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Comment on Two sides of the same coin in ~humanities
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Comment on How do people get over enshittification? in ~life
karim Link ParentAre you specifically interested in NoblePath's perspective of Christianity, or are you interested in general about people's perspective of religions where it provides them with peace and comfort?Are you specifically interested in NoblePath's perspective of Christianity, or are you interested in general about people's perspective of religions where it provides them with peace and comfort?
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Comment on Chegg is on its last legs after ChatGPT sent its stock down 99% in ~tech
karim Link ParentThat's really hilarious. Imagine spending millions of dollars to create answer material, all for LLM companies to hoover it up and put you out of business.That's really hilarious. Imagine spending millions of dollars to create answer material, all for LLM companies to hoover it up and put you out of business.
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Comment on Solar + power bank for household appliances in apartment - can I reduce my electricity bill? in ~life.home_improvement
karim LinkI say, do it for fun. Buy the cheapest panel and cheapest battery and experiment. If you're into tinkering in general, the experience would be its own reward, and you'll have experimental data to...I say, do it for fun. Buy the cheapest panel and cheapest battery and experiment. If you're into tinkering in general, the experience would be its own reward, and you'll have experimental data to improve your theory making.
At least that's what I would do if I was in your place. I enjoy leveling up practical skills :)
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Comment on The Browser Company announces Arc Browser will no longer be their flagship product in ~tech
karim Link ParentIn this case I strongly recommend Zen Browser. It's a Firefox fork with overhauled UI centered around vertical tabs and a compact mode that saves as much screenspace as possible. It also has split...I am very willing to work around software inadequacies when it is actively being improved.
In this case I strongly recommend Zen Browser. It's a Firefox fork with overhauled UI centered around vertical tabs and a compact mode that saves as much screenspace as possible.
It also has split tabs, pinned tabs, workspaces, glance (just introduced) and development is currently very active.
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Comment on The Browser Company announces Arc Browser will no longer be their flagship product in ~tech
karim Link ParentI can vouch for Zen. I've been using it for the past few months and I'm enjoying it. Of course, if you don't like Vertical Tabs, then Zen isn't for you. Keep in mind it's very alpha/active...I can vouch for Zen. I've been using it for the past few months and I'm enjoying it. Of course, if you don't like Vertical Tabs, then Zen isn't for you.
Keep in mind it's very alpha/active development, so things keep changing and everynow and then there is a major bug, though the maintainer always fixes those major bugs ASAP.
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Comment on Kagi Translate in ~tech
karim Link ParentContext is indeed important, and I definitely do not claim the author literally said what I implied. I only exaggerated how his words felt to me at the time, that is, intentionally obtuse and...Context is indeed important, and I definitely do not claim the author literally said what I implied. I only exaggerated how his words felt to me at the time, that is, intentionally obtuse and provocative. In that since, context explainsy choice of words summarizing the exchange.
Again, the author could've simply blocked the CEO, or ignored him, or anything, but the fact he didn't should imply something.
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Comment on How should Europe build its own Silicon Valley? in ~tech
karim LinkEurope doesn't need Silicone Valley, the world doesn't need any Parasite valleys. One Parasite valley is already too much. Parasite valley got to where it is because the US Gov is a pushover when...Europe doesn't need Silicone Valley, the world doesn't need any Parasite valleys. One Parasite valley is already too much.
Parasite valley got to where it is because the US Gov is a pushover when it comes to internal regulations. Parasite Valley gave rise to some of the world's most evil and disgusting companies, more evil than weapon manufacturers (at least those are useful), and more evil than drug cartels and casinos. And all that wealth just enriches a select few.
Parasite valle companies use their infinite cash to bankrupt all competition, then rent seek the hell oit the market they dominant.
We're talking about companies that inflict severe addictions on their victims to extract as much money as possible. No sane person coil possibly be ok with that.
