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by smcn 4y ago
I won't name names but I'd generalise it to people very obviously trying to sell a dream more than a product.
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by smcn 4y ago
I used to spend time on indiehackers and it's lousy with those types. Anyone selling 1) a course 2) a newsletter or 3) a community is a charlatan in my eyes. Maybe an unfair view but those are the "get rich quick with no effort&qu
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by smcn 4y ago
You aren't alone. These influencers sell an unachievable dream that they themselves do not even live. I wish you all the best in whatever it is that you choose to do.
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by smcn 4y ago
It makes sense when you understand what it's asking you for. That first argument is you specifying an output destination. For example, would you like to write to an open file, to an open port, to whatever you want. Specifying `t` is th
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by smcn 4y ago
CORZ has been having a pretty great week on the stock market. Completely decoupled from the companies performance, of course. Went from ~0.1490 to a high of ~0.5080. Good money to be made if you got in there. https://www.marketwa
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by smcn 4y ago
You don't? https://time.com/6229230/mastodon-eugen-rochko-interview/
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by smcn 4y ago
I guess the idea is that by giving them success you're allowing them to broadcast their opinion to more and more people. At least that's my read on it. Given how big a part trans people have played in the creation of ActivityPub,
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by smcn 4y ago
> But there's a symmetry to the situations. To the extent that it helps people evade government controls, it will help people evade government controls. I said that crypto didn't create black market trading and so I'm unsu
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by smcn 4y ago
https://damus.io/web/ > Damus Web is down because there is someone trying to exploit browser loopholes to steal private keys. I would not recommend using a web client at this time. Damus iOS is not affected. --- I w
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by smcn 4y ago
> If it didn't change anything then by the same token it wouldn't help people in oppressive regimes. I said "doesn't change anything there", not "doesn't change anything". > Security is always a
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by smcn 4y ago
Crypto is a new innovation. People have been able to buy prohibited items as far back as there has been prohibited items. Crypto doesn't change anything there. Finding out that somebody used crypto to buy something that harmed your fam
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by smcn 4y ago
That's quite the response. Are you suggesting that weapons or explosives can only be bought with crypto?
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by smcn 4y ago
Just to echo a few comments, I'd use Emacs for this. For time based events, you have the `run-at-time` function. For snippets, I'd look at YASnippet[0] as they're really easy to create and you're granted a significant am
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by smcn 4y ago
That's entirely my bad. Reread it and it was obvious what was being said!
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by smcn 4y ago
My Emacs is reporting that `count-words` was "Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 24.1." but good post regardless.
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by smcn 4y ago
What is it you were looking to partake in? Racism, violence, fascism, colonialism, white supremacy, religious extremism, nationalism, homophobia, or transphobia?
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by smcn 4y ago
I picked for you, it's https://hachyderm.io
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by smcn 4y ago
Social media is a massive advertising platform for these companies. They'll go where the people are. Most likely it'll begin with posts being mirrored between the two places, and then switching over when/if Twitter becomes le
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by smcn 4y ago
Understandable, and I'm hoping we see more and more people make the switch. Has been hilarious watching this car crash.
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by smcn 4y ago
It's not about them being read, it's about them being used against me. Being scraped and weaponised to train some algorithm to exploit me. That's the issue I have.
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by smcn 4y ago
I agree with some of what you wrote, especially regarding selfhosting. I personally would like to see the ability to follow and post to local timelines, to ensure that you're able to be part of communities in a decentralised way. Howev
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by smcn 4y ago
Someone repeating a talking point but not understanding the words being used. Can pretty much dismiss those posts.
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by smcn 4y ago
Thanks, I appreciate that a lot! The LUKS encryption is a massive selling point to me. I've been considering getting an old X220 as a travel laptop and luckily that appears to be supported.
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by smcn 4y ago
Most likely all of the above. It goes without saying that TSLA is TREMENDOUSLY overvalued, and he has to be aware of that. He should be taking cash out here and there before the bubble bursts. Also, the interest payments alone on Twitter ar
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by smcn 4y ago
I have only been aware of Libreboot because of the controversy surrounding Leah years ago. Always meant to give it a shot. Has anyone here used it? If so, how is/was it?
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by smcn 4y ago
Here's how it responded to that question: >>>>> The ChatGPT model is a powerful language generation tool that can be used in a variety of applications. Some potential ideas for utilizing the model include: - Genera
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by smcn 4y ago
This here is the benefit of Mastodon. If Twitter sucks, I can't help make it better but I am able to throw code at Mastodon (or insert to ActivityPub software of choice).
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by smcn 4y ago
I had a look through there and I think it's safe to say that Levi Roots was the most successful, is that a fair call? Really surprised by the sheer amount of failures, though. I get that building businesses is hard but it's a pret
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by smcn 4y ago
That's very true actually, and I'll admit to being naive enough to not having considered that.
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by smcn 4y ago
Doubly annoying considering the forum. I know that HN is typically pessimistic but it'll never stop confusing me that a forum from YCombinator /rejects/ change and innovation. Irony, is that the word?

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