Tiraon's recent activity
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Comment on Fixing a Framework laptop bricked by a BIOS update in ~tech
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Comment on McDonald’s built a 515-page dossier on me in ~tech
Tiraon LinkA lot of people don't seem to understand the significance of these practices even pointed out like this, and this is only a narrow profile of one customer at one company. And since they don't, it...A lot of people don't seem to understand the significance of these practices even pointed out like this, and this is only a narrow profile of one customer at one company. And since they don't, it is easy collect data like this.
It seems that anything harmful at second or higher order effects or simply badly shoved out of view is simply ignored by the common person. The issue is the aggregate effects, how it further imbalances the relationship and how it shapes society.
I planned to add more of an explanation but I am tired.
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Comment on We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way in ~finance
Tiraon LinkI mean we have as a society pursued growth maximization in an effectively closed system for more than half a century. The problem is resource allocation not lack of resources. Though that will be...I mean we have as a society pursued growth maximization in an effectively closed system for more than half a century.
The problem is resource allocation not lack of resources. Though that will be problem shortly due to almost a century of optimizing for growth at the expense of other considerations.
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Comment on Which privacy-friendly home appliances exist? e.g. robot vacuum cleaners. in ~tech
Tiraon Link ParentI can understand only wanting to share the project, not having to deal with the additional workload of supporting or building the community. It matches some of the senior programmers I know and...I can understand only wanting to share the project, not having to deal with the additional workload of supporting or building the community.
It matches some of the senior programmers I know and have known that are very knowledgeable in their area and have a very short fuse dealing with anything they consider stupid questions.Still this likely hurt and will hurt the adoption a lot which is sad from perspective of not having a forced connection appliances and the promotion of that mindset.
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Comment on How often are you eating plant based meals? in ~food
Tiraon LinkI only eat meat when I go out to a restaurant from the office. There is not guaranteed to be a vegeterian meal at any given one and the two that might have that on the menu at any given day might...I only eat meat when I go out to a restaurant from the office. There is not guaranteed to be a vegeterian meal at any given one and the two that might have that on the menu at any given day might not be chosen.
I had very low meat consumption my whole life and was vegetarian for years at a time at different points. There is really no reason to insist on meat when the production is so problematic. I am more lax on animal products though.
It is basically a philosophy of reducing behaviour whose effects I do not like. It is nearly impossible to drop it for all the things one might want to. It is entirely possible to drop 90% of it.
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Comment on Another week on Linux in ~tech
Tiraon LinkWith an os it is neccessary to choose what problems the user wants to have. And while MacOS and Windows get an autopass for any problem they choose to introduce, Linux is expected to work with...With an os it is neccessary to choose what problems the user wants to have. And while MacOS and Windows get an autopass for any problem they choose to introduce, Linux is expected to work with everything.
From hardware that does not have support for it and definitely does not release documentation to make that support easy. To software that was never compiled for it but a lot of the time works anyways due to the compatibility layer.
It will not change without more people choosing to accept the temporary and usually small inconvenience. And it will be more temporary the more people choose it. If the marketshare magically jumped to 20% most of the problems would magically disappear inside a year or two.
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Comment on One woman's message from the hell of US Immigration and Customs detention in ~society
Tiraon Link ParentThe difference is that we have the capacity to choose differently and to be aware of our instincts and not be ruled by them.The difference is that we have the capacity to choose differently and to be aware of our instincts and not be ruled by them.
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Comment on Incentives are for losers in ~society
Tiraon LinkI'd agree with a weaker version. Everyone should be aware what incentives they are living by and choose when not to follow them or follow them or follow them due to the alternative being too...I'd agree with a weaker version. Everyone should be aware what incentives they are living by and choose when not to follow them or follow them or follow them due to the alternative being too problematic.
Also there are essential incentives such as having to work.
Or nonessential incentives such as using social media because they are easy to use legalized and socially acceptable drugs.Some incentives also do not start very strong as we have seen. Blindly following them means that over time incentives that are usually worse for society as a whole get introduced.
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Comment on DuckDuckGo’s anti-AI sunglasses won’t spy on anyone in ~tech
Tiraon Link ParentI actually use DuckDuckGo regularly as well as different search engines, just trying to find one that deigns to give me a usefull result that day. Basically any kind of too specific search or a...I actually use DuckDuckGo regularly as well as different search engines, just trying to find one that deigns to give me a usefull result that day.
Basically any kind of too specific search or a search that is not popular enough gets forcibly broadened, making it useless. There might in a given search engine be one or two results that are in any way relevant with no quarantees on their quality.
Original Google was popular because it surfaced relevant results with just enough interpretation. Modern search engines put the query into a blender and spit out some kind of averaged out nonsense.
Personally I would even be okay with that given a few simple conditions which could be summed up as put most actually relevant results first and very clearly delineate the different levels of guesses.
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Comment on 52% of Americans think their personal data will be breached. They're probably right. in ~comp
Tiraon LinkThe article talks about the bubble of the early internet of high quality sites that did not exploit the users popping. The bubble did not pop. It was popped because of profit, because modern...The article talks about the bubble of the early internet of high quality sites that did not exploit the users popping.
The bubble did not pop. It was popped because of profit, because modern business does not understand the concept of enough and of social responsibility and because tech illiteracy is so rampant.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Tiraon Link ParentI tried it a few times but could not get through it. To me it just felt like the protagonist was a female Mark Watney in disquise and that character can only work in limited set of stories. To be...I tried it a few times but could not get through it. To me it just felt like the protagonist was a female Mark Watney in disquise and that character can only work in limited set of stories.
