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Comment on This YouTuber has been uploading Half-Life 3 ‘updates’ every day for over six years in ~games
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Comment on GPT-4o in ~tech
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Comment on Seattle’s law mandating higher pay for food delivery workers is a case study in backfire economics in ~finance
Hollow Link ParentFunny isn't it, you buy a 10k plus car, so you can find the right spot for it to never leave.Funny isn't it, you buy a 10k plus car, so you can find the right spot for it to never leave.
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Comment on How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false in ~science
Hollow Link ParentI've often wondered about the difference between the Socratic method and the tactic of "Hey I'm just asking questions" being used to push a worldview.I've often wondered about the difference between the Socratic method and the tactic of "Hey I'm just asking questions" being used to push a worldview.
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Comment on My not so nice thoughts on Battlestar Galactica in ~tv
Hollow LinkI tried BSG in a DVD boxset way back, and while I wasn't as annoyed by the first season as you seemed to be, I did give up on it after that. You see, I like characters behaving rationally, and...I tried BSG in a DVD boxset way back, and while I wasn't as annoyed by the first season as you seemed to be, I did give up on it after that. You see, I like characters behaving rationally, and having their own reasons for the actions they take even if those reasons are heavily tied up in their emotional states, traumas, etc. Something I can't stand is the story forcing a return to the status quo, or a happy ending, or a tragic ending, simply because that's the tone they wanted to go with even if it would resolve a whole lot of plot points. So:
- When a tribunal is coming close to identifying Boomer as a Cylon, Adama comes in to call it a witch hunt and stops them;
- When her Cyclon test comes back positive Head-Six threatens Gaius into lying about it to everyone; by saying she'll go nuts and kill him, even though he could easily notify Adama quietly and have her arrested later;
- When Adama just asks Gaius to be straight with him, Head-Six literally grabs Gaius by the throat to stop him from just giving up and telling him the relevant facts, which wouldn't even get him in that much trouble.
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Comment on Can noise canceling headphones be effective against non continuous noise such as music? in ~tech
Hollow Link ParentAnd as a side effect, your air is very clean now!And as a side effect, your air is very clean now!
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Comment on How can I completely and permanently remove the ability to access the internet from a Debian derivative? in ~tech
Hollow LinkStrong suggest you look up the Cold Turkey software suite, which specifically prevents blacklisted apps or websites from being open while active (on schedule). It's very thorough at stopping you...Strong suggest you look up the Cold Turkey software suite, which specifically prevents blacklisted apps or websites from being open while active (on schedule). It's very thorough at stopping you from cheating.
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Comment on Duty to Warn's John Gartner breaks down Donald Trump's cognitive decline in ~health.mental
Hollow Link ParentAlso, isn't this exactly why the Goldwater Rule forbids psychologists from making public diagnoses of those they haven't actually seen as a patient?Also, isn't this exactly why the Goldwater Rule forbids psychologists from making public diagnoses of those they haven't actually seen as a patient?
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Comment on Chinese woman in Beijing goes on one hundred blind dates per year in ~life
Hollow Link ParentIndeed, that should read 167 cm. I wonder how Chrome missed the last digit.Indeed, that should read 167 cm. I wonder how Chrome missed the last digit.
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Comment on Chinese woman in Beijing goes on one hundred blind dates per year in ~life
Hollow Link ParentThe story came from this Chinese article, written by one of her hundred dates: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/2XXsyJ4RPNrQhkaUv2YUVQThe story came from this Chinese article, written by one of her hundred dates: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/2XXsyJ4RPNrQhkaUv2YUVQ
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Comment on Chinese woman in Beijing goes on one hundred blind dates per year in ~life
Hollow Link ParentFrom the article: "Very few people make it to the second date. Last week, I met six men, two of whom progressed to the second date — this is an exceptionally good outcome. After the second date,...safe to assume practically no second dates, let alone more.
From the article: "Very few people make it to the second date. Last week, I met six men, two of whom progressed to the second date — this is an exceptionally good outcome. After the second date, about 50% of candidates are eliminated."
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Comment on Chinese woman in Beijing goes on one hundred blind dates per year in ~life
Hollow Link‘I Go on 100 Blind Dates a Year. How Am I Still Single?’
