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Comment on "Java is fast but in practice, PHP sites run faster as PHP coders take more straightforward approach to design and don't get lost trying to implement exotic design patterns and endless abstractions" in ~comp
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Comment on Israel-Gaza Conflict Discussion Thread in ~news
gf0 Link ParentArguably, that just made Palestine’s stance all the worse - I think the slowly built up sympathy of the Western world for their case evaporated overnight (see the immediate stoppage of donations)...Arguably, that just made Palestine’s stance all the worse - I think the slowly built up sympathy of the Western world for their case evaporated overnight (see the immediate stoppage of donations) seeing the brutal videos surfacing, and that’s not an easy thing to gain.
Which is unfair against the actual Palestinian people living there peacefully, but it’s not like a terrorist organization infamous for deliberately installing their rocket launchers at their own schools/hospitals would care about “their people” at all.
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Comment on Israel-Gaza Conflict Discussion Thread in ~news
gf0 Link ParentThough might I add that cultural differences really matter here - Europe didn’t/doesn’t have too much problem accepting Ukrainians because they came from a similar background (and unfortunately it...Though might I add that cultural differences really matter here - Europe didn’t/doesn’t have too much problem accepting Ukrainians because they came from a similar background (and unfortunately it also has a racist undertone, I’m afraid).
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Comment on Israel-Gaza Conflict Discussion Thread in ~news
gf0 Link ParentHistorically speaking, that “enemy” didn’t cause a problem to Israel formerly. I am absolutely a laymen about modern warfare, so not sure how they would fair nowadays, but with their special bond...It might even draw Hezbollah and Iran in. If they force them to the border of Egypt, it might draw them in as well
Historically speaking, that “enemy” didn’t cause a problem to Israel formerly. I am absolutely a laymen about modern warfare, so not sure how they would fair nowadays, but with their special bond with the US, and their high tech military, it might not be that uncomfortable a situation for Israel. (One might even draw a parallel with the Ukrainian situation, where a smaller, but high-tech due to Western donations country manages to hold their ground against the low-tech, but high number Russian enemy)
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Comment on Israel-Gaza Conflict Discussion Thread in ~news
gf0 Link ParentHow does it benefit anyone if people that committed no evil apologize for things their possible ancestors did, to people who never experienced any wrongdoing, but possibly someone in their family...How does it benefit anyone if people that committed no evil apologize for things their possible ancestors did, to people who never experienced any wrongdoing, but possibly someone in their family tree did?
That’s just vendetta, or an endless revenge-cycle, strangely forced into a “positive”.
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Comment on Israel-Gaza Conflict Discussion Thread in ~news
gf0 Link ParentThat sort of happened already, with Israel winning easily, expanding their territory. The problem is, that it is not just a territory carved out by the winners in WW2, it is a territory that...Should the entire middle east unite in genocide of the Jews, then yeah, they'd start to accept such a proposal
That sort of happened already, with Israel winning easily, expanding their territory.
The problem is, that it is not just a territory carved out by the winners in WW2, it is a territory that protected itself against its neighbors multiple times. Sure, one may argue that it is “easy” to win with a Western-backing, but as mentioned by the parent post, there are now entire generations that grown up there. How is that different to basically any other country on Earth? No country has a bloodless history.
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Comment on ‘The Guest’: The Palestinian mastermind behind deadly Israel incursion in ~society
gf0 Link ParentI don’t know - they would like ‘have to exist’ in the first place, for that to matter. Also, so far the only international backlash is immediate revocation of any money going to Palestine.I don’t know - they would like ‘have to exist’ in the first place, for that to matter.
Also, so far the only international backlash is immediate revocation of any money going to Palestine.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
gf0 Link ParentI am a huge NixOS fan, though I didn’t get whether you are thinking of Nix on Mac, or full NixOS on a Mac (intel-based?) If the former, you get the benefit of being able to gradually transform...I am a huge NixOS fan, though I didn’t get whether you are thinking of Nix on Mac, or full NixOS on a Mac (intel-based?)
If the former, you get the benefit of being able to gradually transform your setup to it - having a few things be configured through it, but have the escape hatch of general OSX.
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Comment on You're ruining your feet: A video on how our shoes are too narrow in ~health
gf0 Link ParentAlso, the way of science is not through random youtube videos. If they have such an extraordinary claim, they should have an extraordinary evidence in the form of hard science papers, articles.Also, the way of science is not through random youtube videos. If they have such an extraordinary claim, they should have an extraordinary evidence in the form of hard science papers, articles.
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Comment on iPhone 14, 14 Pro owners complain about battery capacity that’s already falling off in ~tech
gf0 Link ParentAt the same time, that makes stealing Apple devices that much less attractive, which I do consider a plus. Also, even with this supposedly anti-repair stance, I have just passed down my old,...At the same time, that makes stealing Apple devices that much less attractive, which I do consider a plus.
Also, even with this supposedly anti-repair stance, I have just passed down my old, second-hand iphone to my mother who will easily make use of it for 2 more years, resulting in 7-8 years of usage, not stopped by lacking software updates. Only recently have Samsung's flagships started promising something like 3 years?!
So Apple devices do "work" throughout their whole lifetime with a booming second-hand market, which makes me much more forgiving about them, as that is clearly the greenest way we could operate.
