sam_lynx

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by sam_lynx 6y ago
Hm, I change my mind, you are correct.
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by sam_lynx 6y ago
? I’m confused how your comment relates to mine. Did you post on the wrong thread?
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by sam_lynx 6y ago
Cool, thanks for the explanation.
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by sam_lynx 6y ago
Cool :)
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by sam_lynx 6y ago
Yes, that is why he used a burner account.
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by sam_lynx 6y ago
Did it a few times, all I got were ads and dead links. Maybe implement a filtering system?
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by sam_lynx 6y ago
Always wanted for someone to make a copy of Apple’s products but without their insane level of control over your device. Looks like someone is finally going to do it :)
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by sam_lynx 6y ago
Watched that guy heavily a few months ago. He makes great explanations, really breaks things down so laymen can understand it.
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by sam_lynx 6y ago
I’m new here, so this seems like a valid criticism to me — but judging by the number of downvotes, it may not be. Can someone explain why this comment is incorrect?
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by sam_lynx 6y ago
Well, he dismissed Bright’s argument as a random pet peeve from people who haven’t written a line of code in C before, so yes, I do think he said it explicitly.
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by sam_lynx 6y ago
Part of what makes YouTube’s recommendation algorithm so powerful is that it doesn’t necessarily have to be very good. I scrolled through my recommendations just now and only found one video after scrolling through fifteen that I was intere
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by sam_lynx 6y ago
I think this could work, although perhaps in combination, not replacement, with the traditional ranking system. The book on the bottom of somebody’s list isn’t necessarily a bad one.
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by sam_lynx 6y ago
What? You are suggesting that a person is unable to share his personal experiences and opinions unless their employer agrees? Obviously this may damage the company, but personally I have no sympathy for a company worth billions of dollars w
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by sam_lynx 6y ago
True -- after all, it is still authoritarian, the only difference is that this authoritarian government seems to care for the wealth of its citizens (although not much else.)
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by sam_lynx 6y ago
Definitely going to check this out. Thank you!
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by sam_lynx 6y ago
I think "failed" is subjective, what we should really be looking at is whether they provide for their citizens the best -- which democracy does.
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by sam_lynx 6y ago
Eh, as they said in the article: "Part of the mythos of Lee Kuan Yew is that he succeeded as an authoritarian where so many others have failed." Singapore is the exception; authoritarian governments are almost always bad for the p