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Comment on Kurzgesagt: Billionaire propaganda, stories, and trusting science in ~humanities
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Comment on Alternative facts - How the media failed Julian Assange in ~news
Eric_the_Cerise Link ParentI agree. Often, they also go to a lot of trouble timing the release of docs to have greatest impact towards a particular goal. The Clinton emails are a prime example.I agree. Often, they also go to a lot of trouble timing the release of docs to have greatest impact towards a particular goal. The Clinton emails are a prime example.
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Comment on Alternative facts - How the media failed Julian Assange in ~news
Eric_the_Cerise Link ParentPer Wikipedia, it sure sounds politically motivated. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Democratic_National_Committee_email_leak#Guccifer_2.0_submission_to_WikiLeaks OTOH, while looking that up,...Per Wikipedia, it sure sounds politically motivated.
OTOH, while looking that up, it just occurred to me that—assuming it was a political ploy by WikiLeaks to help swing the US election—it could well be thought of as blowback for 5+ years of Obama Admin per/prosecutorial zeal.
Also, while looking that up, I learned that WikiLeaks has published 10M+ classified documents over its lifetime, and apparently, no one has ever established that anything they've ever released has been fake/fraud/forged.
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Comment on Alternative facts - How the media failed Julian Assange in ~news
Eric_the_Cerise Link ParentIt's only a small side-note of that article, but it does touch on how horribly the US govt is treating whistleblowers in general ... and that's the "good" side (meaning the Dems) ... Obama...It's only a small side-note of that article, but it does touch on how horribly the US govt is treating whistleblowers in general ... and that's the "good" side (meaning the Dems) ... Obama established an absolutely horrible, brutal standard on how to handle them, and so far, Biden seems totally cool with it.
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Comment on Alternative facts - How the media failed Julian Assange in ~news
Eric_the_Cerise LinkThis is worth a read. It's an opinionated piece, but a good one, arguing that journalists and news organizations have misrepresented Assange for over a decade, enthusiastically reporting things...This is worth a read.
It's an opinionated piece, but a good one, arguing that journalists and news organizations have misrepresented Assange for over a decade, enthusiastically reporting things about him that later turned out to be mistakes/lies, and then doing little/nothing to correct the record, things like that.
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Comment on One more reason to hate cockroaches in ~science
Eric_the_Cerise LinkSo ... this just reminded me that I hate humans. We have known how evolution works for over a century — Origin of Species is 160 years old — or at least well enough to know that this would happen....So ... this just reminded me that I hate humans.
We have known how evolution works for over a century — Origin of Species is 160 years old — or at least well enough to know that this would happen.
And if cockroaches evolve that fast, imagine how quickly bacteria are adapting to antibiotics.
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Comment on Box office: ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ crushes franchise record with $73.5 million opening weekend in ~movies
Eric_the_Cerise LinkCan someone explain to me what the draw is? I saw the first one, and it was decent, entertaining, but easily forgettable, and nothing about it seemed ground-breaking or original, and I have never...Can someone explain to me what the draw is? I saw the first one, and it was decent, entertaining, but easily forgettable, and nothing about it seemed ground-breaking or original, and I have never felt any motivation to see any of the sequels. What gives? What is so special about this series that I'm not getting?
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Comment on Job listings abound, but many are fake in ~life
Eric_the_Cerise LinkSo, it doesn't explicitly say so (or at least not in the quoted material I've read), but it looks like this study is US focused (and, I suspect, largely Tech/IT focused). Anyone care to hazard a...So, it doesn't explicitly say so (or at least not in the quoted material I've read), but it looks like this study is US focused (and, I suspect, largely Tech/IT focused).
Anyone care to hazard a guess as to whether this is primarily/exclusively a US issue, or EU as well? Or global?
Is it primarily IT? Or most/all industries and sectors?
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Comment on Silicon Valley Bank has failed and been taken over by the FDIC in ~finance
Eric_the_Cerise LinkSo, am I understanding this correctly that, nutshell, the bank ultimately failed because it couldn't find enough people to lend money to? And so, was forced to invest primarily in long-term,...So, am I understanding this correctly that, nutshell, the bank ultimately failed because it couldn't find enough people to lend money to? And so, was forced to invest primarily in long-term, low-interest ("safe") investments?
