Hoasi

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by Hoasi 4y ago
> The whole playing records backwards trolling for audio that might sound like satanic verses, whatever that means On the other hand, these claims turned out to be excellent marketing for those records.
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TikTok profiting from livestreams where Syrian refugees beg for money(businessinsider.com)
3 points by Hoasi 4y ago|1 comments
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by Hoasi 4y ago
> This is just a cultural subsidy in disguise. This comes off as electioneering, which it probably is. It still is not a bad idea.
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by Hoasi 4y ago
Sanity will prevail in Denmark, at least.
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by Hoasi 4y ago
> aristocracy is hierarchical Hierarchy is the entire raison d'être of aristocracy.
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AI Creating 'Art' Is an Ethical and Copyright Nightmare(kotaku.com)
8 points by Hoasi 4y ago|3 comments
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by Hoasi 4y ago
Implanting a chip in one's hand is overkill. An NFC is just basically a relay antenna... you could wear it or have it attached to your watch or ring. When you change your address or business title, it's easy to update all the info
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by Hoasi 4y ago
> Always ask to see code and talk to engineers about what their days look like. I believe there are very few legitimate reasons they won't show you their code, but more likely if they're refusing, it's because they're
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How sturdy are Europe’s tech unicorns?(economist.com)
5 points by Hoasi 4y ago|0 comments
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by Hoasi 4y ago
> Stop comparing crypto to cash, the competitor is centralised electronic bank accounts and credit cards. Meanwhile, centralized electronic bank accounts and credit cards steadily work to undermine cash itself.
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by Hoasi 4y ago
That's when "you don't know what you are doing" that you can do your best work. If you know what you are doing all of the time, it means you are not learning new things.
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by Hoasi 4y ago
Many people who sure as hell never experienced actual trauma are touting trauma everywhere. But then again, mental damage is intangible, right? Since you can't experience other people's distress, your worst experience is always at
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by Hoasi 4y ago
> Don't you think that it makes sense in that context? It does, in an age of entitlement where we teach kids any of their feelings are valid reasons to bully other people to get what they want.
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Could artificial intelligence become sentient?(economist.com)
3 points by Hoasi 4y ago|0 comments
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State of Crypto Report(a16zcrypto.com)
2 points by Hoasi 4y ago|0 comments
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Decentralized Society: Finding Web3's Soul(papers.ssrn.com)
3 points by Hoasi 4y ago|0 comments
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Welcome to the era of the hyper-surveilled office(economist.com)
143 points by Hoasi 4y ago|170 comments
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Locked down in Shanghai, I’ve caught a glimpse of our techno-dystopian future(economist.com)
5 points by Hoasi 4y ago|9 comments
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by Hoasi 4y ago
> Just like several years ago you'd say "there's a big difference between these trippy deep-dream images and an actual meaningful illustration with a style and a coherent theme". But here we are. Exactly, at the very
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by Hoasi 5y ago
Information wants to be free. If free speech is paramount to democracy, we shouldn't discriminate. Most people understand there is an information war at play. Most people know that information is either propaganda or carries an agenda.
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by Hoasi 5y ago
> Have you considered it's just really early days? How many years do early days last?
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by Hoasi 5y ago
> If this is true (and it seems to be), the metaverse and VR aren't likely to help mental health. And we haven't yet fully assessed the damage of "social" Web 2.0...
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by Hoasi 5y ago
Cute stickers are not just a crucial part of the conversation. Cute stickers are the conversation.
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by Hoasi 5y ago
> On a side note, d'Hérelle was a fantastic adventurer and his life is fascinating (the French version of [1] has a nice summary), even moreso than Yersin's (the discoverer of the bacteria responsible for the Plague[2], and fou
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by Hoasi 5y ago
Martin supported Bukowski early in his career (as a late-blossoming writer). There are many friendly mentions of him and Black Sparrow Press from Bukowski himself. They had a contract. Martin would publish anything Bukowski wrote, as long a
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by Hoasi 5y ago
These "corrections" are indeed a serious crime. And such a letdown from an old Bukowski friend.
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by Hoasi 5y ago
Always be ready to leave the table first. It doesn’t mean that you will; it doesn’t mean that you should. It means you are prepared. And this can be a huge advantage.
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by Hoasi 5y ago
> What he is doing should have been secure. Sure, but using any third party is inviting a layer of risk. Banks get hacked too. No system is without vulnerabilities. You decide which to trust, including your potentially error-prone self.
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by Hoasi 5y ago
I have about $100 in BAT from the initial Brave giveaway, even though I almost never use Brave aside from testing.
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by Hoasi 5y ago
> (...) an interesting idea that I think solves some of the problem with trolls. The idea is that you can register for different communities but have to pay in order to comment. That is, assuming said trolls have neither the financial me

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