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  1. Comment on Iran launches dozens of drones toward Israel in ~news

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    I don’t care how “progressive” Biden supposedly is if he’s enabling genocide. Which he is. If you find it hard to take me seriously when I stand up for the principle that people should not be...

    I don’t care how “progressive” Biden supposedly is if he’s enabling genocide. Which he is.

    If you find it hard to take me seriously when I stand up for the principle that people should not be killed, so be it. I don’t need your approval.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Two years to save the planet, says UN climate chief in ~enviro

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    Now I’m imagining a horror reboot a la Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey, where a bunch of terrified executives get picked off one-by-one by a man with a knife and tiny red pants.

    Now I’m imagining a horror reboot a la Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey, where a bunch of terrified executives get picked off one-by-one by a man with a knife and tiny red pants.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Iran launches dozens of drones toward Israel in ~news

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    The issue I have with this idea is that our votes as individuals never mattered to begin with. We only matter in aggregate, and aggregate votes are measurable. If we all say we won't vote for x...

    The issue I have with this idea is that our votes as individuals never mattered to begin with. We only matter in aggregate, and aggregate votes are measurable. If we all say we won't vote for x unless y, but come election day x gets a lot of votes, it could be reasonably inferred that the earlier threat was an empty one, and now x knows not to listen to you.

    In this case, I'd wager Biden is counting on exactly this happening. We've had Trump and the GOP generally held over our heads for years, used as a cudgel to try and force leftists to go along with the Democrats even if and when they don't do any good, or worse yet betray us. This is not a healthy relationship.

    I won't pretend I know how to solve this. It's a goddamn mess. But I don't think it's as simple as making a threat you won't follow through on.

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Swedish company Scout Park has launched a mobile app where you can tip off wrongly parked cars to traffic wardens to earn money in ~transport

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    My first assumption would be that it’s due to different training. I have no idea what your country’s policing is like, mind — I just know that here in the States police tend to be trained to be...

    Also our police seem to be considerably calmer and more down to earth on average than in the US, likely because their jobs are less dangerous

    My first assumption would be that it’s due to different training. I have no idea what your country’s policing is like, mind — I just know that here in the States police tend to be trained to be very nervous and trigger-happy. It’s not healthy for anyone, including the cops themselves.

    5 votes

  5. Comment on Creating an official politics group? in ~tildes

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    This sounds like something that could be addressed with better tagging, perhaps politics.usa being applied where relevant and filtering that? Alternatively, if the topic filtering system could be...

    This sounds like something that could be addressed with better tagging, perhaps politics.usa being applied where relevant and filtering that?

    Alternatively, if the topic filtering system could be updated to filter tag combinations, such as politics+usa filtering tags that feature both politics and usa, that would probably be more widely useful without further complicating existing tagging standards.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Creating an official politics group? in ~tildes

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    Not really specific to you, but worth noting for those unaware: Tildes doesn't really have moderators. There's Deimos, who's an admin and does all the moderation work, but other than that all we...

    Maybe the mods should start enforcing this.

    Not really specific to you, but worth noting for those unaware: Tildes doesn't really have moderators. There's Deimos, who's an admin and does all the moderation work, but other than that all we have is a small bucket of folks who can do ancillary work; i.e. tag fixing, topic moving, title editing, and wiki editing. Nothing beyond, and no topic removal.

    As for your suggestion itself, I'm softly against. I don't see a big reason to change it, especially when topic tag filtering is available as mentioned above. If you see a topic that you feel would be better off in the weekly thread than posted on its own, I'd say just gently suggest such to the poster. If they agree, they can delete and move the thread themselves. If they don't, no harm done.

    14 votes

  7. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

  8. Comment on Feature suggestion: Show the "Post a new topic" button on the front page in ~tildes

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    This is well and good, but if folks don’t know they even can post, I’d say that’s still a problem. Just depends on if there’re others who’ve had the same issue or not, and if so, what fix would be...

    This is well and good, but if folks don’t know they even can post, I’d say that’s still a problem. Just depends on if there’re others who’ve had the same issue or not, and if so, what fix would be best.

    7 votes

  9. Comment on US police are using GPS tracking darts to avoid dangerous pursuits in ~transport

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    Sure there is. The point is not that what's happening now is the issue. The point is that policing is an inherently untrustworthy institution, and it will probably push for something problematic...

    Sure there is. The point is not that what's happening now is the issue. The point is that policing is an inherently untrustworthy institution, and it will probably push for something problematic later with this as the precedent. Alternatively, these existing trackers could get used in scenarios they were not intended for, and thus get abused. That's what I'm concerned about.

  10. Comment on Discord to start showing ads for gamers to boost revenue in ~tech

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    I'm throwing it out there for those interested and others who may know more about it (please do chime in!) but one option I remember coming across is Revolt. I haven't looked into it, though, so...

    I'm throwing it out there for those interested and others who may know more about it (please do chime in!) but one option I remember coming across is Revolt. I haven't looked into it, though, so if there's a deal-breaker hidden somewhere I wouldn't know it. All I know so far is that – at least for now – it appears to be donation-funded, as well as being open-source and talking a big game on privacy.

