k310

48 ms·

781.
by k310 1y ago
Do you want neuralink? I really don't like the invasive aspect of it. I turned off all assists to typing on this iPhone. They kept giving me maddening substitites for my words. Going to fire up the computer now. The one with the giant
782.
by k310 1y ago
Society tells us lots of stories, but they are manipulative. Western society is based largely on kings and priesthood and dictators and supermen all trying to be God. To me the Lotus Sutra is a story. One of equality, meaning and purpose. I
783.
by k310 1y ago
Because the sociopaths who run (some) tech companies have no compassion for the 90% or more of us. Since time immemorial, people have wanted power over others; kings, dictators, priests (recall the de'Medici's), and more recently,
784.
by k310 1y ago
AI slop is the modern day Lorem Ipsum, that needs gigawatts of power and oceans of cooling. I have stated previously that good writing and art are communication between one person and another, based on their unique experiences, knowledge,
785.
by k310 1y ago
Old barber joke, shortened. > You've just arrived in a new town, seeking your fortune, and you need a haircut. In this town, there are two barbers. The first barber has a neat, dapper haircut. The second barber's haircut is gro
786.
by k310 1y ago
Syndicated at MSN. Archive sites returned a gripe about js and adblockers. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/visa-and-mastercar...
787.
by k310 1y ago
Trump: We don't want to be the policemen of the world BY BRETT SAMUELS - 04/30/18 [0] > President Trump on Monday said the U.S. should no longer serve as the “policemen of the world.” > “We more and more are not wanting
788.
by k310 1y ago
DETAILS AT [11] [11] https://github.com/thesephist/tabloid/blob/master/README.md#...
789.
by k310 1y ago
> Tactile-based Object Retrieval from Granular Media [0] Home page with videos, and links to papers and github. > Tactile-based Object Retrieval From Granular Media (Arxiv) [1] Damn paywalls, when the material is available from the au
790.
by k310 1y ago
It never was. Whatever your "ism", simply training ourselves to downplay greed and envy works. As a techie bookworm, I figured out early that envy would drive me insane, and that greed would lead me to do unworthy things with my
791.
by k310 1y ago
Alternative: Open Tax Solver [0] Docs and links to videos at the site. > OpenTaxSolver (OTS) is a free, safe + secure program for calculating Tax Form entries for Federal and State personal income taxes. It automatically fills-out and pr
792.
by k310 1y ago
People seek happiness. But when you drill down to what that means, you'll find that people have mostly sought things that bring them unhappiness. Such is our culture. Everything changes. Everyone is different. Support and encouragement
793.
by k310 1y ago
We became a surveillance state in 2001, so in effect, Bin Laden won. [0] And don't forget, people sacrificed their lives so that the White House would not be partially demolished. > FRONTLINE goes behind the headlines to reveal the
794.
by k310 1y ago
IIRC book and paper sites use ipfs in part or in whole. And before I discovered the Apple "magic trick" Automatic Verification [0] I was being forced to solve a f%>|{>^ captcha with every archive.* site access, the Wayback
795.
by k310 1y ago
At taxpayer expense? Asking for a friend with no subsidies.
796.
by k310 1y ago
Thanks!
797.
by k310 1y ago
Samsung. > When Samsung got caught doing this, there was a pretty easy test for this to prove they were doing it: people would take a photo of a white circle on a monitor from far away in a dark room, and they noticed that the phone repl
798.
by k310 1y ago
Why not "To Serve Man?" Copyright issues? Asking for a Kanamit friend.
799.
by k310 1y ago
I worked in aerospace, and all my work was defensive. Civilians don't have missiles to track or shoot down, and it was my choice if I didn't want to work on a particular project. Selling a multi-use product or technology removes y
800.
by k310 1y ago
May I recommend Libre Office? [0] For casual/home use, it should meet needs. Free, no subscription. Spreadsheet can collaborate. [1] Collabra Office seems to be the port of LibreOffice to ios. (free) Look it up on the app store. > C
801.
by k310 1y ago
Archived: https://archive.ph/YkUkW
802.
by k310 1y ago
The author is Australian, and may or may not be familiar with the usage of the word Democrat in the U.S. It is common in American politics to redefine names. So, the Term Democrat is properly a noun. Using it as an adjective i.e. The Democr
803.
by k310 1y ago
"Crime Rate" has been used as a proxy or dogwhistle for non-white neighborhoods. Currently, there is deployment of federal troops to "blue" cities with imaginary high crime rates, which are actually low. Truth is in shor
804.
by k310 1y ago
When all truth is paywalled, the vast majority of people will see only lies, distortions, conspiracy theories and hate speech, which will always be free.
805.
by k310 1y ago
I'm retired from SV tech, and built early computers from S-100 boards and lots and lots of solder (hasn't affected my brain). Like Kevin Kelley, and Ted Nelson "Computer Lib/Dream Machines" and maybe even Jobs and W
806.
by k310 1y ago
Anything and everything to distract from Epstein. It is getting more frantic and destructive as information not sealed in a vault by DOJ leaks out. A prince has already fallen. The blackmail empire was/is too big to hide from sight. AF
807.
by k310 1y ago
That was a joke. For those who only last a minute.
808.
by k310 1y ago
> " Takes less than 1 minute" Even the front page is funny.
809.
by k310 1y ago
I note with interest the pharma/medicines item. A great deal of development (AFAICT) is done with GNU software (or variations of the GNU license) The missing item, scientific research, is already there, to a large degree. In that regar
810.
by k310 1y ago
> Before we dive into black holes ... Yes, take a deep dive "-)

More ›