mathgeek

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   by mathgeek 10mo ago

   Yeah, admittedly while I like to give folks the benefit of the doubt, I assumed this wasn't coming from a place of good will.
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   by mathgeek 10mo ago

   Looking forward to reading your work, please do link it when it's available as there's no point in arguing for or against something that we don't yet have access to.
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   by mathgeek 10mo ago

   There are a whole bunch of choice quotes from 1984 that apply to this situation, but my favorite is still this one: “The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.”
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   by mathgeek 10mo ago

   Love the difference in the two connotations here that leads to the confusion. "Netflix just bought HBO (a moment ago)" vs "Netflix just bought HBO (previously)".
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   by mathgeek 10mo ago

   I was playing with copilot in excel the other day, and (not surprisingly) it quickly got into a loop of “that’s not possible… oh yea here is how you do that… oh you are right that didn’t work because it’s not possible” starting from the ver
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   by mathgeek 10mo ago

   It’s layers, like an ogre. Vice presidents with multiple layers under them.
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   by mathgeek 11mo ago

   From the FAQ, they're using one of the sticky surfaces that are reusable and refresh via getting them wet.
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   by mathgeek 11mo ago

   I really enjoy their daily games.
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   by mathgeek 11mo ago

   Your statements make more sense then. You are only concerned with a specific set of rights.
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    Same! The other game that sequels never beat for me was Populous. There’s some charm in the first one that I love.
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    Lots of fun ranting (the good kind) about the ills of the industries built to take advantage of creators, but for those who just want to know more about the state of Roger Rabbit: https://www.imnotbad.com/2025/11/r
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    It’s owned by private equity, per wikipedia.
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    An example from me wouldn’t disprove your claim that there are places with equal rights across the board. E.g. in the US it’s clear that the wealthy have rights granted via political donations. That doesn’t prove or disprove your claim. I h
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    Do you have an example?
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    While morality is a different discussion for sure, I was only referring to how society as an organism views people. The wealthy undeniably have more rights and privilege than the poor.
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    Although we're a world away from each other, thank you for what you do. I greatly appreciate it.
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    > It is not right to treat a person who is e.g. elderly, or for some other reason has "fallen" behind the digital divide, as an inferior person with fewer rights and privileges. While it may not be moral, our entire world and s
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    While I totally get what you are saying, and feel the same way, I often remind myself that folks who take extreme views _also_ say they see the benefits but think the drawbacks are worse. Not the paragons of such views, naturally, but the m
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    Reading through that section, I was reminded of the old idea that upheaval sucks for anyone alive at the time, but it sure benefits the next generations born to the survivors/winners. If only those beneficiaries could, on the whole, ab
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    Yes, that is what an analogy is... > A similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar. A comparison based on such similarity.
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    > You should be scared of heart disease. No, you should not be scared of this. Those are the wrong words to use for what this site is promoting. Conscious choices are much better than settling for fear.
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    I don’t know if it’s reasonable or not to wish that, as an analogy, the German people had started a true civil war with the Nazis when they seized power. I can see how folks would wonder though.
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    I don’t believe what you are asking, nor do I claim to. Claiming one thing does not automatically exclude all other causes.
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    While it was more a tech demo than a full game, this one was a great game anyway.
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    Pretty much. If it weren’t for free games and exclusives there would be no Epic Store to speak of.
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    There are a lot of things such as situation _could_ do.
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    > I believe most 17 year olds on this earth do not have the funds to invest in education AND in a retirement fond There is also a huge overlap between "kids who have wealthy parents" and "kids who can afford to invest&quot
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    This comment perfectly illustrates the mindset folks are talking about. "I'll give when it doesn't hurt me so much" is another form of "I'll give when I have more." It doesn't make the person "ba
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    by mathgeek 11mo ago

    > I have no idea how difficult it is to manufacture these items, or how it’s done; the work associated with their creation is purposefully obscured from view. On the contrary, often these processes are easy to find via youtube or the eve
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    by mathgeek 1y ago

    So it sounds like this isn’t interactive. Just a wrapper around generating Sora videos with memory? Cool to see it as a real product, but not what folks consider “interactive” generally.