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Empire of AI was quite bad
Only one small state (NH) gets any attention from Presidential candidates. Smaller states do not benefit from the electoral college at all.
Re:Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @11:52PM (#37685046)
Podurama is this
You can make a deal with another losing player to maximize your chances of winning. On the next dice roll, seven or above you trade all your cards for one, and vice versa. However, all contracts are nonbinding in Catan so it never works out
Re:Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @01:47AM (#34500250)
The US levies no federal sales tax.
Re:How one of America’s last piano manufacturers stays alive on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @05:33PM (#33001402)
Yep, the VFW and other organizations sponsored local bands to keep the military band tradition going. Not so much these days.
Re:gPodder: A simple, open-source podcast client on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @08:21PM (#32933366)
Podurama has episodes grouped by 20
Re:Why Craigslist still looks the same after 25 years on Friday September 16, 2022 @06:58PM (#32873112)
HN has ads
I assume that you only count the contiguous western United States. Some Alaska national parks are very inaccessible.
Autoadmit only admits to the general liberal arts college. Your major is not guaranteed if you are an autoadmit.
Re:Europe is investing heavily in trains on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @10:55PM (#31010720)
There are only 4 states with no Amtrak stations
Re:The Edited Latecomer’s Guide to Crypto on Friday March 25, 2022 @10:31PM (#30808787)
Criticism falls under fair use.
Re:Cities should not pay for new stadiums on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @11:33AM (#30686580)
> There was one bid for 2028 and one for 2032.

The bidding procedure changed, one preferred bid is selected far earlier to avoid losers feeling frustrated and to lower costs.

Also handy for finding cell phone ping ranges.
Re:Epic Games acquires Bandcamp on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @02:06PM (#30531394)
Metaverse concerts and fighting against Apple
Re:MariaDB to go public at $672M valuation on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @04:29PM (#30169587)
Snowflake is publicly traded
Re:Reimagining Chess with AlphaZero on Monday January 31, 2022 @09:43PM (#30157992)
Time auctions, used in armageddon chess
Re:Diving into BoardGameGeek on Monday January 24, 2022 @10:24PM (#30067532)
Cost and accessibility is also another factor.
The two Cal Polys are not R1 institutions, they do not offer PhDs.