nverno

25 ms·

331.
by nverno 5y ago
What is the "working class" nowadays- just anyone who works?
332.
by nverno 5y ago
The vast majority of Americans have multiple vaccinations. How many are required for school? Just because people are hesitant about a new vaccine for a year hardly proves a greater point- it is a long-term trend towards truth, not a strai
333.
by nverno 5y ago
Everything is repeated throughout history, but more often than not consensus must tend towards the truth, otherwise human knowledge wouldnt have advanced so far. If the information is of real value (eg. farming techniques, technology, weapo
334.
by nverno 5y ago
> the linguistic and creative output of AIs, which lack all consciousness and intentionality, and therefore whose statements and products lack all meaning. If, in fact, AI output does lack all meaning, then that should provide a major co
335.
by nverno 5y ago
So is the 77% comparable to the effectiveness of polio vaccine? Or has the meaning changed. If a lot of these vaccines leave people walking around with no symptoms but still infectious it's a miracle they ever eradicate anything. It&
336.
by nverno 5y ago
77% still quite a bit better than flu vaccines (40-60) but not nearly as good as some like measles (~97). They basically eradicated polio but that was 99-100% after three doses.
337.
by nverno 5y ago
It's all tech/consumer products nowadays, everything has a 'short' lifecycle, which I guess means I shouldnt call it short since it's the norm. Relative to 50 years ago, perhaps.
338.
by nverno 5y ago
Right, a decade may be a stretch, but that is what this article is getting at- these phones are being designed NOT to last (at least that is the claim), hence the wastefulness. In another timeline, I can imagine upgradeble phones where peo
339.
by nverno 5y ago
A couple reasons come to mind: the size of the company and the short lifecycle of fancy products. There is no doubt people could squeeze an extra decade or so out of most phones before they upgrade. I'm still on my 5s, for example, a
340.
by nverno 5y ago
What exactly is the 'current system' though? I referenced a few systems/technologies, which are only a fraction of what is available. My assumption isn't that there is a single system being supervised by a biased algor
341.
by nverno 5y ago
I can just stream or upload content all I want for free! No strings attached as far as I can tell
342.
by nverno 5y ago
So are art shops selling paints and brushes in the business of leeching value from artists as well by your estimation? It's easy to look at how wealthy some of these platforms have become and get greedy, but at the same time they&#x27
343.
by nverno 5y ago
What an odd time to worry about creative work drying up. Artists and 'creators' are becoming absurdly wealthy nowadays with every imaginable way to monetize content. YT pays ~$5/1k views, twitch, NFTs, substack, insta, affl
344.
by nverno 5y ago
don't forget fear of being raided by the mongol hordes and viking skirmishers. We musn't forget these ever present dangers
345.
by nverno 5y ago
This reminds me of my first year of high school in Australia. I had come from the USA and everyone wanted to hear my war stories about people shooting each other (and for me to say 'Watermelon' over and over). It completely blew
346.
by nverno 5y ago
Wow, it is infuriating that people are still getting harassed for that. However, the fact that it is constitutionally protected basically precludes any of those charges from being pursued. Apparently, sometimes flag burners are harassed wit
347.
by nverno 5y ago
Yea I'm referring to fellow US citizens (I am also an Australian citizen, but the Aussie half of my family could care less about guns). I grew up rural in US and now live in the city. It may as well be two different countries with resp
348.
by nverno 5y ago
> It seems like a regrettable situation where your distrust of your fellow citizens is so strong that you are comforted by the ability to kill them with minimal effort. It's usually the opposite sentiment for gun owners- I trust my
349.
by nverno 5y ago
Yes, personally I would much rather put my trust in my neighboring citizens than the government. I trust myself and other citizens to stand up for our rights more than I trust the government to protect them. So, I'd rather citizens be
350.
by nverno 5y ago
No, it is legal to burn the US flag assuming it's your flag (in the United States)
351.
by nverno 5y ago
Taking yourself and your work too seriously is the crux of the issue. Just lighten up and have some fun
352.
by nverno 5y ago
The way businesses and the private economy in general are structured today seems to have arisen organically, though, it wasn't masterminded and imposed on anyone. It's natural for someone to have a business idea, take on a role o
353.
by nverno 5y ago
Nobody is either a self-centered individualist or a selfless community member. These ideologies are terrible representations of reality. It's easy to entertain philosophies of individualism, self-reliance and empowerment along with ca
354.
by nverno 5y ago
But who sees action takers as any of those things? More sustainable living- things like recycling, biking, better agriculture, cleaner energy, etc. etc- have been all the rage for the last 30 years. Getting funding for research even tange
355.
by nverno 5y ago
I think the point here is panic doesn't solve any problems and probably only makes things worse. We'd all be better off with level heads.
356.
by nverno 5y ago
I'd take wild places over brainpower by a long shot
357.
by nverno 5y ago
The book 'Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters' by Steven Koonin is worth a read if you get interested in learning more from a knowledgeable source that tries to cut through the hype.
358.
by nverno 5y ago
censorship is good for those enjoying the status quo
359.
by nverno 5y ago
For me, I 'trust' a news source if it is reporting relevant, interesting or useful information - not a bunch of hyped up garbage. I expect every legitimate news source to be factually correct about events- that doesn't make
360.
by nverno 5y ago
in this social respect though, one party actively promotes 'diverse' lifestyles while the other just accepts them. I don't think SF would have come to be under the latter, nor could the latter exist in SF

More ›