karlgkk

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by karlgkk 7d ago
> None of their decisions make any sense It only doesn’t make sense if you’re assuming conspiracy. It makes a lot more sense if you assume they just don’t give a shit.
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by karlgkk 12d ago
Downplaying something you don’t like as an “echo chamber”, says more about you as a person than anything you can say about the people who disagree with you
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by karlgkk 13d ago
> but the movement is still fringe with a vocal minority It’s easy to say “fringe” but the average person seems to have a generally negative sentiment around AI. But I wouldn’t say they have a firm opinion yet
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by karlgkk 16d ago
AppleCare exists. Honestly worth just pricing that in.
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by karlgkk 24d ago
Yes, correct. I was talking about needing, and you are just affirming my point. Thanks for catching up.
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by karlgkk 24d ago
I'll gladly go without a smartphone if you go without ONE of those (your choice). We'll see who feels more strongly at the end of 60 days.
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by karlgkk 26d ago
He did in fact describe it.
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by karlgkk 27d ago
> I don’t see how proof of work could possibly be a sustainable strategy to keep bots out without ruining human user experience. It’s an arms race that can’t be won. You yourself describe the solution. Extensions or browser integrations
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by karlgkk 28d ago
No offense but it sounds like your grandmother has a skill issue.
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by karlgkk 28d ago
Or, at least treat it like a public health issue. Used to be that if you wanted to gamble, you had to physically to a dedicated gambling zone.
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by karlgkk 28d ago
You went from want to need. Maybe you should self inspect about want versus need.
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by karlgkk 29d ago
They still make dumb phones. And you can get a voip client on Linux.
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by karlgkk 29d ago
Congratulations on missing the point entirely. You don’t NEED a smartphone for daily life. It sure is convenient though!
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by karlgkk 29d ago
> Like needing a smartphone to read a menu at a restaurant, Every restaurant I’ve been to like this has a menu somewhere. > or replace a lost credit card. The phone numbers never stopped working. You just stopped calling
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by karlgkk 29d ago
We were fine without it, we can still be fine without it. Nothing is stopping you from buying an mp3 player, a small point and shoot, and running Linux on a 12 in ultra portable.
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by karlgkk 29d ago
> I had no idea I was in fact charged for the bloatware It’s complicated. Those licenses have a dollar amount for accounting purposes.
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by karlgkk 1mo ago
what? I’m not allowed to have a new phone?
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by karlgkk 1mo ago
That seems overcomplicated and opening yourself up to risk IMO the correct solution is to erase your phone before crossing the border, and then restore it after you’ve crossed
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by karlgkk 1mo ago
Tbh I actually stopped wearing smart watches and started buying G shocks because I don’t want notifications lol
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by karlgkk 1mo ago
What exactly was their involvement in prism?
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by karlgkk 1mo ago
Look up gshocks around $300 on chrono24 etc. then go look up the new MSRP There are collectible models that sell used higher than they were new, but for the most part they’re much cheaper Then there are lines like MR-G. hand hammered metal
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by karlgkk 1mo ago
the watches are a high end fast fashion brand in japan. it seems to be very lucrative
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by karlgkk 1mo ago
But it does cost money and so… corners are cut
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by karlgkk 1mo ago
Have you seen his investor presentations? He is no longer building his war chest and is now executing on SoftBank’s 400 year plan Goose value 71 here: https://group.softbank/media/Project/sbg/sbg/pdf&#x2F
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by karlgkk 2mo ago
Check out the even reality g2. No camera
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by karlgkk 2mo ago
Little of what you said is based on fact, only grievance. Very few cities in the us are actively anti car, and the ones that are, are dense enough that vehicle emissions are a local problem for them. We’re not demanding evs for ourselves, w
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by karlgkk 2mo ago
I could’ve said a lot of things. Kiwiflare is the only one I’m aware of (and can remember name of) that provides a visible proof of work occurring in the browser, regardless of reputation scoring (which I don’t think they use). Although, I
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by karlgkk 3mo ago
Proof of work captchas are widely deployed, especially on more niche sites. Kiwiflare is one (used for a harassment forum)
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by karlgkk 3mo ago
> By that logic regulators should lower fines if the action wasn’t profitable No? You don’t need to adjust the floor, only the ceiling. The goal is to prevent businesses from pricing fines into their margins.
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by karlgkk 3mo ago
It’s practical in the sense that it lets a researcher find additional silicon bugs, although most game consoles now use merchant archs anyways

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