LargeTomato

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by LargeTomato 3y ago
This post is a bit messy. The author starts talking about ads and algorithms manipulating us before quickly saying that subscriptions are similarly harmful, except that link is not really explained. It's randomly shoehorned in. The aut
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
If you start in 2016 your data is correct. If you start from 4000BCE I believe the largest human killer ever is malaria.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
Mosquitoes kill more than any other animal. Specifically a parasite inside the mosquito that causes malaria.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
Show me some data and I will change my mind.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
No one is claiming free speech as a defense as far as I'm aware. Free speech is entering the conversation because Elon has made it one of his personal North Stars and this case seems to make him look hypocritical. In the US workers hav
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
He's pouting, lashing out in anger, flipping people off, etc. He's not acting like he's done with the consequences. It seems like the consequences make him rather upset to the point he acts out.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
My cousin has some of my DNA in her DNA. She blundered it away. I wish 23 and me had treated her like the blubbering fool she is.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
If the NYT doesn't settle this could set precedent that will have massive repercussions on how all AI companies collect data. This could end up being a hugely important case.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
Not yet but the US has a big head start. The gap is closing every day.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
You are attacking points I have not made and arguments I do not believe in. I'm not sure why you're upset or why you expect crocodile tears to buy you sympathy on the internet. Randomly slinging shit at others isn't going to
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
That's okay because it's cheaper to lock them up, at least in the short term. Long term it's definitely more complicated but the punishment aspect that's associated with the more heinous crimes is a feature, not a bug.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
People remain deeply ill informed about the IRA because the media doesn't cover it at all. Normal Americans can't make an informed decision about what's going on if no one is telling them. It's very disappointing.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
CNN is making it sound like that. CNN's journalistic integrity compels them to explain that to us. Instead, CNN gives big pharma a nice little PR boost by burying the lede.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
> By cutting the list prices for Humalog and Humulin, Eli Lilly could avoid having to pay an additional $430 million in Medicaid rebates in 2024 It seems like there's more to it but I'm not sure.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
Based on the evidence I've seen and my own lived experience I believe that rehabbing criminals works better than punishing them. To me, that seems pretty straight forward. Where I disagree is how much it costs. There are some criminals
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
You just made my point for me. There's a historical definition and then there's a colloquial definition.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
First, calm down. Deep breaths. Second, your definition is the textbook definition but it's not the colloquial definition. That was my point.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
My android phone was redirected to an https endpoint.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
It would be helpful to be able to digitally verify different types of identity. Where I live, how old I am, my real name, my nationality, etc. Give the user control over what information is being verified.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
Nazi is not a precise word in 2024. A Nazi can refer to any of the following * Militant anti semites. * American anti-immigration Republicans. * Non violent, white supremacist groups. But really what we want to do is kick violent extremists
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
I, too, found the author surprisingly obtuse. I'm actually surprised she's a famous poet. The subtitle "You cannot be both A and non-A, it's simple logic" and then leaving that idea aside was distracting and came of
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
"Nazi" is too broad a word in today's vernacular. Many people legitimately believe Joe Rogan is a Nazi. Our society's excitement at labeling people we disagree with as "Nazis" makes it difficult to have discuss
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
It is absolutely the perception of racism that matters. Nothing more. Racism has two meanings, one objective and one subjective.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
Whether or not something is considered racist is not dependent on where it came from. It's solely dependent on if those in power feel like it is racist. Remember the Pepe the frog meme? Pepe was a meme that got used by the alt right an
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
Silent or low dialogue cartoons that rely on slapstick humor may lean into animal abuse. Cartoon animals like Peppa Pig don't have that problem.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
It's both. The Chinese economy is not "ruined". At the same time, the idea that China has no homeless is laughable.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
You are intentionally missing the point because you are upset about some supposed political alignment of the other commenter. In the spirit of the Paul Graham post about taboo I'm going to tell you to take a deep breath, separate logic
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
Agreed 100%.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
Not the compiler. We don't always know if a reference is null at compile time. Especially if we have hardware that can make references invalid when they otherwise might not be.
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by LargeTomato 3y ago
Fair. I almost removed "all" in favor of something excluding Rocket Lab and SpaceX but technically Starship is vaporware until it's delivered so I kept it in. But you do have a good point and I concede that SpaceX has a far m

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