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Comment on A message to TikTok parents who use my face to make their kids cry in ~life
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Comment on Mozilla: The greatest tech company left behind in ~tech
mercury Link ParentIn case someone feels that they don't know enough about the error to contribute a quality error report, they can just head to mozilla's matrix chat at https://chat.mozilla.org/ and start a...In case someone feels that they don't know enough about the error to contribute a quality error report, they can just head to mozilla's matrix chat at https://chat.mozilla.org/ and start a discussion there.
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Comment on Three stories of people fired after being accused of racism in ~life
mercury Link ParentIs there no enforcible law (in US or otherwise) which pressures companies to fire employees that are involved in "obvious" forms of bigotry (racism / sexism / and what not regressive elements of...Is there no enforcible law (in US or otherwise) which pressures companies to fire employees that are involved in "obvious" forms of bigotry (racism / sexism / and what not regressive elements of our society)?
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk
mercury Linkhttps://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2020/06/richard-blanco-say-this-isnt-the-end/612751/ I guess this poem could lighten someone's day today.https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2020/06/richard-blanco-say-this-isnt-the-end/612751/
I guess this poem could lighten someone's day today.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
mercury Link ParentI've only heard of NixOS in context of Haskell. For the sake of curiosity, why would anyone use NixOS over, say, any other linux distro?I've only heard of NixOS in context of Haskell. For the sake of curiosity, why would anyone use NixOS over, say, any other linux distro?
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Comment on Min: a minimalist web browser in ~comp
mercury Link ParentSo, since it's based on electron which is based on chromium, should it not be secure as such unless it made some core changes which created some loophole?So, since it's based on electron which is based on chromium, should it not be secure as such unless it made some core changes which created some loophole?
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Comment on Min: a minimalist web browser in ~comp
mercury LinkIs there any way to install min on linux os that don't support deb or rpm?Is there any way to install min on linux os that don't support deb or rpm?
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Comment on Best romantic movies? in ~movies
mercury LinkWhile you wait for netflix to buffer whatever movie you're watching, maybe play this 7-minute short film too. https://letterboxd.com/film/paperman/While you wait for netflix to buffer whatever movie you're watching, maybe play this 7-minute short film too.
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Comment on Recommend me a movie that _________ in ~movies
mercury Link ParentGattaca. In the near-future, mankind has found CRISP-like ways to breed the perfect child. Some however still prefer the ordinary, randomness of a natural born. A man wants to go to a space...Gattaca. In the near-future, mankind has found CRISP-like ways to breed the perfect child. Some however still prefer the ordinary, randomness of a natural born. A man wants to go to a space mission which he can't because of some condition.
Genuinely an underrated classic sci-fi. And it's cheesy tagline, No gene for the human spirit. -
Comment on Recommend me a movie that _________ in ~movies
mercury Link ParentI don't know if this would quite fit but, Django Unchained for cowboy movies?I don't know if this would quite fit but, Django Unchained for cowboy movies?
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Comment on Recommend me a movie that _________ in ~movies
mercury Link ParentMay I suggest something non-English. Train to Busan, a Yeon Sang-ho (Korean) movie. A virus spreads and people become zombies. A bunch of people are stuck in a train.May I suggest something non-English.
Train to Busan, a Yeon Sang-ho (Korean) movie. A virus spreads and people become zombies. A bunch of people are stuck in a train.
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Comment on Recommend me a movie that _________ in ~movies
mercury Link ParentYear and Years is simultaneously the most realistic sci-fi and the most absurd one. It definitely fits the category of "best sci-fi show you didn't watch".Year and Years is simultaneously the most realistic sci-fi and the most absurd one.
It definitely fits the category of "best sci-fi show you didn't watch".
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Comment on Recommend me a book that _________ in ~books
mercury Link ParentWell I haven't read any farce of the heroic books. Must be fun. I'll check it out. Thankyou.Well I haven't read any farce of the heroic books. Must be fun. I'll check it out. Thankyou.
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Comment on Recommend me a book that _________ in ~books
mercury Link ParentBoth of these books seem very interesting (although huge). Thankyou I'll check them out!Both of these books seem very interesting (although huge). Thankyou I'll check them out!
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Comment on Recommend me a book that _________ in ~books
mercury Link ParentYou might enjoy The Lifecycle of Software Object by Ted Chiang. It's a short-story (more of a novella going by it's size) about a world where people spend most of their time Animal Crossing-esque...You might enjoy The Lifecycle of Software Object by Ted Chiang.
It's a short-story (more of a novella going by it's size) about a world where people spend most of their time Animal Crossing-esque virtual worlds, and there is a new form of virtual life/pets, Digiform developed by some company. It's decent, although not the best of Chiang's works. -
Comment on Recommend me a book that _________ in ~books
mercury Link ParentThankyou I'll start with watching the series since they take less time haha. I actually wanted to see something like The Last Samurai for a long time. I recently added the book to my read list.Thankyou I'll start with watching the series since they take less time haha.
I actually wanted to see something like The Last Samurai for a long time. I recently added the book to my read list.
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Comment on Code is Speech? in ~comp
mercury LinkThis is a very interesting topic. The article only said the source code of the paper was declared to be equivalent to a natural language in terms of freedom of speech. Was there any mention of...This is a very interesting topic. The article only said the source code of the paper was declared to be equivalent to a natural language in terms of freedom of speech. Was there any mention of what it's views were on mathematics itself?
Because so far as I understand, a piece of code is, in essence, a logical structure of things being computed in succession to produce some result.
If we go into further lower levels of this, a running program is essentially electrons individually moving in a haphazard manner but collectively directed to become a meaningful signal (a 0 or 1). I wonder how anyone can logically justify this, as a purely philosophical (perhaps legal?) discussion, keeping aside the inherent immorality and evil-ness in banning code. Which, I confess, is nothing short of a laughable idea to me. I'm sure there must be more articles on the topic.
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Comment on Recommend me a book that _________. in ~books
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Comment on Recommend me a book that _________ in ~books
mercury LinkRecommend be a book that's a period drama/adventure-of-going-on-a-journey-ish, perhaps swashbuckler, like the Three Musketeers (and even it's sequel, Twenty Years After). I'd read Ten Years later,...Recommend be a book that's a period drama/adventure-of-going-on-a-journey-ish, perhaps swashbuckler, like the Three Musketeers (and even it's sequel, Twenty Years After). I'd read Ten Years later, the third in the series, but I want to take a break from the beloved musketeers for some time.
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Comment on Recommend me a book that _________ in ~books
mercury Link ParentI started reading The Road some time ago, but since I'm not American, I didn't really get a lot of references mentioned. I just knew that "Hey JFK was assassinated and it was pretty big", "Hey...I started reading The Road some time ago, but since I'm not American, I didn't really get a lot of references mentioned. I just knew that "Hey JFK was assassinated and it was pretty big", "Hey there was this artist Houdini", et cetera. Do you think if I read it further it'd become a better experience? Because honestly I felt that reading through it was excruciating since I can't really relate to any of the cultural themes at all.
Don't they need to have communication over chatting apps like WhatsApp with their classmates/friends? Especially during corona when I assume they don't go out to hang out?
Now that I think of it, even I personally didn't have a smartphone before I went to college, that is until a few years ago (disregarding the time I had a barely functioning smart-ish phone to keep when I went outside). Do they use your/your wife's phone for chatting? (Which is what I did for whatsapp, telegram and others could be used over laptop too).