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Comment on London Drugs closes stores until further notice due to cyberattack in ~news
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Comment on US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in five years in ~transport
teaearlgraycold Link ParentMy car just has an alert in case you’re about to hit something. It goes off incorrectly sometimes but thankfully I’m able to decide for myself if there’s danger.My car just has an alert in case you’re about to hit something. It goes off incorrectly sometimes but thankfully I’m able to decide for myself if there’s danger.
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Comment on US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in five years in ~transport
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI’m all for draconian laws for drunk and distracted drivers. If you are caught driving drunk you should lose your license. If you get into an accident because of your phone it should be similarly...I’m all for draconian laws for drunk and distracted drivers. If you are caught driving drunk you should lose your license. If you get into an accident because of your phone it should be similarly harsh. Why don’t we treat cars as the death machines they are?
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Comment on US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say in ~news
teaearlgraycold LinkI’m gonna be honest, they really should have announced this 10 days ago. Maybe that was the plan and it got caught up in some bureaucracy? As someone in a state where it’s already fully legal this...I’m gonna be honest, they really should have announced this 10 days ago. Maybe that was the plan and it got caught up in some bureaucracy?
As someone in a state where it’s already fully legal this news doesn’t have much of an impact. But it’s interesting to see how things have changed nationwide in the last 15 years.
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Comment on "No CGI" is really just invisible CGI in ~movies
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI watched The Last Crusade last night and it’s kinda fun seeing what’s a model and where they composited things. The black box of CGI keeps viewers out of the loop. I’m sure if you’re experienced...I watched The Last Crusade last night and it’s kinda fun seeing what’s a model and where they composited things. The black box of CGI keeps viewers out of the loop. I’m sure if you’re experienced in the field you can really enjoy good CGI because you’ll have an understanding of what you’re looking at. I’m a web developer and often peek under the hood to see how a site makes something happen. But to most people it’s all magic.
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Comment on Plato's burial place finally revealed after AI deciphers ancient scroll carbonized in Mount Vesuvius eruption in ~humanities.history
teaearlgraycold LinkI was just watching The Last Crusade last night. I hope this scroll sets off a crazy adventure!I was just watching The Last Crusade last night. I hope this scroll sets off a crazy adventure!
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Comment on Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest US bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread in ~health
teaearlgraycold Link ParentIt’s funny. Looking back all of the foods I refused to eat were meat based. Sausage, meat loaf - basically any weird ground up meat concoction. I wasn’t obsessed with veggies but got plenty of...It’s funny. Looking back all of the foods I refused to eat were meat based. Sausage, meat loaf - basically any weird ground up meat concoction. I wasn’t obsessed with veggies but got plenty of exposure to tasty foods of all types.
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Comment on Humans might need to re-engineer the climate in ~enviro
teaearlgraycold Link ParentWhat about sea salt seeded clouds that reflect the sun? That’s the approach I hear most people talking about.What about sea salt seeded clouds that reflect the sun? That’s the approach I hear most people talking about.
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Comment on ‘The science isn’t there’: do dating apps really help us find our soulmate? in ~life
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI’m curious about what you mean with that. For me I think there’s this gap between meeting someone and feeling attraction that’s hard to bridge. Personally I need some strong deeper connection to...but you do have to put effort into the relationship offline
I’m curious about what you mean with that.
For me I think there’s this gap between meeting someone and feeling attraction that’s hard to bridge. Personally I need some strong deeper connection to be attracted. And of course there’s the inherent awkward bootstrapping process of finding mutual attraction. Usually one person will lead there and that helps the other to gain interest. I suspect more often the man is expected to lead on that but the odds I’ll feel anything for someone within a couple of dates is just so low.
The last person I became very attracted to shared a number of interests and traits. She is very anti-authority. Her father left Argentina and she was raised under his rants of how terrible humans are at governing. I was raised in a household where I was constantly shown how poorly behaved the US military is. So that was a very deep connection. And of course we shared a number of interests - programming, certain movie genres, etc. In the end I found out she was trying to find a side piece (actually not the first time that’s happened to me). So that was the end of that.
This was someone I’d come to know through work over the course of months. We reconnected a year later and things were going great. But it took a good dozen or so casual encounters to realize we had a lot in common. Getting even to that point, let alone romantic or sexual attraction, with the expectations of online dating is tough.
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Comment on US government reportedly ponders crimping China's use of RISC-V in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentWouldn’t perhaps Russia, who is actually invading a country right now, be a bigger threat to global peace? I know China has a lot more money but they haven’t crossed the same threshold of land...Wouldn’t perhaps Russia, who is actually invading a country right now, be a bigger threat to global peace? I know China has a lot more money but they haven’t crossed the same threshold of land reclamation.
