Landhund's recent activity
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Comment on Sweden rejects applications for thirteen offshore wind farms – government believes building them would have unacceptable consequences for national defence in ~enviro
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Comment on Playdate Stereo Dock shelved in ~games
Landhund Link ParentI've heard the same from a friend of mine who works in the industry. I've also just had a quick look and to my surprise the standard seems to be rather openly available here. There are a lot of...Bluetooth, I've heard, is a massive tangle of somewhat unrelated standards that have a bunch of weird hoops to go through.
I've heard the same from a friend of mine who works in the industry. I've also just had a quick look and to my surprise the standard seems to be rather openly available here. There are a lot of individual specifications, all with their own use case and not necessarily individually required.
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Comment on LinkedIn is the latest to automatically opt you in to AI training in ~tech
Landhund (edited )Link ParentThanks to GDPR this is one of the things that you have to explicitly opt in. If they where to automatically start collecting your data, they would be presented with some serious fines (up to 2% of...Thanks to GDPR this is one of the things that you have to explicitly opt in. If they where to automatically start collecting your data, they would be presented with some serious fines (up to 2% of annual revenue; not profit, revenue). And I'm sure there are enough IT and/or law professionals on LinkedIn watching like hawks for any such misstep, itching to immediately report it.
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Comment on Portable monitor recommendation? in ~tech
Landhund Link ParentI've bought an Xreal earlier this year. While it's still a bit rough around the edges (both figuratively and literally), it does work and can be used productively. Although it for now is more...I've bought an Xreal earlier this year. While it's still a bit rough around the edges (both figuratively and literally), it does work and can be used productively. Although it for now is more suited for recreational use, I guess in 1 or 2 hardware generations we'll be at the point where displays like it and the apple ones will become more widespread.
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Comment on Coax wire tools in ~life.home_improvement
Landhund Link ParentFreshly certified master electrician here, this is excellent advice! @TheWetherMan has beaten me to the point by a few minutes, but I just want to reiterate how useful this approach to tools and...Freshly certified master electrician here, this is excellent advice!
@TheWetherMan has beaten me to the point by a few minutes, but I just want to reiterate how useful this approach to tools and projects is. It's not just about figuring out which tool you use the most (although that of course is part of it), but also about you yourself figuring out what qualities you want in said tool.
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Comment on A weakened Hezbollah is being goaded into all-out conflict with Israel – the consequences would be devastating for all in ~society
Landhund Link ParentIMO, this is the most important lesson everyone who tries to achieve anything has to deeply internalise. Way to often do I see well intentioned idealists basically only treading water because...In order to make productive progress [...], you must first understand the status-quo, even if you don't support its continuation.
IMO, this is the most important lesson everyone who tries to achieve anything has to deeply internalise. Way to often do I see well intentioned idealists basically only treading water because their deep devotion to their goal prevents them from accurately assessing the status quo and thus finding actually productive means of achieving their goal.
And before anyone feels excluded from this statement: you see this behaviour all across the political spectrum, no matter if conservative, liberal, progressive, regressive, capitalist, communist or anarchist.
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Comment on The white collar apocalypse is nigh in ~life
Landhund Link ParentI think that is a very important aspect of the issue of "what to do in the US after highschool". I don't know what options are available in the Netherlands, but presumably they are somewhat...Like the debate about getting a degree or not. As if the only options are for everyone to get a degree or for nobody to get a degree. I mean it might also be a reflection of a broken US education system. [... H]ere in the Netherlands there is much less of a debate like that.
I think that is a very important aspect of the issue of "what to do in the US after highschool". I don't know what options are available in the Netherlands, but presumably they are somewhat comparable to what we have here in Germany. There are so many different types of vocational schools/courses, ranging from the traditional trades (i.e. electricians like yours truly, masons, plumbers, blacksmith, farriers, generally everything where you do practical things with your hands), to business administrative things (professional clerks, administrators, accountants, etc.), all the way to various creative jobs like designers.
All of those don't require you to university or college, but instead have dedicated vocational schools, all culminating in their own standardized and nationwide recognised "diploma" (not 100% sure if that's the correct word).
