There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they’ve already enlisted in the cause. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.

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  • The issue is how accurate they can be. Even human police make the mistake of thinking they saw someone on a phone or not wearing a seatbelt, and I do not trust AI to do better. Speeding or reckless driving is a bit more obvious, and a crackdown on that would be helpful, as it’s not the law that reduces it, but the enforcement, and how often do we drivers see something on the road happen and think “sure wish a cop was around to see that”. For things like taillights or brake lights out, accuracy is the thing again, but rather than a ticket, a notice would be helpful. Just like a cop would do and give you a chance to fix it now that you know.

    Not that I’m a fan of large scale surveillance. I think it can and is abused past the base purpose. But if it could be used only for the simplest enforcement of safety, that would be acceptable.



  • Not really sequels except from my perspective of playing them. I played Ultima III on the C-64 first - incredible game. Have the cloth map framed. Later I went to play I and II to explore where the lore came from. While the lore itself was interesting, they were far more simplistic and boring compared to what they led to. I guess that’s not fair, a sequel should try to raise the bar, and III did by a huge amount. But since I played them out of order, they felt like sequels to me that fell flat of what I had started off with.

















  • I agree on those points, and should have been more specific on who “they” are. The people who could have facilitated the choice to begin movement away from the city rather than reinforce more flooding protection and rebuilding where they knew eventually there would be more losses in greater amounts. Yes, people come back, don’t leave, or new people show up for the opportunities that the vacancies give. Just like in any disaster area. It’s not just Katrina officials, it’s the same in any places with hurricanes. New Orleans just has the added danger of sinking added to the list. The mistake was Katrina gave a unique window to maybe investigate a new reaction instead of just recovery. Maybe that’s simply too large a scale of people, infrastructure, and time for us to be able to do. New Orleans isn’t the only large city that will eventually move, either by choice, stages, or forced by disaster. Looking at you, Miami.