fsociety999

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Synthesizing Martian Speech(dukope.itch.io)
4 points by fsociety999 3y ago|0 comments
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Oliver Anthony “Rich Men North of Richmond” Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100(billboard.com)
5 points by fsociety999 3y ago|3 comments
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by fsociety999 3y ago
> Natural gas plants are about twice as efficient (~50%) as a typical gasoline engine (~25%) and burn much more cleanly, producing fewer pollutants across the spectrum for the same amount of energy. I think this is an overly simplified v
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by fsociety999 3y ago
Okay, so it is a clickbait title that “disproves” the claim. The bigger issue, in my opinion, is what about all the energy needed to recharge the batteries? Last I checked, most of that still comes from fossil fuels. In addition, what about
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by fsociety999 3y ago
What I find so odd about all this stuff is the target is very rarely OpenAI/ChatGPT. I understand it can be a useful tool, but if your concern is that AI has scanned your books without your consent and can generate new content in your
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by fsociety999 3y ago
I have received Apple satisfaction surveys before and the options are basically this: How satisfied are you with your new iPhone? * Insanely satisfied * Extremely satisfied * Very very satisfied * Quite satisfied * Satisfied * Mostly satisf
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David Pogue pointed out “jerry-rigged” design of OceanGate’s missing Titanic sub(deadline.com)
15 points by fsociety999 3y ago|3 comments
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by fsociety999 3y ago
Previous hn thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36136819
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by fsociety999 3y ago
I am not entirely sure why you are getting downvoted. It says right in the study > Vaccine-expanded T cells were durable, persisting up to 2 years despite post-vaccination mFOLFIRINOX treatment So yes, that seems to suggest you may have
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U.S. treasury is considering minting a $1T platinum coin to pay off debt(businessinsider.com)
2 points by fsociety999 3y ago|1 comments
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by fsociety999 4y ago
Of course this isn’t and wasn’t ever about TikTok. The same way the original Patriot Act was never really about catching terrorists. When a bill has broad bipartisan support you can usually be sure it is not in the interests of the people.
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by fsociety999 4y ago
While I agree it is a bit of a clickbait headline, it is all about the precedent when it comes to this kind of thing. I think you are severely downplaying the risk here. Using vague language like that opens the door for them to crack down e
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Do you also feel like our industry is bad at engineering?(old.reddit.com)
4 points by fsociety999 4y ago|0 comments
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by fsociety999 4y ago
I used AltStore for a while, but it’s kind of a mess. The project is not super well maintained, it’s buggy, it doesn’t recognize paid developer certificates if your paid account is linked to a business, it requires a Mail.app plugin to run,
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AI generated sitcom about nothing, watchmeforever, inspired by Seinfeld(twitch.tv)
3 points by fsociety999 4y ago|1 comments
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by fsociety999 4y ago
> the new weather app rocks in terms of functionality (IMHO better than the previous version of Dark Sky) While I agree that functionally it offers a lot, the interface is around 1000 times worse than the Dark Sky app. For example, to se
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by fsociety999 4y ago
The spins on most media coverage of this story are insane. Somehow they seem to suggest that it’s okay to lie (repeatedly saying he lived a frugal lifestyle) and steal (claims he didn’t know what was going on) as long as you give the money
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by fsociety999 4y ago
It sounds like easy money, but the volatility will likely liquidate you if you use any kind of leverage, and there are also lending fees you would likely have to pay. I would be happy to take you up on that bet though. I would be very surpr
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by fsociety999 4y ago
Yeah. Bitcoin is on a four year cycle due to the supply cutting in half every four years. Look at 2014, 2018, and now 2022, they are all pretty similar. I think it may still drop a bit further before all is said and done. I am expecting the
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by fsociety999 4y ago
While I agree that the Bee should never have been banned, the answer to this problem is less censorship, not more. It sounds like you are calling for people who have different ideological views from you to be banned, but that is not how a
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by fsociety999 4y ago
I think the key point in this article is this: > I think it all stems from Apple’s desire to simplify things for themselves This is the only logical explanation for a lot of Apple’s decisions lately. It’s funny how the release notes for
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by fsociety999 4y ago
I don’t think there is much doubt that traditional media companies put profits over reporting and facts. It is difficult to critique war when defense contractors buy up much of your ad space. Likewise, it is difficult to critique big pharma
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by fsociety999 4y ago
While they frame the post as if this is a positive and something they want to do, reading between the lines, it sounds to me like something has them rattled. They mentioned regulators here, and I would be curious to hear the story behind
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by fsociety999 4y ago
I think it is quite possible that humans attempting to “fix” nature is what will ultimately lead to the extinction of the human race. It is pretty fitting too since we are the ones who helped accelerate the mess we are in. The article point
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by fsociety999 4y ago
The FBI is more or less a legalized criminal organization that is funded by U.S. taxpayers, but is unelected and unaccountable to them. This article is from 2013, but I haven’t seen anything to suggest that this behavior has changed: https
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by fsociety999 4y ago
Is it really that insane of an accusation? This is how almost everything in the world works. This isn’t only about greed either. People want their research published for reasons other than greed. For example, they want to move up in their
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by fsociety999 4y ago
People did talk, but they were silenced and the media did not report on it: http://raylahr.com/ntsb-clears-up-twa-800-conspiracy-theory.... > No fewer than four serious professionals within the investigation made speci
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by fsociety999 4y ago
Pretty funny to look at this description on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_800_conspiracy_theo... > TWA Flight 800 conspiracy theories are discredited alternative explanations of the crash of Tr
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by fsociety999 4y ago
I think there is a fine line between a tech company and a financial services company. Do you think it is okay for a bank to restrict people access to their own money or deny bank accounts because of opinions they hold or things they say? It
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by fsociety999 4y ago
I assume you are referring to this article: https://dailysceptic.org/2022/09/20/the-growing-menace-of-bi... Can you point out where it says he knew there would be a pandemic? Do you think the public deserves

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