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Comment on Conservative groups draw up plan to dismantle the US government and replace it with Donald Trump’s vision in ~misc
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Comment on Opinion - Antonin Scalia was wrong about the meaning of ‘bear arms’ in ~misc
Unsorted Link ParentWell, technically Congress can be entirely bypassed in creating new amendments, but to your point it's still not "the people" that would do so, it's the legislatures of the states. And even then,...Well, technically Congress can be entirely bypassed in creating new amendments, but to your point it's still not "the people" that would do so, it's the legislatures of the states. And even then, it still requires 3/4s of them to ratify anything.
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Comment on The war on remote work has nothing to do with productivity - the goal is avoiding a commercial real estate crash in ~finance
Unsorted LinkRemember seeing articles, trying to argue this very point, that started to pop up right around the time companies starting talking about returning to work:...Didn't you know that an epic commute is actually good for your mental health?
Remember seeing articles, trying to argue this very point, that started to pop up right around the time companies starting talking about returning to work:
- https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/07/admit-it-you-miss-your-commute/619007/
- https://www.businessinsider.com/commute-work-good-mental-health-stop-burnout-research-scientists-2023-2?op=1
- https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20180806-the-neglected-benefits-of-the-commute
Anything to convince people that office work is actually a good thing for them.
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Comment on The cloud is a prison. Can the local-first software movement set us free? in ~tech
Unsorted LinkKind sounds like a form of version control. The CRDT site even says "you can just think of it as a version controlled data structure". How do you actually resolve conflicts automatically in some...Instead, we would each have copies stored locally on our devices’ hard drives. I could edit my copy offline, and you could edit yours, and the two files would reconcile our changes anytime they connect, whether once a minute or once a week.
Kind sounds like a form of version control. The CRDT site even says "you can just think of it as a version controlled data structure".
It describes something called a conflict-free replicated data type, or CRDT, which he defines as a “family of data structures” that allow many people to collaborate on a file and “automatically resolve conflicts in sensible ways.”
How do you actually resolve conflicts automatically in some cases without "magic"? The article says, in answer to that, "The possibilities are numerous" which, while true, doesn't actually mean any of those possibilities are workable. In its example of two editors changing a color, one to "purple" and another to "mauve", sure the "possibilities are numerous" but at the end of each of those possibilities you have to make an assumption that one is simply more "correct" than the other, which might not always be true.
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Comment on Where did all the Sriracha go? US sauce shortage hiking prices to $70 in online markets in ~food
Unsorted LinkClimate issues might be the cause of their on-going issues now, but it's their fault they got into the situation in the first place. Huy Fong breached the contract they had with their singular...Climate issues might be the cause of their on-going issues now, but it's their fault they got into the situation in the first place. Huy Fong breached the contract they had with their singular supplier (and ending that business relationship) back in 2016.
They screwed themselves by trying to form their own supply company and losing their one pepper supplier in the process, before having any sort of strong replacement supply chain to take their place.
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Comment on Coding Adventure: Making a Stronger Chess Engine in ~comp
Unsorted LinkHis visualization of various things, especially all the magic bitboard stuff, is very well done. I laughed at this and then the next part. Pawn move generation is stupidly hard to get right.His visualization of various things, especially all the magic bitboard stuff, is very well done.
"I haven't actually fully tested the pawn's movement generation, but I'm pretty confident it works"
I laughed at this and then the next part. Pawn move generation is stupidly hard to get right.
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Comment on US Supreme Court strikes down President Biden's student loan forgiveness: Now what? in ~finance
Unsorted Link ParentThe original idea would have been to vote for reps that would remove the offending judges or make changes to the judiciary (like FDR's threatening to expand the court to gain support for his New...The original idea would have been to vote for reps that would remove the offending judges or make changes to the judiciary (like FDR's threatening to expand the court to gain support for his New Deal). Or, pass a Constitutional amendment changing the judiciary via a constitutional convention of the states (bypassing Congress).
You could also probably argue that Congress would be within its power to establish that the lower federal courts are all elected positions, instead of appointed.
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Comment on US Supreme Court strikes down President Biden's student loan forgiveness: Now what? in ~finance
Unsorted Link ParentWe wouldn't have been in this mess if: The 2000 election hadn't gone the way it did (and SCOTUS' ruling in Bush v Gore) RBG had stepped down The GOP hadn't blocked Obama's appointment The 2016...We wouldn't have been in this mess if:
- The 2000 election hadn't gone the way it did (and SCOTUS' ruling in Bush v Gore)
- RBG had stepped down
- The GOP hadn't blocked Obama's appointment
- The 2016 election hadn't gone the way it did
- The GOP hadn't rammed through Barrett's appointment, in the same situation as the previous
Solely blaming RBG is not right. This is way more on the GOP than anyone else.
