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by asxd 5y ago
I have a feeling the parent poster realized they were only mentioning the word, but chose not to write it anyway. For a lot of people, it is a very uncomfortable word after all.
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by asxd 5y ago
That's just not what I took away from the article. Out of sincere curiosity I would happily re-read it if you provided some quotes from the article that led to your interpretation. Maybe I can try to see it from your perspective if you
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by asxd 5y ago
I mean sure, although the time article uses the word "conspiracy" in a sensationalist sort of way. It's about Trump's efforts to weave a false narrative and the bi-partisan "conspiracy" to ensure the election w
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by asxd 5y ago
Well yeah, the difference is that conspiracy theories purport that a group of people are secretly conspiring in order to fool the public into believing a false narrative. I disagree with some views that fit that description and I disagree w
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by asxd 5y ago
It's nice to see a story about reconciliation. For a while now I've been slightly frustrated with family members for having what I perceive as backwards views. But arguing over whether or not a certain conspiracy theory is true ge
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by asxd 5y ago
I think that's exactly the point. In this context, planned obsolescence of plastics is the goal, because currently they last much longer than needed. I'm having trouble seeing how this might lead to planned obsolescence of non-pla
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by asxd 5y ago
Social pressure to consume any substance is not cool. But if it's a mutual desire, and in the right context, alcohol (or coffee I guess) can be a nice catalyst for bonding with coworkers and clients. It should by no means be a requirem
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by asxd 5y ago
Yeah, the paranoia can be very real. When I do smoke, I mostly like to do it alone where I know I won't have to interact with anyone and can completely control my environment. I think weed affects people in wildly different ways. I k
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by asxd 5y ago
Agreed. My ability to socially interact and be productive is pretty heavily affected when smoking, much more so than when drinking (heck, the right amount of booze might even improve those qualities a bit). Like you said, everyone is differ
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by asxd 5y ago
Agreed. Part of gaining the trust of another person is being honest about uncertainty. He subtly emphasized that authority figures are your best bet for advice, but they still don't know everything. It's a nice gentle introduction
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by asxd 5y ago
What you're saying is true, and it can be helpful to put things into logical terms like that. But it's a messed up thing when you're a kid. You're thrust into the world, and some people around you make everything alright
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by asxd 5y ago
Not to get too gushy, but as I grow older I often find myself feeling more like a child again--in that the world is not a controlled place, and none of us know why we're here, and we are all kind of trying our best to make a nice time
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by asxd 5y ago
Those lines > "Big bird, it has to be this way--because." >> "Because?" > "Just... because" Goodness those hit me hard.
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by asxd 5y ago
I can attest that the film, despite its flaws, had me on the verge of tears much of the time. Imagining someone whose sole goal is to encourage positive development hits me hard, for some reason. He surely had his demons like any human, but
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by asxd 5y ago
Definitely remove the back button hi-jacking. Also, it may have been obvious to some, but there's a short description on the github page: > "This creates GAME OVER/YOU DIED screens as seen in Sierra Online's SCI engin
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by asxd 5y ago
What you're proposing seems possible, but without any sort of evidence it's hard to see it as anything other than FUD. That being said, you're absolutely right that the virus has generated all this data. What's suspect i
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by asxd 5y ago
Somewhat related--this kind of reminds me of the somewhat common belief that your phone is listening to your conversations, due to oddly relevant ads coming up after discussing some product with a friend. It seems like if that were true, co
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by asxd 5y ago
> The biggest reason for Bill Gates conspiracy theories is event 201: https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/ Bill Gates's foundation initiated that. It's a pandemic wargame which happened suspicious
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by asxd 5y ago
I think you're right to question authority, but it doesn't seem fair to make the claim that > "there are extreamly powerful people in the world that will throw babies into fires because they believe in occult entities&quo
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by asxd 5y ago
Also, why? What gain would come from putting little computers into people's blood? If it's for some sort of behavioral tracking, it seems like a lot of effort considering everyone is already carrying a computer in their pocket. I
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by asxd 5y ago
I kind of saw this as just a collection of neat programming puzzles and an accompanying paper about automatic solvers. Doesn't seem like they are trying to affect the language itself in this case.
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by asxd 5y ago
Haha yes, "a modern zombocom" may have been a bit click-baity upon reflection. I mostly thought it would be funny to make those creepy pitch-shifted voices say something as silly as "tickle tockle" over and over :-)
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by asxd 5y ago
This is just a fun little demo of using HTML5 canvas and WebAudio. The code can be found here: https://github.com/austensatterlee/crazy-clock
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Show HN: Tickletockle.com, a modern zombocom [audio](tickletockle.com)
1 points by asxd 5y ago|3 comments
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by asxd 5y ago
I think the debate here was merely on misinformation, so to be honest I'd say market share doesn't necessarily apply here. You might rightfully say that weaving a biased narrative out of truths could also be labeled misinformation
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by asxd 5y ago
A video of hoover from 1984, a year before his death: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzfWbNTKndw As noted in the youtube comments, a good sample of him talking can be found around the 14:30 mark.
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by asxd 5y ago
His explanation of "cultural imprinting" stuck out to me: > In a way, cultural imprinting is a form of inception, but it's much shallower than the conventional (Pavlovian) account would have us believe. An ad doesn't
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The Zen of Python(python.org)
6 points by asxd 5y ago|0 comments
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by asxd 5y ago
I think this approach is a bit backwards. The world needs more competence , and people should be encouraged to admit their gaps in knowledge and learn from others.
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by asxd 5y ago
I really did appreciate the post, but I also felt weird about that language. Not offended or anything, but it stood out. Not to detract from the nice explanation in that post, but I do think "smart" can be a bit of annoying term.

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