UtopiaPunk

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by UtopiaPunk 11mo ago
I know this issue is top-of-mind in the public discourse now, but the issue of Israel/Palestine has been ongoing for decades at this point.
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by UtopiaPunk 11mo ago
John Maynard Keynes wrote an interesting essay in 1930 called "Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren." It is very optimistic that the gains of the present time (his own time, that is) would lead to a future where individual
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
Haha, in my workplace, I feel it's making me come up with BS. I do use it occasionally in my job, and it can be helpful. But there's a very strong push from my C-suite to make everyone in the company use more AI. Doesn't real
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
My three-year-old and I listen to music together, and he (sometimes) really engages with what he is hearing. He'll pick out the words and ask about what different phrases mean. I'll say who the singer or band it, what genre it is,
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
We have a record player and some vinyl records in the house. My three-year-old is starting to like them. Today, he even was holding the record carefully by the sides. Made me such a proud dad, haha. My 1-year-old, however is pretty monstrou
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
We have a Yoto, too. We got it for my three-year-old and he listens to pretty often. My 1-year-old found it recently and I'm surprised at how much he likes engaging with it, too.
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
Why would an LLM give you a more "rational take"? It's got access to a treasure trove of kooky ideas from Reddit, YouTube comments, various manifestos, etc etc. If you'd like to believe a terrible idea, an LLM can probab
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
I'm admittedly very much not an expert in this area. But my post is less about the C919 specifically, and more about China's track record of developing manufacturing processes very rapidly such that they compete on the world marke
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
China recently started building and delivering airplanes. It will be interesting to see if Boeing can actually compete with what is coming out of China over the next few years: https://www.voanews.com/a/7528331.html In
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
I'm sympathetic to your take, but I disagree. I personally find a powerful call for non-violence in Christianity, specifically in the Gospels. But there are at least a few other worldviews out there that result in a life dedicated to p
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
Pronouns? Or do you mean something else?
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
I have a toddler. We never let them play with a smartphone or tablet. Occasionally we show family photos, and rarely we will show them a video. But an adult is always holding the device and in control. The toddler does have a "Yoto,&qu
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
The USA really needs to implement Medicare For All or a similar plan. The amount of bureacracy that would be simplified or just go away is staggering. The savings would be huge. Getting healthcare would be easier not just for patients but f
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
Medicare For All, as put forward by Bernie Sanders, would do this. It basically just expands the existing Medicare structure to cover everyone.
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
I've seen a few different science museums and the like have a special day of the week where they stay open later and are 21+. Booze is involved. I've never been, but it seems like it could be a fun time.
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
My mom lives out-of-state, and she sometimes sends little presents to my kid. My kid then draws a little picture on a postcard and sends it to his grandma. The post office fucking rules.
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
Yeah, I basically agree. The goals of republican politicians are to satisfy the wealthy elite (corporations mostly). Public services, almost by definition, do not make large profits and make it much harder for a private corporation to compe
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
[citation needed]
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
Do you think the unpleasantness of people has gotten worse over time? If so, what caused that to happen?
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
Peasant life has its charms, I suppose.
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
In practice, I do keep a OneDrive account because I find the service useful. But I run Ubuntu on my primary computer, and really only interact with OneDrive when I feel like it through a web browser. I feel much more in control of my own co
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
Probably a good move on Microsoft's part, tbh. Not great for society, but good for Microsoft. I find it annoying because I often just want a document to live on a local device, and I'll decide when I want to upload it to a cloud s
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
The car horror stories are much worse
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
I think things are breaking, for sure, but how badly and in what ways is very local. To your point (and my point, a bit), with current market conditions, many homeowners are staying in their homes rather than moving. We had a pretty long pe
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
I think you listed great positives for ownership. I would agree with those. But the parent is correct that, at least in the USA, owning a home is considered a financial investment that should appreciate in value. I think treating a house as
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
That is excellent.
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
I visited Switzerland recently and loved the train network. One really awesome feature was that the train stations basically doubled as shopping malls. Which makes a lot of sense, imo! We'd leave our room for the day, have breakfast at
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
I like this a lot! I don't have a blog, but this kind of makes me want to start one.
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
I hesitate to give one corporation or entity too much credit, but at least for the moment, the community on Blueksy is pretty fun. Admittedly, I was a fan of the Twitter of old, and that seems to be the crowd that is most active on Bluesky
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by UtopiaPunk 1y ago
laughs communistly

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