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by arlcode 4y ago
I only read tweets from (self) currated lists of science / institutional Twitter accounts that provided great content or ideas (random examples: ESA, Ken Sheriff, Brian Krebs, Blender etc). The fundamental change was switching over to
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by arlcode 4y ago
Not OP, but going by pesonal experience way back in days of original facebook days a lot of people never posted that much and mainly consumed as soon as it was possible. Even before that on forums etc. there were many more lurkers than post
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by arlcode 4y ago
Yes. It's reasonable to assume that any somewhat socially competent person doesn't relish the idea of letting people go. That should be a given. And taking responsibility is just restating the fact that the CEO has all the power w
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by arlcode 4y ago
Yes and the mutiny did happen in part because the German navy planned for a Last-Hurrah-Suicide mission to "die an honorful death" The sailors were not cool with that and decided to not be killed on the final stretch of a pointles
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by arlcode 4y ago
What about the HR staff interviewing or hiring people? Or the marketing person who created / managed an Instagram campaign? Or the IT staff who setup notebooks and a VPN/firewall? None of these (or many others) was even involved i
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by arlcode 4y ago
One critical point to note is legality. In practice it matters whether a spy agency needs to go in covertly (via technology or human means) or whether a random police station in rural Illinois can just send a quick mail and get data of Germ
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by arlcode 4y ago
When I did sports as a kid I constantly finished close to last. (Just had not one bit of talent and/or genetics) I was very aware of that fact and nevertheless I went and participated. Mainly because my parents encouraged my personal p
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by arlcode 4y ago
> Some people are so naive and clueless that it's a parody of entitlement It's nice to think that one can stand his/her ground and not have to rely on others especially in societies were rugged individualism is a concept.
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by arlcode 4y ago
Even better for the land owner, they (or more likely a "subcontractor") can force the transfer once and even if courts get involved and decide in favor of the farmer, the records can't be corrected if they are based on blockc
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by arlcode 4y ago
As the article's author says at some point society is always built on trust in another entity. Crypto fully shifts this from the database operator to the software developer and is willing to accept significant trade offs to do so. Most
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by arlcode 4y ago
There might be a sweet spot where the payoff is large but the notority is low (think about one criminal organization going after the other). Unless there are street fights, people will not care that much. Or perhaps political opponents in u
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by arlcode 4y ago
Sounds like an operational Challenge but with billions on the line people will consider it. Perhaps one or two if the multisig holders are already on board and will "reassure" the others that everything is fine. Or one government
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by arlcode 4y ago
It think the difference lies in valuing the process or the result. Personally I think like you, if the product tastes good and the atmosphere is fine for the advertised price I'm 100% satisfied. If the restaurant manages to achieve tha
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by arlcode 4y ago
You did not lie. I just read half of it and for some reason it resonated more with me than usual. Thank you for the recommendation. I found the "it's just a regular job" setting very startling. Bleak indeed.
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by arlcode 4y ago
The hard challenge of social media is how to keep the barbarians at bay. People in general want to socialize and even put their opinion out their. What they don't want is to get death threats or be insulted for any minor opinion (or ju
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by arlcode 4y ago
If it's any consolation I think we are seeing the flip side of the occasional "EU is gonna outlaw the Internet" thread that happens whenever a new regulation is proposed/implemented. There is a legitimate issue but the s
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by arlcode 4y ago
Central banks, indirectly, can force people to use their currency (e.g. for taxes) and actively make decisions to try to follow a deliberate financial policy. Their states command economic, diplomatic or military power which they often use
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by arlcode 4y ago
For me it was getting into microcontrollers and (microcontroller based) electronics. Tinkering with IOT projects using an ESP32 is engaging because they offer both, a variety of high level connectivity features ( wifi, ble) and direct integ
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by arlcode 4y ago
As you correctly write some crypto people really believe that. In reality you now have two regimes: The code and the traditional financial/legal system. If there is a conflict the later will win (with all it's advantages and disad
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by arlcode 4y ago
Yes the heating period ist just now starting as it gets colder. That's crazy late. In addition Germany for example sees a huge reduction of consumer usage even after accounting for outside temperature. People are changing their habits
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by arlcode 4y ago
Much of German business is in B2B, engineering and manufacturing. Many cloud offerings are not required if your product is physical and/or not directed at consumers. For others there are home grown alternative. But it'll suck for
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by arlcode 4y ago
Same in Germany. It's local volunteers counting their local votes and the public is welcome to witness it (if they manage to behave and not try to disrupt the count). Until the proceedings are done the ballots do not move more than a f
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by arlcode 4y ago
I self-moderate people on social media who go into politics too often. Luckily my family mostly moved to messenger and keeps the discussion to personal matters (kids, illnesses, activities etc) The few times we talk about politics, are calm
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by arlcode 4y ago
Wow. and they are multilingual as well. For me it was the first time to (afaik) to hear tts of this Quality in my native language (which is a major one)
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by arlcode 4y ago
A mastodon instance like this does not need to be "successful" in order stay online. People are interested in what the government has to say and mostly multipliers (aka Journalists) are reading the actual news. It's good to h
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by arlcode 4y ago
Europe has plenty of world leaders and very large cooperations. Just a few examples: Automotive manufacturers, Siemens, ASML, Several arms manufacturer, Airbus just to name a few. In addition, at least where I am, there are a million small
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by arlcode 4y ago
Getting involved in local politics was what helped me to scratch the itch of doing something to improve society. At least in my area there is a surprising large number of things the city council can do to improve (or not improve) the everyd
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by arlcode 4y ago
Europe is working on this and the EU recently passed laws to open up digital ecosystems and improve competition and market conditions for smaller players. While these won't directly apply to other markets and may not even be that succe
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What do you mean by that? Patents? Copyright? Brands? Standards? Product Safety?
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by arlcode 4y ago
What baffles me is that he would have just followed the tried and tested procedures of acquiring a company he would have paid less and would have had a chance to reconsider if he reaely wanted to during due diligence. Instead he made a take

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