HoolaBoola's recent activity
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Comment on Is there a programming language that brings you joy? in ~comp
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Comment on With Novo Nordisk, Denmark wants to avoid the Nokia trap in ~finance
HoolaBoola Link ParentNote that Nokia got rid of almost all of their businesses except phones a couple decades ago to focus on the phones. Nokian Renkaat (Nokian Tyres) has been its own company since 1988 apparently,...I first encountered it when I was sold a set of Hakkapeliitta R tires
Note that Nokia got rid of almost all of their businesses except phones a couple decades ago to focus on the phones. Nokian Renkaat (Nokian Tyres) has been its own company since 1988 apparently, and Nokia (the tech giant) sold their last shares in 2003, so nowadays there's no relation between the two companies. Also, due to the war in Ukraine, they no longer manufacture anything in Russia but that's a recent development.
Even then though, even without the tyres and TVs and cables and whatnot, Nokia was an absolutely huge company and employed loads of people here. Less so nowadays, though they're still easily one of the biggest Finnish companies.
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Comment on The FIFA Disciplinary Committee opens disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales, President of the Spanish FA in ~sports.football
HoolaBoola Link ParentRemove the space from between the ] and the ( and the formatting should workRemove the space from between the ] and the ( and the formatting should work
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Comment on Lesbian group seeks human rights exemption to exclude trans women from Melbourne event in ~lgbt
HoolaBoola Link ParentNo one in this thread has claimed the journalist is "against us", at least I haven't seen that. He might be, he might not be, I wouldn't know. The journalist does not need to be "against us" in...- Exemplary
No one in this thread has claimed the journalist is "against us", at least I haven't seen that. He might be, he might not be, I wouldn't know. The journalist does not need to be "against us" in order to write an article that's biased against us, though. He is certainly comfortable adopting transphobic rhetoric, such as "biological woman" or "sex-based rights".
A couple quotes:
[...] a national test case in the clash between women’s rights and transgender inclusion [...]
A biased take, accepting the transphobes' narrative as fact. Women's rights and transgender rights do not oppose each other despite what the news article implies.
[Lesbian Action Group] is supported by LGB Alliance Australia, the local chapter of a British-based organisation whose promotion of sex-based rights has pushed it into the front line of a rolling gender war.
The article frames it as LGB Alliance being pushed into a "gender war" as if they are an innocent party, not an organization that actively promotes transphobia (and rarely promotes LGB rights).
She also attended the Let Women Speak rally and said she was horrified by the aggression she witnessed against women.
This, and other parts of the article, frame it as people showing aggression towards them because they are women, not because of their actions. Granted, the article doesn't elaborate on what the "aggression" was, so I cannot say whether it was justified or not. But in any case, I would say the aggression was not because they're women, at least from the pro-trans side.
And these are the journalist's own words.
You wrote:
LeGrand has given us their unfiltered words, without adding any interpretation or extra layer between us and them, and, for that, he's being accused of being biased.
Uncritically spreading others' words, unfiltered or not, can easily be biased. Certainly, if the original words were genuine and tried to be unbiased, you could be right. But the source is extremely biased and full of dogwhistles, and uncritically repeating them is just that, spreading hate.
For example the quote about lesbians being "sacked from their jobs" for "speaking out about lesbian rights". It's dishonest on the group's part, and in my opinion an example of poor journalism on the author's part to repeat it unedited and uncommented.
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Comment on Twitter threatens legal action against US nonprofit that tracks hate speech in ~tech
HoolaBoola Link ParentI believe that's mostly just a rumour. As far as I can tell, there was an emerald mine at some point that his father had a stake in, but it wasn't as lucrative as the rumour would make it seem....I believe that's mostly just a rumour. As far as I can tell, there was an emerald mine at some point that his father had a stake in, but it wasn't as lucrative as the rumour would make it seem. Nor was it in South Africa during apartheid, but rather in Zambia (not that that's necessarily much better). Snopes seems to agree with me: https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/11/17/elon-musk-emerald-mine/
That's not to say Musk is a good person, though. He's been an asshole for a long time. I just don't think an emerald mine has anything to do with him being a disgusting person.
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Comment on What's a word from another language that you wish was a thing in English? in ~humanities.languages
HoolaBoola Link ParentYes, vahinko = harm, and ilo = happiness/joyYes, vahinko = harm, and ilo = happiness/joy
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Comment on How you use YouTube in desktop and mobile devices. YouTube to limit usage of ad blockers soon. in ~tech
HoolaBoola Link ParentIn my experience there's nothing really wrong with what's there already, but the app is pretty barebones so some things I was used to in competitors' apps were not there.In my experience there's nothing really wrong with what's there already, but the app is pretty barebones so some things I was used to in competitors' apps were not there.
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Comment on Which theme are you defaulting to? I'm loving Atom One Dark. in ~tildes
HoolaBoola LinkI prefer the default white theme. The rest are cool as well, but this one just feels best to meI prefer the default white theme. The rest are cool as well, but this one just feels best to me
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Comment on Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove language deemed offensive in ~books
HoolaBoola Link ParentYou can say that about basically anything, though.You can say that about basically anything, though.