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Comment on Making iron bacteria cement (water insoluble, no firing required) in ~hobbies
Eric_the_Cerise Link ParentAm I missing something? Is this a joke? I watched 75% of the video, and he never said a word.Am I missing something? Is this a joke? I watched 75% of the video, and he never said a word.
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Comment on Vitamin D supplementation and incident dementia: Effects of sex, APOE, and baseline cognitive status in ~health
Eric_the_Cerise LinkDisappointed by the title. Should be 'gender'. Came here hoping to learn how more sex can boost my Vit D levels. But apparently, only helps if you do it outside in the sunlight.Disappointed by the title. Should be 'gender'. Came here hoping to learn how more sex can boost my Vit D levels. But apparently, only helps if you do it outside in the sunlight.
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Comment on Why you shouldn't give up on KSP 2 in ~games
Eric_the_Cerise LinkI was a huge KSP fan for the first two years, loved modding it for realism, Earth-like solar system and better physics, etc. In 2018, they sold the game to Take-Two and started using a...I was a huge KSP fan for the first two years, loved modding it for realism, Earth-like solar system and better physics, etc.
In 2018, they sold the game to Take-Two and started using a particularly nasty form of spyware called Red Shell , that tracked and reported your personal data and activities, even when you weren't playing the game.
I quit KSP at that point.
Apparently, they stopped using Red Shell after a lot of blowback. And maybe they learned their lesson.
But I've never trusted the game since then.
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Comment on Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds in ~health
Eric_the_Cerise Link ParentIDK w/o seeing a product label. Stevia has a distinct taste, kinda like licorice. Many people don't like it. Erythritol is more bland, more like plain sugar. You can buy each separately, to figure...IDK w/o seeing a product label. Stevia has a distinct taste, kinda like licorice. Many people don't like it. Erythritol is more bland, more like plain sugar.
You can buy each separately, to figure out which one you don't like, but it's probably the stevia.
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Comment on Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds in ~health
Eric_the_Cerise LinkJust as a side-note, practically all "stevia" sweeteners on the market are effectively pure erythritol. The ratio is generally right around 99.75% erythritol, and 0.25% stevia. Some FDA labelling...Just as a side-note, practically all "stevia" sweeteners on the market are effectively pure erythritol. The ratio is generally right around 99.75% erythritol, and 0.25% stevia. Some FDA labelling loophole allows companies to market this ratio as stevia.
There are true, pure stevia products out there (generally liquid form with eyedropper lids), but they are very uncommon and hard to find.
If you think you use stevia, check your labels, closely.
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Comment on The vertical farming bubble is finally popping in ~enviro
Eric_the_Cerise LinkI haven't studied it much, but the Netherlands is the 2nd largest exporter of agricultural goods, 2nd only to the US ... tiny little Netherlands, 20M people, on the North Sea. How? They do a lot...I haven't studied it much, but the Netherlands is the 2nd largest exporter of agricultural goods, 2nd only to the US ... tiny little Netherlands, 20M people, on the North Sea.
How? They do a lot of it with greenhouses. I don't know how well that compares to vertical farms, but it's gotta be at least roughly similar in terms of extra expenses and required resources.
They grow a lotta flowers in them, a lot of tomatoes, strawberries, a lot of stuff that only grow during a specific season, but that people want to buy year-round.
Why are greenhouses so commercially viable, while vertical farming isn't?
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Comment on Webb telescope spots super old, massive galaxies that shouldn’t exist in ~space
Eric_the_Cerise LinkThe title should be "JWST Spots Even More..."; it's been finding "impossible" galaxies pretty much since They took the lens cap off. There is something fundamentally wrong with (or at least,...The title should be "JWST Spots Even More..."; it's been finding "impossible" galaxies pretty much since They took the lens cap off.