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Comment on iPhone 14, 14 Pro owners complain about battery capacity that’s already falling off in ~tech
gf0 Link ParentWhy would it be an awful company with awful products? It has its fair share of problems as every other company, but they have some truly great products and their stance on privacy is very welcome...Why would it be an awful company with awful products? It has its fair share of problems as every other company, but they have some truly great products and their stance on privacy is very welcome in the mobile space.
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Comment on Language is a poor heuristic for intelligence in ~comp
gf0 (edited )Link ParentAn even more profound example for what you are saying even has a name: Nobel diseaseAn even more profound example for what you are saying even has a name: Nobel disease
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Comment on Language is a poor heuristic for intelligence in ~comp
gf0 Link ParentI’m not bought on interpreting Incompleteness Theories on top of consciousness, like it is quite a mental leap to say anything about consciousness’s relation to a rule system sufficiently complex...I’m not bought on interpreting Incompleteness Theories on top of consciousness, like it is quite a mental leap to say anything about consciousness’s relation to a rule system sufficiently complex to have arithmetics and to conclude that this one is an unprovable fact from that.
With that said, I’m more inclined to believe that consciousness is “simply” an emergent behavior of certain complex enough systems and there is not much to understand about it, similarly to how we can have laws regarding temperature, but it is not itself a thing - it is a statistics of a system. In this vein I don’t see a reason to place a superhuman limit - we jumped over the emergent behavior line and thus the limit is only complexity from here on (and the halting problem!)
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Comment on Language is a poor heuristic for intelligence in ~comp
gf0 Link ParentPlease see my other comment: https://tildes.net/~comp/194n/language_is_a_poor_heuristic_for_intelligence#comment-a34f We are absolutely special. We just don’t have a clear boundary to draw. Sure,...Please see my other comment: https://tildes.net/~comp/194n/language_is_a_poor_heuristic_for_intelligence#comment-a34f
We are absolutely special. We just don’t have a clear boundary to draw. Sure, corvids can use and make tools, but we are very obviously on a completely different level from them.
Of course other readings (vote, rights) are beyond this topic and I’m not commenting on that.
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Comment on Language is a poor heuristic for intelligence in ~comp
gf0 Link ParentNice theory, but I believe it falls apart as quite a lot of people lack an inner monologue. We may not be as dependent on language, as we think. Arguably, our visual system is the most complex.Nice theory, but I believe it falls apart as quite a lot of people lack an inner monologue. We may not be as dependent on language, as we think. Arguably, our visual system is the most complex.
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Comment on Language is a poor heuristic for intelligence in ~comp
gf0 Link ParentI would separate these two concepts - surely, some people are just unreasonably bad at, say, regular life, but otherwise are highly intelligent in programming, or even more commonly, are...I would separate these two concepts - surely, some people are just unreasonably bad at, say, regular life, but otherwise are highly intelligent in programming, or even more commonly, are exceptionally good at their work, but were always bad at mathematics and has learned to believe that it is somehow inherent with him/her, instead of being a failure of their teacher. This is indeed just a bad internal model.
But there are people that managed to lend a job and/or have a degree but are complete idiots.
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Comment on Language is a poor heuristic for intelligence in ~comp
gf0 Link ParentWe are not lacking in real, hard boundaries distinguishing us from AI — we have discovered nuclear power, computers, we wrote AIs themselves, etc. But that would hardly be an interesting limit, so...We are not lacking in real, hard boundaries distinguishing us from AI — we have discovered nuclear power, computers, we wrote AIs themselves, etc. But that would hardly be an interesting limit, so we are looking for the minimal limit for human-level intelligence, and we will obviously shoot a bit below from time to time.
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Comment on Using Barbie as a litmus test on feminism and patriarchy in ~life.women
gf0 Link ParentIt is understanding from a more empathetic mind, not understanding as a mental capacity. Lack of empathy and having a closed mind are imo fair points to criticize.It is understanding from a more empathetic mind, not understanding as a mental capacity. Lack of empathy and having a closed mind are imo fair points to criticize.
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Comment on Cloud Servers for the Broke in ~comp
gf0 Link ParentNot sure about the dates, but nowadays the only thing that is paid is using older JDKs, as that is effectively support, having to backport from the active development line. You are free to use...Not sure about the dates, but nowadays the only thing that is paid is using older JDKs, as that is effectively support, having to backport from the active development line.
You are free to use OracleJDK on the latest LTS version, until the next one comes along (with an additional 1 year).
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Comment on Cloud Servers for the Broke in ~comp
gf0 Link ParentOracle JDK has been paid since forever, if anything, they have made that freemium (recently). And Oracle, as mentioned, continuously made OpenJDK and Oracle JDK equivalent, basing the latter on...Oracle JDK has been paid since forever, if anything, they have made that freemium (recently).
And Oracle, as mentioned, continuously made OpenJDK and Oracle JDK equivalent, basing the latter on the former. They are responsible for employing almost every contributor (95+% of commits).
You have been paying for support, not for the JDK, as that has been technically equivalent. It’s the same model as Red Hat and Fedora — is Red Hat evil and charges for Fedora/Linux? No, it is free, they charge you for support at Christmas Eve, 4:00 AM to call them.
I like Rust as much as the next rust-fan, but I think people give it more credit in certain areas than it deserves. It is novel in the borrow checker, it is standard ML in type system and everything else. You have had Scala, OCaml, Haskell, Kotlin, F# with “better type systems” for many many years, and some are just as big, if not bigger than rust (though I wouldn’t call rust “mainstream” still).