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Comment on US Supreme Court strikes down President Biden's student loan forgiveness: Now what? in ~finance
Unsorted LinkThis ruling is about as textbook example of "ruling from the bench" as you could as for. The law (the HEROES Act) is about as clear and explicit as you could ask for. Is it also very broad in it's...This ruling is about as textbook example of "ruling from the bench" as you could as for.
The law (the HEROES Act) is about as clear and explicit as you could ask for. Is it also very broad in it's scope? Yes. But broad does not mean vague or unclear.
SCOTUS here decided that, based on some made-up doctrine, that Biden had gone too far. The law, as written wasn't broken, but the law as supposedly intended (by whom?) was.
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Comment on Chocolate chips wouldn't melt? in ~food
Unsorted (edited )LinkChocolate is composed of two parts: cocoa solids and cocoa butter. Cocoa butter makes up roughly half of the weight of raw cocoa and it's what lets chocolate melt. If you take out all the butter,...Chocolate is composed of two parts: cocoa solids and cocoa butter. Cocoa butter makes up roughly half of the weight of raw cocoa and it's what lets chocolate melt. If you take out all the butter, you're left with a powder, and the powder doesn't really have any ability to melt (because it's the fatty butter that melts down).
They went from hard to a chalky mess immediately.
Chocolate chips generally have a low cocoa butter content as well as added ingredients like emulsifiers and stabilizers. All these things make it harder for the chocolate chips to melt down. It's why they don't become liquid when you bake chocolate chip cookies.
Use baking chocolate instead and you'll find that melts down way easier.
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Comment on What data backup strategies do you use/recommend? How much do you invest in backing up your personal data? in ~tech
Unsorted LinkBackblaze. Easy to get up and running and it just runs constantly in the background. You can download your stuff, if you ever need it, or have it all shipped on a hard drive (fee involved, but...Backblaze. Easy to get up and running and it just runs constantly in the background. You can download your stuff, if you ever need it, or have it all shipped on a hard drive (fee involved, but if/when you return the drive you get refunded). For additional privacy, if you care, you can encrypt your stuff with your own private key so only encrypted data gets uploaded (downside being if you every lose/forget that key you lose all your data).
It's saved me once, when my data drive (containing all my photos, videos, etc. over the past 10 years) just decided to die one morning.
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Comment on Microsoft wants to move Windows fully to the cloud in ~tech
Unsorted Link ParentKeep in mind that "Windows 365" (the cloud version) isn't something new. It's been around for 2 years, though really only available to organizations. They, and obviously organizations, see uses...Keep in mind that "Windows 365" (the cloud version) isn't something new. It's been around for 2 years, though really only available to organizations.
They, and obviously organizations, see uses cases for this. Provisioning computers for temporary, or shift, workers (as some examples used in one of the linked articles). And it makes someone's "computer" potentially even accessible from something like their phone (because companies I'm sure would love employees having more immediate access to their work devices).
But ya, it's rife for security issues.
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Comment on 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' projecting towards $60-65m domestic, $140m worldwide opening in ~movies
Unsorted Link ParentYa, except that Crystal Skull got a pretty terrible audience score. 66% on the critic score usually means "wait for the audience score"; If the audience score is good, then it's probably a decent...Dial of Destiny is now at 65% fresh, versus its previous chapters...
Ya, except that Crystal Skull got a pretty terrible audience score. 66% on the critic score usually means "wait for the audience score"; If the audience score is good, then it's probably a decent popcorn flick but nothing that'd win awards; If it's bad, then it's just a bad movie.
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Comment on Where did you get your engagement ring? in ~life
Unsorted LinkWe didn't do engagement rings, just wedding bands, but we found someone local on Etsy. We were able to work with them to get a bit of customizations done to the designs they had, so the rings were...We didn't do engagement rings, just wedding bands, but we found someone local on Etsy. We were able to work with them to get a bit of customizations done to the designs they had, so the rings were a bit more unique and personal. And we got to support a local business instead of some big chain.
