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Comment on One month with Kagi search in ~tech
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How Mondragon became the world’s largest co-op
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Physics duo finds magic in two dimensions
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The Chats - Struck By Lightning (2022)
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Comment on Looking for some long book series recommendations in ~books
Happy_Shredder LinkYou might like the Culture series by Iain M. Banks. It's space opera, so crosses the line between sci-fi and fantasy. It's not so much a series as a shared world, and so kind of hard to summarise...You might like the Culture series by Iain M. Banks. It's space opera, so crosses the line between sci-fi and fantasy. It's not so much a series as a shared world, and so kind of hard to summarise what it's about. The quality and complexity of the writing and structure and narrative is a real step above most of the stuff in this genre. Keywords: rich world building, politics, philosophy, social commentary, queer, neologisms, post modernism, strong AI.
The author also has a number of non sci-fi works that are worth checking out, under the name Iain Banks
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The Helios microkernel
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Powerful ‘machine scientists’ distill the laws of physics from raw data
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Comment on If you could rebuild user authentication on the web from the ground up, what would you do? in ~tech
Happy_Shredder Linkhttps://webauthn.io/ basically does what I want; asymmetric keys with a nice user experience. It's supported in the main browsers, but the documentation and infrastructure needs a bit of work.https://webauthn.io/ basically does what I want; asymmetric keys with a nice user experience. It's supported in the main browsers, but the documentation and infrastructure needs a bit of work.
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This animal’s behavior is mechanically programmed
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Comment on What are your favorite Linux distributions to use for gaming and as a daily driver, and why? in ~comp
Happy_Shredder LinkI use Funtoo, a derivative of Gentoo (I prefer it to Gentoo because it has some nicer tools for managing the system, but otherwise it's similar). I use it cos: systemd free; openrc is muuuuch...I use Funtoo, a derivative of Gentoo (I prefer it to Gentoo because it has some nicer tools for managing the system, but otherwise it's similar). I use it cos:
- systemd free; openrc is muuuuch nicer to work and doesn't break unexpectedly like systemd
- generally excellent documentation, between man pages and wiki
- extremely flexible package management. I can run a mix of stable and bleeding edge packages as I need, apply custom patches, compile the features I need, and add my own packages that aren't in the repos (which are very extensive)
- in general, I can actually understand it system. I know what's there and what's running cos I built it that way.
I run steam through flatpak which is generally rock solid. Unfortunately gog games don't work because they target Ubuntu; I don't really use gog though. I do also keep a Windows machine around for the handful of steam games that don't work on Linux/proton
Caveats:
- very much a hacker distro, you need to know what you're doing and the initial setup can be daunting
- you'll need at least 32G ram to compile a modern desktop; there's a handful of packages (e.g. Qtwebengine) that are dependencies for modern desktops that need it to build. Day -to-day updates are generally small, otherwise.
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Comment on "Free will" is an illusion: Your life runs on a pre-destined trajectory in ~life
Happy_Shredder LinkFor the mathematically inclined, Conway & Kochen have a very compelling proof that free will exists, based on (as noted above) the non determinism of quantum mechanics.For the mathematically inclined, Conway & Kochen have a very compelling proof that free will exists, based on (as noted above) the non determinism of quantum mechanics.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Happy_Shredder LinkStarted Disco Elysium recently and love it. It's very DnD, minus the tedium of manually handling mechanics. Because of that it can go much further, with many more overlapping skills and checks,...Started Disco Elysium recently and love it. It's very DnD, minus the tedium of manually handling mechanics. Because of that it can go much further, with many more overlapping skills and checks, and hidden details. I love the art style, and multiple narrators. The lore and characters are rich; it feels like an old, living world. The stories are good, varying from fun, to deep, to interesting, to silly.
You can also lose if you make bad choices. Which lends weight to making choices 👌
Would recomend for hard RPG enthusiasts
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Comment on The wind farms angering renewable energy fans in ~enviro
Happy_Shredder LinkSorry, the article title is a bit clickbaity. It's about the tension between renewable energy projects and traditional flora and fauna conservation.Sorry, the article title is a bit clickbaity. It's about the tension between renewable energy projects and traditional flora and fauna conservation.
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The wind farms angering renewable energy fans
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Comment on How a New Hampshire libertarian utopia was foiled by bears in ~humanities
Happy_Shredder Link ParentSee for example East Wind, or Rojava, or the Zapatista communities. You might find some interesting articles in the crimethinc.com archives.See for example East Wind, or Rojava, or the Zapatista communities. You might find some interesting articles in the crimethinc.com archives.
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Comment on Is a hole a real thing, or just a place where something isn’t? in ~humanities
Happy_Shredder LinkJust throwing it out there, in quantum field theory (and especially in condensed matter) we great the absence of a particle - a hole - as a particle in it's own right. This approach seems to model...Just throwing it out there, in quantum field theory (and especially in condensed matter) we great the absence of a particle - a hole - as a particle in it's own right. This approach seems to model the world quite nicely.
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Comment on What is transhumanism? in ~humanities
Happy_Shredder Link ParentUnder capitalism transhumanism only applies to the rich. The working class will be left behind - or even worse, forced to transform against their will. I don't want to end up in a Morlock/Eloi...Under capitalism transhumanism only applies to the rich. The working class will be left behind - or even worse, forced to transform against their will. I don't want to end up in a Morlock/Eloi dystopia.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Happy_Shredder LinkI got a PiDP11 at the start of the year, and put it together a little while ago. Recently I've started learning how to program a PDP and I'm aiming to turn it into a lisp machine.I got a PiDP11 at the start of the year, and put it together a little while ago. Recently I've started learning how to program a PDP and I'm aiming to turn it into a lisp machine.
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Comment on What is your favorite comedy sketch of all time? in ~talk
Happy_Shredder Link ParentYep! Big oil spill in 1991 https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/from-the-archives-1991-oil-spill-brings-catastrophe-20210712-p588zv.html (I'm a bit too young to remember it, but I...Yep! Big oil spill in 1991 https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/from-the-archives-1991-oil-spill-brings-catastrophe-20210712-p588zv.html
(I'm a bit too young to remember it, but I always loved their work, up until Clarke died a few years ago. All their stuff was based on current events)
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Comment on What is your favorite comedy sketch of all time? in ~talk
Happy_Shredder LinkClarke and Dawe had so many; "Front Fell Off" is one of my favsClarke and Dawe had so many; "Front Fell Off" is one of my favs
As an alternative perspective, I've been running a personal searx instance for a while, and find it pretty good. I do miss ddg instant answers and bangs, so still use ddg a bit