There is something fundamentally wrong with (or at least, lacking in) our current model of the BBT, and the JWST is putting a spotlight on it. If it gets destroyed by a meteor tomorrow, this discovery already made it worth the price.
Best time ever to be a scientist is when well-documented observations blatantly contradict well-established theory.
We are all about to learn something really new-and-interesting about the Universe.
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Comment on Z-Library returns on the clearnet in full hydra-mode in ~tech
Eric_the_Cerise LinkForget about the whole "piracy vs copyright" debate for a minute ... this is technically fascinating from an Internet engineering standpoint. Z-Library has come back with a new type of "hydra...Forget about the whole "piracy vs copyright" debate for a minute ... this is technically fascinating from an Internet engineering standpoint.
Z-Library has come back with a new type of "hydra mode", where every single user gets their own domain (2 in fact, one as a backup) which all point to the actual website.
Anyone care to weigh in on how one does that? Acquire (I'm guessing) millions of domains, and then — on demand? — configure, enable and point them at an actual website?
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Comment on Mycroft Mark II: The end of the campaign in ~tech
Eric_the_Cerise Link ParentThey originally hoped to be in production by 2018. Then setback after setback. The current product bears only a vague resemblance to the original prototypes. And it's 4x more expensive (and,...They originally hoped to be in production by 2018.
Then setback after setback.
The current product bears only a vague resemblance to the original prototypes.
And it's 4x more expensive (and, bluntly, not worth that much) ... so I don't think it's reasonable to expect a $500 item that I invested $129 in.
But still ... maybe a simple $129 discount on the current device? IDK ... it's a hard situation. Either they screw over us original investors or, probably, go out of business trying to honor that debt.
And yeah, one way or another, bad management probably plays a role in this.
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Comment on r/antiwork seems to be back (was it really gone?) in ~tech
Eric_the_Cerise Link ParentI know I should just leave this alone, but I'll try one more time. I meant before that thread. That was the first I'd heard of their ban, and whatever reason there might have been for it. This...I know I should just leave this alone, but I'll try one more time.
That would be believable if you hadn't made this thread not 30 minutes after
I meant before that thread. That was the first I'd heard of their ban, and whatever reason there might have been for it.
This thread is about r/antiwork, and has nothing to do with the unbanned user (PS: welcome back; did you miss this?).
You are the only one here trying to make a connection between them.
And now I am done with you. Go troll someone else.
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Comment on Mycroft Mark II: The end of the campaign in ~tech
Eric_the_Cerise LinkI backed this project, way back when, some 5-6 years ago. So I've been following the drama more closely than most. I also tend to be more forgiving of crowdfunded projects than most. Too many...I backed this project, way back when, some 5-6 years ago. So I've been following the drama more closely than most.
I also tend to be more forgiving of crowdfunded projects than most. Too many people seem to think "crowdfunding" == "preordering", and lose their minds when they don't get exactly what they were promised, exactly when they were promised it.
And I haven't really decided how I feel about this project yet. Projects fail, it happens. But tentatively, I think I might have a real issue with this one.
The CEO is claiming extenuating circumstances, and it certainly has had more than its share of challenges.
Nevertheless, they have announced that they are continuing to sell Mycroft devices commercially, but that they are not going to honor any more of their kickstarter obligations ... simply because it's too expensive to do so.
And I think I have an issue with that. If you can afford to keep running your company, you should be able to fulfill your promises to the people that made the existence of the company possible.
I'm not even sure what the legal implications are. Maybe I can demand my investment returned, maybe I'm just SOL.
The product has gotten many bad reviews, or at least underwhelming reviews, and the CEO blames that on insufficient software (it works, but there isn't much it can do), but notes that all the bad press means lousy sales, another reason they cannot (will not?) fulfill their kickstarter obligations.
It seems like stabbing your original investors in the back is a great way to get even more bad press, and possibly even more lawsuits.
For now, I'll continue to wait and see how it goes.
First I've heard of any of this.
For my part, seeing their opening thesis was actually more helpful than the tl;dr conclusion you linked.
I'm still a long way from forming an actual opinion on it, but first impressions are feeling a bit "tempest in a teapot"-ish.