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you need to add a feature where You can put your self in there with a webcam and record a interview

Thanks. I'll look into it.

Hot take... the 1MM context degrades performance drastically.

WHoops. I had it on private and forgot to make it public. Thanks.

Annie Jacobsen Book "Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military has an interesting take on UFOs. The government actively perpetuated rumors about sightings to keep people from thinking top secret projects flying around the bases were real.

No. I was turning, had to stop because someone started jaywalking. Then an asshole came from behind on a bike and was outraged I crossed into the lane a few feet before the intersection.

Grandma is most likely not going to be riding a tricycle to the store. We live in NYC. Let’s focus on making sure she has a store to ride to.

Yeah. I think you're right. My cousin drives everywhere in NYC and I think it's INSANE. I can't think of many reasons non-commercial vehicles need to be parked on the street. If you live in Manhatten you probably don't need a car to get to your job or have enough money to justify renting a parking space.

Where are taxis, ride-sharing vehicles, and delivery trucks supposed to stop? I get frustrated when I ride my bike to work and the bike lanes are blocked, but I have always just assumed that will be the case when riding in a commercially dense area.

This is probably rarely the case, but when cops are instigating something (I'm sure 90% of the time they are just getting coffee) and need to park their car, are they supposed to circle the block, or block traffic?

US cities are unfortunately optimized for cars and trucks. It's how stores get resupplied and people get dropped off when not near public transportation.

I'm not trying to stir-the-pot, but I find there is a mildly militant tone to biking activism that makes me not take it very seriously. I'm sure I'll get downvoted for this ha.

After you have had to sit through critical mass (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Mass_(cycling)) for the 10th time when you are trying to get home from work or get your car door kicked when trying to make a right turn in the city you develop a visceral reaction to news about cycling outrage.

I would love to be able to get around NYC on a bike without having to fear death, but I don't think software engineers writing ticketing software that targets delivery truck drivers is the best solution. Better civic planning is.

Doesn’t a helicopter serve these needs? I think the problem is there isn’t a market for it yet. There is Blade in NYC and LA but it’s closer to 10x the price. I think the cost could be a lot lower if there was higher demand.

I think there doesn’t need to be new tech to make this work. Helicopters are safe and reliable, but are out of reach financially for most. I don’t see how drones or multirotor would be able to compete on price for a very long time.

We don't automatically remove anything. We only remove places when they close for now. We track the popularity and mentions internally but the editorial team has the final say in removing spots.

We're not trying to become critics ourselves, so we err on the side of caution when removing places.

Yeah, we're launching with those cities, but we're ramping up our internal toolchain that gives us the recommendations.

Good point about the one dollar sign! We'll make a note to change that.

Yes! It's the restaurant he can't get into ha

If you're into DJing older soul/disco/house/techno you can't get a lot of stuff on ITunes/Spotify. A lot of people end up ripping YouTube uploads for rare cuts.

It's a distribution issue. You can't even get some of these songs as torrents ha. You have to find the physical record or find a high bitrate download.

I'm not sure about trance but "cool" techno/house is all being pressed on limited run distributions ( > 5000) before hitting digital downloads.

I might be in a bubble living in Brooklyn, but I'm seeing more record bags than thumb drives these days.

Sites like themixtapeshop.com and turntablelab.com are putting out great stuff every week so it's easy to build a set. You don't need to go digging through dusty bins to get records these days.

From a technical point of view I get why the argument is stupid, but playing a well pressed/mixed record has a visceral pleasure that is hard to explain. It's kind of like driving a manual car. Sure, it's dated and we've invented safer, easier ways to change the gearing while driving, but people who like experiences like that all know it's something more than a "hipster" indulgence. It's simply adding a level of complexity to something you love.

I could even argue it's something akin to the reason people use Vim or Emacs over JetBrains or Atom ha

If you're into house/techno/disco all the best records get released (or rereleased) on vinyl first, before eventually getting out as a digital download.

Also for artists, the profit margins are higher selling an LP (or even better a cassette) then releasing it to a small fanbase on Spotify. It's a better way to connect with a band you like than just streaming a track on your iPhone. You get the artwork to look at, and it's fun to read the production notes.

I can't remember the last time I bought an album on iTunes or even beatport. If I really want the digital copy I'll look for it on bandcamp.

I always find it odd when people make statements like this. Roger Kimball's The Rape of the Masters: How Political Correctness Sabotages Art tries to make the case that modern art has abandoned the past because art historians are now too "PC" to appreciate it.

Modernism did not, and can not fail because it has already happened. You can't change what inspired people.

> At some point The Artist will face up to it, and we can begin repairing the visual world

Statements like that are scary. Sounds like a headline torn from the pages of the National Review's art and literature section. If you don't like the way modern art makes you feel or the way it is critiqued, pick up a paintbrush or open a gallery.