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Comment on Climate.us is a new website created by former NOAA employees who worked on Climate.gov until they were laid off last year as part of the heinous DOGE cutbacks in ~enviro
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Comment on Climate.us is a new website created by former NOAA employees who worked on Climate.gov until they were laid off last year as part of the heinous DOGE cutbacks in ~enviro
crulife Link ParentAre they really that numerous? Sure, I meet them online every day, but not in real life.Are they really that numerous? Sure, I meet them online every day, but not in real life.
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Comment on Climate.us is a new website created by former NOAA employees who worked on Climate.gov until they were laid off last year as part of the heinous DOGE cutbacks in ~enviro
crulife Link ParentI don't quite understand why people think that anything new is built without LLMs anymore. Especially if there are serious budget constraints. My take: this is obviously built with LLM because...I don't quite understand why people think that anything new is built without LLMs anymore. Especially if there are serious budget constraints.
My take: this is obviously built with LLM because it's a new project.
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Comment on We can fix the future, Star Trek shows us how in ~humanities
crulife Link ParentWasn't Academy notoriously political? I.e. put more weight into that than interesting plotlines and characters?It's why the newer versions of Star Trek flop, when you remove the political commentary and the supporting ethical exploration, you might have phasers and star ships but you don't have Star Trek.
Wasn't Academy notoriously political? I.e. put more weight into that than interesting plotlines and characters?
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Comment on Did Kamala Harris's silence on Gaza cost her the White House? in ~society
crulife LinkThe Gaza protesters are a very loud but very small minority. I don't think they matter at all. The problems she had were Biden refused to rescind until too late Trump almost got assassinated Even...The Gaza protesters are a very loud but very small minority. I don't think they matter at all. The problems she had were
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Biden refused to rescind until too late
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Trump almost got assassinated
Even after Biden's fumbles, I think she would have easily won without the assassination attempt. The Gaza stuff is a rounding error compared to both of those things.
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Comment on Marc Andreessen is a philosophical zombie in ~humanities
crulife LinkI thought this would've been a continuation of a long line of dumb anti-billionaire articles, but apparently Andreessen is proudly exactly what the title says. Huh. Well. He might be a good...I thought this would've been a continuation of a long line of dumb anti-billionaire articles, but apparently Andreessen is proudly exactly what the title says.
Andreessen cheerfully says he has “zero” levels of introspection — “as little as possible.” This is a positive for entrepreneurs, we are told. “And you know, if you go back 400 years ago, it never would have occurred to anybody to be introspective,”
Huh. Well. He might be a good entrepreneur still, though. Just that we have no reason to take into account anything he says beyond that.
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Comment on Moscow hit by largest Ukrainian attack since start of Russia's full-scale war in ~society
crulife LinkExcluding the Ukraine war, Moscow has been last bombed by an enemy in a war in 1941.Excluding the Ukraine war, Moscow has been last bombed by an enemy in a war in 1941.
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Comment on Cuba’s Communist Party approves opening economy in unprecedented move in ~society
crulife LinkAmazing. I hope this goes well for Cuba, and let's hope they follow the liberalization to a natural end, and not just end up with state capitalism.Amazing. I hope this goes well for Cuba, and let's hope they follow the liberalization to a natural end, and not just end up with state capitalism.
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Comment on Arch User Repository compromised, 1500+ packages affected in ~tech
crulife Link ParentAI could be a very effective protection against most supply chain attacks though.AI could be a very effective protection against most supply chain attacks though.
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Comment on "The therapeutic industry is platonic prostitution" in ~health.mental
crulife LinkPersonally, I've only had bad and mediocre experiences from therapy, ranging from personal experience to second hand. I think they are usually ineffectual and at worst create or exacerbate...Personally, I've only had bad and mediocre experiences from therapy, ranging from personal experience to second hand. I think they are usually ineffectual and at worst create or exacerbate problems.
Based on this experience, in my mind therapy should be considered like an open heart surgery. Absolutely a lifesaver when you really need it but perhaps don't go there just because you got a bit winded.
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Comment on Fight against escalating gang crime sees Sweden vote on plans to hold thirteen-year-olds criminally responsible – other European nations are also lowering age limits in ~society
crulife (edited )LinkMight have been a better idea to handle immigration... well, better. Not sure how, but it sure didn't work great the way it happened in many places in Europe. Now we're stuck in this situation...Might have been a better idea to handle immigration... well, better. Not sure how, but it sure didn't work great the way it happened in many places in Europe. Now we're stuck in this situation with only bad and worse cures.
But this law is certainly needed right now. At least if the consensus is that we should let these gangs live here. Fixing that would be a better long-term solution probably, but would be in direct conflict with several constitutional, international and EU laws.
Do Popper's principles apply here? Those gangs seem to pose an existential danger to liberalism.
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Comment on What do you think is the best sandwich? in ~food
crulife LinkToast skagen is my favourite. It's a Swedish shrimp sandwich, usually with craime fraiche, mayo, dill, chives, fish roe, mustard, lemon juice and boiled egg. Plenty of variations exist, but...Toast skagen is my favourite. It's a Swedish shrimp sandwich, usually with craime fraiche, mayo, dill, chives, fish roe, mustard, lemon juice and boiled egg. Plenty of variations exist, but they're usually always pretty good. A very summery sandwich.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? (Results) in ~talk
crulife LinkThis is gonna get some weird results. I hardly saw any game mentioned twice. Too many to pick from. Nethack is pretty great, although I haven't played that in a while. It's still being developed.This is gonna get some weird results. I hardly saw any game mentioned twice. Too many to pick from.
