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by _factor 3y ago
For me, I like how a simple algorithm that can be written in a couple lines, with a simple pattern, can expand into a very long pattern essentially out of thin air. This is one prime example: https://conwaylife.com/wiki&#x2F
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by _factor 3y ago
You’re more likely to get cut with a dull knife. It can cause it to slip. Technology is fine. It’s this artificial cookie-cutter society we’re forcing on everyone. We have a mental health and education problem. The tech isn’t the issue,
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by _factor 3y ago
Don't forget the security implications. If only root can run the compression/deletion script, all the compromised user can do is try to write to theirs. If you get into writing other users' data, that sucks, but nothing is
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by _factor 3y ago
At the benefit of a stronger economy.
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by _factor 3y ago
Google can store the data, compile a list of suggestions from it, and never see it.
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by _factor 3y ago
You will still need a static IP for SMTP. Dynamic IP assignment and NAT traversal are the largest hurdles to self-hosting reliably. DNS updates are great, but then you're still relying on a large centralized DNS provider. You can ho
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by _factor 3y ago
I’ve always heard this referred to as incestuous amplification.
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by _factor 3y ago
Expiration dates work for things like that. No need to store social media posts for longer than a few days. Transient data doesn’t need to be permanently pinned. It’s not a pure archive. Certain sites can be archived.
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by _factor 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homomorphic_encryption
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by _factor 3y ago
If only IPFS worked a little bit faster. It would be nice to have a browser where you can publish static content to IPFS and pin it through tor. It’s a shame that JavaScript can’t create peer to peer connections, not that most home routers
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by _factor 3y ago
An SEL4 kernel based os, but they’re few and far between for desktop use for some reason.
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by _factor 3y ago
In the majority of cases you maybe correct. But there are 12yr olds out there that don’t share your motives for building an explosive. Personal responsibility is great when it works with proper parenting. You’re going to have to deal with
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by _factor 3y ago
Maybe, but necessary in certain situations. Abusive or misleading content (definition up for debate) can be censored to prevent harm. If I have a blueprint for a homemade explosive that a 12 year old can make in a day, should that be easi
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by _factor 3y ago
You don't have to get rid of it, just treat as what it is.. a negative addiction pattern. As it is right now, it's a first class member of society in the US. Treat it more like regulated substances like tobacco. Allowed, but w
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by _factor 3y ago
It amazes me that sports betting is allowed to persist as is. It’s an addictive hobby with similar detriments to addictive substances, yet advertising to children is ok. If you go to Europe, you’re probably familiar with betting parlors.
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by _factor 3y ago
It’s needs a republic structure. Every person joins a small default group of random strangers, their moderation group. Small enough that bad actors can be fished out. This is part of a larger group where these individual silos get their
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by _factor 3y ago
Opinions based on trauma are rarely logical.
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by _factor 3y ago
Welcome to the world of supply chain poisoning. Go deep enough and you uncover local stores near defense companies and military bases which are targeted to contain modified inventory in the off chance someone buys it from said location. Y
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by _factor 3y ago
A locked down encrypted at rest data center is much easier to break into when you can reboot a server with a usb and be in.
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by _factor 3y ago
Diseases without the possibility of animal testing are going to take a long time.
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by _factor 3y ago
How about we start with the largest wealth holding: property. One individual can own an entire town and charge people to live there indefinitely. This gets passed via inheritance and no longer equates to the initial building value. On a mi
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by _factor 3y ago
“Write me a web application.” Sure, here are some Microsoft and Google products to do so! Not all filtering has to be prohibitive, just unnoticed.
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by _factor 3y ago
When a company has unreasonable deadlines set by outside entities, breaking rules is a necessary part of functioning.
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by _factor 3y ago
Right, so stop teaching chemistry in schools. Make sure there are only 3 experts allowed to work on the field, and lock their knowledge away from humanity. That will solve it. While you're at it, take away all the guns and any compu
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by _factor 3y ago
The timing and placement of your statement comes off as a challenge to the original statement. It appears you’re implying that what we’re doing today is ok because it is part of a natural process. While true, we also have agency to transce
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by _factor 3y ago
Can’t beat em so join em? You’re framing this as a capitalist competition. Non-profits don’t care if their “competitors” win market share.
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by _factor 3y ago
Newsflash. Altman is no Steve Jobs.
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by _factor 3y ago
In most cases they do not. We haven’t had unfiltered media for a very long time now. Your voice is blocked from a large audience by many many barriers if you mention any forbidden keywords together.
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by _factor 3y ago
It’s ok to be wrong and insightful. It’s not ok to attribute it incorrectly.
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by _factor 3y ago
I couldn’t hear it perfectly, but I’m pretty sure the instructions it provided were to transform the vertices of the cube to make the sphere. It’s like using MS Frontpage. It may look right, but it’s a convoluted mess underneath.

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