Sloosecannon
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True although they still call it that.
Local volley department near me had a medic call stacked on top of a structure fire one time, took like 6 attempts to get mutual aid because all the out-of-county departments were busy and Dispatch had no way to know.
Thank God it was a lift assist...
Local volley department near me had a medic call stacked on top of a structure fire one time, took like 6 attempts to get mutual aid because all the out-of-county departments were busy and Dispatch had no way to know.
Thank God it was a lift assist...
December 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
True although they still call it that.
Local volley department near me had a medic call stacked on top of a structure fire one time, took like 6 attempts to get mutual aid because all the out-of-county departments were busy and Dispatch had no way to know.
Thank God it was a lift assist...
Local volley department near me had a medic call stacked on top of a structure fire one time, took like 6 attempts to get mutual aid because all the out-of-county departments were busy and Dispatch had no way to know.
Thank God it was a lift assist...
Around here most of it is automatic, thankfully, at least on the fire side.
Still, you can end up with "everyone is busy" situations.
Still, you can end up with "everyone is busy" situations.
December 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Around here most of it is automatic, thankfully, at least on the fire side.
Still, you can end up with "everyone is busy" situations.
Still, you can end up with "everyone is busy" situations.
Well you sure think you do, and I guess that's kinda the issue
December 26, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Well you sure think you do, and I guess that's kinda the issue
Well, I hope for your sake that the hell you profess to believe in doesn't exist.
December 26, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Well, I hope for your sake that the hell you profess to believe in doesn't exist.
Nah, this one is (and I don't use this lightly) in a cult with vaguely Christian-flavored theming. No ethics can penetrate that bubble.
December 26, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Nah, this one is (and I don't use this lightly) in a cult with vaguely Christian-flavored theming. No ethics can penetrate that bubble.
I assume the top business school in TX doesn't really mind the occasional typo?
December 26, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I assume the top business school in TX doesn't really mind the occasional typo?
You're right but I think it is worth at least acknowledging that specifically with healthcare, almost any serious interaction with the system is basically a radicalizing event and it's.. not exactly the general populace's fault if that kind of thing radicalizes them.
December 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
You're right but I think it is worth at least acknowledging that specifically with healthcare, almost any serious interaction with the system is basically a radicalizing event and it's.. not exactly the general populace's fault if that kind of thing radicalizes them.
It's a deep lore cut.
He has experience with Pelotons and specifically safety while using one.
He has experience with Pelotons and specifically safety while using one.
December 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
It's a deep lore cut.
He has experience with Pelotons and specifically safety while using one.
He has experience with Pelotons and specifically safety while using one.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Related, I get so seethingly mad when someone arrives at "they're all the same" for similar reasons.
NO THEY ARE QUITE LITERALLY NOT. You can criticize bad political moves without doing "both sides, but from the left" as a bit!
NO THEY ARE QUITE LITERALLY NOT. You can criticize bad political moves without doing "both sides, but from the left" as a bit!
December 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Related, I get so seethingly mad when someone arrives at "they're all the same" for similar reasons.
NO THEY ARE QUITE LITERALLY NOT. You can criticize bad political moves without doing "both sides, but from the left" as a bit!
NO THEY ARE QUITE LITERALLY NOT. You can criticize bad political moves without doing "both sides, but from the left" as a bit!
This is fair. I've just seen a lot of AI related stuff from you recently and it's.. absolutely good criticism about *why people do not like this stuff*, regardless of the benefits/drawbacks of the actual tech
December 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This is fair. I've just seen a lot of AI related stuff from you recently and it's.. absolutely good criticism about *why people do not like this stuff*, regardless of the benefits/drawbacks of the actual tech
And idk maybe part of this is like.. I'm not gonna diss on humanities people. Go do what brings you value! But also I'm not gonna get upset when people (like Faine, recently) criticize tech. They're good points! Those aren't criticisms of me, they're of an industry that's very sick!
December 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
And idk maybe part of this is like.. I'm not gonna diss on humanities people. Go do what brings you value! But also I'm not gonna get upset when people (like Faine, recently) criticize tech. They're good points! Those aren't criticisms of me, they're of an industry that's very sick!
Yeah and I hate it too because I'm a tech guy. I have a server rack at home. I work with electronics all day. It's basically my entire personality and instead of it being an amazing new future it's like we're using Cyberpunk as an instruction manual!
December 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Yeah and I hate it too because I'm a tech guy. I have a server rack at home. I work with electronics all day. It's basically my entire personality and instead of it being an amazing new future it's like we're using Cyberpunk as an instruction manual!
