mdp2021

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by mdp2021 4mo ago
> How will anyone protest when mass surveillance becomes the law if it’s already in place and you can be labeled a bad actor that gets your life ruined if you dissent With the pure awareness that Men do not act out of convenience, and
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
The problem is /what/ will pass. What is this clothing limit? Pink, shocking, lime? Long sleeves, above the wrist or below? In the city center, in the suburbs, where? The issue is all in the details. And in the decision process, b
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
> "You have to understand that times have changed, it's not like before... Now we have children, the children, the children, children, children and the t-word." ~~ keir starmer (I'll see if I can still find the source
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
What frightens me is, as usual, the assumption of conformism that may just remove people from services. "Present a document" // "No, certainly not to you" // "Do without then" The straight w
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
You should elaborate. And explain what you understood as "its intended purpose". My understanding of the vote last Friday was about protracting the 2021 temporary compromise (scan voluntarily until we have a full law), which was s
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
Do also see: # Italy warns against Chat Control mass surveillance, but votes in favour of it (digitalcourage.social) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48783340 Do, because already there nuances (towards the better or wor
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
> You know this is a thread about scooters Fair point about mediating between generics and specifics, but I am not sure I have yet heard an electric scooter's noise - I was more focused on electric engines in general, and I suspec
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
> most of it has nothing to do with taking any serious moral stance If many people are immoral, curb the roots of immorality then, fight that one battle - do not shift it to others' sound behaviour exercised with proportion and ju
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
> Is this some kind No, perfectly serious. If your question is because you thought I meant noise levels - no, I meant noise quality. E.g. a good insulated ICE has a pleasant noise. On the contrary, the sane people I know physically pan
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
You need to recharge electric vehicles (of course), and the recharging systems I am informed of require electronic money. Not all people have it. (And not all people accept leaving a DB track of their stops.) "Cheap" makes no sens
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
But (see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48792667 ) there is (it seems, I am not sure where it comes from) an especially fastidious noise from the engine, then additional noises to make the vehicle louder (and those I h
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
No, I am absolutely serious. And you posted no content.
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
I mean the three: -- the additional alarms you mention; -- the noise from the engine (according to the assessment of mates, it should be that): it whines; -- the additional noise made to increase their "presence" which is typicall
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
> [AI] was conceived, if memory serves, at Carnegie Mellon University in the 1970s I am still for Dartmouth '56. What is the author pointing to? The author seems to be extremely abstract about the stated point, and seems to be ins
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
The article never substantially mentions the subject declared in the title, and conflates it with Intelligence - whihc is something completely different.
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
When electric will be equally practical (recharge time, mileage) and accessible (we do not have electronic money). And the noise pollition I hear coming from the electric to me is a million times worse than ICEs.
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
The farce corner: as I looked into data to get a better idea of the events, the keyword 'metsola' brought one result: > # Euronews: Newsletter (2026-01-14) : Metsola predicts Iranian regime collapse; US to host Danish, Green
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
For convenience, the ## Statement by Italy > Italy strongly reaffirms its firm commitment to combating a phenomenon of extreme gravity such as online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Following the invitation by the President o
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Most House Mice Tested Now Carry Mutations That Beat Common Rodent Poison(studyfinds.com)
3 points by mdp2021 4mo ago|0 comments
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
All you do is appreciated. But, > There is no warranty similar to how there is no warranty that an OS does not impede the use of self produced software it has never impeded seems to me a basic warranty to be given to its user base. All
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
We are in a dire situation as the world has been going towards the normalization of the pratices of spreading stubs missing crucial information. -- The medicine? "It's good against illness. You'll be fine". ("You wa
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
The point is that it is said to tamper with your installations. If it does, it is malware.
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Isaac Asimov Laments the "Cult of Ignorance" in the United States (1980)(openculture.com)
4 points by mdp2021 4mo ago|0 comments
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
Full of powerful, extremely witty quotes, many historical (not fictional). Of which, > Those who would give up some of their liberty in order to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety ~~ Benjamin Franklin
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1776 (Peter H. Hunt; Peter Stone; Sherman Edwards 1972). Quotes(imdb.com)
2 points by mdp2021 4mo ago|1 comments
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
> and it would be perfectly fine Unless a tiny chance exists that some system in the middle is not secure. Then you have the problem of those who orient their acceptance to the "oh well" shrug, and then systemic faults get do
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
"Kindly reach us in Cambridge for the lessons".
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
But I am not sure the point is clear. There are different levels - and in fact, matrix multiplication is "easy", matrix multiplication of what (which architecture) is not. Defining a procedure for arithmetic is easy. Implementin
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by mdp2021 4mo ago
Well, where. Of course the Philosopher and the Dictator will have different positions on the matter. The thing is that (1) there is a dialectic between the two perspectives and that (2) in actual historical instances different parties will
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Ask HN: Impact on LLM development after the USA policy of preliminary vetting
4 points by mdp2021 4mo ago|1 comments

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