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  1. Comment on Help disabling flashy "animation" on my dumb watch in ~tech

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    I have nothing to contribute other than to say I thought the voice was yours and OP was actually Destin for a minute there.

    I have nothing to contribute other than to say I thought the voice was yours and OP was actually Destin for a minute there.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Improving my focus by giving up my big monitor in ~tech

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    My work made some questionable policy changes with no notice which, while it wasn't their intention, meant I couldn't use my two giant hi-res monitors. I was very annoyed that I had to go down to...

    My work made some questionable policy changes with no notice which, while it wasn't their intention, meant I couldn't use my two giant hi-res monitors. I was very annoyed that I had to go down to my single, small laptop screen.. for a day. Then I realized I actually liked it a whole lot more. I now just keep the important stuff front and center rather than having everything spilled out everywhere. I now do almost all my work off just that laptop and occasionally put a bit of work into another monitor.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Much ado about marshmallows in ~food

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    The actual correct way is to keep it turning and roast the outside to a light golden brown, pull off and eat only that carmalized outer shell (grab it with 3 fingers it'll slide right off), then...

    The actual correct way is to keep it turning and roast the outside to a light golden brown, pull off and eat only that carmalized outer shell (grab it with 3 fingers it'll slide right off), then stick it back in the fire and repeat.

    7 votes

  4. Comment on What’s something you’re putting up with? in ~talk

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    Hah, yeah I used to be seated literally up against the meeting room which had its own collection of annoyances. A couple things that did help was I got an air purifier (a pretty loud one, for...

    Hah, yeah I used to be seated literally up against the meeting room which had its own collection of annoyances. A couple things that did help was I got an air purifier (a pretty loud one, for white noise, bonus of improving the air around me) and noise cancelling headphones (Sony 1000xm3, highly recommend). It made the office noise bearable. My work was cool about it and paid for both too.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on OpenAI shuts down Sora AI video, Disney drops planned $1B investment in ~tech

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    It wouldn't necessarily need to be for movies. I was thinking interactive in-person environments. Like maybe you can actually interact with an animated Elsa in real time in some new Disneyland...

    It wouldn't necessarily need to be for movies. I was thinking interactive in-person environments. Like maybe you can actually interact with an animated Elsa in real time in some new Disneyland ride or something.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Gamblers trying to win a bet on Polymarket are vowing to kill me if I don't rewrite an Iran missile story in ~society

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    Here's what I'd want- All forms of gambling that are currently legal stay legal To bet you have to register with an authority and get an ID. If American think DMV/ drivers license. All bets are...

    Here's what I'd want-

    • All forms of gambling that are currently legal stay legal
    • To bet you have to register with an authority and get an ID. If American think DMV/ drivers license.
    • All bets are capped at $100 / day. Higher earners can petition for more.
    • All bets must be tracked and associated back to an ID number.

    Keep the casual fun and don't lose people's agency but prevent any life altering losses or motivation to corrupt the results.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Digg has shutdown (again) in ~tech

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    Tildes is still invite only which cuts the vast majority already and this is such a low volume site that any that do squeeze through would get noticed and banned pretty much immediately....

    Tildes is still invite only which cuts the vast majority already and this is such a low volume site that any that do squeeze through would get noticed and banned pretty much immediately. Anecdotally I've never seen a bot here (or at least never seen what I realized was a bot).
    Edit: nice username!

    28 votes

  8. Determinism and Back To The Future

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    I've had a thought bouncing in my head today and I want to give it some air and let you folks at it to see where it takes on water. The theory is that there's a contradiction, or misalignment...

    I've had a thought bouncing in my head today and I want to give it some air and let you folks at it to see where it takes on water.

    The theory is that there's a contradiction, or misalignment maybe, between how most people feel about the philosophical concept of free will and how time travel and time loops are portrayed in media. Here's the premises I've landed on to arrive at that:

    (1) The vast majority of people believe in some form of free will. (Fairly non contentious, I hope. A lot of resources back this up.)

    (2) For free will to exist, if a person is repeatedly prompted to make some sort of decision under the exact same circumstances (time, place, people, etc) there must be a non-zero amount of times that they will arrive at a decision different from their initial one. For example... lets suppose you walk into the room and ask me what I want for dinner. I chew on some options for a moment then decide "chicken and rice". Then my memory is wiped and we repeat this over and over. After a few repeats of this I end up settling on a steak burrito instead. This is the only way free will could work imo because the opposite result, if given the same input you always arrive at the same output, is no different than determinism. Plus it implies, much like the time loop/travel media show, that from the start of the day we can know exactly where we will end up at the end if nothing is changed- which leaves no wiggle room for free will.

    (3) The people in time travel / time loop media who are not your faithful protagonist or otherwise aware of the time based shenanigans going on always do the exact same thing every time (at least, in the ones I've seen). It's only the ones who are aware of how events have already unfolded who can make new decisions, everyone and everything else plays out the same.