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Comment on Suggestion: Make megathreads more prominent in ~tildes
Unsorted Link ParentPersonally I don't think those differences really overcome the issue of megathreads, which is just the sheer number of comments. It's not quite the issue here that it is on Reddit, because there...Personally I don't think those differences really overcome the issue of megathreads, which is just the sheer number of comments. It's not quite the issue here that it is on Reddit, because there aren't nearly as many people here, but to me that's still the issue with them.
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Comment on Suggestion: Make megathreads more prominent in ~tildes
Unsorted LinkMegathreads are a terrible instrument to circumvent an issue, without actually addressing the root cause. They result in a ton of comments in a single post, most of which go unnoticed. They don't...Megathreads are a terrible instrument to circumvent an issue, without actually addressing the root cause. They result in a ton of comments in a single post, most of which go unnoticed. They don't encourage conversation, at all.
If people are posting too much of the same thing, the solution means looking at why that is and what can be done to either encourage people to not post duplicates and/or to give users the options of ignoring similar posts. If people are posting the same question over and over again, encourage people to search for past answers (if it's a question looking for a solution). If it's a popular news post, perhaps adding something like post-linking (to link posts relating to the same story, that could then enable additional functionality) or encouraging a stronger use of post tags.
And, users always have the ignore post option.
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Comment on Cooked a nice looking pizza tonight in ~food
Unsorted Link ParentOP did basically this, and engaged in comments asking questions. Curious what more you'd want out of OP in such a context.It would be something if the OP had maybe included text of the recipe that people could respond to or a prompt of what is your favorite pizza recipe or toppings or something.
OP did basically this, and engaged in comments asking questions. Curious what more you'd want out of OP in such a context.
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Comment on Looking for food related YouTube channel recommendations in ~food
Unsorted LinkI've been binging Tasting History with Max Miller. Not so much food science, but more food history. Not sensationalist or click-baity at all.I've been binging Tasting History with Max Miller. Not so much food science, but more food history. Not sensationalist or click-baity at all.
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Comment on Why millions of usable hard drives are being destroyed in ~tech
Unsorted LinkThis seems like a pretty dumb argument to make. Shredding drives isn't "risky" (and relative to what?). It's by far the easiest and fastest way to physical destroy the drive to make it effectively...The irony is that shredding devices is relatively risky today. The latest drives have 500,000 tracks of data per square inch. A sophisticated data recovery person could take a piece as small as 3mm and read the data off it, Mr Hands says.
This seems like a pretty dumb argument to make. Shredding drives isn't "risky" (and relative to what?). It's by far the easiest and fastest way to physical destroy the drive to make it effectively worthless. Maybe, and just maybe, you might have state-level actors that would try to read the data off a 3mm sliver. But the risk of that, and the steps necessary to prevent that, likely offset the additional cost.
There are several ways a drive can be purged. Hard drives can be overwritten with new patterns of data, for example, which can then be checked to make sure the original data has gone. With today's storage capacities, it can take a day or two.
So a day or two for one drive. The article even says that the company is shredding 5 million drives for a single customer. If you want to purge 5 million drives, you need much more space, more power usage, some sort of auditing system to prove that the purge is actually secure. Which means cost of doing business goes up and price goes up to compensate.
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Comment on Can someone ELI5 how lemmy instances work? in ~comp
Unsorted LinkNo, at least not necessarily. It's up to the instance admin on what other instances they are connected to. Beehaw.org, one of the popular Lemmy instances, actually just the other day announced...will I need twenty accounts to follow all of the groups?
No, at least not necessarily.
It's up to the instance admin on what other instances they are connected to. Beehaw.org, one of the popular Lemmy instances, actually just the other day announced they were "defederating" from two other popular instances, because those two others were lacking in moderation (leading to an increase in low-quality content and more mod work for the Beehaw admins).
Content from all instances that are connected can be viewed from one another. Meaning if you sign up for instance A, and it's federated with instances B, C, and D, you can still see content posted on B, C, and D without having to create an account for those other instances.
The problem is, who will stop him? Congress will very likely be split (GOP are likely to take the Senate and maybe Dems will get the House). Federal courts, including SCOTUS, could rule against him for particularly on cases but who knows how that would go. And they have no enforcement, so if Trump's willing to ignore them then what's to do?
The whole system is set up in a way that requires everyone to respect what everyone else does. When Trump's DHS-appointed head (Wolf) was ruled to be unlawfully appointed and his orders overturned, everything only continues to function because people did what was ordered. If the bureaucracy is replaced with "yes men" (as proposed here) who don't care what a court decides, then what?