And I guess it's really hard for me to figure out if that's a "BigTech™ did this first" or if someone else did or if it all kinda just happened at the same time. But in a lot of ways the way tech is letting us down is the same as all, or many, major institutions
December 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
And I guess it's really hard for me to figure out if that's a "BigTech™ did this first" or if someone else did or if it all kinda just happened at the same time. But in a lot of ways the way tech is letting us down is the same as all, or many, major institutions
Yeah I'm kinda in the middle on this one because on one hand BigTech™ is genuinely really bad and causing all sorts of societal issues but on the other hand some of that is also just.. the downfall of virtue, it feels like.
December 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Yeah I'm kinda in the middle on this one because on one hand BigTech™ is genuinely really bad and causing all sorts of societal issues but on the other hand some of that is also just.. the downfall of virtue, it feels like.
(and yea I can see how that could have an impact on literacy, it'll significantly slow down your ability to read!)
December 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
(and yea I can see how that could have an impact on literacy, it'll significantly slow down your ability to read!)
Wait they're just teaching kids to do slow path processing as the primary, right?
Like that's what this is all about, this method is what you do when fast path has failed and you can't figure it out, you fall back to context clues and guessing the word.
Like that's what this is all about, this method is what you do when fast path has failed and you can't figure it out, you fall back to context clues and guessing the word.
December 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Wait they're just teaching kids to do slow path processing as the primary, right?
Like that's what this is all about, this method is what you do when fast path has failed and you can't figure it out, you fall back to context clues and guessing the word.
Like that's what this is all about, this method is what you do when fast path has failed and you can't figure it out, you fall back to context clues and guessing the word.
(Part of what I said in another thread earlier today is that I have no idea how to even begin to have an idea of how to fix education and that's a big part of why I'm not just out here spouting out "we need to do x, y, z". Because seeing a problem is easy, fixing it can be much harder!)
December 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
(Part of what I said in another thread earlier today is that I have no idea how to even begin to have an idea of how to fix education and that's a big part of why I'm not just out here spouting out "we need to do x, y, z". Because seeing a problem is easy, fixing it can be much harder!)
Agreed, and I would even apply it to non-working processes too, because often you don't know how well it's working or not until you switch.
Changes should have a reason, and when you do have a reason, then absolutely make the change. But it should be specific, not change for change's sake.
Changes should have a reason, and when you do have a reason, then absolutely make the change. But it should be specific, not change for change's sake.
December 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Agreed, and I would even apply it to non-working processes too, because often you don't know how well it's working or not until you switch.
Changes should have a reason, and when you do have a reason, then absolutely make the change. But it should be specific, not change for change's sake.
Changes should have a reason, and when you do have a reason, then absolutely make the change. But it should be specific, not change for change's sake.
Hmm you don't think? It doesn't feel *that* different, rhetorically, from "expansion" and honestly sorta feels more genuine/less political, since it's about people and what they did not politics
December 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Hmm you don't think? It doesn't feel *that* different, rhetorically, from "expansion" and honestly sorta feels more genuine/less political, since it's about people and what they did not politics
Well.. yes. One of.. several.
December 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Well.. yes. One of.. several.
It also sorta addresses the "problem" more - a number of corrupt justices have been wielding power for corrupt purposes for a while now (since probably Bush v Gore) and that needs to stop.
December 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It also sorta addresses the "problem" more - a number of corrupt justices have been wielding power for corrupt purposes for a while now (since probably Bush v Gore) and that needs to stop.
It wouldn't be as institution-shattering, but would also send a strong message to specific bad actors rather than just "burn it all down". It's still a VERY aggressive move though.
December 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It wouldn't be as institution-shattering, but would also send a strong message to specific bad actors rather than just "burn it all down". It's still a VERY aggressive move though.
I sorta wonder if the better option, if we can pull it off, would be impeachment of like Thomas/Alito/Roberts for....... corruption? (it would have to be more specific than that, obviously, but I'm pretty sure all three have done enough that a case could be made).
December 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I sorta wonder if the better option, if we can pull it off, would be impeachment of like Thomas/Alito/Roberts for....... corruption? (it would have to be more specific than that, obviously, but I'm pretty sure all three have done enough that a case could be made).
If you simply cannot wrap your brain around algebra you're just not going to be a mathematician and that's OK, there's plenty of other fields out there, but it does no good to pretend that's not the case.
December 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
If you simply cannot wrap your brain around algebra you're just not going to be a mathematician and that's OK, there's plenty of other fields out there, but it does no good to pretend that's not the case.