madez

14 ms·

91.
by madez 7y ago
I do not advocate individual change as a tool to rely on to solve problems, so this is a straw man. That would disregard other effective and efficient ways to approach problems. I also don't think it's about "personal ethical
92.
by madez 7y ago
> Which, more or less certainly, they won't, so you're basically just self-flagellating in a closet, which might make you feel morally pure but isn't doing anything to change the world. I think you are factually wrong and
93.
by madez 7y ago
It's not just about coordination. Clearly, coordination would make solving the accepted problem relatively easy. Yet, individual action does solve the problem to a small degree. Humans are wired to neclect small changes when they come
94.
by madez 7y ago
This or similar type of lacing is practicioned in some Bondage suspensions. The end knots may differ, but the way to secure the loose end to the hanging support ropes is often done this way because it is fast and allows a gradual release, w
95.
by madez 7y ago
If you have a working iPhone, Googles-Android based device or Windows computer around you, it is blind trust they don't surveil you, unless you permanently monitor and control their communications.
96.
by madez 7y ago
And even if the model is sufficiently specified, the constant factors and lower terms hidden in the O-notationen can be deciding in practice, and are yet usually left out.
97.
by madez 7y ago
Indeed. And a today barely usable weakness can be tomorrows glaringly exploitable security hole. If we are aware of the problems, we can at least make sure to not make them bigger.
98.
by madez 7y ago
I'm majorly surprised you needed to read until the end to figure that out. To me it was and is impossible to read from the beginning without having my propagandometer going off-limits nearly instantly. I wanted to take parts and commen
99.
by madez 7y ago
Oh my. That post is drooling of authotarianism and disgust for individuality and freedom, and it has an alarming amount of nationalism and militarism. If this is how the Chinese government is thinking and working, then we are in for a bad t
100.
by madez 7y ago
Does gitlab provide federation, such that forking, linking, issue reporting etc. works accross gitlab instances?
101.
by madez 7y ago
I don't want to use Windows. I won't work for anybody that forces me to use Windows. I can choose where to work. Children are forced to go to school, it is obligatory. That's why it is not okay to force children in schools to
102.
by madez 7y ago
Thanks!
103.
by madez 7y ago
How?
104.
by madez 7y ago
The votes also fluctuated a bit before settling. It's unclear to me why it got flagged. To me, my comment is an obvious and factual correction. Maybe it was flagged because I corrected someone tersely who has been downvoted a lot alrea
105.
by madez 7y ago
> I worry about allowing Japan It's not up to you.
106.
by madez 7y ago
> And also the slaughter of hundreds of millions of them every year is already well accepted... I hope this changes eventually. It is one of humans archaic traditions that is highly unethical.
107.
by madez 7y ago
It's not about the history but the basics of computing. The boards can have multicore superscalar high-performance RISC-V CPUs, for all I care. From there you can go and develop a detailed understanding of more advanced devices and sys
108.
by madez 7y ago
Going from one proprietary locked-in system to the next doesn't solve the problems. Especially 'The Web'®© services are unsuitable for anything with remotely sensitive documents.
109.
by madez 7y ago
A mouse is not necessary to understand computers nor to interact with them. I don't want schools to prepare the next generation of Web users that can create an account with Google, but barely anything more; that way the democratic over
110.
by madez 7y ago
Because it creates a dependence on the OS they use in school, and a OS is not necessary to teach the things I mentioned. The teaching can be done abstractly on a board and paper, or with interactive games. The practice can be done with micr
111.
by madez 7y ago
It even shows why some aquifers may never replenish. The layer of the aquifer is not tightly compressed and can hold water. When the water is released and the layer starts to compress from the weight from above, its ability to hold water is
112.
by madez 7y ago
Schools are not to teach children to operate specific commercial products. The school teaches the basics so the people are able to continue to learn on their own and judge products and technologies. Schools should teach on one side simple h
113.
by madez 7y ago
Can you backup that claim?
114.
by madez 7y ago
Yes, this is why societies must take care about which hardware and software they use in schools. In Germany, some schools opted for Apple hardware and software, which is equally bad.
115.
by madez 7y ago
Neither AMD nor Intel offer x86 chips that give end users full access to the highest privilege levels.
116.
by madez 7y ago
x86 and its descendants are a no-go for me because of that. Neither Intel nor AMD are willing to produce x86 chips where the end user has full access to the highest privilege levels.
117.
by madez 7y ago
It's maybe not practical, but it is not impossible. You can build a four-component system that does the job. You build two computers with different ISAs from vendors you assume to not share a backdoor, and let all I/O happen throu
118.
by madez 7y ago
It's not necessary to be outright 'authoritarian'. The 'national security' excuse goes a loooong way in the USA when the government wants something from a company. Also, financial sanctions can be equally effective
119.
by madez 7y ago
Europe could have stepped up and become competitive long before, but they are too complacent with the status quo. It's good that finally someone steps up.
120.
by madez 7y ago
A documented disassembly followed by a reimplementation seems to be a viable way to get games ported to other platforms.

More ›