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Comment on ITA was a 1960s schools experiment that created a whole new alphabet – and left thousands of UK children unable to spell in ~humanities.languages
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Comment on The America Party in ~society
pete_the_paper_boat Link ParentThere aren't any candidates yet right? Well they'll have about 3 years to figure that outThere aren't any candidates yet right? Well they'll have about 3 years to figure that out
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Comment on The EU wants to decrypt your private data by 2030 in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat (edited )LinkEvery now and then, the EU shows it's got that one thing in common with China, and it won't take a lot to shift it in that direction.Every now and then, the EU shows it's got that one thing in common with China, and it won't take a lot to shift it in that direction.
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Comment on Calgary brings fluoride back to its drinking water in ~health
pete_the_paper_boat (edited )Link ParentThe purpose of putting chemicals in the water should be for treating the water, not the people. ...and to keep the frogs gay Yeah well I wouldn't like it if my drinking water was anything more...The purpose of putting chemicals in the water should be for treating the water, not the people.
...and to keep the frogs gay
One prevalent line of reasoning in Europe is that nonconsensual medication via drinking water is inappropriate.
Yeah well I wouldn't like it if my drinking water was anything more than what I imagine the concept of it to be.
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Comment on Stop Killing Games petitions hit the target for both UK and EU in ~games
pete_the_paper_boat LinkIt's by no means done yet, as the organizer said themselves; there's potential for phantom votes, or invalid ones. He thinks they're actually closer to ~700k votes on the EU poll. So to be really...- Exemplary
It's by no means done yet, as the organizer said themselves; there's potential for phantom votes, or invalid ones. He thinks they're actually closer to ~700k votes on the EU poll. So to be really sure, he's hoping to target 1.4M votes.
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Comment on Share the contents of an old file you've got lying around in ~talk
pete_the_paper_boat Link ParentC with inline assembly on old machines is satisfyingly simple and elegant. Oh the amount of work to get anything on a display nowadays... Thankfully we have raylib now..C with inline assembly on old machines is satisfyingly simple and elegant.
Oh the amount of work to get anything on a display nowadays...
Thankfully we have raylib now..
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Comment on The reason movie trailers give so much away: "a necessary evil" in ~movies
pete_the_paper_boat Link ParentI'm surprised too because vague trailers can be very enticingI'm surprised too because vague trailers can be very enticing
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Comment on AI videos have never been better: can you tell what's real? in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat Link9/10 Spoilers And honestly, had I looked more critically at at #7. I would have definitely gotten 10/10. The audio in #7 was particularly good, which was the most glaring issue in the other ones....9/10
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And honestly, had I looked more critically at at #7. I would have definitely gotten 10/10. The audio in #7 was particularly good, which was the most glaring issue in the other ones.Im surprised most people got the crypto bro wrong, which emphasizes how people's reasoning is biased. Only 35% guessed it correctly although the video and audio was perfect!
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Comment on AI’s ability to read and summarize is making it a useful tool for scholarship in ~humanities.history
pete_the_paper_boat LinkThat's a pretty sick illustration :pThat's a pretty sick illustration :p
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June/July 2025 in ~games
pete_the_paper_boat Link Parent'Golf with your friends', 'Rust', 'Lethal League Blaze''Golf with your friends', 'Rust', 'Lethal League Blaze'
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Comment on Steam Summer Sale 2025: Hidden gems in ~games
pete_the_paper_boat Link ParentI am mad scientist! It's so cool!I am mad scientist! It's so cool!
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Comment on Echo Chamber: A context-poisoning jailbreak that bypasses LLM guardrails in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat LinkPutting words in its mouth, literallyPutting words in its mouth, literally
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Comment on Nexus Mods ownership changing hands: An update from Dark0ne in ~games
pete_the_paper_boat Link ParentSomething similar to CKAN is probably the way to go. Let others handle the hosting, and host a repository of metadata on GitHub for example.Something similar to CKAN is probably the way to go.
Let others handle the hosting, and host a repository of metadata on GitHub for example.
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Comment on Explain Linux controversies to me in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat LinkThe focus of their research was committing malicious code to the Linux kernel. So you can imagine how that was recieved lolSomething about a university being banned from contributing to Linux
The focus of their research was committing malicious code to the Linux kernel.
So you can imagine how that was recieved lol
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Comment on Crypto's new bailout fund: your savings account in ~society
pete_the_paper_boat (edited )Link ParentIt targets stablecoins, I don't think this has the effect one might expect.. It could be some form of migration. You'd be risking your savings if you didn't migrate them into stablecoin. ...And...It targets stablecoins, I don't think this has the effect one might expect..
It could be some form of migration. You'd be risking your savings if you didn't migrate them into stablecoin.
...And your government ever were to switch to a crypto/CBDC that's based on; or compatible with crypto technology, you could feasibly do so, no additional infrastructure needed.
This is pure speculation and depending on how you look at it, pretty doomer/bloomer. But considering the only real difference for a bank customer is the underlying asset. (I mean, even the value is pinned 1-to-1). I don't see any other reason to give preferential treatment other than it's technical foundation.
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Comment on Netflix TV shows disappeared? It's because of VPN. in ~tv
pete_the_paper_boat LinkUsername checks outUsername checks out
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Comment on The right-wing Dutch cabinet has fallen in ~society
pete_the_paper_boat LinkThe cabinet basically never got off the ground, achieved pretty much nothing was delivered to the voters and it was plagued with constant infighting. The "extraparlementary cabinet" strategy was a...The cabinet basically never got off the ground, achieved pretty much nothing was delivered to the voters and it was plagued with constant infighting.
The "extraparlementary cabinet" strategy was a complete failure, I assume the only reason the PVV went along with it in the first place was because otherwise a cabinet would never be established to begin with..?
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Comment on Duolingo is replacing human workers with AI in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat Link ParentShocker, large language models understand language pretty well. Duolingo is a very forgettable way to learn imoShocker, large language models understand language pretty well.
Duolingo is a very forgettable way to learn imo
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Comment on 'It's like a war zone': what happened when Portland decriminalized fentanyl in ~society
pete_the_paper_boat LinkWhat a messWhat a mess
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Comment on YouTube’s new ads will ruin the best part of a video on purpose in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat LinkSomething nostalgic about watching movies on TV, knowing an ad segment is about to start right before a big reveal. Doesn't mean I want to ever experience that again however.Something nostalgic about watching movies on TV, knowing an ad segment is about to start right before a big reveal.
Doesn't mean I want to ever experience that again however.
To me this is like the promotion of phonetic spelling in the Netherlands during the 60s. I really despise it in formal contexts. Not to mention it's pretty condescending.