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by beardyw 9mo ago
Not sure if HN monitors brigading.
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by beardyw 9mo ago
Open the pod bay doors, HAL
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by beardyw 9mo ago
Isn't that what Americans call socialism?
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by beardyw 9mo ago
Hopefully we will continue to remember we are humans and behave that way. Otherwise we are obsolete.
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by beardyw 9mo ago
I think this is far too nuanced. I am terrified by what the civilization we have known will become. People living in less advanced economies will do OK, but the rest of us not so much. We stand on the brink of a world where some wealthy peo
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by beardyw 9mo ago
Not all countries consider bribes as doing business.
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by beardyw 9mo ago
It's exactly the same problem as with humans. The only difference is you can control (willing) people more easily.
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by beardyw 9mo ago
Well you must exclude money purchase schemes where the pension is a tax efficient form of saving. Public pensions do rely on current contributions. But Ponzi schemes trick investors by financing initial returns out of investments. Not at al
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by beardyw 9mo ago
"may have" - nearly Betteridges law.
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by beardyw 9mo ago
People flag stuff. I don't think it results in removal automatically though it probably downgrades it as a story. Some may regard this as off topic, but censorship seems to be a recurring subject and regularly discussed.
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What were the first animals? The fierce sponge–jelly battle that just won't end(nature.com)
4 points by beardyw 9mo ago|0 comments
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by beardyw 9mo ago
Thanks for the correction, you are right. Also about the confusion!
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by beardyw 9mo ago
If I was in the USA with the rise in measles I would definitely be wanting it (I have had it, I am way over 50) just to avoid shingles. But perhaps a better course would be to have a more grown up attitude to death. We are all going to die
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by beardyw 9mo ago
People want to feel loved, safe, respected and happy. To make the world a better place start with yourself and make sure you make those things a priority with whoever you interact with.
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by beardyw 9mo ago
And since we are worn out by this being so much in so many places, the fact that it is nothing like is a plus point!
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Microsoft declares 'reliability' a priority for Visual Studio AI(theregister.com)
4 points by beardyw 9mo ago|0 comments
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by beardyw 9mo ago
What would be the point of it?
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by beardyw 9mo ago
Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
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BT loses more than 200k broadband customers as profits slump(theguardian.com)
2 points by beardyw 9mo ago|0 comments
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by beardyw 9mo ago
And like the travelling garden gnome, it shows where your phone has been. Good idea though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelling_gnome
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AWS intruder pulled off AI-assisted cloud break-in in 8 mins(theregister.com)
2 points by beardyw 9mo ago|0 comments
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by beardyw 9mo ago
Via: https://hackaday.com/2026/02/04/detecting-helium-leaks-with-...
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Detecting Helium Leaks with Sound in a Physics-Based Sensor(physicsworld.com)
2 points by beardyw 9mo ago|1 comments
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UK services sector job cuts continue as companies automate, PMI survey shows(theguardian.com)
2 points by beardyw 9mo ago|0 comments
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by beardyw 9mo ago
What is the motivation behind those submitting these PRs?
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by beardyw 9mo ago
Archived a month ago https://archive.ph/2025.12.19-024210/https://www.bloomberg.c...
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The Future of Species – are we on the verge of creating synthetic life?(theguardian.com)
2 points by beardyw 9mo ago|0 comments
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by beardyw 9mo ago
Originally in 1908: I will do my duty to God and the King. I suppose the equivalent in the USA might have been: "and the president", but let's not go there.
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KDE Binds Itself Tightly to Systemd, Drops Support for Non-Systemd Systems(hackaday.com)
13 points by beardyw 9mo ago|7 comments
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Firefox makes AI optional, like it probably should have been all along(theregister.com)
3 points by beardyw 9mo ago|2 comments

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