ExoticPearTree

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by ExoticPearTree 6d ago
For example “I have an MBA” and “I know a mechanic”. When you pronounce the M from MBA, you hear the e in front, you’re saying em-bi-a. But for mechanic, you just have a stromg m. This is what I mean by “if it sounds like a vowel”. And henc
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by ExoticPearTree 6d ago
> You think it's okay when actual harm and suffering results from a "battle of the brains" via computers, because one party "outsmarted" the other. Sure, it would "suck", but you think the playing field
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by ExoticPearTree 6d ago
Because “an youghurt container” sounds wrong. English has this thing where you know you wrote or pronounced something correct if it sounds right.
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by ExoticPearTree 6d ago
To keep it simple, you use an when the first letter of the next word sounds like a vowel when pronounced (vowel sound) and appplies to ancronyms too. Otherwise you use a.
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by ExoticPearTree 7d ago
> Does that extend to medical systems? Anything network connected that can be reached by an adversary. And, I did not say it shoukd be legal or illegal, just that the fault lies with who administers/secures those systems, not with w
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by ExoticPearTree 7d ago
Semantics. If you have a computer, the hacker has a computer, and you get hacked, the hacker is smarter. For whatever values of better/creative/resourceful you want to attribute to “smarter”.
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by ExoticPearTree 7d ago
In a nutshell, yes. My issue is that software security is not taken seriously most of the time because features are more important than spending a little more time on code quality. The hacker is not the one writing buggy software.
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by ExoticPearTree 7d ago
> Both are about preventing harm in many different forms. Software famously has effects in the physical world, that's the reason why a lot of it exists, and why people get paid that deal with software because it makes their brains f
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by ExoticPearTree 7d ago
Because it is a battle of the brains, like when you play chess. And I believe the smarter one should win. This is why I have this strongly held belief that if you get hacked, it is on you. The attacker was smarter than you, simple as that.
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by ExoticPearTree 7d ago
I don’t care in that scenario, it is the bank’s fault, not mine. It is on them to make it right.
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by ExoticPearTree 7d ago
When it comes to computers and software, yes. They need to do a better job not letting others screw them over.
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by ExoticPearTree 7d ago
I have this view when it comes to computers and software, not physical property or people.
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by ExoticPearTree 7d ago
I have this view when it comes to computers and software, not physical property or people.
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by ExoticPearTree 8d ago
I grew up in a country where every kind of software was availbale on a CD - usually a collection of whatever could fit on a CD. And paying for software was a considered a blasphemy. My first software purchase was I think after 2015, and it
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by ExoticPearTree 8d ago
Nope. It means the people running it did not do a good job configuring and securing it.
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by ExoticPearTree 8d ago
My point was that it should not have happenned in the first place. It should have just rejected the flight plan, sent a notice to whatever coordination center would have been in charge of the flight and kept running. The fact that it entere
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by ExoticPearTree 8d ago
A few years back, NATS went down because a flight plan waypoint confused the system and it crashed. They had to manually find the problematic flight plan, remove it and start the whole system back up. Considering the last issue they encount
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by ExoticPearTree 9d ago
To add a bit more context: owning a car in Singapore is extremely expensive, basically meaning that if can afford that, “you made it”.
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by ExoticPearTree 9d ago
Well, to be petty, people living in Orchard Rd. don’t care about 15 dollars (be it US or SG).
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by ExoticPearTree 9d ago
Icebreakers are not military vessels and they have nuclear reactors. Probably initial cost is the reason this did not become something more common.
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by ExoticPearTree 9d ago
Well, this is how the world found out that Google AZs are just different rooms in the same building on the same floor.
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by ExoticPearTree 9d ago
We need to start fitting nuclear reactors on cargo ships. The technology is proven and reliable. Not to mention no emissions.
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by ExoticPearTree 10d ago
Unless you have a synchronous like setup where you don’t acknowledge data writes unless the remote has aconowledged them first, you will lose data in case your datacenter is hit by a warhead. Now, there are a few things to consider: - AWS b
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by ExoticPearTree 10d ago
Yes, it was nice in the 99s snd 2000s when they were building a better EU. And then it devolved into regulation after regulation, strings attached to everything and so on. Now we’re in 2026 where I can’t buy a platic fork and knife, I have
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by ExoticPearTree 10d ago
The unhappy investors can sell their Meta shares and invest in something else if they don't like it, no? Now, since they are just unhappy but don't sell, it means Meta still makes money for them.
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by ExoticPearTree 10d ago
> Your talking points are misinformed and pretty ridiculous which makes me think you're a troll rather than having a faithful argument. But on the off chance you are trying to have a real discussion: The Council and Parliament both
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by ExoticPearTree 11d ago
> You keep spreading this, but the eurocommssion president gets appointed by the European Council, which consists of democratically elected heads of state. It does not matter who elects the EU commission, there needs to be a popular vote
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by ExoticPearTree 12d ago
> I don't see how the vast majority of founders can realistically expect others to fund their companies and still let the founder have the final say on all company matters. By not selling the controlling majority stake in their comp
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by ExoticPearTree 12d ago
No, I said it would be better for the founder to not be put in a position where he/she can be fired.
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by ExoticPearTree 13d ago
This and previous submission about the Automattic board attempt to fire the founder should be used as a lesson that you should never ever give up control of your company to anyone. Facebook is a good example on how to structure your company

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