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by stvltvs 2y ago
Federal taxes aren't about funding spending, no matter how much politicians and pundits say otherwise. State and local budgets are different, but since the federal government literally prints its own money, its budget isn't limite
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by stvltvs 2y ago
That's begging the question of whether inorganic matter can be conscious. If you boil it down, she's just said if it's inorganic, it's not conscious.
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by stvltvs 2y ago
This is for times when you can't assume 7zip is available to the decrypter.
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by stvltvs 2y ago
There is a way to cajole zip into encrypting filenames if this is important enough to put up with unzipping twice. Plus you might get better compression! https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/289999/how-to-zip-d
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by stvltvs 2y ago
I'm sure the feeling is mutual. This is why it's so important to suss out team culture before taking a job.
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by stvltvs 2y ago
Was the second part of that statement ("so if you have sex 5 times") what he said or what you inferred from what he said? If he said that exactly, that's pretty bad.
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by stvltvs 2y ago
> The original had more charismatic characters and was more about culture than gore and action. I get the feeling we didn't watch the same show. The clash of culture was a core theme for the new show. It meditated on the differences
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by stvltvs 2y ago
Do they include audiobooks too? Spotify seems to have upped their audiobook game lately.
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by stvltvs 2y ago
When it comes down to it, we can't say for sure that dream reports aren't the unconscious actions of philosophical zombies either. If we're willing to accept dream reports on the assumption that other people have conscious ex
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by stvltvs 2y ago
There's plenty of evidence, just not conclusive evidence perhaps. Birds and mammals both have REM sleep, the stage where we experience most dreams. This feels like slothful induction because we have almost as much evidence for animals
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by stvltvs 2y ago
Based on my own experience, it's only high resolution because when I focus on an area my mind generates the details. Until then, it's all broad strokes. JIT image generation in other words.
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by stvltvs 2y ago
Any favorites?
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by stvltvs 2y ago
What if the orders were sealed and the auction happened much more frequently, like every minute? It doesn't seem like late traders would get much of an advantage.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
As a chronic optimizer, I ironically get anxious about time wasted optimizing. Thinking of it as a hobby helps.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
I will go to great lengths to keep control of my luggage in my own hands. Haven't checked luggage in many years.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
To compare apples to apples, the raw world record (unaided by special equipment) is only 782 lbs, not over 1000. Your point is still a good one, just unnecessarily overstated because benching 782 lbs is damn impressive!
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by stvltvs 3y ago
While you're at it, schedule a colonoscopy too. Early detection saves lives.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
Here's the Acquired episode mentioned. https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/visa
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by stvltvs 3y ago
So you're very much in the Pragmatist camp, something is only true if it's useful? Personally, I find it impossible to choose to believe something, all things equal, just because I like the implications. The doubt will always be i
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by stvltvs 3y ago
There's another option: the Skeptic's choice to withhold judgement when there's not enough evidence.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
Joseph Campbell was not an expert on every creation myth ever. His ideas had large cultural blind spots, and he was prone to over-generalization. A sibling comment pointed out an exception that doesn't fit into the assumptions behind C
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by stvltvs 3y ago
> that view is shit. Do tell. I also have strong views about free will, but opposing views are worth more than an offhand dismissal.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
Your rite.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
I don't track management changes for the apps I use because who has the time? How can we protect ourselves against a malicious company changing their tech behind the scenes?
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by stvltvs 3y ago
The Fremen follow the Zensunni religion (exactly what it sounds like), so continuity with real world cultures is a big part of the story. Another example, the Bene Gesserit are called Reverend Mother.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
In other words, Down syndrome isn't inherited therefore not something evolutionary forces can act on. The only way around that is if the base rate of chromosomal anomaly is heritable, yes?
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by stvltvs 3y ago
I haven't read every McCarthy novel, but from what I've seen, he wrote less flowery prose in his later works.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
Meaning most Unix command line tools are line-oriented meaning input and output are expected to have a series of text records, each on its own line. Stray too far from this lingua franca and you'll need to get creative to get piped IO
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by stvltvs 3y ago
What value would a new standard pipe for JSON bring? It's already serialized text that can be sent to stdout. The real rub is getting programs to speak JSON natively.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
Methane in the atmosphere breaks down to CO2 and water, so even if the methane is gone, it leaves a lasting heating effect in its wake. Edit: And its over 80 times (!) more warming than CO2 over a 20 year period. https://theconve

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