RodericDay

18 ms·

1. 61.▲
   by RodericDay 9y ago

   I interpreted the comment in exactly the same way, and once again I'm baffled to see a perfectly polite and correct comment downvoted and greyed out.
2. 62.▲
   by RodericDay 9y ago

   I'm actually quite sympathetic to moral absolutism/moral arc arguments. I'm a moral realist. What I find hilarious is people suggesting America or most american companies are in any position to export values to anybody.
3. 63.▲
   by RodericDay 9y ago

   Python has the same via help(thing)
4. 64.▲
   by RodericDay 9y ago

   Carl Icahn is not lovable at all.
5. 65.▲
   by RodericDay 9y ago

   Everyone opposed to public salaries thinks they're the special snowflakes with a secret sweetheart deal.
6. 66.▲
   by RodericDay 9y ago

   You may like this article: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/06/against-domesticity
7. 67.▲
   by RodericDay 9y ago

   There's no misunderstandings on my part, bringing up the "hedonic treadmill" (with all the "I need to work longer to afford/spend more time on my hobby" that it entails) was fully intended and not confused in t
8. 68.▲
   by RodericDay 9y ago

   If all inoffensive sites ditched HTTPS, merely making an HTTPS request would justifiably arouse suspicion. It's important to make sure that inoffensive sites are behind the same barrier, to make that a poor signal.
9. 69.▲
   by RodericDay 9y ago

   There's a concept called the "hedonistic treadmill", where increasingly expensive and intense thrills are never enough for the people who can afford them. I would argue some people I know are stuck on that. If you can go to t
10. 70.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    Agreed. Bit of a rant, but I came from South America to Canada 10 years ago, and was super impressed by how independent people my age were. They cooked for themselves, they moved around using public transit, they had part-time jobs, etc. Pe
11. 71.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    I don't know why you're downvoted. This is a correct reading of my post. I'm more concerned with the family of a daring journalist being safe regardless of their investigations, than with the actual remuneration of the journa
12. 72.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    > America is owed robust news organizations Americans would and should pay for this, collectively and without recourse, via a strong social safety net and possibly taxes. Your shelter, your food, a high quality of life for your kids, etc
13. 73.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    Any browser provider that has a different business model than ads? For example, Safari.
14. 74.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    Markets and competition should prevent this outcome. Unless we're not in a competitive market situation, in which case regulators can step in.
15. 75.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    He's a fanboy and trying to make fun of your stated use-case as if you were the one showing off.
16. 76.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    It's so positive, it reads like one of those puffy videogame reviews.
17. 77.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    I've often dreamed of coding up some kind of worm-virus, but instead of stealing data or demanding ransom or corrupting storage, it would just install uBlock Origin on infected computers. Millions of infected people, with zero idea wha
18. 78.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    Yeah I'd say those are all anti-competitive.
19. 79.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    > Appeal to authority. ??? I just gave you a ton of arguments you can read through. You want me to copy-paste them here? Ultimately, your "arguments" are refuted with a simple "There's zero reason to be afraid of what
20. 80.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    In fact, Chollet links a whole series of essays worth reading: 1) The Myth of a Superhuman AI ( https://www.wired.com/2017/04/the-myth-of-a-superhuman-ai/ ) 2) The Terminator Is Not Coming. ( https://
21. 81.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    You're just awed by Musk and can't see how ridiculous what he's saying really is. François Chollet nailed it with the following comparison, mocking LHC alarmists: > It's not that turning on the LHC will create a bla
22. 82.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    Similar arguments could be levied for racial stuff, and I'm pretty sure were used to justify segregation eg: in combat units. "Different races are strange for kids, it may cause them stresses firing off their innate biological dan
23. 83.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    I want them for me and my friends/family on Apple devices. WebRTC support is arriving soonish so I'm getting what I want despite the downvotes :)
24. 84.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    Why did you buy four if they're not very good?
25. 85.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    I'm a scientific programmer who just wants to have a few tools available across my devices, mobile as well as desktop. PWAs are a great idea for me. Getting an Apple developer license is not.
26. 86.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    1k is an absurd number of people. Try <100.
27. 87.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    > Why do you think so many women occasion a "girls' night out", or men "hang out with the guys"? Cultural momentum. They inherit the habit from older generations. May as well ask why Swedes love saunas, or why as
28. 88.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    I have not seen evidence that keeping these topics sensitive is a good thing, so I think the burden of proof is on you to justify why they should be "kept sensitive". Notably, the "shame" around periods routinely gets ch
29. 89.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    I'm pretty sure I understand the point of your post. You specifically refer to "degrees of letting hair down" and outright say: > gender emancipation should not come at the cost of emasculation Your compassionate/bene
30. 90.▲
    by RodericDay 9y ago

    > Boys can't truly be boys unless there are no girls. I disagree. In fact, I think this kind of stuff is very harmful for development. Imagine telling someone that they need "white-only" time, to unburden themselves from t