One thing they have noticed and will keep noticing is the inflation and fuel prices.

NeoDB has fairly comprehensive data import from numerous sites that catalogue media so I don’t think I’ve run into not finding something even once there. Haven’t used it much for music though.

I also use Pixelfed and it’s generally good apart from occasional bugs. There’s also Vernissage (vernissage.photos as flagship instance).

Waymos do try to find somewhere to park too which has also been the subject of stories like this when the place they choose seems unusual. Neither types of taxis can always be parked since they may be in areas with little legal parking space available. Since there are incentives for drivers to be in busy areas where they might pick up customers it isn’t very uncommon for taxis in general.

Waymo behavior just stands out because the system isn’t concerned about how things look and there is more coordination/consistency. A human driver might choose a less efficient way to circle around in the area using congested roads etc. and every driver makes their independent and almost always different decisions. Waymos on the other hand can get allocated to the same area in anticipation of demand and then go to the same streets because the system deems those to be the best option available at the time.

Chinese pony.ai is also starting this with Verne in Croatia.

Well, the general concept is no different from what regular taxis already do. What makes this stand out is that they are robotically going to the same otherwise little utilized areas…

Seems like blatantly obvious creation of a false pretext considering that we’ve known for a while the US is thinking of invading.

Axios has become a joke. They’ve been the admin’s lapdog uncritically publishing their claims of negotiations going well with Iran etc. weekly and at the specific times possibly intended to influence the markets. It’s become clear it’s all just lies they’re using Axios to lend credence to…

they may not want to do it because perception shifting to them being the more stable and trustworthy superpower especially in the eyes of developing countries while they’re actively doing the work of building relationships the USA has now abandoned benefits them immensely and their own special military operation would speak directly against that.

You obviously know it but worth still saying this current admin and the Republican party certainly isn’t… Trump’s friendly with the dictators more than the traditional allies most of which are democracies USA used to have and he’s actively trying to end democracy at home.

Ah yes, if only we’d let moral absolutists like you take the wheel, we’d finally have a world where every conflict is solved by pointing at the other side and yelling “No, you’re the baddie!”

Heaven forbid anyone try to classify things at a level above a kindergarten playground.