matthewh806

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by matthewh806 9mo ago
Ah fair enough, yes that makes sense! Well either way...
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by matthewh806 9mo ago
This was quite an interesting read. It's good to hear that farming & spirituality have given you a new purpose in life, but I think this pop at Thoreau > and no, there's no manifesto decrying the system written from a cabin
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by matthewh806 9mo ago
I presume that's what the parent post is trying to get at? Seeing if, given the cutting edge scientific knowledge of the day, the LLM is able to synthesis all it into a workable theory of QM by making the necessary connections and (qua
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by matthewh806 4y ago
Then surely the only "correct" answer is to say the second child has an indeterminate number of red balloons? Concluding it has 2 balloons is wrong imo, its an answer which is not supported by any of the information supplied in th
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by matthewh806 4y ago
I also don't understand the undying loyalty to the royal family either :) And I don't doubt that there are bad actors around, fanning the flames. But in this instance (and without really doing any further digging) I assumed I just
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by matthewh806 4y ago
Fair & valid points overall. I did hesitate to put the comment about the taxpayer bearing some of the burden for funding the monarchy because I realised I would quickly be out of my depth when someone with more insight into the numbers
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by matthewh806 4y ago
Yes, just not on the ground where the events are literally unfolding...
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by matthewh806 4y ago
> What exactly is an "obedient"? Are you really deploying a disparaging tag on people who are mourning? That seems a bit crass to me. Yeah, its a crass term I will agree with you there. The public has come out in droves to supp
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by matthewh806 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Grant_Act_2011 https://britishheritage.com/royals/royal-family-cost-british... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-57559653
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by matthewh806 4y ago
I would say both; you can oppose the procession itself for all of its pomp and archaic tradition at a time where the country is dealing with a cost of living crisis and also have that also be more broadly a protest against the monarchy in g
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by matthewh806 4y ago
I see this exact same comment did pretty well on Reddit too: https://www.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/xckw5v/comme... 1. Not all of the arrests have been made at a "funeral" 2. It wasn&#
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by matthewh806 4y ago
Surely it's up to you now to make the case as to why it's relevant? A 2 two word answer just stating the opposite of what the previous poster said doesn't magically make it so... I agree with other comments here that your &qu
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by matthewh806 5y ago
Thank you for pointing this out. I don't know why (maybe just years of the same pattern repeating with these types of articles) but as soon as I read the word "stormly" in the URL, despite having never heard about it before,
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by matthewh806 5y ago
what a tiresome bore you sound
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by matthewh806 5y ago
It was just a person, on the internet making a 4 word reference to a famous movie... I don't know why you're intent on endlessly attacking the "lack of insight" from the poster. Have you seen the Jerk? https:/&#x2F
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by matthewh806 5y ago
Yeah, but it seems like you're trying to have it both ways. On the one hand you're arguing that the insights into society can be absolute garbage and on the other implying (or suggesting) that Brazil doesn't necessarily fall
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by matthewh806 5y ago
So why are you criticising someone highlighting annoyance of encroaching bureaucracy referencing a work of fiction that deals with this "shared part of human experience" in a "simple way"? No one is saying its a 1:1 guid
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by matthewh806 5y ago
Um... Yes, Brazil is fiction but the dystopia it portrays is rooted in extrapolations of the times in which it was made. Its absolute nonsense to shoot someone down on the basis that they draw parallels to movies or other artforms. Especial
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by matthewh806 5y ago
Yes, unfortunately that seems to be the world we live in. The parent poster is not advocating for profits over ethics - just pointing out the reality for companies like Apple etc
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by matthewh806 5y ago
Yeah, you're right - I hadn't seen the shapes of stories video in quite a while, i was just taking the authors comment about it. I think if you watch that Vonnegut video and come away with the conclusion that there are only "
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by matthewh806 5y ago
Yeah, as another comment mentioned I was specifically referring to the UK Office. I've seen the first couple of seasons of the US Office and so not enough to really comment on this particular scene being removed. However, they are vast
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by matthewh806 5y ago
He's such an idiot https://screenrant.com/original-office-show-ricky-gervais-ca... > "Now [The Office] would suffer because people would take things literally...This was a show about everything — it was about d
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by matthewh806 5y ago
So, how do you explain Ricky Gervais' ongoing presence in TV, standup & social media where he routinely says objectively worse stuff than ever appeared in the Office with no real damage done to his career? His recent standup work h
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by matthewh806 5y ago
Yawn, everyone always uses this film as a "prime" example. I don't even think it's true. This film (like Borat) was clearly satirical and the real targets of the jokes quite obvious... I think a better example of movies
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by matthewh806 5y ago
Shock horror, society has moved on in the 40 years since Airplane was made... How do you even know it wouldn't be allowed? People love to spout this kind of stuff, but... have you even tried? Edit: A very nice example I've come ac
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by matthewh806 5y ago
Why would you choose Borat as the kind of comedy which "isn't allowed to be made today" when you know you're going to have to contrive a reason for the existence of a sequel which was near enough made today in a footnote
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by matthewh806 5y ago
It doesn't make me mad in the slightest, I just think the guy sounds like an idiot and I find it funny to point this out. Feel free to do the same to me if you wish. Edit: On a more serious point i think its actually potentially damagi
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by matthewh806 5y ago
Yes, but his first tweet also says "I’m also leaving the tech industry at the end of the month." So, it's a bit contradictory?
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by matthewh806 5y ago
Oh my God. I didn't notice that. Classic. He also writes in his bio "I’m a father but I’m not like all up in your face about it." and then has a barf worthy banner image related to fatherhood and makes numerous comments to ho
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by matthewh806 5y ago
This seems like a load of bullshit to me. Some LinkedIn Lunatic level crap He starts off by telling us he's burnt out and then jumps immediately to discussing how he turned a hobby into a full time job... Sounds like a cycle. "Its

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