FLeXMurphy

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by FLeXMurphy 5d ago
I'd like for HN to start tagging posts that are not written by terry tao, but are guest posts, like this one. Considering HN internally already uses AI tools to scan through and read the content to determine if it is AI-generated, I as
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by FLeXMurphy 8d ago
To back up stvltvs, the OP did more or less just use the one-liner as a zinger. "Protects but doesn't bind X, binds but doesn't protect Y" is the caricature, really. I'm sure you can find more floating examples on H
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by FLeXMurphy 8d ago
Who is Matt Stoller? Is he a known quantity?
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by FLeXMurphy 8d ago
Lobste.rs
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by FLeXMurphy 8d ago
Bread and circuses. Flood the zone with shit.
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by FLeXMurphy 8d ago
Apart from jacquesm's wonderful milquetoast comment, if anyone has any practical solutions to this problem that do not involve suspension of disbelief that voting (with or without wallet) and calling "your congresscritter" or
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by FLeXMurphy 8d ago
[checks profile] If this is your first HN account and you haven't seen the site in the prior decade, the "emotionally charged responses centered in the personal credentials of the author" is the SOP. The site has yielded to
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by FLeXMurphy 9d ago
Today: CCC invites all model citizens. Next up: "CCC is mostly a sex cult" [231 points, 180 comments]
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by FLeXMurphy 9d ago
Since it is hugged, here is the text: ``` I have a lot of mixed feelings about AI and LLM technology. I’m fascinated by its effect on our profession, excited by the potential gains in productivity - and thus the products we could rapidly bu
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by FLeXMurphy 10d ago
"And nothing of value was lost."
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by FLeXMurphy 10d ago
Needlessly reductionist take that doesn't steelman what the OP is after, nor do they need a lesson in definition of the word ad. Ads in their current form are predominantly a nuisance and malware. Only incidentally do they help the per
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by FLeXMurphy 10d ago
The article does not really have any arguments. It ends on this: > I’m not certain that that’s what we’re facing now. I said that I don’t like making sweeping statements about the relationship between technology and cultural change, and
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by FLeXMurphy 11d ago
The traditional examples look sturdier and heavier. The brick bridge looks overbuilt and hence safer. The examples where arch students gave higher scores, like with that god awful-looking house, I don't have an answer to. Maybe they ha
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by FLeXMurphy 11d ago
> You don't hear about bank mainframes getting hacked often. Who do you think employs the top-level criminals?
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by FLeXMurphy 11d ago
You are right to push back on that.
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by FLeXMurphy 11d ago
No Comrade Premier, it has only just begun.
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by FLeXMurphy 12d ago
I legit thought the title was a linguistic euphemism targeted at dario and sama.
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by FLeXMurphy 12d ago
I wonder how ICCup was able to stay online for so long? Hosted out of Russia?
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by FLeXMurphy 12d ago
I saw them in store a couple of weeks ago. I was taken aback as well since I do not read gaming news anymore and had no idea they expanded into this. They look like a cheap imitation of WH40K which I just found baffling. Do they not know wh
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by FLeXMurphy 12d ago
bobby kotick already did that and retired with the insane gains he made
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by FLeXMurphy 12d ago
4chan's /v/ has been slamming Blizzard pretty hard. It is interesting to see but not at all surprising. The current roster of Blizzard leadership is chasing something that alienates their core fanbase (as opposed to core audi
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by FLeXMurphy 15d ago
I read this in Steve Jobs voice. But maybe I was supposed to use Dr. Ian Malcolm instead?
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by FLeXMurphy 15d ago
Strong agree on this. I don't think I could do nothing any harder than I already am. Could you? Could any of us?
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by FLeXMurphy 15d ago
Surprised you put "hackers" in quotes but not intelligence.
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by FLeXMurphy 15d ago
I can't speak on everyones behalf and I am not just referencing Linux here, I am also referencing the great family of BSDs, but having the full source available as part of the install is what I'm all about. If that is _counter cul
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by FLeXMurphy 15d ago
The peak of human civilization, for me, was downloading Shrike and actually having it work "out of the box". If an absolute moron like me could get that to boot up with next to no involvement or fudging through the user manual, I
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by FLeXMurphy 16d ago
If the op/poster is here, you will appreciate this: Waters of Life by Mystical Sun (Deeperworlds, 2006). See if that rings any bells.
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by FLeXMurphy 16d ago
> According to Lakoff, an individual's experience and attitude towards sociopolitical issues are influenced by being framed in linguistic constructions. In Metaphor and War: The Metaphor System Used to Justify War in the Persian Gul
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by FLeXMurphy 16d ago
No you are not missing anything. This is a more recent bait-and-switch method of writing articles. I'm not sure where it comes from but if I had to be extra pessimist, I'd say it is a trope among failed writers. Sometimes they use
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by FLeXMurphy 16d ago
War is a massive racket.

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