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Comment on A golden age of renewables is beginning, and California is leading the way in ~enviro
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI assume some of the high costs are from penny-wise-pound-foolish policies, likely due to state and utility bureaucracy. Like the forest fire a few years ago caused by a high voltage line cutting...I assume some of the high costs are from penny-wise-pound-foolish policies, likely due to state and utility bureaucracy. Like the forest fire a few years ago caused by a high voltage line cutting through supports after a decade or so. It would have been so much cheaper to just check the lines properly. But the amount of land and customers PG&E covers is huge. Smaller organizations, in my personal experience, are higher-trust and more able to make informed decisions.
There are a couple of municipalities in the Bay Area that have broken away from PG&E and I’m told their power is far cheaper.
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Comment on Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest US bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread in ~health
teaearlgraycold Link ParentIf we were a rational society we’d be significantly scaling back livestock production and consumption. Should we have milk and steaks or let a double-digit percent of the population die?If we were a rational society we’d be significantly scaling back livestock production and consumption. Should we have milk and steaks or let a double-digit percent of the population die?
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Comment on British Columbia to recriminalize use of drugs in public spaces in ~news
teaearlgraycold Link ParentYeah. I don’t see a single person on the streets doing shrooms or LSD or MDMA.Yeah. I don’t see a single person on the streets doing shrooms or LSD or MDMA.
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Comment on The tech baron seeking to “ethnically cleanse” San Francisco in ~life
teaearlgraycold Link ParentActually I think I understand that. I suspect I “look the part” and may have discounted the privilege that gives me. In a smaller company this could be less of a problem. Even if you are fighting...Actually I think I understand that. I suspect I “look the part” and may have discounted the privilege that gives me.
In a smaller company this could be less of a problem. Even if you are fighting an uphill battle to prove yourself, the number of people you will need to prove yourself to is limited.
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Comment on The tech baron seeking to “ethnically cleanse” San Francisco in ~life
teaearlgraycold Link ParentWhat kind of person are you? I don’t think you need to view everything in terms of Dunning-Kruger. I have needed to learn a lot of new stuff at my new job. Every time I thought it would be easier...What kind of person are you?
I don’t think you need to view everything in terms of Dunning-Kruger. I have needed to learn a lot of new stuff at my new job. Every time I thought it would be easier than it ended up being. But I still managed to make things work. You can view that negatively - or you can accept that it’s just how most people approach new things. As long as you actually end up learning the skills who gives a damn how over-confident you were at the beginning?
Imposter syndrome also gets solved by doing things. Maybe you’re not a “real” engineer, dev-ops, manager, whatever. But if you can do the work of one then anyone who questions your credentials can get fucked.
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Comment on San Francisco office sells for a stunning 90% discount from 2016 price in ~finance
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI just signed a lease on a very nice apartment in a moderately large building in SF. They gave me 2 months free rent and had plenty of units. Not exactly a sign of a seller’s market. What’s funny...I just signed a lease on a very nice apartment in a moderately large building in SF. They gave me 2 months free rent and had plenty of units. Not exactly a sign of a seller’s market.
What’s funny is I heard them say they’re “not allowed to advertise” that deal. They use Real Page. I assume the Real Page rental cartel rules are what they’re referring to.
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Comment on San Francisco office sells for a stunning 90% discount from 2016 price in ~finance
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI hear people calling SF leadership leftists, but honestly I don’t know if they can qualify. They seem like sparkling neoliberals.I hear people calling SF leadership leftists, but honestly I don’t know if they can qualify. They seem like sparkling neoliberals.
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Comment on San Francisco office sells for a stunning 90% discount from 2016 price in ~finance
teaearlgraycold Link ParentOn top of those logistical issues, you will also need to fight NIMBY constituents and all of the laws they’ve had put in place over the last few decades.On top of those logistical issues, you will also need to fight NIMBY constituents and all of the laws they’ve had put in place over the last few decades.
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Comment on How Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’ fell apart in ~movies
teaearlgraycold Link ParentHave you seen Jackie Brown? I recently watched that one for the first time. The bondsman’s story arc is my favorite. All of the scenes where he’s just listening to the song he heard at Jackie’s...Have you seen Jackie Brown? I recently watched that one for the first time. The bondsman’s story arc is my favorite. All of the scenes where he’s just listening to the song he heard at Jackie’s place cracked me up. So cute and funny at the same time.
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Comment on Instagram's Nudify [non-consensual fake nude photo generator] ads in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI can empathize with someone if they're insecure and the images are being shared with others for the purpose of bullying them. I'm sure that's where most of the horror stories will come from. A...I can empathize with someone if they're insecure and the images are being shared with others for the purpose of bullying them. I'm sure that's where most of the horror stories will come from. A teenager (boy or girl) will have fake underage nudes made of them. Everyone will know it's fake but they'll pretend it isn't and will tease them endlessly about how they did something in the photo. That will lead to suicides given how widespread it will soon be.
And on the other hand I can empathize with people that will find out their friend made fake pornography of them (this sort of thing happened with a Twitch streamer recently). Fundamentally it's not a new story. Friend A finds out that friend B has been intensely attracted to them this whole time. And given that these are digital artifacts they're much easier to find out about than a dream someone had.
I'm curious what kind of blackmailing would take place as a result.