    Definitely falls short on #4 on your list, but as others have said, that's rather inevitable, really.

  11. Comment on Discord to start showing ads for gamers to boost revenue in ~tech

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    Unfortunately, "for now" is the key, here. Guarantee you in a few years that option will be gone. Nah. Even if 90% of users paid for Nitro, they'd still be stuck on the infinite growth train as a...

    Unfortunately, "for now" is the key, here. Guarantee you in a few years that option will be gone.

    Incidentally I'm probably one of the users responsible for this because I use discord a lot and yet I don't pay for the privilege.

    Nah. Even if 90% of users paid for Nitro, they'd still be stuck on the infinite growth train as a result of all the investor money. This stuff never works.

    20 votes

  12. Comment on Discord to start showing ads for gamers to boost revenue in ~tech

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    It's loaded down with VC debt, so it absolutely will. I'd bet money on it scarcely even looking the same, given six or so years.

    I really hope it doesn't fall prey to enshitification.

    It's loaded down with VC debt, so it absolutely will. I'd bet money on it scarcely even looking the same, given six or so years.

    32 votes

  13. Comment on US police are using GPS tracking darts to avoid dangerous pursuits in ~transport

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    That sounds like another reason not to give them this, no? If the idea is bad (and I think it will very much turn out to be bad), then letting them do it in a muted fashion isn't really a fix.

    I mean, the cops already had the ability to put small trackers on people's cars and got slapped down by the courts.

    That sounds like another reason not to give them this, no? If the idea is bad (and I think it will very much turn out to be bad), then letting them do it in a muted fashion isn't really a fix.

  14. Comment on US police are using GPS tracking darts to avoid dangerous pursuits in ~transport

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    Them being able to theoretically do it isn't the same as them having easy, automatic access to the thing. The easier it is for them to use, the more likely they use it, and I don't see that going...

    Them being able to theoretically do it isn't the same as them having easy, automatic access to the thing. The easier it is for them to use, the more likely they use it, and I don't see that going anywhere nice, frankly.

    Truth be told though, I don't trust the police with their own two hands, so...

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to twenty-five years in US prison in ~finance

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    Replying to let you know that you seem to have dropped a sentence, there! /noise

    I'm not saying that sentence reform should start with SBF, bu

    Replying to let you know that you seem to have dropped a sentence, there!

    /noise

    2 votes

  16. Comment on US police are using GPS tracking darts to avoid dangerous pursuits in ~transport

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    For now, sure. I worry how this will be used in the future, though, and I absolutely do not trust the police with it.

    For now, sure. I worry how this will be used in the future, though, and I absolutely do not trust the police with it.

    9 votes

  17. Comment on Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to twenty-five years in US prison in ~finance

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    I wouldn't think throwing someone in a concrete hole and forgetting about them would qualify as "restorative," or "rehabilitating them as much as possible," but I don't think my opinions matter...

    I wouldn't think throwing someone in a concrete hole and forgetting about them would qualify as "restorative," or "rehabilitating them as much as possible," but I don't think my opinions matter all that much to you. You decided for yourself what my opinions were based off of nothing but the words "prison abolitionist" and then spun yourself a strawman from that, before redirecting your hate for SBF onto me.

    I see no good faith in your post, and thus no reason to engage further.

    7 votes

  18. Comment on Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to twenty-five years in US prison in ~finance

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    Gotta be honest, that doesn’t sound very restorative at all. Not to mention how much a man can change in two decades.

    I’m in the restorative justice camp,
    […]
    He should be locked up forever due to the risk he poses, in order to protect society.

    Gotta be honest, that doesn’t sound very restorative at all. Not to mention how much a man can change in two decades.

    10 votes

  19. Comment on Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to twenty-five years in US prison in ~finance

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    On an emotional level, I might agree with you, but on principle I can’t. I’m a prison abolitionist. Punishment is not justice, even for someone as despicable as him.

    On an emotional level, I might agree with you, but on principle I can’t. I’m a prison abolitionist. Punishment is not justice, even for someone as despicable as him.

    5 votes

  20. Comment on You don't need to document everything in ~tech

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    Completely with you on this. I don’t regret for a second having recorded or taken photos of experiences I’ve had, as it means I and interested friends and family can look back on those moments so...

    Completely with you on this. I don’t regret for a second having recorded or taken photos of experiences I’ve had, as it means I and interested friends and family can look back on those moments so much better. Many of them would be forgotten entirely otherwise.

    This goes double for photos and videos taken by my best friend. He passed away years ago, and those files are incredibly important to me now. I can hear his voice and see his face again where I otherwise never could.

    It frustrates me so much to see articles like this. People assuming I can’t enjoy something and record it at the same time. People who have decided that, because they don’t value the recording, that it has no value at all (or is even harming me somehow—what??). It’s so much pointless judging, all because they don’t understand.

    12 votes