I don't know how AliExpress works internally. It was one of the apparently common scams where the seller pretends to ship a package to you. It's scam #5 in this list: https://www.reddit.com/r/Aliexpress/s/YEqwsP1ef6
The current regulations do consider density (people, buildings) when designating flight restrictions. Heavier small aircraft have to avoid certain areas because of the extra risk. This kind of single-passenger aircraft is way lighter than a car and wouldn't be allowed over urban and residential areas, for example.
I agree that CHANGES to the existing regulations could potentially add risk, but currently we're ok and those changes happen slowly and are evidence-based. FAA and EASA don't use the public as a testing area. It's not as dystopian as the media might make you think. HTH.
A passenger car crashed through the window of my local grocery store a few months ago. I think people see small aircraft as this great threat, but forget that cars have been quite capably killing people for over a century. They aren't very safe, quiet, or efficient anyway, so I'm happy to see other technology getting taken seriously.
Real question: You yourself call it "the edge," so does it feel sustainable enough that you'd start a family and pass your way of life on to your kids? Is it stable enough that it can handle unplanned expenses? Just my opinion here, but if your lifestyle can't accomodate creating the next generation is it actually better?
I'm talking from a position of privilege, with a 9-5 that I enjoy and pays well, which maybe also isn't realistic for the next generation, of course.
I finally got a window and I kept that fucker clear all the time (had blinds, didn't use em). I wore a brimmed hat rather than cover up that beautiful sunshine.
While your cynicism is well-deserved in the US, Urban Air Mobility is an area of regulatory development. EASA and FAA are both actively working in this area, and VTOL and eVTOL aircraft have their own existing pilot certifications for both manned and remote flights. Lobbying has had very limited success with FAA and EASA, and they remain some of the most heavily regulated organizations.
He does differentiate the practices in his description of "agentic coding". He's trying to carve out a space where he thinks he can have both high quality and high volume. I don't know if I agree with it, but he, or whatever wrote that article, does differentiate.
Just another celebrity talking about stuff they don't really know that much about. Jimmy's witty and all, but his "physics is real and everything else is just stamp collecting"... sigh.
I wanted write super reliable software after finishing school, so I thought I would get my Professional Engineer license (American). Passed my FE exam (thermo was fun), found a PE to work under, but then Software engineering was removed from the licenses list. 🫠
Now I work in safety-certified software, but I'll probably never get to write that "P.E." behind my name.
Our ability to rapidly ingest the opinions and experiences of others through language, media, demonstrations, etc. has given us as a species, an incredible advantage, along with some risks you noted.
For an example species following the "learn it for yourself" approach, see the very intelligent but very limited octopus.
Everlast - What it's like
No particularly graceful person in the song, except maybe the singer himself, but encourages grace and perspective from the listener.
Fair enough, but one person's "basic" may be another person's fancy tool/workflow. As far as I know most popular distros either come with a browser or install it from a GUI-based "software store" with pretty minimal effort, and then it "just works" to get on the internet.
However, did your distro detect your machine's Wi-Fi card correctly? Maybe... so I concede your point.
I don't know how AliExpress works internally. It was one of the apparently common scams where the seller pretends to ship a package to you. It's scam #5 in this list: https://www.reddit.com/r/Aliexpress/s/YEqwsP1ef6