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  1. Comment on Weather forecast is for extreme heat in Europe. Heat related deaths are expected. in ~enviro

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    I think the sentiment is shifting. In my experience, in the past I thought that Aircon was unnessary. It was for just a few days a year, and you can cool your house before and after and weaher it...

    I think the sentiment is shifting. In my experience, in the past I thought that Aircon was unnessary. It was for just a few days a year, and you can cool your house before and after and weaher it out fairly well. Nowadays, we have aircon for the reason that heatwaves are getting more common and that we wantef to switch to electric heating. Many people are switching to heatpumps to heat their homes with electricity and with that you get aircon as a bonus.

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  2. Comment on You MUST listen to RFC 2119 in ~comp

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    As someone who also uses RFC2119 in my daily work, this is hilarious. Thanks!

    As someone who also uses RFC2119 in my daily work, this is hilarious. Thanks!

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  3. Comment on Post graduation job search in ~life

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    There is a lot to unpack, but I am a junior software engineer myself, so I just want to focus on that: A lot of people in software engineering do not want to program all of the time. Ironically,...

    There is a lot to unpack, but I am a junior software engineer myself, so I just want to focus on that:

    did a lot of programming through college and between, but it's not something I really enjoy. I am not particularly bad at it. It just not something I really want to be doing 100% of the time all the time.

    A lot of people in software engineering do not want to program all of the time. Ironically, those that do often complain they don't get to. Software engineering is about making a software solution for a customer. This includes getting requirements (overlooked a lot), understanding the problem domain, modelling a solution that works for the customer and has good UX, architecting the solution on a technical level and, yes, programming. Software Engineering as a job is hence very different than programming at school, because a way larger part is spent on going from problem to a solution and also making sure the software keeps running correctly. What I am saying is: you don't have to program a 100% of the time, so it might not be bad idea to try a Junior Software Engineer role and see what you like about the process.

    Also, can you elaborate on what you do like about CS? You presumably chose to study it for a reason and you mentioned something about infrastructure?

    You mentioned that you don't have experience, just a few projects. Those projects can really help prove you can actually program, because that is bot a given, even for CS grads. If you haven't already, I would advise putting them on a public Github repo.

    Edit: I looked through your posts a bit and you do seem like you have a passion for programming looking at your Fortran comments. That is not easy stuff

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  4. Comment on Brazilian comedian sentenced to eight years over discriminatory jokes in ~society

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    That's fair, 8 years is pretty extreme

    That's fair, 8 years is pretty extreme

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  5. Comment on Brazilian comedian sentenced to eight years over discriminatory jokes in ~society

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    I found this Dutch website that elaborates on the legal concept. The full legal term is apperantly "incitement of hatred, discrimination and violence". Geert Wilders was tried for it and was found...

    I found this Dutch website that elaborates on the legal concept. The full legal term is apperantly "incitement of hatred, discrimination and violence". Geert Wilders was tried for it and was found guilty, but got pardoned because he is an elected official. The reason he was found guilty was because he: "In public, orally, intentionally made insulting remarks about a group of people, namely Moroccans, because of their race and also incited those present to discriminate against people, namely Moroccans, also because of their race". Geert Wilders said "Do we want more or less Maroccans", to which the crowd replied "Less! Less! Less! " and he replied "Then we're going to make that happen". Maroccans here refers to people of Dutch-Maroccan decent. See this wikipedia page for more info.

    I couldn't find the legal definition of incitement specifically. It is the Dutch word "aanzetten tot" which means to encourage someone to do something.

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  6. Comment on Brazilian comedian sentenced to eight years over discriminatory jokes in ~society

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    This very literal interpretation of freedom of speech is a very American thing imo, most European countries have a very specific thing that is not covered by free speech: the inciting of hatred...

    This very literal interpretation of freedom of speech is a very American thing imo, most European countries have a very specific thing that is not covered by free speech: the inciting of hatred and discrimination. It is something that needs to be readily proven by the court just like any other crime. These kinds of cases are also exceedingly rare, at least in the Netherlands. I can remember one time in recent history and the defendant (Geert Wilders) was not even convicted on that count. I think this kind of law is important to keep people groups safe: in essence it boils down to the tolerance paradox: if you tolerate intolerance too much, your society will become intolerant.

    Edit: Wilders was found guilty, but was pardoned. See below.

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  7. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Obvious question, but what are the other two? Also love Talking Heads.

    Obvious question, but what are the other two? Also love Talking Heads.

  8. Comment on What's a new skill that you've picked up recently? in ~life

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    Easy Spanish (YT and podcast), No Hay Tos (Podcast), Españolistos and Spanish After Hours (YT) are great resources for me.

    Easy Spanish (YT and podcast), No Hay Tos (Podcast), Españolistos and Spanish After Hours (YT) are great resources for me.

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  9. Comment on Ahoy! A historically accurate open-world pirating game set in the late 18th century Caribbean | Trailer in ~games

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    I think they just see it as a development order thing, not priority: PvE is a lot more work than PvP and implementing PvP first will allow them to fix any issues and see if their vision of the...

    I think they just see it as a development order thing, not priority: PvE is a lot more work than PvP and implementing PvP first will allow them to fix any issues and see if their vision of the gameplay meta aligns with how the game is actually played.