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Comment on Kagi Translate in ~tech
karim Link ParentI read the email exchange (thats the author himself posted) after I read the blog post, and my conclusion was that the blog author is an asshole. The conversation pretty much went: Author: Kagi...I read the email exchange (thats the author himself posted) after I read the blog post, and my conclusion was that the blog author is an asshole. The conversation pretty much went:
Author: Kagi sucks
Vlad (CEO): Hey can we talk about it?
Author: NO FUCK YOU FUCK OFF
So it's less about the specific "don't messagee anymore" and more about the rancid attitude. Also if the author didn't really want Vlad's messages, he could've blocked his email, simple as that. The mere fact he didn't points to Author being a drama queen.
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Comment on Kagi Translate in ~tech
karim Link ParentHey, I guess it'll contribute to the untidy aesthetic! But it seems you're not so tall after all :)Hey, I guess it'll contribute to the untidy aesthetic! But it seems you're not so tall after all :)
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Comment on US Election Distractions Thread in ~talk
karim Link ParentDoes your room not have a window? Is it hot outside so you cant open the window? I guess you wouldn't need to expel said heat of it was cold outside since you'd save on heating energy. Can you use...Does your room not have a window? Is it hot outside so you cant open the window? I guess you wouldn't need to expel said heat of it was cold outside since you'd save on heating energy.
Can you use a fan?
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Comment on What the hell is a Typescript or: Creation ideas above my skill level in ~tech
karim LinkIf you use Ruby on Rails, you will have a functioning login system up and running in about 10 minutes. Rails improved so much in the recent years. If you're gonna learn something, it's gotta be...I barely have a login system
If you use Ruby on Rails, you will have a functioning login system up and running in about 10 minutes. Rails improved so much in the recent years. If you're gonna learn something, it's gotta be rails.
I recommend going through TheOdinProject https://www.theodinproject.com/
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Comment on How does your HR department handle the deluge of job applications? And how does that affect you as a hiring manager? in ~talk
karim Link Parentif you're american, I hear demand for tradesmen is higher them ever, and nets good salaries. maybe check those fields. I think the increasing availability of dirt-cheap qualified candidates from...if you're american, I hear demand for tradesmen is higher them ever, and nets good salaries. maybe check those fields. I think the increasing availability of dirt-cheap qualified candidates from 3rd-world is contributing to what you're currently experiencing. 10K USD per year would net you some high-quality candidates from South America, Africa, and south-east Asia.
So Corporates, especially large ones with off-shore offices can skip hiring in the US entirely.
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Comment on How does your HR department handle the deluge of job applications? And how does that affect you as a hiring manager? in ~talk
karim Link ParentHaha literally a captcha! great idea to weed out the mass-appliers.Haha literally a captcha! great idea to weed out the
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Comment on Tips for managing a low-storage laptop? in ~tech
karim Link ParentUSB hubs exist. You can turn you 2 ports into 5.USB hubs exist. You can turn you 2 ports into 5.
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Comment on I now think a heretical form of Christianity might be true in ~humanities
karim Link ParentMan, Christianity really overcomplicated all its aspects of faith. The more I read and hear about Christianity, and the more I engage in religious debates centered around Christianity; the more I...Man, Christianity really overcomplicated all its aspects of faith.
The more I read and hear about Christianity, and the more I engage in religious debates centered around Christianity; the more I believe God really sent a messenger to clarify all this weirdness i.e. Islam.
I'll follow woth more of my Islamic perspective, which is predicated on faith in the truthiness of the Quran, i.e. I believe the Quran does contain words from God, and it hasn't been altered by Man. Arguing otherwise is a topic for another discussion.
As Muslims, we believe God created us to worship him Nothing more, nothing less. The word for Worshipper in Islam is synonym with Slave, thus, we are God's slaves, as all beings are, including angels and demons.
God does not claim that he will love everyone, or that he created us in his image or something. God didn't create the heavens and earth for fun or for everything to be nice and good. He also doesn't want that all humans on earth believe on him, if he willed so, he would've made them believe.
