Zarath

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by Zarath 8y ago
That isn't materially different than what currently exists, which is basically that your memories last your lifetime, you "die" and essentially become conscious as something else in the same way that you found yourself in you
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by Zarath 8y ago
I can think of a lot of fates worse than death...
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by Zarath 8y ago
> Sometimes when I close my eyes I experience a sense being an ant in a tiny room versus being the size of Galactus in a solar system sized room, and then warping back and forth like looking backwards through a telescope. That is, the re
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by Zarath 8y ago
I'm alright with that.
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by Zarath 8y ago
Depends which philosophy. If you're constantly reading desperate social engineering attempts (which are basically everywhere), then I can see how you'd come to this conclusion. Rest assured there are many people who disagree with
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by Zarath 8y ago
If you believe that the major danger of Facebook is that it allows people to easily be manipulated, then sugar coating your true meaning to be more appealing may just be counter to your purpose.
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by Zarath 9y ago
To be fair, those are two different things.
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by Zarath 9y ago
Does Zuck actually even use Facebook?
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by Zarath 9y ago
Compare the difference in their profit.
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by Zarath 9y ago
last.fm is easily the best discovery tool I've ever used. They do have spotify integration now though
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by Zarath 9y ago
You're right that Disney's IP is orders of magnitude better. But "Stranger Things" is much higher than 'people talk about it once or twice to their friends' (along with others like Black Mirror, Bojack Horseman
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by Zarath 9y ago
Yes. The one in particular I heard about was one of their ambient playlists, where an artist called "Deep Watch" (whom nobody had heard of previously) was supposedly placed into the playlist to avoid having to pay the artists that
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by Zarath 9y ago
Source for this? A little searching is telling me this is a myth.
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by Zarath 9y ago
It comes from whoever will buy the coins, presumably.
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by Zarath 9y ago
But just think of the shareholders!!!!
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by Zarath 9y ago
Well so if the coin is totally useless, then at least funding charities with it is about as good as it gets right?
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by Zarath 9y ago
Oh I see, thanks for the clarification.
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by Zarath 9y ago
How does one even pause app reviews? They don't own the app stores do they?
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by Zarath 9y ago
I bet having a babysitter represents a higher probability of harm to the child than a stuffed animal ;)
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by Zarath 9y ago
I personally call it "brainwash", as "propaganda" tends to have political connotations (which I think may be a reason you don't see it associated with typical advertising).
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by Zarath 9y ago
I think parent was agreeing with what you said, in that OP is preaching to the wrong audience because their salary depends on ignoring this information
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by Zarath 9y ago
Isn't this just lobbying?
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by Zarath 9y ago
They do have say in who they work for and what they work on. It's not as if a developer capable of doing self-driving work isn't in high demand. Maybe they should stop working for unethical companies doing unethical things. It&#x2
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by Zarath 9y ago
Yes, for bad actors
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by Zarath 9y ago
And look now you remember KFC and now just told hundreds/thousands of people on the internet about KFC.
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by Zarath 9y ago
Simulacra and Simulation
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by Zarath 9y ago
Kraken may be at 1:1, but Bitcoin is currently trading at a $500 (4%) premium on tether based exchanges.
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by Zarath 9y ago
Doesn't Steam track your game completion/hours played?
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by Zarath 9y ago
No way dude. Ever shopped for a car, car insurance, mobile phone plans? I almost guarantee you that the first company you thought of was a result of advertising.
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by Zarath 9y ago
I honestly cannot remember the last time a new technology hasn't significantly overshot ETAs

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