ConalFisher's recent activity
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Comment on World's biggest machine capturing carbon from air turned on in Iceland – operators say the Orca plant can suck 4,000 tonnes of CO2 out of the air every year in ~enviro
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Comment on El Salvador’s new bitcoin wallets could cost Western Union $400 million a year in ~finance
ConalFisher LinkOh no, a massive company losing a small proportion of its revenue, how terrible!!!!!!Oh no, a massive company losing a small proportion of its revenue, how terrible!!!!!!
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Comment on World's biggest machine capturing carbon from air turned on in Iceland – operators say the Orca plant can suck 4,000 tonnes of CO2 out of the air every year in ~enviro
ConalFisher LinkI wish I could get excited over this, but that's nothing, it's an absolutely tiny amount of CO2 for such a large amount of engineering, it's a completely worthless contraption that only serves to...I wish I could get excited over this, but that's nothing, it's an absolutely tiny amount of CO2 for such a large amount of engineering, it's a completely worthless contraption that only serves to distract people from the actual causes of these problems. "Greenwashing" is the term, I believe. I think this technology should be researched for the future, but we already have the solutions to the climate crisis in front of us: Less cars, no more fossil fuel power plants, carbon tax the shit out of companies, plant more trees, plants, and other biological carbon sequesters. We're all banking on finding a miracle technology that'll solve everything with no change to our lives. We need to accept that as it is right now, our society is a bubble, and it simply can't go on like this.
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Comment on YouTube Vanced: A privacy-friendly YouTube app for Android with ads and telemetry stripped out in ~tech
ConalFisher LinkI see Vanced posted a ton on the web (I've used it myself for years), but I always have to wonder, surely it's gotta be breaking youtube TOS or something? I'd have thought an app like this would...I see Vanced posted a ton on the web (I've used it myself for years), but I always have to wonder, surely it's gotta be breaking youtube TOS or something? I'd have thought an app like this would have to go relatively under the radar, else face a C&D or two.
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Comment on Covid-19 vaccine candidate is 90% effective, says manufacturer in ~health
ConalFisher Link ParentI mean, it is around 15%, they're not wrong.I mean, it is around 15%, they're not wrong.
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Comment on Joe Biden is the next President of the United States in ~news
ConalFisher LinkIt'd be tempting to say that that's it for Trump, but I honestly can't imagine MAGA dying down for at least another full decade. Unless Biden comes in and does some straight up miracle work and...It'd be tempting to say that that's it for Trump, but I honestly can't imagine MAGA dying down for at least another full decade. Unless Biden comes in and does some straight up miracle work and makes everyone's lives objectively better (and let's face it, nothing that drastic will ever happen), people will still complain, say he's doing a terrible job, etc. It'll be just as much of a fight in the next election cycle, and the one after that, and probably the one after that too.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
ConalFisher Link ParentThey're some of my absolute favourite books. Honestly the newer books "The Book of Dust" are certainly enjoyable, but not at the same level as HDM was. And there are certain parts which are...They're some of my absolute favourite books. Honestly the newer books "The Book of Dust" are certainly enjoyable, but not at the same level as HDM was. And there are certain parts which are just... Mm. The structure of the books can be a bit off putting too, I found; the last third of the first book, for example, made basically no sense to me at all when I first read it, and not in a good way, it just felt completely out of place and random, until I got about halfway through the second book and it was explained. They're definitely worth a read though, there are many high points and they're overall great books.
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Lili Boulanger - Vieille prière bouddhique (1917)
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Erroll Garner - Misty (1946)
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Comment on Hearthstone player banned from Grandmasters Tournament for voicing support for HK protestors in ~games
ConalFisher Link ParentIf by awkward situation, you mean absolutely disgusting and worthy of a complete boycott, then yes, I'd agree.If by awkward situation, you mean absolutely disgusting and worthy of a complete boycott, then yes, I'd agree.
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Comment on Android aftermarket development and its boring state in ~tech
ConalFisher LinkI feel there's only so much that can be done with a bit of smartphone software. At this point we aren't really seeing brand new ideas, just improvements on older stuff. Stock android basically has...I feel there's only so much that can be done with a bit of smartphone software. At this point we aren't really seeing brand new ideas, just improvements on older stuff. Stock android basically has all the necessary things and the Play Store can for the most part fill in anything else that's needed. There isn't much room for new stuff now, at least in the current Android ecosystem.
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Comment on Happy Friday! What's everyone doing this weekend? in ~talk
ConalFisher LinkGoing to sit at home and play the N64, and it'll be fun!Going to sit at home and play the N64, and it'll be fun!
The problem is, we don't have the time for gradual change. It would be great if we had the freedom to slowly phase these things out, but that time has long since passed. We need to curb emissions now, and then start picking up the pieces that have already been thrown out of place. Whether that's realistic through democratic action or not is irrelevant, it has to be done, and I think that if politicians won't do it, then radical action of some kind is needed, whether the majority are willing or not. But I'm getting off track here. I get what you mean about this being a gradual thing from "this technology is useless" to "this technology is amazing", I just don't think it's worth celebrating this as if anything's been fixed while it's still in the "basically useless" phase.