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Comment on Struggling in my relationship in ~life
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Comment on Struggling in my relationship in ~life
Bwerf LinkThis, to me, is likely a big reason that things are failing. It's just so hard to convey nuance, empathy and more through text. I could be wrong of course, but I would personally not like to be in...and not through text this time - their preferred method of communication with me for a while now
This, to me, is likely a big reason that things are failing. It's just so hard to convey nuance, empathy and more through text. I could be wrong of course, but I would personally not like to be in any form of relationship where text is the main form of communication.
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Comment on In the early 1990s, Sweden faced one of the worst economic crises in its modern history – the lessons for other countries, especially France, deep in its own budget crisis, are simple, if not easy in ~finance
Bwerf Link ParentIn Sweden it's very popular to talk about "fattigpensionärerna" (the poor retirees) during election season. And generalize that like it's everyone, when it's not, it is very easy to come up with...In Sweden it's very popular to talk about "fattigpensionärerna" (the poor retirees) during election season. And generalize that like it's everyone, when it's not, it is very easy to come up with individuals that have it really horrible, even if those examples really only apply to about 10000 people. And even if those 10000 retirees is but a small fraction of all retirees. Averages can also easily be misleading, and I think what nukeman is getting at is targeting those that are not poor, not retirees in general, could be a subset of the retirees, or could be some other group altogether. E.g. through progressive taxation. One reason to avoid targeting retirees specifically could be that they have much fewer options than others of fixing their economy if it should go to shit.
Oops, I guess that was a bit too stream-of-consciousness to make my point well, but basically it's twofold. 1) There are ways to target the non-poor for these things and 2) It's easy to be mislead (and to mislead others) by statistics and anecdotes.
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Comment on Swedish fisherman digging for worms stumbles upon cache of silver coins, beads, rings and pendants dating to the 12th century in ~humanities.history
Bwerf Link ParentThank you! This was actually not that hard since I already have a subscription to Dagens Nyheter, and also speak Swedish natively.Thank you! This was actually not that hard since I already have a subscription to Dagens Nyheter, and also speak Swedish natively.
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Comment on Swedish fisherman digging for worms stumbles upon cache of silver coins, beads, rings and pendants dating to the 12th century in ~humanities.history
Bwerf Link Parent"digging for worms", this is probably a hobbyist, not a professional. I did some digging (teehee). She (the fisherman) is very much is not a professional fisherman, she was digging for worms at..."digging for worms", this is probably a hobbyist, not a professional.
I did some digging (teehee). She (the fisherman) is very much is not a professional fisherman, she was digging for worms at her summer cottage and is according to the original interview in Dagens Nyheter not looking for a reward.
– Visst, det vore förstås roligt om man fick en liten slant. Men jag är inte alls ute efter pengar utan jag är bara glad om det kommer till ett museum där folk som uppskattar det kan få se det. Då kommer vi absolut också gå dit och besöka utställningen.
When passed through google translate:
– Sure, it would be nice if you got a little money. But I'm not after money at all, I'm just happy if it goes to a museum where people who appreciate it can see it. Then we will definitely go there and visit the exhibition.
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Comment on Anyone else go to a No Kings rally today? in ~society
Bwerf Link ParentIn Sweden it seems to be called "no dictators". And while I would like to get rid of our monarchy as well, I think they are right to not conflate the two. (Funny fact, if you are against the...In Sweden it seems to be called "no dictators".
And while I would like to get rid of our monarchy as well, I think they are right to not conflate the two. (Funny fact, if you are against the monarchy in Sweden you'd typically call yourself a republican, in fact, the only goal of the Swedish republican association is to get rid of the monarchy).
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Comment on What's your video game comfort food? in ~games
Bwerf LinkCeleste mostly, it has very tight and rewarding controls. Other than that i tend to play some incremental browser game. I guess it's not a single game really, but they are so similar and low...Celeste mostly, it has very tight and rewarding controls. Other than that i tend to play some incremental browser game. I guess it's not a single game really, but they are so similar and low effort that I think it fits as an answer.
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Comment on An AI that turns any book into a text adventure game in ~books
Bwerf Link ParentI did some experiments as well yesterday. First with Fanny Hill, which is completely available online, but not listed on the front page. It was obvious that it knew the work to some extent, but it...I did some experiments as well yesterday. First with Fanny Hill, which is completely available online, but not listed on the front page. It was obvious that it knew the work to some extent, but it immediately got confused with which characters were in the room, who I was talking to and generally what was happening. I suspected that this was because of the nature of the work, that it didn't actually have access to it, or maybe both. So, instead I switched to Pride and Prejudice, featured on the front page, thinking that that would work better... And I'm not sure it did. The LLM was just as confused what I was doing and who we were talking about, switching back and forth between Mr Bingley and Mr Darcy. At that point I gave up and called it a night. I don't think I'll be back.
