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Comment on What are some stories of progressivism gone wrong in implementation? in ~society
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Comment on What are some stories of progressivism gone wrong in implementation? in ~society
Apocalypto LinkDo you mean implementations that failed because the reasoning was fundamentally flawed, or things with sound reasoning implemented poorly? And by progressivism do you mean the philosophy that...Do you mean implementations that failed because the reasoning was fundamentally flawed, or things with sound reasoning implemented poorly?
And by progressivism do you mean the philosophy that arose during the Age of Enlightenment that seeks to advance the human condition through social reform, a specific subset of that, or just vaguely anything people who use the work "woke" would describe as "woke"?
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Comment on I am kinda curious about the demographics of Tildes in ~talk
Apocalypto LinkLate 20s/NB/South Africa Software developer mostly developing customizations form Microsoft's Dynamics 365 ERP platform. Would kinda like to get assigned to some other projects for variety, but...Late 20s/NB/South Africa
Software developer mostly developing customizations form Microsoft's Dynamics 365 ERP platform.
Would kinda like to get assigned to some other projects for variety, but I've been handling this one fairly well for around 2 and a half years while my coworkers usually don't last 1 year. Not sure why, this project is definitely way less organized than even our other D365 projects, but that also means there's no one breathing down your neck asking for updates every 15 minutes (unless you're working on a production incident) -
Comment on What's the coolest thrift store find you've ever scored? in ~talk
Apocalypto LinkAn HP EliteBook 8770w that served me well for many years, could manage any game I threw at it until Aliens: Fireteam Elite Can't remember what I payed for it, but it couldn't have been more than...An HP EliteBook 8770w that served me well for many years, could manage any game I threw at it until Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Can't remember what I payed for it, but it couldn't have been more than ZAR 4,000 whereas the cheapest configuration looks like it would've been closer to ZAR 34,000 new -
Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
Apocalypto Link ParentWhat are the odds that I'll see Starbound mentioned twice in the same day all of a sudden. Might be my sign to actually play it again for onceWhat are the odds that I'll see Starbound mentioned twice in the same day all of a sudden.
Might be my sign to actually play it again for once -
Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
Apocalypto Link ParentSince the oh so fitting Video Games is already taken I'll put forward Summertime Sadness. I'll also mention Hallucinogenics without putting it forward so I can bring up that I like referring to it...Since the oh so fitting Video Games is already taken I'll put forward Summertime Sadness.
I'll also mention Hallucinogenics without putting it forward so I can bring up that I like referring to it as that song by cringe guy and video games girl.
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Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk
Apocalypto Link ParentOff topic, but the second to last time I repaired one of our 2 old Bosch washing machines I was surprised to find that the micro switch for the overflow floaty thingy had cherry written on it. Not...Off topic, but the second to last time I repaired one of our 2 old Bosch washing machines I was surprised to find that the micro switch for the overflow floaty thingy had cherry written on it.
Not sure if it's the same cherry, but how many companies named cherry can there be in the switch industry -
Comment on You’re probably using the wrong dictionary in ~books
Apocalypto Link ParentI don't know if I can even rightfully claim to be a non-native speaker if I speak English better and possibly more often than my "native" Afrikaans, but I wanted to chime in that wholly is a word...I don't know if I can even rightfully claim to be a non-native speaker if I speak English better and possibly more often than my "native" Afrikaans, but I wanted to chime in that wholly is a word that zi perfectluly understand, but would never use myself.
I have a list of of obscure words that me and my mom try to memorise for the fun of it (like zemblanity for the opposite of serendipity), bu I've barely used any of those words because you don't need them to be even quite proficient -
Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Apocalypto LinkI'm working my way through Crafting Interpreters with the goal of adding some scripting elements to a game me and my friend want to makeI'm working my way through Crafting Interpreters with the goal of adding some scripting elements to a game me and my friend want to make
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Comment on What common misunderstanding do you want to clear up? in ~talk
Apocalypto Link ParentAlso not a game dev, we develop customizations on top of Microsoft's Dynamics 365 ERP platform. There are so many minor bugs and QoL issues I'd love to fix if they'd allocate me a bit of time for...Also not a game dev, we develop customizations on top of Microsoft's Dynamics 365 ERP platform.
There are so many minor bugs and QoL issues I'd love to fix if they'd allocate me a bit of time for it and given permission to touch that part of the code.
These things annoy me every time I have to test my changes, but I'm not the one who pays my salary so I just have to live with it (and maybe sneakily make a quick fix every now and then if I'm working in those methods anyway) -
Comment on What common misunderstanding do you want to clear up? in ~talk
Apocalypto LinkPlanes do not generate lift exclusively through negative pressure from air moving faster over the top of the wings than the bottom and pulling it up. That is a factor, but the wings also push air...Planes do not generate lift exclusively through negative pressure from air moving faster over the top of the wings than the bottom and pulling it up.
That is a factor, but the wings also push air down, and according to Newton's 3rd law if an object exerts a force on another then a force of equal magnitude is exerted on object a in the opposite direction. So if the wing pushes air down then the air pushes the wing up. -
Comment on Make new friends here! in ~life
Apocalypto Link ParentIT pronouns? Like IP/V4? In a groan inducing joke way, not a making fun of pronouns wayIT pronouns?
