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by mft_ 1y ago
Yes indeed. But aren't these all discrete examples, rather than a centralised deliberate process of manipulation of the proletariat? e.g. corporate lobbying clearly exists and operates, and may be nefarious, but is broadly directed tow
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by mft_ 1y ago
You're right, I don't read Wikileaks. I'd be interested to be pointed towards a few examples which support your point?
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by mft_ 1y ago
This view (“the Bourgeois’, etc.) seems to imply there’s a group of very clever manipulators somewhere, overtly planning and executing this (presumably in a dark room with armchairs and cigars). But I just can’t imagine this, in the UK’s ex
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by mft_ 1y ago
> RE: the Rolex watch crime — I walk through East London with a Patek Philippe on my arm and have zero concerns, I’m not scared, nor do I live in fear. Which route do you take? Just asking for, er, a friend…
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by mft_ 1y ago
Having a science/tech/maker YouTuber as a role model is arguably better than, say, a fashion model, an actor, a populist podcaster, or a footballer, no?
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by mft_ 1y ago
I wish whatever they decide to do could be clear and fairly applied. For example, there are plenty of stories on TikTok of travellers being penalised for bags which fit into the Ryanair sizing tool, but which bulge ever so slightly out on t
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by mft_ 1y ago
This looks like a nice, approachable robotic model of a human hand that can be printed and experimented with. But... is a human hand the best design for a robot to grip things with? Or could we surmise that the human hand evolved as a pret
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by mft_ 1y ago
There are many 'everyday' activities, foods, and substances that can be shown to be harmful to the individual in the long term, and thus have a negative effect on their close circle, the healthcare system, and potentially society,
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by mft_ 1y ago
Nice example of a fundamental rule: constraints drive innovation.
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by mft_ 1y ago
Huh... anyone know what this will mean for people with legacy Ikea lightbulbs and hub? e.g. if I add future Ikea lightbulbs or other equipment, will this mean managing them via a different system? (By the by, I've been very happy with
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by mft_ 1y ago
I've led cross-functional teams in multiple organisations (albeit not in tech) and I'd argue it's a bit more complex than that. Regular team meetings can cover multiple needs, e.g.: * Keeping everyone working on a complex pr
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by mft_ 1y ago
Time and time again, stories on totally different topics hinge on: during or just after the pandemic, there was a major change in cost of doing just about everything . Now of course, the pandemic was A. Big. Thing. and there was also an o
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by mft_ 1y ago
Indeed; there are new 5090s from legit-looking sellers in eBay from around ~2300 EUR.
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by mft_ 1y ago
It's insane. I've been tracking a few used 4090s on EU ebay this week, and the typical selling price is ~1950 EUR.
555.
by mft_ 1y ago
Lob ectomy is the removal of a lobe of a lung.
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by mft_ 1y ago
If they think they’ve got a competitive advantage vs. GPUs which benefits one of their core products, it would make sense to retain that competitive advantage for the long term, no?
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by mft_ 1y ago
Who is “they”? A representative subset of the overall population, or a group of extremists, possibly performing for the cameras? Iran was once an open and liberal country; the current government is generally very unpopular. Just as Netanya
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by mft_ 1y ago
An interesting question is: why wasn’t North Korea attacked to prevent it developing a nuclear weapon? (Probably the risk to S. Korea, and the risk of pulling China into a war.)
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by mft_ 1y ago
Totally agree. This is an exceptionally frustrating dark pattern. Anyone that uses it not only doesn’t deserve my money or support; they also deserve opprobrium. (It’s not really HN‘s job, and it will probably never happen, but wouldn’t it
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by mft_ 1y ago
Interesting; from my experience, clean, calm, safe, and expensive, but absolutely not what I’d call vibrant. A lot of the time it feels flat and dull in comparison to other large cities - Berlin, London, Barcelona, etc. (My personal theory
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by mft_ 1y ago
You think? Checking for significant differences between before and after images doesn’t even need AI. Have a triaging system, something like: image diff -> AI assessment -> human assessment -> car drives to human cleaner. In time y
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by mft_ 1y ago
Wouldn’t this give Starlink the ability to track and/or turn off operations in real time?
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by mft_ 1y ago
There's a similar app called alertzy that is free to install and (within reason) free to use too. I've recently started using for washing machine notifications.
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by mft_ 1y ago
Scalability? Waymo is operating in a handful of carefully chosen US cities. Uber can probably open in any city in the world (within reason) with probably a few weeks' effort. I agree with your underlying premise that in the (very) lo
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by mft_ 1y ago
Thanks :) I'm actually a long-time Mac user, but switched to a Windows laptop a year ago due to availability of certain apps. My Windows installations are usually pain free, with all of the recent crap disabled or removed. The growin
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by mft_ 1y ago
Tastes in design are unique to individuals and change over years and decades; judged in 2025, it’s easy to find past examples one might not agree with. But I’m not thinking of the superficial design so much as the underlying ethos informing
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by mft_ 1y ago
Out of interest, to what extent do splats recorded in this manner have reliable/measurable dimensions?
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by mft_ 1y ago
That's not most people's reality. 99.999%+ of people out there in the world don't start with a desire for a Linux setup; and so many of the small proportion who at some point want to consider it start with pre-existing hardwa
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by mft_ 1y ago
I'm with you. I hate Microsoft more and more with every day using their software, but sadly working in most industries, you're tied to Microsoft Office for a large proportion of business tasks. I'd very much like to switch
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by mft_ 1y ago
Working in large organisations, my experience is that the proportion of people who care enough is small; and the proportion of those who are willing to fall on their sword vanishingly so. And the boss's boss or the CEO wouldn't li

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