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Comment on Help choosing a new linux computer? in ~tech
Bwerf LinkIs it a desktop or a laptop? In my experience, most anything will work if it's a desktop machine, but for laptops you have to be way more careful. I don't have any up to date data, but the one...Is it a desktop or a laptop? In my experience, most anything will work if it's a desktop machine, but for laptops you have to be way more careful. I don't have any up to date data, but the one datapoint I can offer is that I bought a System76 laptop some years ago, and it was good and I used it for a long time, but fairly expensive for the hardware I got. I'm under the impression that most manufacturers of linux laptops don't operate worldwide, so you may want to look at something that's close to you depending on where you live.
Hope that helps =)
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Comment on Is OpenWRT worthwhile at home? in ~comp
Bwerf LinkI'm using openwrt since some years mainly for the vlan support to create a DMZ for my servers as the built in software didn't support that. Other than that there some niceties for the dns lookup...I'm using openwrt since some years mainly for the vlan support to create a DMZ for my servers as the built in software didn't support that. Other than that there some niceties for the dns lookup and some added stats. But if it wasn't for the servers/DMZ I wouldn't have bothered.
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Comment on Charlie Kirk shooting: US President Donald Trump says suspect in custody in ~society
Bwerf LinkFrom what I understand he turned himself in, and death sentence on that...sounds like a great argument for the next person to fight to the bitter end instead. I understand that what Trump said...The father "convinced the son," Trump said, and took him to a friend who happened to be a U.S. Marshal, to turn him in.
"I hope he's going to be found guilty, I would imagine, and I hope he gets the death penalty," Trump added.
From what I understand he turned himself in, and death sentence on that...sounds like a great argument for the next person to fight to the bitter end instead.
I understand that what Trump said won't have to happen, he's not the judge, it's just the reasoning that's so... stupid (in the best case).
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Bwerf LinkI'm working on a hobby computer game with trains, so I spent some time the last week to procedurally generate railway with crossties from splines so I don't have to build them in blender and...I'm working on a hobby computer game with trains, so I spent some time the last week to procedurally generate railway with crossties from splines so I don't have to build them in blender and export for every single configuration. It works pretty decent already and looks good, but there's still some cleanup to do. Getting it set up has been simple and fun - Godot keeps delivering :).
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Comment on EU hits Google with €2.95bn antitrust fine despite trade tensions with US in ~tech
Bwerf Link ParentIt's not the first time EU fines Google though https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antitrust_cases_against_Google_by_the_European_Union. Maybe the devil is in the details, but EU fining Google is not...It's not the first time EU fines Google though https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antitrust_cases_against_Google_by_the_European_Union. Maybe the devil is in the details, but EU fining Google is not something that started happening after the current trade war.
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Comment on EU hits Google with €2.95bn antitrust fine despite trade tensions with US in ~tech
Bwerf LinkGood, the legal side should not be controlled by current short term politics.Good, the legal side should not be controlled by current short term politics.
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Comment on Survey results on books that people identify as shaping their life/personality after reading them in high school in ~books
Bwerf Link ParentOld is a subjective term, so I guess there's really not much to argue about. I'm curious however what you would consider old for a book?Old is a subjective term, so I guess there's really not much to argue about. I'm curious however what you would consider old for a book?
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Comment on Survey results on books that people identify as shaping their life/personality after reading them in high school in ~books
Bwerf Link ParentThat would explain it, we don't have the same nationwide list of books here, so I didn't realize. Turns out reading a book increases the likelihood of it affecting you :).That would explain it, we don't have the same nationwide list of books here, so I didn't realize. Turns out reading a book increases the likelihood of it affecting you :).
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Comment on Survey results on books that people identify as shaping their life/personality after reading them in high school in ~books
Bwerf LinkI find it fascinating that almost all the books on that list are so old. I wonder if that says more about new books, the age of the npr audience or where kids "today" get their entertainment. For...I find it fascinating that almost all the books on that list are so old. I wonder if that says more about new books, the age of the npr audience or where kids "today" get their entertainment.
For me there are many works that were influential, but if I have to pick, I think it'd have to be something by pratchett, and his humanism.
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Comment on Tildes' Colossal Game Adventure: Inauguration and nominations in ~games
Bwerf LinkI don't think I'll be able to participate in the actual event, just wanted to say thank you for inspiring me to revisit one of my favourite old games Rick Dangerous (playable in browser). Hope you...I don't think I'll be able to participate in the actual event, just wanted to say thank you for inspiring me to revisit one of my favourite old games Rick Dangerous (playable in browser). Hope you dont mind.
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Comment on MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing in ~tech
Bwerf Link ParentI agree, I see that mentality a lot, and it's great until you're suddenly crashing on out of memory because the console doesn't have enough space and you have to start digging for things to...I agree, I see that mentality a lot, and it's great until you're suddenly crashing on out of memory because the console doesn't have enough space and you have to start digging for things to optimize rather than plan for it and do it right from the beginning. As an example of course, there's more things, like bad framerate or instability that can add up to some threshold as well. Not saying that all can be planned for, but there's definitely a tendency where I work towards "don't fix it until it's a problem that the players will notice".
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Comment on Copilot broke your audit log, but Microsoft won’t tell you in ~comp
I'd argue that if you're not good at talking about feelings the tone and body language is even more important. Both of them are much more automatic and subconscious than selecting which words to use. Doesn't matter if your partner refuses to talk to you though. Do you know the reasoning behind why they won't talk to you?