    Thus, virtually all media portray time travel/loops in a way that doesn't jive with how the vast majority of people perceive free will.

    So, what do you think- Do you agree with the conclusion? Do you disagree on the definition of free will? Should I have gone with my alternate title? (12 Deterministic Monkeys starring Bruce Free Willis)

    24 votes

  9. Comment on This iceberg was once the biggest in the world. Now it has just weeks left. in ~enviro

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    I'm sad to learn they stop tracking them after it gets down to a certain size. I'd be curious to see how an ice berg "dies".

    I'm sad to learn they stop tracking them after it gets down to a certain size. I'd be curious to see how an ice berg "dies".

    2 votes

  10. Comment on What would you do with a video game style inventory? in ~talk

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    Okay so first things first I'm going to need some money so I start by opening an international transport company. None of my clients know my abilities. After some traction I expand my services,...

    Okay so first things first I'm going to need some money so I start by opening an international transport company. None of my clients know my abilities. After some traction I expand my services, travelling the globe in the process. I'm using this time to be meeting people across the world and start shifting to specific clientel, working my way up to wealthier and more elite clients. Also the gym, I'm packing on some serious muscle.

    So here's the endgame - I pivot and reach out to my network of clients and pitch the true product - stasis for themselves or their family which is effectively one way time travel. Maybe they jump through periods of economic downturn, maybe they just want to go 5 years on 5 years off to experience technological breakthroughs at an accelerated rate, whatever the reason.

    Also I'm hiring a rotating set of surgeons to stay in my inventory in case of something like a car crash and Im conscious but dying.

    Edit: I'm imagining when I die everything violently erupts out of me like rings on sonic. But if not I can run a side business as the world's most effective hit man. I can also make my enemies jump a few days at a time without knowing why - really make 'em lose their shit.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on Photons that aren’t actually there influence superconductivity in ~science

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    Which lecture if you remember? I've heard this before and can't get my head around how it works, I'd be curious to give it a listen.

    Which lecture if you remember? I've heard this before and can't get my head around how it works, I'd be curious to give it a listen.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Tell me about your favourite web-based logic puzzles! in ~games

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    Awesome! I was playing today and noticed. I love that that's a nice implementation. Thanks!

    Awesome! I was playing today and noticed. I love that that's a nice implementation. Thanks!

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Tell me about your favourite web-based logic puzzles! in ~games

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    Nice! I was thinking at the end of the day after you've finished and have your final score.

    Nice! I was thinking at the end of the day after you've finished and have your final score.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Tell me about your favourite web-based logic puzzles! in ~games

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    That was fun! I'm +1ing the idea of making the top results reviewable right away. I think that actually makes it less prone to abuse. With games like wordle and most all the daily games there's...

    That was fun! I'm +1ing the idea of making the top results reviewable right away. I think that actually makes it less prone to abuse. With games like wordle and most all the daily games there's not really any concern for "cheating" because the answers are right there. Sure you could cheat but no one (or at least no one that you really care about) is going to do that and everyone would naturally be weary of any unusually high results. But if you try to hide the results you're kind of turning cracking this into it's own mini game and more people might be inspired to actually try since there's some degree of "trust" to the results.

    It would also just be really cool to see the results right away.. by the time tomorrow has rolled around im not really invested in those answers anymore :)

    1 vote

  15. Comment on She graduated from high school with honors but can’t read or write. Now she’s suing. in ~society

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    This worked for me, thanks

    This worked for me, thanks

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Sandwich bill of materials in ~tech

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    Stupid things broke - I tried to compile a hotdog and it crashed despite meeting spec requirements.

    Stupid things broke - I tried to compile a hotdog and it crashed despite meeting spec requirements.

    6 votes

  17. Comment on Tesla 'Robotaxi' status check eight months in: a complete joke in ~transport

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    Same. I dropped off somewhere around the time those kids got trapped in a cave and musk called one of the divers a "pedo guy". It's served me well as a good "don't forget to check your biases"...

    Same. I dropped off somewhere around the time those kids got trapped in a cave and musk called one of the divers a "pedo guy". It's served me well as a good "don't forget to check your biases" reminder whenever I start liking some person/business/idea/whatever.

    27 votes

  18. Comment on What science says we’ve been getting wrong about exercise in ~health

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    Don't even ask what other activity I use for practicing squats...

    Don't even ask what other activity I use for practicing squats...

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Recommend me some deep dive YouTube videos / Portland trip recs! in ~travel

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    Love it, will check thank you

    Love it, will check thank you

  20. Comment on Recommend me some deep dive YouTube videos / Portland trip recs! in ~travel

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    Yes! Basically the quintessential answer! I already have the one on carburetors downloaded I'll probably get more

    Yes! Basically the quintessential answer! I already have the one on carburetors downloaded I'll probably get more