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by djur 2y ago
The patent says that the gun receives "invisible light", rather than transmitting it. If the patent is referring to the same type of system as this Duck Hunt device (it's for a similar clay-shooting game), the purpose of the
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by djur 2y ago
You don't need to have a deep understanding of monads to use them. Plenty of languages are built on concepts that their users aren't expected to understand thoroughly.
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by djur 2y ago
> all sorts of performance bugs A lot of code is written in safe, slow languages that could be written in a safe, fast language.
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by djur 2y ago
A paradox is just a statement that is self-contradictory. It doesn't mean a difficult or mind-bending problem as it is sometimes used colloquially.
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by djur 2y ago
The implication here seems to be that people can't think about and discuss philosophical problems and also take care of more immediate physical concerns at the same time. Do you feel that way about other intellectual endeavors without
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by djur 2y ago
Do you think that mathematicians are drama queens because "2a = 4, solve for a" is a "math problem"? Just because something is intuitively simple doesn't mean that you don't have to account for it in a formal s
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by djur 2y ago
The term "scientific method" is itself a philosophical term (as is "method" in this context). Read, or even skim, this and notice how many of the important figures listed were philosophers: https://en.wikipedi
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by djur 2y ago
"Paradox" and "dilemma" and even "problem" don't have as strong a meaning in philosophy as they do in colloquial English. In this context, the claim is essentially that a particular system of analyzing the
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by djur 2y ago
Philosophy is not and does not purport to be a 'science'. The fact that philosophers make and discuss propositions that seem incorrect to you does not mean that the field of philosophy is fraudulent or unimportant.
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by djur 2y ago
Why not find out by turning off your wifi and starting the app?
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by djur 2y ago
Right, which is why people may prefer Bluesky, which doesn't amplify anyone's takes and lets users decide what they prefer to see.
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by djur 2y ago
It's not a core feature for their current user base, apparently. I think they care about it more than their users do. They won't be able to implement it at all if they don't have any users.
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by djur 2y ago
Who's talking about "getting upset"? Elon Musk has done a lot of things in his life that slot him into the "bad person, do not like, do not support" category. That's just called forming an opinion. I'm not
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by djur 2y ago
Not having done something yet doesn't mean you've failed to do it.
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by djur 2y ago
Why is hating Elon Musk irrational? Regardless of politics or business practices, his personal conduct is revolting.
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by djur 2y ago
Kind of, sort of, but not so much? They're also targeting people who left Twitter because of the moderation policies, ownership, and/or user base. Among Bluesky users, Twitter migrants easily outnumber decentralization enthusiasts
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by djur 2y ago
The relevant case law concerns defendants who "use an imitation to convey the impression" that it's the actual person. Just having a voice that sounds like SJ is not a problem, but the "Her" tweet and the fact that
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by djur 2y ago
OpenAI had the opportunity to prove as much in court and chose not to.
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by djur 2y ago
> OpenAI hired someone that sounded like her, and it’s her natural voice. They say so, yes. Seems like they didn't want to go through discovery in order to prove it.
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by djur 2y ago
You might not have a prompt from another human, but you're always receiving new input.
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by djur 2y ago
Sorry, someone is charging $70 for copies of _Plumbers Don't Wear Ties_? $5 more than for _D_, which at least is an actual game? And it's "sold out"? I'm not seeing any 3DO games on their site currently, including i
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by djur 2y ago
Most people convicted of nonviolent drug crimes are in state prisons and cannot be freed by the federal government, but the administration has been issuing pardons and commutations over the past several years for the small number of people
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by djur 2y ago
Yeah. I mean, it's a great accompaniment to some fresh fruit and cheese on a sunny day, a good album, maybe the company of a loved one. It never made me feel like a different person or like I was on a vacation from reality like alcohol
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by djur 2y ago
The evidence that exists suggests that heavy cannabis usage _at an early age_ is associated with the development of psychotic disorders. No state that has legalized cannabis has permitted minors to purchase it. No evidence exists that canna
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by djur 2y ago
It's already been legalized at the state level in 24 states, most of those states governed by Democrats. There's clearly a lot of support for actual action on this issue, including among elected officials.
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by djur 2y ago
It isn't gender neutral, it's a gender default. Unless you think it would be correct for the student handbook at an all-girls school to read "every student shall store his books in his assigned locker".
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by djur 2y ago
Some churches have the doctrinal position that particular translations were divinely inspired. Indeed, there are people out there who will tell you that the King James Version is the _only_ 100% true and accurate Bible in any language, beca
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by djur 2y ago
Not to be a pedant about the spelling of "pedant", but...
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by djur 2y ago
"I looked at Jim and he seemed nonplussed by the situation." Is Jim acting cool and relaxed according to his character, or is he uncharacteristically flustered? The author knows, the reader might not.
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by djur 2y ago
Why do you say that?

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