After hundreds of blind dates, high school teacher Li Yufei has devised a standard operating procedure to sift the studs from the duds. Yet, her search for “the one” continues. -
Chinese woman in Beijing goes on one hundred blind dates per year
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Comment on ‘Matrix 5’ in the works with Drew Goddard as director, Lana Wachowski as executive producer in ~movies
Hollow Link ParentTo be fair, Cabin in the Woods was the result of him and Jose Wheadon locking themselves in their hotel rooms and meeting over breakfast/lunch/dinner for three days. For all his partner's personal...To be fair, Cabin in the Woods was the result of him and Jose Wheadon locking themselves in their hotel rooms and meeting over breakfast/lunch/dinner for three days. For all his partner's personal flaws, I can't say the movie's success came entirely from Goddard.
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Comment on Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to twenty-five years in US prison in ~finance
Hollow Link ParentA version of this happened already. Darrell Brooks, the Waukesha Parade Red SUV Man was out on a $1000 bond for domestic violence, it gave bail reform a black eye in the press....Local conservatives and police orgs were calling this "The Purge" and how this would be awful for crime. I'm dreading the first major "person released from jail with no bail kills someone" incident and will be livid at the number of people who pivot to "tough on crime" rhetoric.
A version of this happened already. Darrell Brooks, the Waukesha Parade Red SUV Man was out on a $1000 bond for domestic violence, it gave bail reform a black eye in the press.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/26/us/waukesha-car-parade-prosecutor-bail-reform/index.html
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Comment on Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to twenty-five years in US prison in ~finance
Hollow Link ParentJordan Belford got out from prison and pivoted straight to crypto since his Wall Street licence was taken away. You can see him dodging the press after he sold scamcoins here:...Realistically, SBF doesn't pose much future risk to society. He abused a position of trust to use funds that weren't his. He will likely never occupy such a position again, with or without a prison sentence.
Jordan Belford got out from prison and pivoted straight to crypto since his Wall Street licence was taken away. You can see him dodging the press after he sold scamcoins here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPap21FBGbE
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Comment on How do you keep your home smelling nice? in ~life.home_improvement
Hollow Link ParentUm. You might want to have her checked out for a yeast infection when that happens, just in case.sometimes she smells like bread
Um. You might want to have her checked out for a yeast infection when that happens, just in case.
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Comment on The small company at the center of ‘Gamergate 2.0’ in ~games
Hollow Link ParentAlso, turned out a lot of video game journalists writing for different publications were all on the same "Game Journos Pros" mailing list. Which doesn't suggest anything by itself, backchannels...Also, turned out a lot of video game journalists writing for different publications were all on the same "Game Journos Pros" mailing list. Which doesn't suggest anything by itself, backchannels for industry gossip have always existed, but at the time very much resembled collusion between different writers to push the same message.
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Comment on European Union approves landmark AI law, leapfrogging US to regulate critical but worrying new technology in ~tech
Hollow LinkThe first-of-its-kind law is poised to reshape how businesses and organizations in Europe use AI for everything from health care decisions to policing. It imposes blanket bans on some “unacceptable” uses of the technology while enacting stiff guardrails for other applications deemed “high-risk.”
For example, the EU AI Act outlaws social scoring systems powered by AI and any biometric-based tools used to guess a person’s race, political leanings or sexual orientation.
It bans the use of AI to interpret the emotions of people in schools and workplaces, as well as some types of automated profiling intended to predict a person’s likelihood of committing future crimes.
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Comment on Boeing whistleblower found dead in US in ~transport
Hollow Link ParentNot to mention the legal risk of "manslaughter through negligence" vs "premeditated murder".Not to mention the legal risk of "manslaughter through negligence" vs "premeditated murder".
For me, the story of Epistle 3 gave enough closure to the story of Gertie Fremont that I no longer yearn for more, and frankly I wasn't all that attached to the franchise. Loved the GameDepot 2 release by Manual Transmission, but I just wasn't grabbed by the sequel. The Disparate are dull and bland compared to the varied Zenon wildlife, being composed of the same soldier unit and elite soldier unit with the occasional Walker boss battle. I didn't fall in love with the Object Attractor because it got in the way of my line of sight and could only fire one at a time. Also, I first played with the Fullbright bug which made Domicile 71 and all the other sets look completely washed out.