While God's mercy and benevolence could encompass everything, he only promised it to those who choose to believe on him, and as powerless, helpless slaves, we can only pray to God that he encompasses us with mercy and benevolence.
The word "Muslim" means someone who has surrendered. As Muslims, we surrender everything to God. We surrender out destiny, our will, and our everything to God. We slaves are not entitled to anything. We are not entitled to his love, or mercy, or forgiveness.
We pray to him that he forgive our sins, and that he grants us his mercy, fully believing that he is the Most Merciful, and Most Benevolent, but understand that we are not entitled to any of that.
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Comment on I now think a heretical form of Christianity might be true in ~humanities
karim Link ParentI believe we are in full agreement here, I just decided that the term "Good" os too undefined for taste, and decided to use clearer terms such as "Just" and "Merciful". To reiterate, our ideas of...I believe we are in full agreement here, I just decided that the term "Good" os too undefined for taste, and decided to use clearer terms such as "Just" and "Merciful".
To reiterate, our ideas of God seem to be in agreement.
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Comment on I now think a heretical form of Christianity might be true in ~humanities
karim Link ParentI've found yhat "Good" is unfortunately a loaded, and slightly subjective term. Depending on which definition one ascribes to the term. Does good mean not letting any harm ever happen? Does it...I've found yhat "Good" is unfortunately a loaded, and slightly subjective term. Depending on which definition one ascribes to the term.
Does good mean not letting any harm ever happen? Does it mean to give everyone equal amounts of wealth?
So yeah, you raised a great point, a particularly illuminating point that I never thought about.
In fact, I had quickly searched through the Quran right now and to my surprise, God never referred to as being "good".
God is referred to as being All just, merciful, wise, knowing, powerful, forgiver, exalted, etc etc etc; but never "The Good"
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Comment on I now think a heretical form of Christianity might be true in ~humanities
karim Link ParentBelief and Evidence are inherently contradictory. I only believe in things I have no strong evidence for their existence. If God allowed for clear evidence of his existence, them all humans would...I will believe in a god when I have good evidence of it
Belief and Evidence are inherently contradictory. I only believe in things I have no strong evidence for their existence. If God allowed for clear evidence of his existence, them all humans would have no choice but to believe in him.
I will now speak from an Islamic perspective:
If God wanted that all humans believe in him, he would've easily forced them to believe, but he doesn't want so. God doesn't want those who have chosen the path of evil to find their way to heaven. God only guides whoever he pleases, and whoever wants to be guided.
God made this world the way it is for the wheat to separate itself frol the chaff willingly, and sent prophets and messengers to guide those with good on their hearts.
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Comment on I now think a heretical form of Christianity might be true in ~humanities
karim Link ParentThere's nothing that makes this idea more more likely than God simply choosing to create our current world in the way it is for a purpose only he knows. To keep the discussion focused, I'm only...That 3-omni God is then limited in His ability to make the inherent goodness of all things appreciable in any frame of reference
There's nothing that makes this idea more more likely than God simply choosing to create our current world in the way it is for a purpose only he knows.
To keep the discussion focused, I'm only arguing from the Axiom of God being All-Wise and All-knowing. If I believe in God's absolutely wisdom, then it's easy for me to accept that the universe is like this for a reason.
need some important assumptions here. Assuming the world in which the coin was flipped follows the laws of physics, such that the coin won't be magically replaced with a 2-headed coin once it's flipped; and assuming I've already looked at the can before flipping it and verified that it, indeed, has a tails side and a heads side, I can be 100% certain the other side is tails.
In fact, this is the notion of quantum entanglement. It can be said that the 2 faces of a coin are entangled such that when you observe one of the faces, you can be certain about the state of the other face. This is exactly how when we observe an election with SPIN UP, we can be certain the other electron in the same orbital has SPIN DOWN.