To be honest even Project Hail Mary felt to me like a copy of The Martian with a different pallette but there it works.
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Comment on DuckDuckGo’s anti-AI sunglasses won’t spy on anyone in ~tech
Tiraon Link ParentThat might explain the low quality of the results. It does not explain the results containing one entry in any way relevant to the query and the rest of the page being random noise having maybe a...That might explain the low quality of the results. It does not explain the results containing one entry in any way relevant to the query and the rest of the page being random noise having maybe a a single term from it at best.
The whole query is important. Results for part of it are worse than useless.,
I despise search engines that "interpret" the query. It makes iteration and exploration nearly impossible.
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Comment on DuckDuckGo’s anti-AI sunglasses won’t spy on anyone in ~tech
Tiraon LinkIt is kind of funny but I fail to see the point beyond that. Personally I wish they just took their search engine seriously as it is nearly useless, on the level of Google these days.It is kind of funny but I fail to see the point beyond that.
Personally I wish they just took their search engine seriously as it is nearly useless, on the level of Google these days.
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Comment on ‘The Walking Dead’ renewed by Netflix in five-year, $500m co-exclusive deal with AMC Global in ~tv
Tiraon (edited )LinkI didn't see much from past the first season but from what I did see the seasons followed the formula of: we found safe space, complications and interpersonal drama, we have to leave. Along with...I didn't see much from past the first season but from what I did see the seasons followed the formula of: we found safe space, complications and interpersonal drama, we have to leave. Along with excessive gore.
It probably won't be made anytime soon but personally I'd like to see postapocalyptic show focused on rebuilding and with measured amount of drama.
Closest I know of is probably an eighties film showing aftermath on nuclear war. I don't recall the name though, only that a postapocalyptic film with the same name was made in 2000s to Holywood standard.
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Comment on What am I supposed to say to my coworker who says that there has basically been no impact from USAID being cut because "the black lady...the nurse at the health place" said so? in ~talk
Tiraon Link ParentPersonally I do my best to consider arguments on their merits and I hope I am not too much of an exception.No one will ever change their mind from an argument
Personally I do my best to consider arguments on their merits and I hope I am not too much of an exception.
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Comment on US schools are adding pepper-spraying drones to help combat active shooters in ~society
Tiraon Link ParentThing about that is that on a societal level perception is reality. The solution does not have to be if everyone will just, it can be if everyone will just believe it is possible or even just...that it’s an “if everyone will just” sort of plan.
Thing about that is that on a societal level perception is reality.
The solution does not have to be if everyone will just, it can be if everyone will just believe it is possible or even just wants it to be possible and there will be gradual change.
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Comment on US schools are adding pepper-spraying drones to help combat active shooters in ~society
Tiraon LinkTo be entirely honest reading about these things is like peering into some kind of alien land. The shootings obviosly have some kind of root cause and that root cause is systemic. As such stopping...To be entirely honest reading about these things is like peering into some kind of alien land.
The shootings obviosly have some kind of root cause and that root cause is systemic. As such stopping these events neccessitates addressing the actual causes. Better healthcare, education, labour conditions and social safety nets seems like a good place to start.
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Comment on Keep Android Open in ~tech
Tiraon LinkEffectively a random entity is fully dictating what someone is allowed to do with their property. Personally I won't be affected much at the start but this will have an effect of reducing...Effectively a random entity is fully dictating what someone is allowed to do with their property.
Personally I won't be affected much at the start but this will have an effect of reducing development of programs that are not on the store for one reason or another.
I mean if the provider is trustworthy and the verification is thorough there might actually be some value of throwing roadblocks at installing unverified apps. Everyone should decide for themselves if they consider this particular provider trustworthy. There are also plenty of problematic apps in the store.
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Comment on I wonder if years from now hand written code will be antique in ~tech
Tiraon LinkCurrent LLMs can be somewhat useful tools in the hands of someone who already knows what they are doing. I am not convinced this tool will ever be able to create novel code autonomously or used by...Current LLMs can be somewhat useful tools in the hands of someone who already knows what they are doing. I am not convinced this tool will ever be able to create novel code autonomously or used by someone who does not understand programming.
There will always be place for someone who understands what the code does and who is able to translate user requirements into the needed structure. And understanding that code will require engagement comparable to writing it by hand.
Unless of course there ceases to be any requirements for quality, maintainability and security and everyone just accepts that all sw breaks frequently in highly visible ways and will never be truly fixed but hotfixed on an ongoing basis. Or we achieve AGI.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Tiraon LinkI was a Teenage Exocolonist This is effectively a stat raising card game with a focus on story and with exploration elements. The name helds the important elements of the setting. The atmosphere...I was a Teenage Exocolonist
This is effectively a stat raising card game with a focus on story and with exploration elements.
The name helds the important elements of the setting. The atmosphere is hopeful yet grim sometimes and the artwork can be cute.
It is meant to be played multiple times and the first playthrough will be grim. The subsequent ones then can vary in tone.
It is casual and nonjudgemental in how it views gender, relationships or society.
There is far too much grinding. Especially if you want to play optimally and more so with multiple playthroughs.
Both the fact that this could even happen and the response is disappointing and concerning regarding direction of the company. Add to that the previous leak which was their fault for using bussiness intelligence platform at all.
This repair is also more involved then I would want to do if I was in that position. Though I'd attempt it with instructions.