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  10. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 2 in ~society

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    How on earth do you need to seize cash as evidence?

    How on earth do you need to seize cash as evidence?

    1 vote

  11. Comment on China’s superstition boom in ~life

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    Important sidenote: Falun Gong not any old tradional belief, but a cult with a propaganda arm, not unlike scientology: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falun_Gong. Doesn't make the violent...

    Important sidenote: Falun Gong not any old tradional belief, but a cult with a propaganda arm, not unlike scientology: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falun_Gong. Doesn't make the violent repression right, but still.

    12 votes

  12. Comment on What is the current state of Linux on phones? in ~tech

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    I can very much get behind that sentiment. I have heard the same with chat apps "you shouldn't switch to Signal because they still have your phone number, you should use <obscure chat app>". As...

    Always critisizing everything which isn't perfect is mudding the water for non-tech-enthusiasts and ends up just encouraging helplessness and just sticking to stock android, since everything is bad anyway.

    I can very much get behind that sentiment. I have heard the same with chat apps "you shouldn't switch to Signal because they still have your phone number, you should use <obscure chat app>". As they say:"Don't let perfect be the enemy of good".

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  13. Comment on What is the current state of Linux on phones? in ~tech

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    I mean, one of the points in the list is that they claim to be really secure, when they ship pretty outdated versions of apps according to these pages (half a year to a few years), so these are...

    I mean, one of the points in the list is that they claim to be really secure, when they ship pretty outdated versions of apps according to these pages (half a year to a few years), so these are not exactly trivial issues. They do not form a major threat for the average user, no, but it is concerning nontheless. In short, this is not just about preference (IMO).

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  14. Comment on My experience running my phone in greyscale for the past several weeks in ~health.mental

  15. Comment on What are the best niche software tools you're using? in ~tech

  16. Comment on What are the best niche software tools you're using? in ~tech

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    I am thinking about trying out Zed as a daily driver (I am a developer). What's your experience?

    I am thinking about trying out Zed as a daily driver (I am a developer). What's your experience?

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  17. Comment on Slate Auto to offer modular EV pickup for $20k with EV Tax Credit in ~transport

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    I am getting the idea you are not arguing in good faith, so I will just respond with the facts and stop arguing after that: My point was about your example being horribly outdated, not about level...

    I am getting the idea you are not arguing in good faith, so I will just respond with the facts and stop arguing after that:

    • My point was about your example being horribly outdated, not about level 2 charging
    • Fast chargers are less common and people use them less because they don't need to: they use destination chargers (at or near home/work/...)
    • WLTP range is not false advertising, it is a best-case scenario, so 190kms will get you say 150kms realistic range (don't know the specifics though)
    • The charge times I gave you are from my personal experience and others will tell you the same
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  18. Comment on Slate Auto to offer modular EV pickup for $20k with EV Tax Credit in ~transport

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    I don't know where you are getting these numbers from. A home charger costs ~1 to 2k euros. A charger with two outlets (for public chargers) costs about 4.5k euros. The Tesla network is accessable...

    I don't know where you are getting these numbers from. A home charger costs ~1 to 2k euros. A charger with two outlets (for public chargers) costs about 4.5k euros. The Tesla network is accessable to multiple car brands besides Tesla, other networks are quickly expanding. The one thing you got slightly right is the price: most good EVs start at about 25k euro.

    If you want to argue with facts, get your facts straight.

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  19. Comment on Slate Auto to offer modular EV pickup for $20k with EV Tax Credit in ~transport

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    The ~2018 California Fiat 500e which I gather you are referring too (apologies if this is not the case), is miles away from the current Fiat 500e and most current EVs at that. The Cali 500e was...

    The ~2018 California Fiat 500e which I gather you are referring too (apologies if this is not the case), is miles away from the current Fiat 500e and most current EVs at that.

    The Cali 500e was built to compensate the Co2 emissions of Crystlers and was an early EV and quite bad even for the time. Fiat-Crystler lost money on it and hoped to sell "as little as possible".

    • It had no fast charging at all, most current EVs charge to 80% in about 15 to 30 minutes.
    • The Cali Fiat 500e had a 24kwh battery pack with an advertised range of 140kms at 34k US. The current Fiat 500e (which is on the higher end price-wise) has a 24kwh battery, 190kms at 29k euro or 42kwh battery, 329kms range at 33.5k euro.
    • The Cali Fiat was on all acounts a product of necessity and a limited run car, current EVs are actual mass market products.

    Taking the Cali Fiat 500e as the benchmark for current EVs is, to put it bluntly, kind of insane.

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  20. Comment on Windows 11 cleanup/configuration script(s)? in ~comp

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    Most things you are describing can be done with Chris Titus' Winutil. It is an excellent open source Powershell script that launches a GUI. It has a Winget frontend, a privacy page that uses...

    Most things you are describing can be done with Chris Titus' Winutil. It is an excellent open source Powershell script that launches a GUI. It has a Winget frontend, a privacy page that uses things like O&O Shutup Win11 and a page with handy shortcuts among other things. The Winget frontend does exactly what you describe: you can select programs from a list and click install. I am fairly sure you can also import and export lists.

    I am surprised that others haven't mentioned it yet, because it includes many of the recommendations in one handy package and it seems to be what you are looking for.

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