There are also a wide variety of technical vocations that work the same way.All of this is to say, there are so many ways that one can have a successful and stable career here in Germany that don't require a university degree that it's honestly kinda staggering. Especially considering how in the higher levels of those paths there are courses that sort of form hybrids between fields or incorporate specialized knowledge from many different fields, all of which have nationwide recognition and regulated final exams.
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Comment on Los Angeles police raid goes bad after gun allegedly sucked onto MRI machine in ~news
Landhund Link ParentThe amount of utter incompetence that is regularly displayed by US police officers is truly staggering, but this one is truly outstanding in its idiocy. Starting from the "justification" for the...The amount of utter incompetence that is regularly displayed by US police officers is truly staggering, but this one is truly outstanding in its idiocy.
Starting from the "justification" for the raid ("higher than usual energy use"? Really? For an medical imaging center, one of the most energy intensive areas in modern medicine?) to the execution (Walking into an MRI room with a fucking rifle and leaving a full magazine behind after breaking said MRI), this entire thing is just... unbelievable. -
Comment on English still rules the world, but that’s not necessarily OK. Is it time to curb its power? in ~humanities.languages
Landhund LinkI find myself incapable of accurately describing how low my opinion of this article (and especially the proposed "solutions") is without running very afoul of the code of conduct. Sufficient to...I find myself incapable of accurately describing how low my opinion of this article (and especially the proposed "solutions") is without running very afoul of the code of conduct.
Sufficient to say I find it completely without any merit.Signed, a non-native English speaker.
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Comment on Stranded astronauts make first public statement since being left behind on ISS in ~space
Landhund Link ParentGuess that's the difference between being famous and being infamous.Guess that's the difference between being famous and being infamous.
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Comment on Ford seeks patent for tech that listens to driver conversations to serve ads in ~transport
Landhund LinkIt's always an interesting experience to read about an American company doing or planning to do something really disgusting only to lean back and think "well, not here in the EU they won't." It's...It's always an interesting experience to read about an American company doing or planning to do something really disgusting only to lean back and think "well, not here in the EU they won't."
It's a strange feeling of satisfaction, even if I definitely feel bad for the Americans that simply don't have the legal framework established that downright prevents such awful business practices. -
Comment on Did Sandia use a thermonuclear secondary in a product logo? in ~science
Landhund Link ParentQuick and perhaps naïve question: Are you even allowed to state that? I ask because one of my close friends works in IT security for the main provider of the German military and back when he...Source: have a Q clearance and work at a major DOE site.
Quick and perhaps naïve question: Are you even allowed to state that?
I ask because one of my close friends works in IT security for the main provider of the German military and back when he started there he explained the various levels of secrecy in both Germany and NATO. I distinctly remember him telling me about a certain level of clearance, where when you have it you are not allowed to say that you have it.
It was also the only time he ever talked about that topic. Whenever the topic of clearance levels came up later over the years, he always managed to take himself out of the topic and to reveal no details, so I'm pretty sure that by now he has said clearance. -
Comment on Shooter kills four and injures at least nine at a high school outside Atlanta in ~news
Landhund Link Parent"The violent murder of school children is a debatable topic in the US." Seen somewhere on Reddit some years ago."The violent murder of school children is a debatable topic in the US."
- Seen somewhere on Reddit some years ago.
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Comment on CrowdStrike estimates the tech meltdown caused by its bungling left a $60 million dent in its sales in ~tech
Landhund Link ParentEhh, considering they are providing security software/services, there is some justification for system of immediate release to all clients should there be an severe security risk that needs to be...Ehh, considering they are providing security software/services, there is some justification for system of immediate release to all clients should there be an severe security risk that needs to be addressed as quickly as possible.
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
Landhund LinkI've started experimenting with mixing CMYK acrylic paints in an attempt to save money when buying paints for miniature painting. And I gotta say, it's a little bit time consuming but very easy to...I've started experimenting with mixing CMYK acrylic paints in an attempt to save money when buying paints for miniature painting. And I gotta say, it's a little bit time consuming but very easy to get very useful results and you very quickly get a feeling for what you need to change in your colour mix to get the result you want.
Should anyone want to know more, I can very much recommend this video.
