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901.
by Nursie 2y ago
> I would suggest that both appear here. They do. It's not a perfect mechanism. > But a better system might be Yeah we've had 20 years or more of sites trying to find a good formula now. Slashdot's ratings and meta-rati
902.
by Nursie 2y ago
Disagree - community moderated quality floats to the top under such systems, exposing the better posts to more eyes and downregulating low-quality shitposting. It can certainly lead to echo-chamber mentality, but without it we'd see mo
903.
by Nursie 2y ago
There is a ton of information out there about this. It goes beyond free speech to defamation, inciting harassment etc. Repeatedly calling grieving parents "Crisis Actors", publicly calling them liars over and over again, it turns
904.
by Nursie 2y ago
Probably depends where you are. Here in Western Australia there still seems to be a “Bush Doof” party scene. I’m way to old to know the details of that though.
905.
by Nursie 2y ago
> Modern metal is amazing compared to the stuff from the 90s though. Eh, I've still got a lot of time for 80s/early 90s thrash. Megadeth mostly, it must be said.
906.
by Nursie 2y ago
> Perhaps instead of lowering the bar to protect the public from what posters here describe as unacceptable beliefs, we should raise the bar. Which bar is being lowered? What do you even mean by that? > Perhaps we shouldn't be us
907.
by Nursie 2y ago
> I seriously doubt anyone saying that stuff believes it I think you’d be surprised. And then surprised again how quickly they drop it if the belief becomes goes out of fashion and fails to signal in-group membership for whichever bubble
908.
by Nursie 2y ago
> Today adults crusade against these absurdities without the slightest inkling of self-irony. > Perhaps other posters can point to the underlying causes. It's because a lot of the flat-earthers out there on the internet actually
909.
by Nursie 2y ago
It’s not just allergies - taken orally there is no evidence it works for anything, and there’s pretty good evidence it is basically metabolised away. The frustration largely comes from pharmacists and pharmaceutical companies selling decong
910.
by Nursie 2y ago
I read a study here in Australia a little while ago that showed that removal of easily accessible pseudoephedrine had done nothing to either stop the proliferation of clandestine labs, nor curtail the availability of crystal meth. They just
911.
by Nursie 2y ago
> That is with a broad definition of self that includes family --specially offsprings, and larger "identities" like clan, village, city, country, race, creed, religion, and so on. In which case the entire conversation is moot.
912.
by Nursie 2y ago
I'm not sure that's particularly true. And it still doesn't come close to justifying taking away someone's input to democracy. I find all these discussions massively distasteful. Also short-sighted because they tend to a
913.
by Nursie 2y ago
No, I don't believe I am particularly an exception, I believe you're just exhibiting prejudice.
914.
by Nursie 2y ago
As a childless person over 40, wtf are you talking about? People don't all vote purely on self-interest, some of us vote on how we think human society should be run, and what we think is genuinely best for everyone. Not just for our ow
915.
by Nursie 2y ago
> Nobody can just jump in and add value immediately. That depends on the project and how much domain knowledge the consultant/contractor has. I've certainly been able to contribute on day 1 on several of my gigs. > I’ve met
916.
by Nursie 2y ago
An opinion at odds with actual definitions. Especially when it comes to “pure” OOP which has a pretty specific definition.
917.
by Nursie 2y ago
I think whether it matters or not is very much your opinion. And whatever your opinion, Java was never pure OOP, in fact that was an early criticism of the language from OOP purists back in the day. It’s still used in a lot of places and h
918.
by Nursie 2y ago
Outside of tech circles I think that’s generally true. Few people understand what it means for something to be decentralised and fewer people are idealistic enough to care if it means compromising on features. It’s all about the user experi
919.
by Nursie 2y ago
> Pure OOP aka Java has been a mistake, even though it's probably the most popular. I mean, Java is hardly 'pure' OOP and these days contains a lot of functional type features. I've come to the opinion that sticking t
920.
by Nursie 2y ago
I bet that thing’s hard as concrete now :)
921.
by Nursie 2y ago
Interesting! I have a weird memory of seeing kids in safety glasses on the tv sometime around the turn of the century… Looks like, as with all good myths, there’s a kernel of something resembling a twisted half-truth that got blown up out o
922.
by Nursie 2y ago
A gimlet? Hammer and a thick-ish nail? Honestly I can't remember how we used to do it. Might even have used a hand drill at some point. They're fairly soft when you've made a hole in the shell, so you might get away with a sc
923.
by Nursie 2y ago
This is really probing the dusty, cobwebbed corners of my memory but yes, I have a very vague recollection of a 'six-er' being somewhat special...
924.
by Nursie 2y ago
IIRC at some point schools decided to put a stop to it (it was a popular playground game in Autumn) because of the possibility of injury. Or that might have just been a tabloid outrage-bait headline.
925.
by Nursie 2y ago
All swans are owned by the crown and the monarch has the exclusive right to kill and eat them. Or at least that's the way I heard it, come to think of it I have no idea at all if that's true. Stops people killing and eating swans
926.
by Nursie 2y ago
That's more or less it. You make a hole through your 'conker' (horse chestnut, not the edible type) and thread a string or a bootlace through it. Then you take turns. One holds their string still and lets the conker hang down
927.
by Nursie 2y ago
That first one seems to be a bit more protest than rally - but yes, he did seem to, and that’s quite unusual in the UK political landscape.
928.
by Nursie 2y ago
LOL, got my maths a bit wrong there, 260% growth of $200 would be $720, not $460. Doesn't change the overall picture though :)
929.
by Nursie 2y ago
> americans have this weird thing where they worship politicians instead of treating them as disposable public servants who exist at the mercy of your vote As a British person I also find this weird. There was a tiny amount of it with Bo
930.
by Nursie 2y ago
I mean, they shouldn't, that means they're also running insolvent. Not only is that generally illegal, it's been the end of a long line of crypto exchange businesses like Quadriga, and possibly even going back to MtGox (thoug

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