Kirby703's recent activity
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Comment on Reddit's bot ecosystem - Any good lessons for features on Tildes? in ~tildes
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Comment on Inactive/reserved usernames in ~tildes
Kirby703 Link ParentExtra issue: Tildes only stores the hash of an email, because the only thing they use it for is password resets. For them to send you an email, you have to request one (and know the email of the...Extra issue: Tildes only stores the hash of an email, because the only thing they use it for is password resets. For them to send you an email, you have to request one (and know the email of the account).
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Comment on Best way to browse/use Tildes on mobile? in ~tildes
Kirby703 Link ParentWoah, thank you! I never knew this was a feature... and it even works on my ancient version of Android! Maybe I can finally close some of the 50 tabs I have open on mobile.Woah, thank you! I never knew this was a feature... and it even works on my ancient version of Android! Maybe I can finally close some of the 50 tabs I have open on mobile.
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Comment on When a US citizen heard he was on his own country's drone target list, he wasn’t sure he believed it. After five near-misses, he does – and is suing the United States to contest his own execution in ~misc
Kirby703 Linkwhat the fuck (it's a long read, but not one I regret spending time on) The defense/judge are now trying to use due process to let Kareem go to trial before a drone kills him for an unknown...what the fuck
(it's a long read, but not one I regret spending time on)The essence of Faisal bin Ali Jaber v. Barack Hussein Obama et al. is that when we kill abroad, even by mistake, even in an undeclared war, this is foreign policy and therefore outside of judicial authority. This left the Jabers’ claim “nonjusticiable,” i.e., literally outside the reach of the law.
There have been death-penalty cases before, but never one where neither the crime nor the sentence is known to the defense.
In the human rights litigation equivalent of going after Al Capone for tax evasion, they pushed Kareem’s claim by citing the Administrative Procedure Act, the 1946 law that specifically grants the judiciary the right to review the actions of federal agencies.
The defense/judge are now trying to use due process to let Kareem go to trial before a drone kills him for an unknown reason. What does this move say about the "game" (legal system) it's played in?
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Comment on File sharing over a network in ~comp
Kirby703 Link ParentI agree with large sections of the last two comments. On GyroTech's, assuming the packets are being dropped at the network level rather than at your hardware, they don't want you sending the data....I agree with large sections of the last two comments.
On GyroTech's, assuming the packets are being dropped at the network level rather than at your hardware, they don't want you sending the data. If you want to use a hack to get around that, I won't help with it.
On yours, the internet should be completely free. In practice, it's free to an extent. However, you're on a private network. The owners of that network shouldn't be forced to allow any of your traffic through. It costs them resources to move your data, and if your data is a movie (as you hinted at in another comment) that could potentially open them up to legal troubles which are best avoided by making their network a means of using the internet rather than a means of connecting to other users on it.
As you can use the internet, there are still means of using this network but they would require bouncing the file outwards if peer-to-peer connections are disabled. If you're not sending all that much data, consider encrypting it and putting it on pastebin in base64 or a cloud storage service. (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc)
Edit: Never mind that last paragraph, you don't want to put the file anywhere on the internet. If you can't do peer-to-peer connections on this network, I don't see a solution... -
Comment on The Hotel Bathroom Puzzle in ~misc
Kirby703 Link ParentWith some pulleys attached to the ceiling, the rope could be attached to both doors and go immediately upwards so as to be out of the way. Trying to open the door would have the rope and doorframe...With some pulleys attached to the ceiling, the rope could be attached to both doors and go immediately upwards so as to be out of the way. Trying to open the door would have the rope and doorframe collide, so it still can't be trivially opened. (Amusingly, this creates a new problem for anyone not tall enough to hook it at the ceiling.)
My second iteration would be just the same, but have it wrap around the walls rather than the ceiling. It's slightly more in the way, but much more accessible. -
Comment on What was your "20 seconds of insane courage" moment that actually ended up working out? in ~talk
Kirby703 Link ParentThat was the first thing I thought of when reading the title, and me 4 days ago. Just to my family so far, but preexisting online friends are next and "real people" in a few months. It's so much...That was the first thing I thought of when reading the title, and me 4 days ago. Just to my family so far, but preexisting online friends are next and "real people" in a few months. It's so much better having one foot out of the closet.
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Comment on Localization and Plurals in ~comp
Kirby703 Link ParentTom Scott makes a lot of fantastic and well-researched videos on his own channel as well. iirc, he's a linguist and enough experience with Unicode to thoroughly despise it.Tom Scott makes a lot of fantastic and well-researched videos on his own channel as well. iirc, he's a linguist and enough experience with Unicode to thoroughly despise it.
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - thoughts about the site's activity level in ~tildes.official
Kirby703 Link ParentAbsolutely. Tildes is great, but quiet enough at the moment I keep up to date on everything and find myself with no threads left to lurk on. I suppose I could solve this by actually posting things...When the content here isn't interesting or relevant to someone, they'll go back to reading their previous forum(s).
Absolutely. Tildes is great, but quiet enough at the moment I keep up to date on everything and find myself with no threads left to lurk on. I suppose I could solve this by actually posting things...
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - thoughts about the site's activity level in ~tildes.official
Kirby703 Link ParentI enjoy new takes on existing memes, but tildes [unfortunately?] isn't the place for that. There's a lot of interesting stuff to read and think about, but usually I get to a discussion and all the...I enjoy new takes on existing memes, but tildes [unfortunately?] isn't the place for that. There's a lot of interesting stuff to read and think about, but usually I get to a discussion and all the good points I've thought of have been said.
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Comment on Suggestion: Ability to tag one's own comments in ~tildes
Kirby703 Link ParentI dislike the idea of manually entering tags; being able to sort by tags would become virtually impossible and it would require more work on the user's part to tag something. Instead of tagging it...I dislike the idea of manually entering tags; being able to sort by tags would become virtually impossible and it would require more work on the user's part to tag something. Instead of tagging it in a custom manner, I could just leave a short comment about it as a reply.
Adding more default tags and moving the negative ones into a report option sounds like a good plan, but I can see this becoming a daily discussion rather than getting resolved reasonably quickly. -
Comment on Suggestion: Ability to tag one's own comments in ~tildes
Kirby703 LinkThis makes sense. Although tags are like down votes with a reason, I like cracking jokes and wouldn't mind being able to tag some of my own comment as such. I considered posting "^ [self-tagged as...This makes sense. Although tags are like down votes with a reason, I like cracking jokes and wouldn't mind being able to tag some of my own comment as such. I considered posting "^ [self-tagged as noise]" but I can't actually tag it as a joke ;)
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Comment on Trying to break the site with unicode characters in ~test
Kirby703 LinkI was considering trying this. Does it work in usernames too?I was considering trying this. Does it work in usernames too?
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Comment on Whats up? How's everyone's month going? Anything exciting happening? in ~talk
Kirby703 Link ParentIt focuses on the infinity stones; watching most of the Marvel movies to date before IW will lend context to everything and not let IW spoil them first.It focuses on the infinity stones; watching most of the Marvel movies to date before IW will lend context to everything and not let IW spoil them first.
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Comment on Whats up? How's everyone's month going? Anything exciting happening? in ~talk
Kirby703 LinkI finished up AP testing; this was finals week for roughly half my classes. I'm relieved to have that over with!I finished up AP testing; this was finals week for roughly half my classes. I'm relieved to have that over with!
This would require logging in to use the API. If it has no capabilities for voting, this is silly. If it does let a user interact with the site as normal, why limit the use of third party apps to high trust users?