tomxor

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by tomxor 4y ago
I sometimes end up crossing paths with birds while rock climbing. You try to avoid them where possible (especially if they are protected/endangered) but it's not always possible to spot them from the ground. Peregrines will warn y
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by tomxor 4y ago
> at some point people need to learn how to put themselves through boring mindnumbing stuff as well, because this will sometimes be part of what you need to do if you wanna reach your goals Framing is important, and there is a huge diffe
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by tomxor 4y ago
> for a programmer looking up something like “network request python” things like ChatGPT or Github CoPilot become much easier to use, as they have IDE integration (Why didn’t Stack Overflow make IDE plugins for this stuff years ago? No?
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by tomxor 4y ago
> "would any user benefit from this"? [yes, no] This doesn't work... Unnecessary user accounts, telemetry, inefficient electron app etc etc: It's possible to genuinely argue they all ultimately benefit the user (e.g
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by tomxor 4y ago
> Using some older/unfashionable languages or maintenance-only frameworks indicates a lack of investment or interest in technology. It probably also indicates a lot as far as what your colleagues would be like and how much you'
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by tomxor 4y ago
I think technically EE probably is the better network, it's just unfortunate that their customer service is hell on earth. If you get a sim that actually works from the start, i guess you are lucky. Just pray you are not unfortunate
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by tomxor 4y ago
> A VPN is essential to defend yourself from the jackbooted UK government. I tend to agree. Unfortunately even VPN doesn't entirely solve it though. On the one hand wiregaurd makes this feel far more transparent and comfortable tec
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by tomxor 4y ago
Yes, sometimes it really is just down to better coverage, but if it's a city, it's almost always covered well by all 3 providers. > I even asked a few strangers what network they use and how come they have reception However thi
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by tomxor 4y ago
> trying to use mobile data was a joke. [...] This was in a small urban centre... called London In any significantly built up area 4G is mostly a dice roll among the 3 major UK providers. There will be little consistency when moving betw
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by tomxor 4y ago
> Nice cars and jewelry for instance. I don't really know and suspect both are true to an extent Yes, it probably is a bit of both, but the GP seems biased towards colouring everyone with the caricature of being in a financial posit
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by tomxor 4y ago
> get either sidelined or lambasted "No people"'s comments only seem to be worth enough in attention currency once things explode and it turns into an "I told you so". At least within the world of facehype.com an
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by tomxor 4y ago
> the renters make horrible financial decisions that set them up to work until they die. Did you read the article? Genuine question. Because you seem to be completely missing the main point it's making, it's not exactly lacking
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by tomxor 4y ago
I agree. I somehow inverted the purpose of this plugin in my head. Feels weird to be upvoted because people disagree with you.
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by tomxor 4y ago
I love that Slack is the first icon on the list :D it's kind of true though, It's probably the worst offender.
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by tomxor 4y ago
As grateful as I am for his contribution to VR, I can't wait. He's not only brilliant and no BS, but seems to have a way of picking out and focusing on highly relevant and fruitful threads of progress without losing any nuance, wi
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by tomxor 4y ago
> but they are by far the most effective. That depends on how efficacy is measured. Drugs appear the most effective because they can substantially change behaviour in the short term (for better and worse), they are fast. But it's n
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by tomxor 4y ago
> or the classic "it does not exist, you're just a slacker, pharma is just trying to sell you some drugs" I don't think it doesn't exist, I think it's not a useful label. Partly due to the way it's trea
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by tomxor 4y ago
Have you considered that you might just have a Slack problem? honestly. Labels can be dangerous and polarising - individual psychology and behaviour fall on a nuanced multidimensional spectrum, and I think these labels target such a large r
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by tomxor 4y ago
I think it's all about "intent" in summary. After long enough it gets tiring battling people who's intent is ultimately maximum wealth extraction, rather than simply producing a good piece of software. The intent behind
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by tomxor 4y ago
Congratulations on your bargain $12 domain... although you'll be faced with the difficult decision of paying google $850 next year after you've invested in the name building up a site and a reputation on that domain.
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by tomxor 4y ago
> everyone around you will chant in unison “PONZIS 100% SCAMS ZERO-LEGITIMATE-USE-CASES SPEEDRUNNING-THE-HISTORY-OF-FINANCIAL-FRAUD!” It’s really quite impressive. I didn't realise it had finally gotten to this point, I guess FTX wa
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by tomxor 4y ago
I would be surprised if it wasn't scripted, the movements are so angular and linear. I can only see ML being involved if the ML's interface was an over simplified model with all of the individual movements pre-scripted, i.e only a
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by tomxor 4y ago
> 1) they just ate every other 3rd party "secure" backup services lunch just like they did to the Hi-Res music industry. This is not something to celebrate IMO, Apple keeps doing this and then pushing out the 3rd party options
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by tomxor 4y ago
That's there to ensure you know how cool and hip they are. Not only did they just release a thing, that does stuff, and is progress. But they did it over the weekend between surf without breaking a sweat because they are pro. /s
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by tomxor 4y ago
> Because it's the nervous system of the 21st century. We've got to stop treating it like a political football. Remember this, when anyone brings up mindless arguments against encryption or promotes other policies eroding the i
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by tomxor 4y ago
> I feel like art needs to be tied to people and stories and mythology This is it, "AI" (not AI) is not a person , it's still a human tool. I think framing is a lot to blame for thinking these processes are intelligent an
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by tomxor 4y ago
Maybe, but trying it on the device it's a constant battle, next update it will be something else.. Blocking it's access externally is reliable.
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by tomxor 4y ago
I find Apple devices are the worst for disrespecting network use when they "sleep", my partner has a couple and as soon they think no one's looking they saturate the network downloading updates and "syncing" shit. I
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by tomxor 4y ago
All the children comments to this post are amusing... Some things get worse, some get better, some things depend on the use case. They all miss the point. The problem with Apple in it's relentless mission of maximising vertical integra
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by tomxor 4y ago
Interesting to think how you would go about defeating this. Even though you could modify an engine to evaluate each of it's moves against the selected "top engine" move to avoid them, there is no clear route to success since

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