Nethack is pretty great, although I haven't played that in a while. It's still being developed.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? (Results) in ~talk
crulife Link ParentYaes. 10/10 ambience in this game. Best RTS ever. Even the story (even though paper-thin in some sense) is kind of perfect.Total Annihilation
Yaes. 10/10 ambience in this game. Best RTS ever. Even the story (even though paper-thin in some sense) is kind of perfect.
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Comment on What are your gaming idiosyncracies? in ~games
crulife LinkI usually play a woman if that's a choice. No gender dysphoria irl. Probably not that unique. After 40 years of gaming experience I've started to hate difficulty. It just feels like a more...I usually play a woman if that's a choice. No gender dysphoria irl. Probably not that unique.
After 40 years of gaming experience I've started to hate difficulty. It just feels like a more complicated and more stressful version of grind. So I usually turn down difficulty in most games these days, and totally avoid games where difficulty is the main selling point.
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Comment on Serious relationship problem, seeking advice in ~life
crulife LinkStudies on mate choice copying and phenotypic matching show that human beings have a highly statistically significant tendency to find the siblings of people they are already attracted to...Studies on mate choice copying and phenotypic matching show that human beings have a highly statistically significant tendency to find the siblings of people they are already attracted to physically and genetically appealing.
I don't know if this helps you, just saying that you're not exactly alone in experiencing something like that. Usually the worst of it goes away in a few years. Your situation is unusual and problematic mostly due to the constant contact, I suppose?
I hate myself for allowing myself to get sucked into this mindset and fantasy realm
I don't think free will comes into play in things like this.
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Comment on What are people's experiences with using Kagi? in ~tech
crulife LinkThanks for this thread! I've had some doubt about starting to pay for a search engine, especially one incorporated in the US, but this discussion convinced me to try it out at least for a month....Thanks for this thread! I've had some doubt about starting to pay for a search engine, especially one incorporated in the US, but this discussion convinced me to try it out at least for a month.
The founder seems like a cool person at least by his own site: https://vladimir.prelovac.com/
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Comment on What are people's experiences with using Kagi? in ~tech
crulife Link ParentDamn, that's an awesome feature. I'm sold. My current child internet access policy is "no" just because of the lack of controls. How fine-grained is it?I can curate what sites my young kids have access to.
Damn, that's an awesome feature. I'm sold. My current child internet access policy is "no" just because of the lack of controls. How fine-grained is it?
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Comment on Insomniathought: blocking people in social media can be a positive thing in ~tech
crulife Link ParentThe change would spread out a bit according to my initial experimentation. But not a huge one. .../versions/f0e1d2c3b4a5_add_user_blocks_table.py | 52 +++++++++++ tildes/tests/test_user_blocks.py...The change would spread out a bit according to my initial experimentation. But not a huge one.
.../versions/f0e1d2c3b4a5_add_user_blocks_table.py | 52 +++++++++++ tildes/tests/test_user_blocks.py | 100 +++++++++++++++++++++ tildes/tildes/database_models.py | 8 +- .../tildes/models/comment/comment_notification.py | 14 ++- tildes/tildes/models/comment/comment_tree.py | 15 +++- tildes/tildes/models/message/message.py | 17 ++-- tildes/tildes/models/pagination.py | 8 ++ tildes/tildes/models/user/__init__.py | 1 + tildes/tildes/models/user/user.py | 35 +++++++- tildes/tildes/models/user/user_block.py | 63 +++++++++++++ tildes/tildes/request_methods.py | 25 +++++- tildes/tildes/routes.py | 4 + tildes/tildes/templates/macros/comments.jinja2 | 9 +- tildes/tildes/templates/settings.jinja2 | 11 +++ .../tildes/templates/settings_blocked_users.jinja2 | 31 +++++++ tildes/tildes/templates/user.jinja2 | 31 +++++++ tildes/tildes/views/api/web/user.py | 28 +++++- tildes/tildes/views/message.py | 21 +++++ tildes/tildes/views/settings.py | 17 +++- tildes/tildes/views/topic.py | 5 +- tildes/tildes/views/user.py | 21 ++++- 21 files changed, 493 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)Moreover it seems that this might go against the grain of Tildes philosophy, which is probably the bigger problem.
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Comment on Bernie Sanders: The public should own half of the big AI companies in ~society
crulife LinkThat's just plain communism. So no, that's a provably bad idea. Additional taxation and redistribution of wealth gained from AI usage will be a good idea though. A windfall tax[0]. Probably the...That's just plain communism. So no, that's a provably bad idea.
Additional taxation and redistribution of wealth gained from AI usage will be a good idea though. A windfall tax[0]. Probably the only idea that can prevent an outright revolution or at least extreme misery from happening, if AI-took-our-jobs scenarios become reality.
I was in cloud consulting, before that in AI (pre chatgpt!), now financial programming. I've been doing programming / systems maintenance and design in various domains for about 30 years. In my previous consulting job we were carefully optimistic about AI and in my current job we're actively selecting for pro-AI people. I haven't seen anyone interview with us who have been screened out due to that requirement, although it's possible that our job postings are clear enough about that so that obvious non-matches won't even apply.