Like IP/V4? In a groan inducing joke way, not a making fun of pronouns way -
Comment on Why are there so many rationalist cults? in ~life
Apocalypto Link ParentMy reasoning is that if you believe that you're good at everything just because of your race instead of effort on your part then you didn't really do anything to earn those achievements, similar...My reasoning is that if you believe that you're good at everything just because of your race instead of effort on your part then you didn't really do anything to earn those achievements, similar to being successful at business because of your own hard work and skill vs getting where you are because of nepotism and access to vast amounts of interest free money.
It's informed by the inverse. My mom grew up during Apartheid and she has told me how inadequate that made her feel. If she was supposed to be one of god's favourite people and she was just average then comparatively she must actually be below average.
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Comment on Why are there so many rationalist cults? in ~life
Apocalypto Link ParentI don't think we actually disagree about anything, we're just using words differently. I don't really have a criteria for intelligence because I don't care about intelligence, basing my self worth...I don't think we actually disagree about anything, we're just using words differently.
I don't really have a criteria for intelligence because I don't care about intelligence, basing my self worth on how intelligent teachers thought I was made me a worse person because I didn't do any introspection. If I was already good then I didn't need to consider how bullying and demeaning my friends made me bad.
I do however have a criteria for being stupid: doing or believing stupid (and harmful) things.And I don't really know to convince eugenicists and white supremacists that they're wrong, that was just a personal observation.
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Comment on Why are there so many rationalist cults? in ~life
Apocalypto Link ParentYea, I've heard about that. It's scary that there's actual money behind it. I still maintain that the scientists accepting that money aren't smart, no matter how intelligent you are, if you...Yea, I've heard about that.
It's scary that there's actual money behind it.
I still maintain that the scientists accepting that money aren't smart, no matter how intelligent you are, if you demonstrate that you're stupid then you're stupid.
As an aside I don't really get why people would want to be a member of the 'master race' in the first place, doesn't that devalue all your own achievements? -
Comment on Why are there so many rationalist cults? in ~life
Apocalypto Link ParentQuite a bit of time has passed since them, if you still believe the same thing as biased scientists believed the better part of a century ago then I'd say you're either intellectually lazy or just...Quite a bit of time has passed since them, if you still believe the same thing as biased scientists believed the better part of a century ago then I'd say you're either intellectually lazy or just stupid.
And if you believe that intelligence is a measure of your worth then I also think you're stupid, as a former 'gifted kid' I had to learn that intelligence doesn't matter and the way to be a good person is to actually be a good person; to treat others with respect and compassion. If I could learn that as a kid then I don't have much respect for people who still haven't learned it as adults. -
Comment on Why are there so many rationalist cults? in ~life
Apocalypto Link ParentThe only card carrying MENSA member I've ever personally met is a Nazi, so evidently you don't need to actually be smart to join. Really robs it of any and all prestige in my eyesThe only card carrying MENSA member I've ever personally met is a Nazi, so evidently you don't need to actually be smart to join.
Really robs it of any and all prestige in my eyes -
Comment on Reddit will block the Internet Archive in ~tech
Apocalypto Link ParentReally makes you appreciate the fact that Tildes is a non profitReally makes you appreciate the fact that Tildes is a non profit
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Comment on How to not build the Torment Nexus in ~tech
Apocalypto LinkOh look out, it's the fun police. I help build the torment nexus by being on the offshore team for a company contracted by Dell to work on their ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics 356 for Finance &...Oh look out, it's the fun police.
I help build the torment nexus by being on the offshore team for a company contracted by Dell to work on their ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics 356 for Finance & Operations), so we subject people to owning Dell computers.
On a more serious note I do genuinely wonder sometimes if working for the benefit of megacorporations goes against my politics and my morals, but working on the report that tells them if they don't have enough components on hand to fulfill some orders even after considering substitutes (damn you Order Shortage Report) probably doesn't do much harm.
Then again the people working on actual torment nexuses probably also tell themselves that their individual contributions aren't that bad -
Comment on If you're a programmer, are you ever going to believe an AGI is actually 'I'? in ~tech
Apocalypto LinkCould I consider an artificial being 'real'? Yes, regardless of the medium or if I could inspect its inner workings I'd err on the side of caution once it starts expressing arbitrary 'wants'. If...Could I consider an artificial being 'real'?
Yes, regardless of the medium or if I could inspect its inner workings I'd err on the side of caution once it starts expressing arbitrary 'wants'.
If my lab grown house companion asks for a treat I'd give it to them.
If my security android wants to watch The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon I'd torrent it for them.
I don't wanna be mean.
I haven't really kept up with that since I'm not an American, but the very first actual explanation I heard was to defund the police to move money and responsibility to social services for social and civil issues, and create a new organization or organizations that don't already have a bunch of corrupt people entrenched in the system for criminal issues.
That way the people with guns can focus on issues that require people with guns and people without guns can tell teenagers that their music is too loud