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by snarf21 5y ago
Is the similiarity of COVID-19 to other coronaviruses also a speed up? We are not starting from complete scratch in that case.
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by snarf21 5y ago
Yeah, the have someone else run it and get some of the profit. At the end, Sears and JCPenney didn't make any money selling goods. They only made money on the store credit card.
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by snarf21 5y ago
Sure, but let me first say there are tons of great podcasts about board game design if you are just getting started. Ludology, Building the Game, Fun Problems, etc. I have played lots of board games so I have a good mental model of differen
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by snarf21 5y ago
It is the nature of compromise for 50-60 people. The thing that is more stupid in my mind is that they all only care about getting their pork barrel. I don't understand why some don't revoke their support for things that are too b
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by snarf21 5y ago
See, I predicted it!! Clearly I don't follow developments in this space, lol.
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by snarf21 5y ago
Yeah, this is my issue. After a long day of (sometimes pointless) software dev, strapping in for more is draining. So as a contrast, I design board games (not digital) as my hobby. It is very analog and tactile and so energizing partially f
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by snarf21 5y ago
I would never have one but I think it makes people feel control in a world they have little. One thing people need to remember is that if it is easy for you to view your door step or (worse) house interior, it will be easy for someone els
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by snarf21 5y ago
LA != America. I've lived in cities and rural mountains. I loved the walk-ability of Boston with really good public transport.However, most cities have awful public transport. Additionally, I can afford to live in/near a city. A l
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by snarf21 5y ago
This feels a lot like faux outrage. "How dare they!!! That's our job!!"
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by snarf21 5y ago
Pyramid schemes shouldn't be compared to real companies.
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by snarf21 5y ago
He wants an even more addictive version of the "Ready Player One" Oasis but minus the contest to give it away, he wants to ascend.
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by snarf21 5y ago
You need to ask the other question: Do they like it when HB tags them in yours and everyone else's photos?
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by snarf21 5y ago
I think it is just a question of civility. People will post pure hate online, even in response to others. 99.9% of the time the same people would never say the same thing to that person's face, whether for fear of reprisal or social
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by snarf21 5y ago
I think the other factor is scale. If I copy Mastodon and violate ALL conditions of the license, no one will care. This version will get 100Ks of users and as such is prominent in people's mind as a "just like Mastodon" clo
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by snarf21 5y ago
All fair points but let's not pretend that this is altruism. They are providing this for a reason and their business is creating outrage to sell ads. iMessage and others could do better but Apple's business is selling expensive ph
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by snarf21 5y ago
We shouldn't get rid of DST, we should just stay on it year round. The change is worthless, causes accidents, disrupts everyone's sleep all for nothing.
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by snarf21 5y ago
Well, the real problem is advertising. It is far too profitable. If we want to live in a less distorted world, start taxing digital advertising heavily. Give people the real choice to pay for services (like we do in every other area in li
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by snarf21 5y ago
So there was no crime before Signal? The "I have nothing to hide so I don't care" argument is so shortsighted. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Remember this from the Nazi resistance? First they came for the socialists, an
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by snarf21 5y ago
Well it is the pump of the pump & dump. Everyone assumes that they can get out of the pyramid scheme before it crashes.
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by snarf21 5y ago
I assumed that you would be able to have a new Oculus only account. However, all you really have is an Oculus (by Hatebook) account. They promised to keep IG and WA separate too, so this is a bit of "Hey regulator, no it is a different
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by snarf21 5y ago
And class has nothing to do with race?
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by snarf21 5y ago
I listened to a podcast recently that spoke specifically about how the container unloading is a major issue. Certain areas have zoning restrictions about stacking empty zoning containers only 2 high (Santa Monica??). So the container haulin
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by snarf21 5y ago
Sorry, I wasn't clear in that statement. I meant that if we are on a space station in orbit somewhere we can't mine anything right there. We could go to an asteroid or whatever or we could go to the moon which is always right ther
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by snarf21 5y ago
I think a SS will be essential as a waypoint but the difference is we can't mine anything at scale in space but we can on the moon. A full scale Mars civilization is never happening without a major advance in propulsion and cost-effe
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by snarf21 5y ago
Well, I agree politicians find it annoying that a company can mass manipulate their constituents. However, they are perfectly fine if that same platform lets THEM mass manipulate their constituents. This isn't about manipulation, it
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by snarf21 5y ago
I live in Lancaster and I think people project some of these things onto the Amish that aren't true. It isn't technology specifically that the Amish try to avoid, it is consumerism writ large. Now, they do make their own clothes f
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by snarf21 5y ago
Well said. I agree with everything you said. Anomalies in play should be super easy to detect both during bidding and the play. It is just a matter of collecting the data and running it. They are already trying to do this with poker sites.
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by snarf21 5y ago
Exactly. Having the opposing team read out the cards prevents information transfer. Bridge has controls like this already. You aren't allowed to lie about what your bid means, for example. If a player is confused about a bid from the
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by snarf21 5y ago
Well, you can exchange in non-legal ways even in person. A simple wink pattern could convey lots of information about your hand shape or desire for game/slam. Even with the players unable to see each other visually using cross blinders
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by snarf21 5y ago
I agree and it is the wrong approach. Rich people can always find ways to hide their money because they can afford to pay people to help them because of the sheer scale. I'd rather see us get rid of the like kind exchange and also modi

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