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781.
“I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid that computation is too carbon intensive”(shkspr.mobi)
48 points by edent 3y ago|81 comments
782.
by edent 3y ago
Again, this will depend on the laws in your country. Speak to someone local to you.
783.
by edent 3y ago
Each country has its own unique employment laws. So you would need a different Union in each country. In the UK, for example, it doesn't matter how small your employer is - you still have the right to have your Trade Union representati
784.
by edent 3y ago
Join a Union. The bitter truth is your employer has a lot more lawyers than you do. For all the talk about how well-compensated and in-demand tech workers are, the reality is usually different. You need someone in your corner to help you fi
785.
What 3 Words is a mess(w3w.me.ss)
4 points by edent 3y ago|0 comments
786.
by edent 3y ago
There's a lovely line in the original BitCoin paper which says: > Transactions that are computationally impractical to reverse would protect sellers from fraud, and routine escrow mechanisms could easily be implemented to protect bu
787.
Edit This Blog Post(shkspr.mobi)
82 points by edent 3y ago|12 comments
788.
by edent 3y ago
I bought a microwave recently. I read a bunch of reviews, tried a few in shops. When I press the big button it starts. My TV is pretty new. It doesn't lag or show ads because I didn't buy an ad-subsidised one. I have a dozen diffe
789.
by edent 3y ago
Is this just America failing to update to the modern world again? In the UK, if I want to hire a car, I have to provide a code from a Government website which is tied to my driving licence. The hire company check the validity of my licence
790.
by edent 3y ago
Make better choices. You chose to buy the crappy microwave. You chose that TV. You chose that coffee shop. As for the car? I'm happy that my taxes aren't being spent on scraping your bloodied remains off the street. But I guess yo
791.
A (tiny, incomplete, single user, write-only) ActivityPub server in PHP(shkspr.mobi)
6 points by edent 3y ago|1 comments
792.
24 Seconds to view the product images on Amazon's website(xn--ime-zza.eu)
4 points by edent 3y ago|0 comments
793.
by edent 3y ago
It isn't. Unless you want a long incomprehensible string. Someone is always going to want a short, unique, and memorable name. And when two people share the same name (McDonald, Nissan, etc) there needs to be a way to disambiguate them
794.
by edent 3y ago
Isn't the real lesson "pay for multi-year registration"? Or "make sure your have auto-renew on"? Or perhaps "add funds to your account to pay for critical services"? Or even "put a reminder in your di
795.
by edent 3y ago
This is fantastic. I stick my personal projects on GitLab and Codeberg - but if I want people to contribute, I use GitHub; that's where the people are. GitHub has a number of weird repos from popular projects which are just copies of o
796.
HTTP Area Codes(dougsillars.github.io)
42 points by edent 3y ago|9 comments
797.
by edent 3y ago
I don't know where you are in the world, but in the UK it is really common to have multiple supermarkets in spitting distance of each other. Most of them deliver if you're not in the neighbourhood. And not all of them offer lo
798.
by edent 3y ago
Except, in the UK, I do. GDPR is pretty hot on that. I am quite happy to take the (low and theoretical) risk of harm in exchange for the (high and real) financial compensation. You're welcome to either pay more or shop elsewhere. We ea
799.
by edent 3y ago
What's the downside? I'm quite serious when I ask that. If someone is going to offer discounts anyway, then I want discounts on things that I'm likely to buy.
800.
How we had our Nectar Points stolen, and this is how yours will be too(kiphakes.com)
83 points by edent 3y ago|131 comments
801.
Pong Wars(pong-wars.vercel.app)
40 points by edent 3y ago|8 comments
802.
by edent 3y ago
As I understand it, the problem is one of hyperbolic doubt. Imagine if you were on trial where the evidence against you came from, say, a computerised breathalyser. You might argue that the code has bugs. Then that the configuration was wro
803.
by edent 3y ago
But hot water isn't as useful as electricity. In summer, when solar is plentiful, radiators aren't run, and showers tend to be cool. In winter, when there's higher demand, there's less solar. Electricity is fungible. It
804.
by edent 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh
805.
Gravity Storage 101(cleantechnica.com)
4 points by edent 3y ago|0 comments
806.
by edent 3y ago
Ah yes. Property is theft. So I'm allowed to take your car because you're trying to restrict me from using something I have easy access to once I break your window. No harm has come to you, has it? Unfortunately, we live in a wor
807.
by edent 3y ago
Yes. Yes it is. There is a very narrow window where you can argue about the proportionality of state's monopoly on violence to coerce someone. There you can argue about the competing ethical needs to keep society safe vs a criminal&
808.
by edent 3y ago
People are free to leave a place which taxes them, or to homeschool their children, etc. This situation is not an exception. There is no compelling reason to force people to have their work ingested by an AI. Unless you believe that large c
809.
by edent 3y ago
Do you understand the concept of consent? Absence of "no" is not the same as "yes".
810.
by edent 3y ago
> People and them are quite varied though. So ask permission. Do you want to have our model ingest your work? Y/N

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