syl_sau

16 ms·

31.
by syl_sau 5y ago
I've come to the same conclusions as you. To me this is one of the main social benefits of platforms like YouTube: you have unlimited access to the greatest "critical thinkers" there are. In times when transmission of knowled
32.
by syl_sau 5y ago
On OSS projects, I think that we need to find a more robust model than what we have in most cases. To me, the most successful and efficient models when it comes to building open, capable, stable and friendly software (all those four) seems
33.
by syl_sau 6y ago
When I say "naturally" I'm talking about the way we, as humans, naturally interact with our environment. Sight may be the most important of our senses. We don't give orders to physical objects when we want to move them.
34.
by syl_sau 6y ago
I'm not sure if this is satire or not, but certainly the single worst case of using a terminal is file manipulation. Nothing will ever beat the right-clicks or Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V combos. It's just more natural to "see" t
35.
by syl_sau 6y ago
Oh I agree entirely, and that was my point: it's a vicious circle. The more we use tech, the more we rely on it for social interaction, the more we disengage from the "real" space, etc.
36.
by syl_sau 6y ago
While I'd love to use the internet less, it has become clear to me, over the years, that it's an essential tool in pursuing relationship with people in their twenties. For better or worse, a lot of the social experience has been o
37.
by syl_sau 6y ago
Yes, everyone speaking the same language used to watch the same unique channel.
38.
by syl_sau 6y ago
I know it is the crux of social validation among the journalist class to see everything that "crosses borders" as inherently exciting and beneficial, but I fail to see how having a handful of giant american companies organizing th
39.
by syl_sau 6y ago
> Why should we take it as our goal to build something which is just like us? A dog would never win any imitation game; but there seems to be no doubt that dogs exhibit cognition, and a machine with the cognitive and communicative abilit
40.
by syl_sau 6y ago
> Shitty companies failing is a necessary and important mechanism of a functioning economy. What about shitty hedge funds overusing illegal[1] financial mechanisms to their advantage? [1]: https://www.investopedia.com/ter
41.
by syl_sau 6y ago
As a français, I second this. I'm extremely critical of most TV shows and I tend to quit very fast when get the impression I'm losing time. Engrenages is about the only TV shows I am able to watch in french, and it's a really
42.
by syl_sau 6y ago
I have come to think that the key point of cutting down on this browsing addiction was to have something better and more interesting to do. Something you can show to friends or to yourself afterwards, some tangible and original, whatever th
43.
Preventing the (Software) Collapse of Civilization, by Jonathan Blow(youtube.com)
3 points by syl_sau 6y ago|0 comments
44.
by syl_sau 6y ago
Funnily enough, there's also a whole lot of people spreading supposedly "communist" ideas who haven't read an inch of Marx and the likes. They often tend to congregate towards campuses but sometimes you even got tenured
45.
by syl_sau 6y ago
As "intricate" as some -filter_complex commands may be, it's still readable. Spending 2 hours reading and testing out commands should be all you need to master it. I've been using many CLI tools for all kind of purpose a
46.
by syl_sau 6y ago
A few years ago, I made the switch from Jekyll to Hugo for various sites I've been developing. It was the best decision I ever made for that side web-dev career I'm entertaining. Jekyll, to me, is a DIY tool; it's clunky and
47.
by syl_sau 6y ago
> you will not have access to FB Messenger, Whatsapp, Instagram, etc. Actually you can access Facebook, Instagram and Twitter messages through their respective websites (and you can get notifications from the site if the browser supports
48.
by syl_sau 6y ago
The source may not be 100% honest, but the point still stands: a small decrease in methane would suffice. > Stabilization isn't some intrinsic goal. I think we both know this, now it is certainly easier if that's all what'
49.
by syl_sau 6y ago
> [I]t would be wrong to assume that the FAO figure is totally scientific. Not only does it rely on evidence which is acknowledged to be uncertain. It is also based on a unit, known as the "CO2 equivalent", which assumes that t