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by rmellow 3y ago
GP likely lives in the UK where households are subject to a mandatory TV Licence, which fees are used to fund the BBC. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licensing_in_the_...
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by rmellow 3y ago
On the ethics ... Kentaro Toyama talks about technology as an amplifier for human intent. Just as you could tighten a nut with your hands, you can tighten it so much more with a wrench. Whether that nut is employed in a machine that will br
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by rmellow 3y ago
Retailers are the tip of the iceberg. These companies would want to sell your info to any group who see you as a liability, not just law enforcement: - Insurance companies want an excuse deny payment - Potential employers want an excuse to
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by rmellow 3y ago
Nope, in Brazilian Portuguese oakspkskoapsks is a thing. We also do rsrsrs, kkkkk, hehe, haha, hihi, ahuahauh and huehue. A few more here: https://zooando.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/tipos-de-risadas-do...
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by rmellow 3y ago
Great point. Declining attention spans (or the perception of it / catering to these audiences) has borked the pacing. Watch an action movie from the 90s: they're _slow_ by today's standards, but if we stick to it with no dist
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by rmellow 3y ago
I wouldn't consider the 1970s "ancient history". We're well within survivor's lifespan, not to mention the trauma of family members.
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by rmellow 3y ago
Nope, this is a very common thought these days. Many of my friends are watching media from the 90's to early 2010s, and I've been doing the same. I can only guess why: - More focus on content instead of message - Less political re
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by rmellow 3y ago
A simple metric for that is the Silhouette https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silhouette_(clustering) Another elegant method is the Calinsky-Harabasz Index https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calinski%E2%
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by rmellow 3y ago
aka Betteridge's Law of Headlines.
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by rmellow 3y ago
Interesting analogy with money but I don't think it holds up. Money requires scarcity, otherwise its utility goes down. En masse, money copying would bring about hyper inflation very quickly. Society loses. On the other hand, what work
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by rmellow 3y ago
Not to dismiss your statement entirely, but Frances Haugen is doing fine: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Haugen
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by rmellow 3y ago
Not sure if this is what you meant, but Norm's conclusion, > how in good conscience could he act on basically "taking the word of some guy in a white lab coat." is actually quite correct. There is science behind DNA eviden
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by rmellow 3y ago
Agreed, I meant this in a commercial and political context. Banning research is entirely different.
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by rmellow 3y ago
1. Photographs/video might be inevitable: cellphone cameras are ubiquitous, people love to share media and memories; There are strong cases for CCTV for security. however ... 2. Analyzing images for biometric markers and linking it to
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by rmellow 3y ago
How did your eczema go away?
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by rmellow 3y ago
Magsafe is not wireless charging. A Magsafe cable/port is a "trip safe" charging system, as the power cable is attached to the computer solely by magnets so that it will not break the port if yanked out at an angle.
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by rmellow 3y ago
All of this is valid! But it would be even more secure if there was an opt-in "I don't want to use my phone as 2FA". Phone number authentication creates a weakness for anyone who is in a targeted attack. A motivated attacker
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by rmellow 3y ago
Simpson's Paradox lives here. On average, this might increase security (the vast majority of users are terrible at using passwords). For proficient users who use passwords securely, this is an acute drop in security (if forced to use).
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by rmellow 3y ago
I was going to say this description sounds exactly like "fun friends", but then I noticed this: > Utter joy: no fun, ... Can you elaborate how "utter joy" is not fun? Also later on the author suggests friends can be a
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by rmellow 3y ago
> They threw rocks and bottles and sticks and if they succeeded in knocking over the rider sometimes followed up with fists and knives and seized the bicycle as a trophy. This is different from what happens in Brazil. That situation look
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by rmellow 3y ago
My own update: decided to dust off my old iPod and repair the fault LCD, battery and hard drive. The (minor) downsides: modern features like Bluetooth and USB-C are possible, but only through soldering. Rockbox unfortunately lacks polish, a
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by rmellow 3y ago
Wisdom imparted in an accounting class in my undergrad, in the context of "what's the line I can't cross": "If the email with your strategy gets printed in the front page of a newspaper, how would you feel about it?
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by rmellow 3y ago
Your comment sent me on a multi day journey into DAPs. Indeed, it's heartbreaking how otherwise capable hardware is ruined by bad design decisions (UI, form factor, touchscreens, ...) I found a workable solution after many hours: 1. Bo
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by rmellow 3y ago
Surely the rate of successful defenestration is lower at the 3rd vs the 13th floor.
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by rmellow 3y ago
Interesting correlation! This looks like variable omission. What happens if we control for distance to a body of water? I suspect that has a more direct impact on wellbeing.
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by rmellow 3y ago
Our generation needs to go down in history for guilt tripping itself and other generations over every issue in the world. e.g. "Boomers ruined our economy and our environment". When is the last time you actually had power to make
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by rmellow 3y ago
Serious advice: strengthen your core & hips. Your posture is largely affected by your muscles. This makes even sitting at your computer for hours on end more bearable and you'll have less back/neck pain overall - nevermind all
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by rmellow 3y ago
As a Latin American living in North America, I find the obsession with extreme safety (including the fear of lawsuits) exhausting. Fire codes are one: I can't put a nice welcome mat in front of my door, because someone might trip on it
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by rmellow 3y ago
Put clothes in a laundry bin after use and leave it out of the way. Do laundry weekly. Years old gym clothes will smell just fine.
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by rmellow 3y ago
> in Canada it isn't feasible to hang them out in the sun to dry Collapsible drying racks are a thing. IKEA sells them for cheap. Just leave them by your window, vent or fan. > I stopped buying expensive exercise clothing many ye

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