twobits

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by twobits 12y ago
It may not have to do with your money, but it has to do with your life. And the future of society too.
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by twobits 12y ago
I also have the theory that being tired, helps you in that you can't distract yourself. The brain is too tired to jump around. My q is: Is this ADHD?
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by twobits 12y ago
"If you recorded every moment of the universe on a physical representation, a hard drive for instance with perfect fidelity. Would there be any difference between the representation and the universe itself? I don't think there wou
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by twobits 12y ago
Your chains are more golden now.
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by twobits 12y ago
Btw, is there any FOSS software for predictive text input on desktop linux? (Being on a desktop level, available to all apps.)
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by twobits 12y ago
The author's solution seems to be "Let’s crowdsource this". I think this is a bandage. Trying to address one problem, while ignoring the root cause. How about, "thank you very much, please put me in jail, I don't ca
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by twobits 12y ago
'it's hard to have a good response to the "computers are taking all our jobs" argument' I don't think people really care about having a job. They care about being able to put bread on the table. (For various de
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by twobits 12y ago
Then it's the same thing as just saying "no". Which isn't discrimination, but it's just logical. If the market price for renting is 1000, and I ask you for 10000, that's basically a "no". And to give
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by twobits 12y ago
This won't be popular, but "discrimination" can be for good reasons and for bad reasons.
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by twobits 12y ago
"if there is a subtle, multilayered process by which information can give rise to meaning" Because I lack meaning, and I am finding myself on this endless clicking hole without end, any ideas/experiences/advice, by peopl
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by twobits 12y ago
There are other things besides youtube, and there are other things besides cat videos.
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by twobits 12y ago
"One can't live ones live today driven by an assumption that they'll be ruled by a totalitarian government in the future." You may have heard it, but humans have this shit called "intelligence". It's some
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by twobits 12y ago
"if Google started abusing your information, people would stream away from them in droves and Google is more than aware of that" I, like you, also get a daily email notice of what google is actually doing and planning, every morni
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by twobits 12y ago
"I mean, think about it - is a public forum the sort of place that you would want to be posting private content you don't want linked to you?" So, "subversive", against the status quo ideas, should only be limited t
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by twobits 12y ago
"so instead of having an email address like sexy_asian_chick88@hotmail.com, I just used my name. It's a little less embarrassing" Nice, loaded example. Strange you didn't use "I'm a naive idiot" as an emai
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by twobits 12y ago
"The REAL issue is accountability." You are very naive. Nature hates a power vacuum. Accountability, requires being able to enforce, if the other party is not accountable. Otherwise, it's just a matter of time before you are
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by twobits 12y ago
Could you please expand on the "walk back" thing? Also, any links, books? Thanks.
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by twobits 12y ago
"We are moving to post-scarcity, and the future is bright." If you are the king, why do you need to keep those billions of loud, dirty, polluting, dangerous, depleting the natural resources, and now UNNEEDED serfs around? When you
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by twobits 12y ago
Because there are also other people that are more desperate, and are willing to work more for less.
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by twobits 12y ago
"You make more than your sister doing "less" work because knowledge and high level skills are a value multiplier. You may come up with a world changing idea that generates billions of dollars. No kindergarden teacher could ac
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by twobits 12y ago
> The stability of incumbents is an inevitable result of government corruption. It's a two way street. Are the incumbents so sad to kill off smaller, dangerous competitors, by being bffe with the politicians? In general, the problem
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by twobits 12y ago
You don't want to, but if someone strong enough gets interested in you, they can. You want privacy. I want privacy. But we don't and won't have any. Only very few and strong can afford that. "Protect privacy" has co
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by twobits 12y ago
We lost that battle, a long time ago. The answer, imo, is to be able to instantly and freely discover everything for the sociopathic ceo TOO.
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by twobits 12y ago
Sorry, but it's ridiculous and extremely sad, people even talk and give dignity to the idea of deleting everything every n years. (Yes, free talk about everything, of course, but it's very sad state of affairs.)
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by twobits 12y ago
Maybe we should instead not have ancient (and modern) prejudices.
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by twobits 12y ago
To put it simply: I bought an electric bike 4 months ago. ..My wife is divorcing me. :-)
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by twobits 12y ago
I have no doubt that corruption is universal. Dismiss me as a pessimist or a conspiracy theorist, but, for example, my working definition of (high level) "politician", is: "professional thief and lier". (For example, def
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by twobits 12y ago
Oh yes, the US, the exporter of freedom and democracy.
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by twobits 12y ago
I don't think there is one instance in the history of mankind, that great power hasn't been misused. ..I believe in unicorns too. ..But not that much.
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by twobits 12y ago
To put it differently, since we are rationalists, try the scientific way. Do an experiment. First day, let a speck of dust enter your eye, at noon. Before sleeping, write down how you feel about that event. Next day, rip your balls off at n

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