Arn_Thor

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by Arn_Thor 7mo ago
For this particular person, the inordinate factor is not the frequency of flights, but the distance: 40 flights in 2019, mostly from the US to Austria via Frankfurt. Now, there are some jobs that really do require such travel (though the bu
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by Arn_Thor 7mo ago
Understand this is both an individual and systemic critique. We have the internet. Much of the travel you describe can and should be done remotely. The top 1% of flyers account for 50% of emissions. I would argue most of that probably is un
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by Arn_Thor 7mo ago
Couple of things: 1) NO ONE is suggesting any one forego flying altogether, or skipping their once-a-year overseas vacation or periodic family visit. 2) THIS level of flying is not normal and is exactly the kind of harmful behavior people h
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by Arn_Thor 8mo ago
"Do 99% of city-builder players care what shape the corner radius of the intersection has? Most likely, no." Finally, I am part of the 1%!
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by Arn_Thor 8mo ago
>Danish and Norwegian are not linguistically Germanic Where do you get that notion? My education (and some googling to refresh my memory) has Norwegian, Swedish and Danish classed as "North Germanic" according to comparative li
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by Arn_Thor 8mo ago
It’s funny but it’s still AI slop. It also loves to add electrical boxes everywhere
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
Second the Cambridge Centre for Computing History
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
Well, you CAN, yes, but then nobody knows what the hell you're talking about and at that point why should we even care
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
This doesn't refer to the double-paned outer window, the pressure window. It refers to the innermost protective pane, the "scratch pane" that keeps greasy fingers and portruding camera lenses from reaching the two "real&
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
Yes, I'm not including deaths in the colonial periphery. That's a rather different dynamic to the domestic question. Your criticism of this simplified view is a valid and welcome addition to the conversation, though. The West&#x27
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
Indeed
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
you can't just go redefining terms until they mean what you want them to mean. You can say "China meets the wants of most of its citizens" (in which case, citation needed...) but that is definitionally not democratic. Democra
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
I much prefer democracy (the lack of large scale human rights abuses is a big plus) but one can't argue that with the fact that a multi-generational one-party system CAN encourage a refreshing degree of long-term thinking. This is a go
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
A freedom does or does not exist. Some cultures have more freedom than others. If it's "Western" of me to admit I prefer more freedoms rather than less, I'll very proudly own up to that. But I don't know what that h
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
> Which essential Liberty you think Chinese people do not have? I believe I answered that question exactly.
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
Freedom of speech, freedom of association and freedom from abitrary detention, just to name a few. Of course some speech, association and rule of law (as opposed to rule by law) is enjoyed by most people. But it is indisputable that China r
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
> What’s the point in generating writing or generating art if it gives next to zero feelings of accomplishment? $$$
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
Let me quickly google that for you: International law, also known as public international law and the law of nations, is the set of rules, norms, legal customs and standards that states and other actors feel an obligation to, and generally
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
I self-host a music library on Plex and use Plexamp on my phone. I have liberated music I bought on iTunes, ripped my old CDs and added more from BandCamp (and for official purposes that's the extent of my library).
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
And money is just a construct but I still need to pay the mortgage. And international rules removed the hole in the ozone layer, reduced cheminal weapons stockpiles by something like 99%, and ICJ rulings have adjudicated to force entire cou
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
>The obviously reply to that would be "The US forces were invited by the democratically elected Venezuelan leadership to put a stop to the ongoing coup" Were they? And is that the justification the US has cited? If not, you&#x2
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
It might be welcome by the majority of Venezuelans (nor not, depending what’s next) but it is not justified in a US domestic sense or indeed by international law
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
In a world with at least the appearance of international law, yes they very much would have questions to answer
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
The question is how you check, qualify and--last but not least--apply the statistical findings. Are we trying to lift disadvantaged communities by providing extra resources and help people get on a better footing in life, or harassing indiv
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
I don't know, what are we doing with these assumptions? Are we trying to lift disadvantaged communities by providing extra resources and help people get on a better footing in life, or harassing individuals on the street because they h
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by Arn_Thor 9mo ago
> It feels racist to expect people to assume a neighborhood is 'resource poor' just because it is 'historically black'. Statistically poverty is correlated with race. For reasons to do with (quite recent) history.
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by Arn_Thor 10mo ago
I'm sorry you're saddled with an Intel Mac. The Apple Silicon Macs really changed everything. Clearly Apple is capable and willing of shipping extremely good and performant hardware, even though historically they haven't alwa
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by Arn_Thor 10mo ago
Have a wonderful time! The city changes so fast; make the most of what it is right now
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by Arn_Thor 10mo ago
Who brought up America?
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by Arn_Thor 10mo ago
Good for you. But I didn't refer to any specific pro-democracy figure. I am advocating for free and open elections where everyone, pro-mainland or localist, can choose the direction of the city.

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