Hokusai

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by Hokusai 5y ago
> Yeah thanks to this logic and eu diktats we have less powerful lightbulbs accross europe. Philips LED E27 2000 Lumen for 20 Euros: https://www.lampe.de/philips-led-e27-120-watt-2700-kelvin-20... If you need something m
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by Hokusai 5y ago
> Gun control advocates manipulate statistics and call any death by gun "gun violence" as if there is no distinction between a suicide victim and a murderer. I would be happy if we could avoid that kind of death and the pain th
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by Hokusai 5y ago
What you want is not very relevant for Facebook, potential for growth is the only thing that matters. And that is a shame, because I see what you propose as a great service.
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by Hokusai 5y ago
> An annual tax on the world’s richest would be enough to lift 2.3 billion people out of poverty, make enough vaccines for the whole world, and deliver universal health care and social protection for all the citizens of low and lower mid
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by Hokusai 5y ago
Is your advice to buy stock in all companies founded by young people from 1976 (Apple) to 2004 (Facebook)? I guess not, you need many other factors that may make impossible to recognize these companies. Is not possible that it gives you bet
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by Hokusai 5y ago
Less violent societies with less encarcellation rates than the USA exist. That is the minimum that the USA should aspire to.
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by Hokusai 5y ago
> It's obviously a hard problem to solve. Or maybe that is not the problem they are trying to solve. They optimize to sell as much as possible, not to get you the best experience. It's like asking for the most shopped articles
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by Hokusai 5y ago
YouTube, infinite scrolling, free to play games ... everything is designed to trap our attention span. This is by design.
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by Hokusai 5y ago
Because better than deterrents, based in punishment, is to create a non violent society. That can be accomplished by regulating weapons, reducing poverty and exclusion, better education, etc. Punishment is very limited as an education tool.
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by Hokusai 5y ago
> the punishment should be 100x greater than it is today for any gun violence of any kind that isn't pure self defense Even capital punishment for the shooter will not give that man his live back. If the USA was not so obsessed with
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by Hokusai 5y ago
It seems that is reasonable to claim that Botometer has not proven its effectiveness. But that does not prove the opposite. That a police department is unable to distinguish thieves from the rest of citizens do not prove that there are no t
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by Hokusai 5y ago
I have seen that with General Electric. It's not easy to know when is the right time to jump your old trusted provider. At the beginning of the acquisition not much happens. Things degrade slowly because employees take the burden of do
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by Hokusai 5y ago
> Apple didn't just make a phone, it changed computing forever I though that smartphones were a kind of inevitable outcome of technological advancement, and that many other similar products where already out there. I have to agree t
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by Hokusai 5y ago
> if it's all publicly operated, then what's the incentive to keep improving things since your only stakeholder is the public and you're a monopoly anyway. What is the incentive of a private company to improve anything whe
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by Hokusai 5y ago
That makes sense, but it's a moving target. The company will optimize for the metrics at the cost of everything else. Private but paid by public funds is always a tricky place to fall into.
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by Hokusai 5y ago
Great documentary. It manages to present NFTs to a non expert audience. And I found a few interesting details that I was unaware of.
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by Hokusai 5y ago
> everything is 'overvalued' now You are describing hyperinflation. Everything is up, except for salaries. There are two options: A) accept the prices as real, embrace the inflation, and raise salaries B) crash the markets and
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by Hokusai 5y ago
Most of the time my B was recognized as R, as I was not properly closing it at the bottom. It's a very interesting read (and playground) and shows the difficulty of coding hand write text. It goes to the extend to not try that but too
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by Hokusai 5y ago
> I don't think he understands what K8s is. WASM is the new Docker Or the new Java virtual machine, as they are literally the same thing. Kubernetes has nothing to do with it.
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by Hokusai 5y ago
"Whoever reads this message agrees to transfer 10% of their wealth to Doctors Without Borders at most 5 laboral days after the reading" It could be nice, but it's unenforceable.
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by Hokusai 5y ago
> Now looks like they are in trouble for this scheme. All these cheats will never be accepted for working individuals. Corporations get a different flavor of justice. Even then they push it to the limits and dinner times find a burocrat
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by Hokusai 5y ago
> Location: Barcelona That is interesting as in winter and summer you will get a noticeable difference in availability. It varies between 9 and 15 hours of sun a day.
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by Hokusai 5y ago
And what is your alternative?
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by Hokusai 5y ago
> I would approach any plan that claims it can decrease inequality via taxes with a highly critical eye. Progressive taxation is very effective at decreasing inequality. What is your alternative?
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by Hokusai 5y ago
> However, on the other edge of the sword, a system with zero moderation leads to rampant spam, illicit content, “copyminting” (plagiarism), phishing, impersonation, and other problems. Open markets like Hic et Nunc and OpenSea are often
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by Hokusai 5y ago
> an online identity verification service that requires applicants to submit copies of bills and identity documents, as well as a live video feed of their faces via a mobile device. This looks like a solution you will expect by a small s
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by Hokusai 5y ago
> Many people have pride in their work regardless. On my experience, the only reason the world works is because many people has pride in their jobs and go beyond their pay grade to make things work. And rarely are the better paid as they
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by Hokusai 5y ago
I predict stagnation if I do not get a juicy salary increase. (Totally unbiased opinion on my part)
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by Hokusai 5y ago
"whistleblowers" is one answer. Public APIs and contracts are another, it's difficult for Facebook to offer targeted adds to companies while hiding it from law enforcement.
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by Hokusai 5y ago
I work with Estonians, silence is their way. Even Swedish colleges will say something given a long enough pause. Not the Estonians. I tried longer and longer pauses after asking if there are any question. I found the point that, one out of

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