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It's common for non-lawyers to write terms and conditions, and other contracts.

You're right. I can see how I phrased that poorly. I meant what I said, but it also implies something that I don't.

It's not a requirement for a contract to be written by a lawyer, any more than a python script needs to be written by a professional coder. But in both cases the result tends to have problems. (skipping here how LLMs fit into this)

The way in which scripts and contracts can be "fixed" later are different, with no clever sound byte about just how these apples are different from oranges.


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Press releases are lies by default.


Press releases are partly to create a paper trail and partly for the stock market.


The parent was talking about different passwords, not different emails. But I'm curious, what does it mean for a company to consolidate accounts? How would that be done to your separate accounts automatically, and what trouble does it cause? And what is the normal case where people have multiple accounts all with the same email?

I just don't understand the circumstance you're describing.


I think this comment is referencing the government's recent announcement[0] to shut down the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder. They do climate research at the Mesa Laboratory there.

It's open to the public for visits. They have a small science museum, offices, a library, etc. I highly recommend anyone with interest and opportunity to visit the mesa lab soon. It may not be open much longer. The view alone is worth the trip, and the building is cool too.

[0]: https://x.com/russvought/status/2001099488774033692


Retribution for acting out of line with those who have this sanction power.


Russia.


In the US, letting your children walk to school is taking a non-negligible risk that you'll be charged with a crime or have your children taken away. Their deaths from a motor vehicle are assumed by all to be a certain eventuality, and parents are more likely to be blamed for it than drivers.


> But certainly the game Portal (2007) hyped using portals for rendering prior to Prey.

They were referring to Prey (2006).


Also worth noting that Prey (2006) started development in 1995.


There are a handful of videos from E3 (97 or 98) showing off the original 3DRealms development of Prey. One of the things that didn't survive into Human Head's version on the Doom3 engine was rotating portals, or if they did they were rare that I don't remember them.


Europeans having stronger opinions than others about Russia invading Europe is not evidence of a conspiracy.


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