Siira

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by Siira 4y ago
WhatsApp is not even blocked here in Iran. There are not verifiable builds from open source clients.
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by Siira 4y ago
Trust a hacker or an MBA - difficult choice!
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by Siira 4y ago
alias calc='noglob calc-actual-implementation' Disables globs for that particular command in Zsh.
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by Siira 4y ago
Base64 images and URLs are possible with extensions, but simple files are better IMO. Getting URLs asynchronously doesn’t work well, and base64 embedding seriously bloats the text file and makes it more difficult to plain text tools on it.
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by Siira 4y ago
It’s as trivial as images in markdown, but there are more optional config options and extensions to, e.g., just paste from the clipboard.
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by Siira 4y ago
I have images, audio, and backlinks using UUIDs in my terminal emacs. The image support is the worst, as I have to open the image and then it takes over the screen until I dismiss it, but it’s usable.
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by Siira 4y ago
I believe in the opposite; systematic incompetence is no different from malice, and this is usually well understood by the people who have influence over the system.
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by Siira 4y ago
Laziness has costs, that’s not a new thing. You want something, you have to work for it.
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by Siira 4y ago
The problem with “good” fiat is that it is never good for everyone. Inflation usually hits discriminatorily. And it doesn’t last. Even the US now has high inflation. The gold standard has its problems, but putting hard limits on currency cr
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by Siira 4y ago
Perhaps, but replacing the gold standard with no backing is not then the answer. There should be hard accountability on anyone who can create money. Cryptographic measures seem promising in this regard, but I have never heard of governments
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by Siira 4y ago
They could make the first period an optional free study session. This problem is not that difficult.
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by Siira 4y ago
Externalities, Nash equilibria, and fairness are good keywords to start understanding why the “natural state of affairs” can suck for the majority of people.
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by Siira 4y ago
Automation and composability are an important part of a UI. CLI tools also generally beat GUIs in speed. A hypothetical text2pdf runs almost instantly. Doing the same thing with Word can take 5 minutes.
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by Siira 4y ago
What are the laws on stolen gold from a bank? In my country, the bank has zero responsibility and is doing a best-efforts service.
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by Siira 4y ago
You can install APKs directly on Android. It only takes one not-that-scary checkbox.
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by Siira 4y ago
This is just reverse foolery. A gun is valuable whether people believe in it or not. Same with a hamburger.
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by Siira 4y ago
If this kind of thinking was prevalent, it might work. It is currently not, and I doubt posting about it will help much. Besides, there are lots of incompetent people who prefer the current dishonesty, so breaking this Nash equilibrium is h
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by Siira 4y ago
Do you have any actual empirical evidence? In my undergrad, even different STEM departments (e.g., math, EE) had differing rigor and workload based on the average scores they required of admissions. Almost all grading was done relative to o
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by Siira 4y ago
Lisp syntax is simpler than other languages. Unfortunately, simplicity often clashes with conciseness. In Python, you can do neat stuff like `[a[a!=0][:, 8] for a in A]`. It is possible to somewhat replicate the same ease of use using (read
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by Siira 4y ago
> harmful stereotypes and representations So we can't have this model because of ... the mere possibility of stereotypes? With this logic, humans should all die, as we certainly encode some nasty stereotypes in our brains. This leve
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by Siira 4y ago
Obviously, these are tradeoffs decided by the capitalistic (pseudo)majority. It’s not sexism. (And I have hands smaller than your average woman.)
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by Siira 4y ago
The banking system has zero security for you as an individual. The DB admins though? They do enjoy some security. (Still not as much as Bitcoin, having central points of failure.)
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by Siira 4y ago
It makes petty people feel they have power over you. It’s not like they are that wrong. We like to reward norm enforcing, but we aren’t sufficiently inoculated against exploitative ones. The end game can be seen in any big religion.
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by Siira 4y ago
It is most probably not meaningfully painful for people, but it does seem to deflect responsibility from actually helping marginalized people, while giving status to assholes who enjoy harassing others instead of contributing anything. In s
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by Siira 4y ago
CSAM versus explicitly mandated mass surveillance, is there even a shred of doubt about which is more important? …
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by Siira 4y ago
Paradox of tolerance is A) not obviously true, B) only applies to extreme acts, otherwise you have zero tolerance.
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by Siira 4y ago
Yes, ultimately, the gold standard is the only way to stop arbitrary taxation AKA inflation.
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by Siira 4y ago
It’s of course very complicated, but the hypothesis is not implausible. A recent example is Twitter. Musk spent a ton of money to buy it, which will probably improve the service, while Musk himself doesn’t gain much physical resources in th
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by Siira 4y ago
Central banks are a frequent source of exploitation. Burning some energy to reduce their power can be a worthwhile tradeoff.
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by Siira 4y ago
This can be easily solved via governmental certification.

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