints about "modern technology is worse than old technology" tiresome but actual tactile buttons are just better in every possible way, it's not just a cheap nostalgia thing

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

it's really amazing how effectively "immigration" has just become the catch-all proxy for racism that overrules all other issues whatsoever for the squishy median voter (as well as obviously also the right's base)

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

You might be forgiven for thinking that these issues would result in NYT/Siena finding a Democratic lead for Senate in Iowa, but nope, that's the Iowa electorate for you

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Feel very confident it won't be close to 5%

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

that being said, the Dem donor base is probably much more prone to anxiety disorders than the Republican voting base so not sure the same strategy would be as effective on the other side of the aisle

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'm not sure how much of it is genuine freaking out and how much of it is the tactical panic that Dem fundraisers constantly use to try to solicit engagement and donations, "tktktk, the polls came in and we're DOWN FOREVER AND WILL DIE. Please chip in $5?"

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Not loving that the choices for governance these days are fascism or Peronism

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Not just the Western world, India and Japan too

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This too is American exceptionalism.

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yeah, I work in civil litigation and firing a driver does absolutely nothing to mitigate damages already caused, although UPS might do so to prevent future damages.

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

nothing says hot like “oil used for garden pest control”

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

lol that Hinojosa number is brutal

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

also then they can argue that they shouldn't be legally liable for its behavior

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

because they'd rather be monstrous gods than talented nerds

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I looked up the specific verbiage, emphasis is mine.

From CA's new AB 645 law: "A contract between the designated jurisdiction and a manufacturer or supplier of speed safety systems shall allow the local authority to purchase materials, lease equipment, and contract for processing services from the manufacturer or supplier based on the services rendered on a monthly schedule or another schedule agreed upon by the municipality and contractor. The contract shall not allow for payment or compensation based on the number of notices of violation issued, or as a percentage of revenue generated, from the use of the system. The contract shall include a provision that all data collected from the speed safety systems is confidential, and shall prohibit the manufacturer or supplier of the contracted speed safety system from sharing, repurposing, or monetizing collected data, except as specifically authorized in this article. The designated jurisdiction shall oversee, maintain control, and have the final decision over all enforcement activities, including the determination of when a notice of violation should be issued."

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The municipalities generally do buy the hardware, but they pay companies to operate the cameras (although I agree that with a big enough network, you could bring that in house). There is no motivation to generate false positives, because they are not paid by the violation, it's a fixed contract.

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but these systems aren't permitted to be operated on a contract that pays the operator per violation, correct?

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

which is why it is no big surprise that the Catholic Church is not remotely impressed with Anthropic's contention that LLMs have consciousness, it's quite literally heretical

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

i'm leaning towards fake, it is truly awful and it's not even fun awful like "if you don't judge my gold chains, i'll forget the iron chains"

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Still at 42% presidential approval with Rasmussen btw lol

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

getting a lot of “come and see” vibes from this one

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

unfortunately the one person who is not aware that stealth aircraft are not invisible currently runs the country

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yeah I don’t want to act like this is a defense of any other announcer, but whether or not someone gets fired is often less a matter of “are they good at their job” or “are they moral” and more “is going to work with this person a miserable experience”

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I mean, there’s been rumors about Romo being hammered on the job for years now, I think the DUI might just be the publicly available excuse for already strained private issues.

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

honestly it’s kind of hilarious that they’ve approached a pontiff with a clear moral directive in the same fashion as like a junior senator from a dakota

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ITzzy SeaBOOscuit @ijspurcell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

She was originally a crypto candidate. Not really lefty or establishment.

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