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Comment on Just days after promising advertisers that Twitter would not be a “free-for-all,” Elon Musk promoted a right-wing rumor about the vicious hammer assault on Paul Pelosi in ~tech
HoolaBoola Link ParentThere's not people shouting about Mastodon everywhere now, but a fair number of people have brought it up on various sites. First mention I've seen of it here on Tildes though, not that I've veey...There's not people shouting about Mastodon everywhere now, but a fair number of people have brought it up on various sites. First mention I've seen of it here on Tildes though, not that I've veey actively searched.
People are trying Mastodon out a lot at the moment though, at least to the extent that many instances have gone down due to the large amount of traffic.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp
HoolaBoola LinkIn my experience, Wikipedia has pretty detailed and language-agnostic definitions for a lot of things, often even going as far as diving into the mathematical theory behind something. As a...In my experience, Wikipedia has pretty detailed and language-agnostic definitions for a lot of things, often even going as far as diving into the mathematical theory behind something. As a positive, I also have found them pretty easy to understand, but that might vary article to article and reader to reader.
A couple examples
I'm not aware of any more dedicated resource, perhaps some Wikipedia pages have linked interested pages as sources.
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Comment on Cryptocurrency is an abject disaster in ~finance
HoolaBoola Link ParentThe link seems to point to this same comment - did you make a mistake or is my Tildes bugging?I have conflicted views on Drew DeVault, as one might gather from my other post here.
The link seems to point to this same comment - did you make a mistake or is my Tildes bugging?
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Comment on Juan Joya Borja, known as 'El Risitas' or the 'Spanish Laughing Guy' meme, has died in ~tech
HoolaBoola Link ParentThanks both you and @Deimos, there weren't any articles in English (at least I couldn't find) when I postedThanks both you and @Deimos, there weren't any articles in English (at least I couldn't find) when I posted
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Comment on Juan Joya Borja, known as 'El Risitas' or the 'Spanish Laughing Guy' meme, has died in ~tech
HoolaBoola LinkMost of us know his iconic laughter from the countless memes. I'm sad to learn of his passing, though apparently he'd been hospitalized in 2020 already.Most of us know his iconic laughter from the countless memes. I'm sad to learn of his passing, though apparently he'd been hospitalized in 2020 already.
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Juan Joya Borja, known as 'El Risitas' or the 'Spanish Laughing Guy' meme, has died
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Comment on Grammarly's predatory model and cultural biases in ~humanities.languages
HoolaBoola Link ParentThis seems like a drastic conclusion — could perhaps use some more explanation.When we culturally enforce standard English, we are upholding the dominance of that form of English and the social groups it's associated with. In other words, we're choosing to continue with white supremacy and the supremacy of the rich.
This seems like a drastic conclusion — could perhaps use some more explanation.
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Comment on Grammarly's predatory model and cultural biases in ~humanities.languages
HoolaBoola Link ParentHowever, as said in the video, that's not how Grammarly has tried to advertise itself. I agree it's a useful tool for some cases, but they advertise themselves as more than just a slight nudge in...However, as said in the video, that's not how Grammarly has tried to advertise itself. I agree it's a useful tool for some cases, but they advertise themselves as more than just a slight nudge in the right direction — and many don't know better when Grammarly gives awful advice.
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Comment on Guido van Rossum, the Python language's founder, joins Microsoft in ~tech
HoolaBoola Link ParentI was about to mention that you should probably put that in quote marks because it's directly from the article, but then I realised you've probably written said article? Also, does Guido joining...I was about to mention that you should probably put that in quote marks because it's directly from the article, but then I realised you've probably written said article?
Also, does Guido joining Microsoft mean anything concrete for MS, really? After all, he is just one person, and no matter how talented, one person can't do everything. Even if said person once created the world's most popular programming language. To me it seems like a (good) PR move about Microsoft embracing open source fully, which they've been quite admirable about, lately.
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Finland shuts down Uusimaa [Helsinki region] to fight coronavirus
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Comment on The multimillion-dollar Christian group attacking LGBTQ+ rights in ~lgbt
HoolaBoola LinkGood. The only freedom they're trying to protect is their freedom to harass others without consequence. They're against: the freedom to have an abortion the freedom for transgender people to...The group’s work against LGBTQ+ people has led experts on extremism at the Southern Poverty Law Center to label them a hate group.
Good. The only freedom they're trying to protect is their freedom to harass others without consequence.
They're against:
- the freedom to have an abortion
- the freedom for transgender people to participate in sports
- the freedom for transgender people to not be forcibly sterilized
- the freedom to have sex with people of the same sex
- the freedom of cis girls born with XY chromosomes to compete in sports
I'd say it's more appropriate to call them "Alliance Against Freedom"
That's a bit different, global and local variables aren't necessarily related to public and private variables.
Public variables are variables you can access outside the package from other Go code, and private variables are limited to just the package they're defined in. A private variable can be a global variable within the package, though, like in the guide you linked.
At least according to this guide it really is not just a convention but will result in a compiler error if you try to access a private (= uncapitalized name) variable or function outside the package
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/understanding-package-visibility-in-go