And of course I'm also open for questions ^^ -
Comment on How would you go about teaching (or learning) critical thinking? in ~humanities
Landhund LinkThe other commenters already presented some wonderful advice, I'll just pipe in with my two cents. I think what helped me a lot was learning about all the different ways the human mind is flawed,...The other commenters already presented some wonderful advice, I'll just pipe in with my two cents.
I think what helped me a lot was learning about all the different ways the human mind is flawed, from optical and other sensory illusions, flawed mental heuristics that may work often but not always, all the way to the various common logical fallacies that are unfortunately still very common in a lot of arguments for anything.Essentially all this taught me that you can't simply rely on your intuition and common sense alone and unchecked, because they very easily can mislead you.
For a useful jump-off point I would recommend The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef. To shameless copy the summary of Wikipedia:
In the book, Galef argues for what she calls a scout mindset: "the motivation to see things as they are, not as you wish they were". The scout mindset emphasizes curiosity, unbiased truth-seeking, and facing reality, even if that reality is unexpected. Galef contrasts this with a "soldier mindset", which she says is a natural tendency to use motivated reasoning to defend one's existing beliefs instead of being open to changing them.
To me, the notion of "the motivation to see things as they are, not as you wish they were" kinda is at the core of the entire field of critical thinking.
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Comment on IKEA is trialling its own second-hand online marketplace so that customers can sell to each other, rather than relying on buy-and-sell websites like eBay or Gumtree in ~tech
Landhund Link ParentThe issue with that course of action is that it would require a level of practical wherewithal that would have either prevented the issue entirely or would have at least enabled them to solve it...The issue with that course of action is that it would require a level of practical wherewithal that would have either prevented the issue entirely or would have at least enabled them to solve it once it occurred.
But certain people have such a massive amount of learned helplessness that they simply can't conceive of these options.
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Comment on IKEA is trialling its own second-hand online marketplace so that customers can sell to each other, rather than relying on buy-and-sell websites like eBay or Gumtree in ~tech
Landhund Link ParentSimply forgetting to put a washer on a screw or bolt is an honest mistake that can happen to anyone at any point. I'm talking about things like putting the board with only four holes in the place...Simply forgetting to put a washer on a screw or bolt is an honest mistake that can happen to anyone at any point.
I'm talking about things like putting the board with only four holes in the place where the board with six holes is supposed to go, and then being surprised when things won't fit. Granted, I grew up building countless of Lego models as a child, both with and without instructions, so being able to read construction manuals correctly was a skill a acquired very early.
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Comment on Ok seriously what the fuck do I do in ~life
Landhund Link ParentI can only talk for myself, but at least for me here in Germany, my diagnosis through a psychiatrist was rather hassle-free. While I did have to wait a few weeks for an appointment, at said...I can only talk for myself, but at least for me here in Germany, my diagnosis through a psychiatrist was rather hassle-free. While I did have to wait a few weeks for an appointment, at said appointment we had an initial interview about why I think I had ADHD, I had to fill out a standard diagnostic questionnaire and did an EEG and EKG.
I departed with another appointment a week or two in the future and the request of the psychiatrist to see my end-of-year school reports from grade school. I retrieved them and send them to his office the same week.
At the second appointment he noted that the diagnosis for ADHD seems pretty clear to him, we talked about medication and he recommended therapy to accompany the meds (which I took and was also very helpful).
All in all, it took about 6-7 weeks from my first talk with my GP about my suspicions on ADHD to an official diagnosis combined with my first dose of meds and appointments for therapy.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life
Landhund Link ParentSmall correction: he filed the entire administrative record of the situation publicly during the court case, not after. Should the court have found evidence in favour of the accusations and/or...Finally, after the court case resolved, the chair had the documents made public
Small correction: he filed the entire administrative record of the situation publicly during the court case, not after. Should the court have found evidence in favour of the accusations and/or ruled against him, those documents would have still be publicly available for everyone to see.
Not a particularly nice thing to do in regards to ones colleagues, and I'm sure he wouldn't have done it if he thought there was any evidence against him to be found, but he was well within his rights to do so.
Yeah, unfortunately it does make sense. I can imagine you can forget about detecting anything with radar through a sufficiently big and dense windfarm. All the constantly rotating and changing blades probably makes it impossible to detect anything smaller than an oil tanker, nevermind something small and airborne.