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by Terr_ 1mo ago
To reuse a useful phrase, understanding a topic is "necessary but not sufficient" for explaining.
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
> One Tool. Not a Universal Fix. > What works against an open Norwegian sky can disappear entirely into an industrial backdrop—and Eemshaven proved it. Aaaagh, I wasn't actively looking for it, but I cannot un-see it. > AI as
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
> That's always existed with Hidden SSID. If you are particularly paranoid you can set it up like that. It's actually the opposite, a hidden SSID will backfire and hurt your privacy when it comes to phones and laptops. With a n
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
They record spots for all wireless access points too, unless you opt-out by naming them certain ways and the surveillance-capitalism company decides to honor it. (e.g. The _nomap suffix.) I hope some future Wifi standard makes it much easie
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
Or women of any age in certain contexts, like buying a car, or explaining to a doctor that some abdominal pain is not imaginary or temporary.
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
America's tech-sector has a similar problem, which--until recently--was tempered by the idea that it was a dependable and predictable ally to most of its customers. Not just in the sense of secretive kill-switches, but "US governm
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
> Anyone with the capability to plan for the Iran war never would have started it Not only that, but it was already that way for ~40 years, where past presidencies all knew and documented why it was a stupid idea, didn't press t
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
Terry Pratchett, The Science of Discworld : > As humans, we have invented lots of useful kinds of lie. As well as lies-to-children ('as much as they can understand') there are lies-to-bosses ('as much as they need to know
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
Yeah, even if a wormhole is involved, the "surface" is some local magic machinery designed to make the trip survivable and ensure you pop out in the right shape on the other side.
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
> Schlock Mercenary [...] Gold star, A+, would archive binge again. Seconded, and don't worry, the initial art gets a lot better over the decades. :)
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
I assume that proposal extends to all sorts of investment (e.g. general business stocks) and isn't scoped to real-estate alone?
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
By that logic, I also own a microscopic share in all sorts of businesses, many of which have their own sadness or disinterest. Is there anything that makes real-estate significantly different, beyond how the pathos can be more-easily photog
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
We must be greedy for justice, greedy for kindness, greedy for people taking responsibility for their actions...
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
Hopefully not average, but I guarantee there are forces out there actively pushing it. Two versions, eventually: 1. Don't do anything that might interfere with our profits, time is available/needed to consider what to do. 2. Don&#
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
Right: It's a threat-modeling mistake to start lumping different groups with different goals and different operational constraints together. Sure, the cheap lock I added to the outside shed's door-latch is terrible and can be shim
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
I cynically ascribe that to a change in the market/ecosystem, from "personal computer as democratized means of production" to the (more profitable) "device we control to sell content and subscriptions to you".
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
I don't see that as a code-bug but a difference in implied requirements. Namely, the expectation about which person can/should choose the width of the lines everyone had to read. Let's flip it around: Suppose someone put in
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
Perhaps a softer critique would be that the author seems to assume that (A) feature-detection will map to (B) accurate and useful conclusions, and that isn't necessarily true.
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
Here's my paraphrased view of the comment chain: 1. stillpointlab: "I'm ambivalent about Section 230. Also [other things not discussed further]." 2. applfanboysbgon: "Hey, you can't be ambivalent about Sectio
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
> Just like financial services are forced to KYC, there would have to be some similar provision. To echo what you said to the other poster, that does not follow: 1. Simply repealing Section 230 would not create some kind any novel "
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
"Evokes curiosity" places it into a nicely subjective place, and covers things which are both disturbly weird and charmingly amusingly weird. However it doesn't quite cover the "weird" that is used dismissively, to
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
I try to walk a tricky path with foreign critics: Yes, your criticism is mostly valid, but please please do not think "it can't happen in my country", because I remember when I thought that too. This infection on the body p
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
Then when he gets sick, it'll either be kept secret or attributed to nefarious agents of Goldstein seeking to undermine Big Brother. I couldn't possibly be the statistical outcome of like chicken with regular bacteria, oh no...
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
> short sighted to implement such shenanigans Even if they were convenient shenanigans, in the longer term: Political action > Purchasing Choices > Individual modifications
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
Moreover, how could any past and positive "electronics boom" be attributed to "AI"? If anything it's the opposite, as memory components become obscenely expensive.
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
Started years ago: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/06/comcasts-new-neighborh...
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
My cynical view is that the half-measure (punishments for impersonation rather than spurious claims) just prevents well-intentioned protestors from highlighting the insanity of the whole system.
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
> It looked like they bullied the swan for entertainment. On the subject of cruelty in animals: > '[...] humanity may come to terms with the dwarf, the troll and even the orc, terrifying though all these may have proved to be at
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
For "no fangs" there are an awful lot of people around (or dead) with GOP bite marks these days. The SAVE act status probably has more to do with some Republican legislators who think it will harm their re-election chances by impa
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by Terr_ 1mo ago
FWIW on Android, Google Wallet tells me "Transit Cards: These cards never require verification", and indeed I can just wave my phone at the terminal without unlocking it.

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