Going to vent a bit rn. I believe it was Marshall Pruett that reported on his podcast on Weds that NASCAR claimed that IndyCar requested a repave. That is some gaslighting BS (and MP was implying such). The repave was done purely by and for NASCAR. The uneven repave going into Turn 1 is TERRIBLE. Who planned this. I'm sadly not hopeful about the quality of the racing tomorrow...a lot of crash damage.
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Yes! Conor Daly might start the race if Jack Harvey is not able to start with his back & neck issues.
I think the in-person experience is probably superior to the tv viewer. Generally, I think it's an acquired taste for everyone, but it's unique enough in the racing world that I think it merits attention.
Hinch is the best! Hope he makes it over to Fox. He and Kevin Lee would be the perfect commentator duo.
This is the most accurate and funniest take here! An army of wellness advocates will descend on the Amish and unleash a flood of irresistible essential oils
Ah I see what you mean(t). You would have to have working systems with clean-enough data in the first place to integrate with in order to develop a system like this. Not just the expertise to develop it.
If you ever want to go down a depressing rabbit hole, read about the tax-avoiding antics Microsoft pioneered between 2010 and 2020. They’re still refusing to pay a measly $29B tax bill (likely a minute percentage of what they laundered / evaded). It is a truly evil corporation.
Edit: changed M to B. Yeah they are delinquent on $29B in taxes. Different rules and laws apply for the rich & megacorps.
That’s a monopoly I appreciate. Although it’s marginal depending on a number of factors.
Comparing run of the mill government services with something as advantageous as a social credit app is not apples to apples. It’s not like they assign utility administrators to work for GRU hacking units. The people that build this tool will be highly paid technical experts. And there is no shortage of them in Russia. It’s definitely not 100% but there’s a decent chance they can cobble together a working system that tracks social scores for the vast majority of Russian citizens.
I wouldn’t underestimate the engineering competence of Russians especially when it comes to autocratic surveillance tools. There are plenty of Russian-built tools and web apps that function quite well - Yandex, VK, etc. The west does not have a monopoly on innovation.
This is why I avoid watching all commercials in America which inevitably take this trope to the extreme every chance they get. Usually referring to the man who is a doddering incompetent who must be ordered out of his “man cave” to perform some sort of yard or mechanical chore to prove his worth.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised though. When one of the largest series is controlled by a cabal like the France family, they are bound to glob onto anything successful and ruin it like the parasites they are. Ok rant complete!