Timwi

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by Timwi 2y ago
Wikipedia only provides a small subset of sources which it arbitrarily deems “reliable” by some arcane definition that flies in the face of what everyday normal people mean by “reliable”. It does the same with “notability”, so most topics d
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by Timwi 2y ago
> Yes, editing Wikipedia is harder than it needs to be and you better have your Kevlar underwear on before venturing into hot potato topics, but ... but? Really? After that first part of your sentence, you think there’s a “but”? > con
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by Timwi 2y ago
If by “functioning” you mean that a dispute is only considered resolved if it goes the way of the established status quo, I suppose you're right, but that's a weird definition of “functioning”.
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by Timwi 2y ago
> established editors should try to do a better job helping people learn the ropes Translation: you're not welcome unless you adhere precisely to established editors’ views and practices. There is no room for introspection, civilize
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by Timwi 2y ago
A traveſty.
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by Timwi 2y ago
That is indeed what I do when I see a subscription pop-up or some other annoyance my adblocker missed. Despite, by that time I've already clicked on it, and sometimes even read some of the content, before I'm rudely ejected from t
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by Timwi 2y ago
> > do better > Which is what? UBI.
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by Timwi 2y ago
If I go to TheBrink to read about game news, and I click on a link that says the article is about that new game, then I get what I asked for. Coupled with a clear indication that it's paid-for content, it should be fine. What's no
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by Timwi 2y ago
> Who defines what is culturally OK? I define what's OK to me. I am able (and legally allowed) to choose what my browser displays to me, so I use browser extensions to control my (and only my) experience of the web. I do not hurt an
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by Timwi 2y ago
> The advertising model makes the rich subsidize services for the poor This is technically true, but it leaves out the entire flipside of the coin. The rich wouldn't do that at the scale that they do if it didn't benefit them m
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by Timwi 2y ago
I'd rather have 10 entrepreneurs passionately engaged in their genuine interest to improve lives, than 10,000 entrepreneurs racing and competing with each other to see who can exploit more people and extract more wealth for themselves.
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by Timwi 2y ago
> Ads are an incredible technology that has dramatically improved everyone's ability to build businesses online. UBI does that better. Not only does it mean we can build the businesses we actually care about and believe in, as oppos
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by Timwi 2y ago
For me, it's because it's carefully crafted to be as manipulative as possible. It uses modern psychological tricks to influence our thought and behavior in ways we are unaware of and largely powerless against. The intention behind
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by Timwi 2y ago
It's an ad if and only if it is mixed into an article that is not about the movie. If I click a link that says that the article behind it is about the movie, it's not an ad. If I click on a link to a comparison of PC networking eq
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by Timwi 2y ago
There's only one “carefully tailored” exception that I approve of, and that's when it's solicited. Ads should show if and only if the user asked for them. There are plenty of people who intentionally opt out of ad blockers to
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by Timwi 2y ago
Of course they can. Carbon dioxide consists of quarks and electrons. I can divide it into units smaller than atoms and it's still quarks and electrons. All you did was a word trick by assuming a specific meaning of “substance”.
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by Timwi 2y ago
There's a thin row of tiles on the edge where water will come flowing in, and roundabout 1989-1990 it will flood (=remove) the lighthouses that form the border.
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by Timwi 2y ago
I think you misread what I wrote. Your example could be fixed by braces, but it can equally well be fixed by just automatically fixing the incorrect indentation. Visual Studio has been doing this for a decade already. It's really not r
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by Timwi 2y ago
I'll bite. We should be concerned about AI because one of its consequences in our current world is that it may make it harder for people to make a living. However, that's not a failing of AI, it's a failing of our current wor
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by Timwi 2y ago
You are an amazing dad. I hope more parents will follow your example and encourage the next generation to be resourceful, passionate and creative.
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by Timwi 2y ago
It shouldn't be your place to decide what hobbies your child should and shouldn't focus on.
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by Timwi 2y ago
I thought of that too, but also the US banning Kinder Surprise eggs.
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by Timwi 2y ago
I used to play this a lot with a friend. We made a map called “German Reunification” which simulates the separation until 1989 and subsequent reunification. The map is made from real elevation data and city geocoordinates. https:/&#x2
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by Timwi 2y ago
Another win for the copyright mafia. > It is estimated that the amount of financial damages suffered annually from the illegal service is a massive €10 billion ($10.5B). Oh boo hoo, some billionaires are getting a couple billions less th
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by Timwi 2y ago
It's a bit buried, but there's a link further down that takes you to an interface similar to ChatGPT. However, I have not been able to get any output from it; it seems to just think forever. I must be giving it the wrong prompts..
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by Timwi 2y ago
I asked it to just count letters in a long word and it never returned an output (been waiting for 30 minutes now)
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by Timwi 2y ago
> Not having the braces makes it so easy to accidentally break in later changes or refactoring. Did you mean “not having a linter”? Because once you have a linter you no longer need the braces because the autoformatting will always fix t
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by Timwi 2y ago
While I agree with your sentiment in general, this thread is about the legal situation and your argument is unfortunately not a legal one.
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Not sure about US or other jurisdictions, but that's not how any of this works in Germany. In Germany downloading anything from anywhere (even a movie) is never illegal and does not require a license. What's illegal is publishing&
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GIFs??

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