_carbyau_

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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
I agree with your last paragraph. There is a value in "seeing the good in others". But we tend not to see it unless it benefits us. I also think the effort to see it - mostly time and patience - is less forthcoming nowadays. Wheth
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
Regarding your last point. There is a psychology behind "obtaining bigger numbers" being a never ending goal. (Aside: I mean, why does Bezos even work anymore?) And then you have Universal paperclips... a game largely designed aro
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
Here in Australia it seems like a month can't go by without a high profile sports person being accused of abuse/drugs/alcohol or other. Maybe it is something about the ultra-competitive streak - being "driven" - tha
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
Anecdote to support: With our first car that has sat nav, I instantly adjusted to it as a "minimap" in the peripheral vision. Though of course, I wonder if I am more likely to have an accident because I glance at it without thinki
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
Curious, do these outages affect Oculus users too? I am so looking at VR in the near future but crap like this rules certain products right out.
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
Thank you for the well wishes. While much Xmas themed stuff doesn't really apply to Australia, thankfully at the moment neither does COVID! So we're pretty well off even before we get to Xmas fun. Enjoy your hot turkey in the cold
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
I have a 2 yr old and I want him to have a brilliant childhood. But we're not having a pine tree taking up space (we live a in 2bdr apartment), dying and making a mess for no good reason. But then, there are so many Xmas things that do
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
I never said not to do anything at all. I just want the action to be different. So you'd still get your climate change benefit - which I want too! Maybe it works differently where you are but nothing is sold here. No paperwork changes
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
"So it sounds to me as if home owners are selling off space that they own (at great expense!) to contribute to the grid." Well, the "great expense" is subsidised is the issue. So not that great an expense. Effectively th
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
Anecdotally, where I currently live in an apartment in Australia. We have occasional brownouts/blackouts in summer when everyone is running their aircon. Not often, but likely to happen more with higher temperatures. I am keeping an ey
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
I agree with your first sentence. But you lost me after that. I never asked for benefit to every single person perfectly equally. For society, having the quite significant proportion of people who are renters and apartment dwellers getting
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
But is that something actually right? IE in the sense we would want more of it in our lives. Or is the profitability less about agility as per the GP comment and more to do with employee manipulation(for lower wages) and political sway (f
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
The issue for me is that it doesn't matter how cheap they are. Australian government approach is largely to subsidize homeowners to put solar panels on their roof. (They do do other things too! But billions in home owner subsidies...)
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
I honestly think the goals are technically feasible. I would even go so far as to say easily so. But ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons I put my money on the world failing horribly and plan accord
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
Well, if it's good enough for politicians, the FBI and CIA, every HR department since the 60's, FAANG... Why not for individuals too? I like the notion of "single player facebook". It casts Facebook as being an MMO and t
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
Personally, I haven't implemented this though I know I should... but I came across this idea in Robert Heinleins Double Star as a reference to Farley Files. In essence, Farley was Roosevelts aid and kept files on everyone he met so bef
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
"Well, a browser is an app for services entirely reliant on off-phone data :-) Just a generic one" Which is what I was trying to say though I did it poorly I guess. :-) Why do I need an app when the website will do just fine? &quo
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
While not being an expert my understanding is that having a phone almost is a requirement for the homeless to keep in contact with what little resources you have left. Even if that is only other homeless who can tell you when you are about
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
Yeah. Now I want to track down that "refuses to eat" story because we're at that picky eater stage! My feeling was that I would wait a bit longer for the more gruesome story than some of the others.
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
The world being harsh is true. And I agree that modern western society seems to simply expect bad things not to happen. Whether it is bullying, other human-human violence or "business can't be let fail". A simple look at the
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
As a parent reading to my kid every day I am getting better. But it is a real skill to tell a story well. I think the "ye olde storyteller that wanders from town to town" has morphed into the modern day comedian. The comedian ofte
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
Not an issue to do and hence not an issue for public at large. But apps come with plenty of their own issues which is gaining public recognition. It is early days yet though. Personally: - I find it odd to need an app for a service entirel
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
Obligatory robot vacuum root links and info: https://github.com/dgiese/dustcloud https://dontvacuum.me/robotinfo/ I have an S50 rooted through this information. Now it only talks to itself and we
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
My point to add is that Fairy tales are not always (maybe not often?) children friendly by modern standards. Same as modern day "cartoons". They can have quite graphic content. My wife and I were reading from a "Trove of chil
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
To answer your question, I think not significantly. But I started 3D printing Feb this year and started 3D modelling only for that purpose. I don't see myself investing in anything else. Right now it works ok for 3D printed models. N
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by _carbyau_ 6y ago
These progress bars lie because they don't represent what the user thinks - either intentionally or from poor UI design. I like MS Windows 10 "file transfer over a network" progress bar (though the pause button seems iffy...)