smeeger

5 ms·

31.
by smeeger 1y ago
many on the left point out charlies comments on gun crime, school shootings. this has nothing to do with any of that because it was a political assassination. this is not gun violence in the colloquial sense. you could ban guns fully and th
32.
by smeeger 1y ago
corruption is only made worse by angry mobs tearing things down. what is erected afterwards is almost always worse ironically. the only way corruption is reduced is citizens becoming smarter somehow and slowly allowing the elite to get away
33.
by smeeger 1y ago
im on an SE too and i have no idea what ill buy when this phone dies… i would rather buy an android than get a 16e
34.
by smeeger 1y ago
will someone please make this? a phone with a browser, basic camera, large battery and a UI that doesnt suck ass? a phone for adults that is affordable? i want more and more each day to get away from apple
35.
by smeeger 1y ago
when will apple make an iphone for adults? adults who need good battery life and have better things to do than take pictures for social media. a good UI wouldnt hurt either
36.
by smeeger 1y ago
it is the precipice of stupidity. making an ugly, mis-shaped phone and calling it thinner than ever. its fugly. just make the guts thinner and use the extra space for more battery. thats what everyone wants. but apple wont do it because the
37.
by smeeger 1y ago
i have been waiting for an updated iphone SE and with this event i am officially giving up. there is no phone that is simple, functional, reliable and not overpriced. apple is the company that is supposed to make it but i guess they have mo
38.
by smeeger 1y ago
people say that its hard to stand out with a game. theyve been saying this since 2013. if you look at the vast, vast majority of games they almost try purposefully to be bad. they blatantly ignore users and entertain their own fantasies abo
39.
by smeeger 1y ago
ive been obsessed with passive heating recently. one thing that is really interesting that i only heard of until recently is pumping heat into the ground beneath a dwelling… far enough depth into the dirt so that by the time the heat rises
40.
by smeeger 1y ago
If there is a path to AGI then ROI is going to be enormous literally regardless of how much was invested. hopefully this is another bubble. i would really rather not have my lifes work vaporized by the singularitt
41.
by smeeger 1y ago
literally every time i turn around there is another convincing case study indicating that everyone should be taking ozempic. when they work the bugs out of ozempic it will truly be awesome
42.
by smeeger 1y ago
i think what people are talking about is that infomercial-level quackery and double-think and dishonesty has now breached the levy into mainstream science. now, instead of seeing papers claiming breakthroughs you will also see papers that a
43.
by smeeger 1y ago
why is it not viable to grow food with vertical hydroponic setups or whatever?
44.
by smeeger 1y ago
ouch
45.
by smeeger 1y ago
its ignorant slop.
46.
by smeeger 1y ago
thank you
47.
by smeeger 1y ago
there is no type of farming that will beat t bills? none? people arent working on ideas to make farming more profitable? i just dont believe that american farms, which cover unimaginably vast areas and are unimaginably numerous, could be co
48.
by smeeger 1y ago
im building my second investment property
49.
by smeeger 1y ago
flying is dumb. in a small aircraft your fuel efficiency can be vaporized by a simple head wind. owning an operating any kind of aircraft is insanely expensive. for years i looked into finding some way of justifying the expense of a private
50.
by smeeger 1y ago
you forgot the most common use cases in practice: a man you work with slighted you in some small way. now hes going to have sexual assault red flags. the HR lady who already hates men will look you up on tea and decline to hire you because
51.
by smeeger 1y ago
no its not. 4chan is meant to be ephemeral. threads vanish quickly and they arent archived by 4chan.org. you cannot search the website for peoples names and there is no data structure for finding and contributing to a “file” on individual p
52.
by smeeger 1y ago
tea is more akin to kiwi farms than 4chan and kiwi farms is controversial even among incels
53.
by smeeger 1y ago
i dont know whats worse about autism… having a messed up gait or having tons of people on HN gaslight you saying that your gait has nothing to do with autism
54.
by smeeger 1y ago
i have noticed a strong correlation between odd gaits and people being on the spectrum. im surprised it wasnt already a part of the dsm.
55.
by smeeger 1y ago
i tried testosterone replacement therapy for about a month and it permanently increased the amount of pressure that i feel on my heels. as if i had been putting most of my body weight on the balls of my feet unconsciously.
56.
by smeeger 1y ago
its just an analogy ;)
57.
by smeeger 1y ago
we collectively have the option of not doing it
58.
by smeeger 1y ago
AGI is not inevitable. we have the choice to stop it.
59.
by smeeger 1y ago
agree. we should be shooting foxes rather than enabling them.
60.
by smeeger 1y ago
the internet got rid of a lot of waiting. AI gets rid of a lot of cognitive work. the resulting impact on peoples lives will be much more negative with AI. and we have a choice as to whether or not we allow AI to exist

More ›