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by BrenBarn 1y ago
There are different solutions with different levels of decentralization. Briar is peer-to-peer. Matrix has servers but in a federated model, so there is no central authority but in some sense each server is an "authority" for us
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
That's an interesting idea, but I don't want to let small operators run roughshod over other small operators.
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
The problem with these advantages is that most actual uses of words depend on some amount of context, and only a relatively small set of word+context combinations can actually work across languages that way. It is like the equivalent of do
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
It's a factor, but I also wonder whether the key morpheme there isn't the "mega" in "megacorps". If, say, entity A attempting to enforce IP against entity B had to pay fees proportional to the size ratio (e.g.
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
I think another reason people think this is that people often do not notice there is a problem until rents have risen enough that they're noticeable less affordable. And when that happens, a small reduction due to supply increase is n
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
Maybe, but for people currently living who need housing, all that is academic. It's another case of "the market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent".
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
I mean, this is not a politically correct statement, but I think one line of reasoning from this is to say that Chinese characters (which is what kanji are) are not a great way to write down language for practical purposes. A friend of min
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
It also doesn't apply if you want KDE.
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
Isn't MX Linux Debian based? Would this mean they'll also be dropping it when they shift their base to Trixie?
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
Oh, I see, I misunderstood the use of the word "private" there.
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
I've started dipping my toe in the small-web community recently and it's delightful.
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
> In the intervening years, that competition has arrived. The banks do not like it, and would prefer it if it went away. This is the conclusion of most articles about such topics. The conclusion is that we need less "knuckle-raps&q
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
It sounds like another case of the favoritism given to commercial activity (and more favoritism the larger the scale of that activity). It's similar to how you can do various things and take various tax writeoffs if you do something a
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
It makes sense, but the danger can come when non-paying users unwittingly become dependent on a service that is subsidized by paying customers. What you're describing could make sense if pyx is only private, but what if there is som
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
> For just one example: uv can quickly install previously installed packages by hard-linking a bunch of files from the cache. Conda has been able to do this for years.
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
How does it being private mean it doesn't compete with PyPI?
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
> What about donating half of your salary to charity? I think many people would consider that quite extreme, too. Maybe, but there are also degrees of extremity in terms of stuff like how broadly you donate (like there's a differenc
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
This is just a thought, but I wonder if there is a mathematical connection between this game and something like the binary representation of irrational (or maybe transcendental) numbers. The article is also notable for its consistency in sp
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
And what will the punishment be? When the penalty for such practices is just that you have to stop, there's no reason for anyone to not do them as much as they can get away with. The penalties must be so ruinous that companies dare n
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
This is a very interesting article. It's surprising though to see it not use the term "certainty" at all. (It only uses "certain" in a couple instances of like "a certain X" and one use of "certainl
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
Fascinating! A detective story for our age.
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
This is right up there with "dog bites man".
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
The problem is we're not grappling with the underlying issue which is the ability of big companies and rich individuals to spew slop at the world. Crafting a policy specifically to address AI will just result in some other form of har
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
How do you expect to achieve even equality of opportunity when those differences exist? First, you don't need to achieve exact equality, just approximate equality. That approximate equality can incorporate a range of levels of wealth
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
We can start with equality of opportunity if you like. But there's no way to achieve equality of opportunity in generation N+1 unless you achieve approximate equality of outcomes in generation N, because one generation's outcomes
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
> I've always found it bizarre how so many "progressives" think it's acceptable to use force to realize their preferred society. All law is the use of force to realize a preferred society.
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
> In my experience the kinds of kids who are worth having in the lab are not from the kinds of families that can afford 50k. This is a fundamental issue in my view. The types of people who will do good work are precisely the type who ha
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
They're doing that because it's the only leverage they have, because of our screwed-up system. In a more just world, the kind of "pay me $1 billion" stuff that Trump is doing to UCLA would instead be done tenfold to the
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
Having a good brand increases the likelihood of donations.
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by BrenBarn 1y ago
I mean, I think this decision also shows how much unfairness there is. I guess the difference is this is a one-time thing that people may forget about, whereas reports would be required on an ongoing basis.

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