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Comment on How has inflation changed your quality of life? in ~finance
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Comment on What are your personal crackpot conspiracy theories about the world right now? in ~talk
MimicSquid Link ParentAnd the circus isn't even enjoyable entertainment, it's just a firehose of outrage.And the circus isn't even enjoyable entertainment, it's just a firehose of outrage.
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Comment on US FBI says Google engineer used internal search data to win $1.2M on Polymarket in ~tech
MimicSquid Link ParentCorrosion of trust, even more than has already happened. If every bit of private or manipulatable information can be easily used for an anonymous personal payout how does anyone trust anyone else?...Corrosion of trust, even more than has already happened. If every bit of private or manipulatable information can be easily used for an anonymous personal payout how does anyone trust anyone else? How do you believe that someone will keep secrets? How do you believe that people aren't manipulating the details of the situation to cash in? Corruption amd self-dealing was difficult enough to do and easy enough to detect that most people wouldn't bother to do it except in ways that were socially normalized. Prediction markets makes it private and easy, which lowers the difficulty and risk significantly.
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Comment on The big little penis panic in ~life.men
MimicSquid Link ParentThat's a very different vibe from vegans in other contexts. How did that slang develop?That's a very different vibe from vegans in other contexts. How did that slang develop?
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Comment on Are you ready for it? in ~music
MimicSquid LinkWandering along the railroad track in the quiet industrial zone that shows up in dream after dream across the decades. Why is it there? Unknowable. What is it for? Meaningless. It's there. You're...Wandering along the railroad track in the quiet industrial zone that shows up in dream after dream across the decades. Why is it there? Unknowable. What is it for? Meaningless. It's there. You're walking. It's always there.
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Comment on A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #8) in ~books
MimicSquid Link ParentI would say that DCC threads a fine needle of big scale wackiness while still staying human. One newer story that comes to mind as similar is Flesh of Gods, which is even weirder while being more...I would say that DCC threads a fine needle of big scale wackiness while still staying human. One newer story that comes to mind as similar is Flesh of Gods, which is even weirder while being more personal. It's my current favorite story on Royal Road.
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Comment on A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #8) in ~books
MimicSquid Link ParentI would say that most of the stuff you recommend isn't garbage, but I'll agree that it's not high literature. In particular I do love William Oh, CDM, and The Daily Grind, though Argus, the author...I would say that most of the stuff you recommend isn't garbage, but I'll agree that it's not high literature. In particular I do love William Oh, CDM, and The Daily Grind, though Argus, the author of TDG is definitely at the far pantser end of the planner-pantser continuum.
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Comment on US FBI says Google engineer used internal search data to win $1.2M on Polymarket in ~tech
MimicSquid Link ParentIt clearly does now, as that information gained someone 1.2 Million.It clearly does now, as that information gained someone 1.2 Million.
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Comment on US FBI says Google engineer used internal search data to win $1.2M on Polymarket in ~tech
MimicSquid Link ParentThat depends on the broad benefit to having that information publicly available. This video from Perun talks at length about the harms in a military context, but it's broadly applicable to everything.That depends on the broad benefit to having that information publicly available. This video from Perun talks at length about the harms in a military context, but it's broadly applicable to everything.
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Comment on Blue Origin New Glenn stage 1 "No, It's Necessary" explodes during static fire in ~space
MimicSquid Link ParentEverything was exploding, so the rocket decided to get in on the action.Everything was exploding, so the rocket decided to get in on the action.
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Comment on What are your personal crackpot conspiracy theories about the world right now? in ~talk
MimicSquid Link ParentNot the kind of class consciousness I signed up for.Not the kind of class consciousness I signed up for.
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Comment on What are your personal crackpot conspiracy theories about the world right now? in ~talk
MimicSquid Link ParentHow would that actually work? The states manage their elections individually. If he says that there's no elections and the states say there there are, and hokd them, then we have new...How would that actually work? The states manage their elections individually. If he says that there's no elections and the states say there there are, and hokd them, then we have new representatives. And i can imagine little more corrosive to his slim majority than him trying to stop voting.
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Comment on Do you prefer to 100% games, or to move on to new experiences? in ~games
MimicSquid LinkI often put down games even before the story is done. I play games for interesting mechanics and gameplay, and if we reach a point where I've found an optimal strategy that will carry me for the...I often put down games even before the story is done. I play games for interesting mechanics and gameplay, and if we reach a point where I've found an optimal strategy that will carry me for the next 20 hours of combat I'm just going to walk away. I've solved it, and it's time to move on if I don't feel like the devs have anything else of interest to say.
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Comment on Motorola's Smart Feed injected affiliate links into their device's Amazon app, Motorola corrects "unintended" behavior in ~tech
MimicSquid Link ParentSo it was intended by Device Native, and went entirely through Motorola's internal testing without being pulled back out? Motorola was either incompetent or collaborating.So it was intended by Device Native, and went entirely through Motorola's internal testing without being pulled back out? Motorola was either incompetent or collaborating.
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Comment on Corporations can vote in some Delaware elections, judge says in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentOwning property is easy. Each of the 1000 corporations will hold a .1% share of the cheapest single plot of land in town. Unlike a human, who might need to have enough land to live or work on, the...Owning property is easy. Each of the 1000 corporations will hold a .1% share of the cheapest single plot of land in town. Unlike a human, who might need to have enough land to live or work on, the corporations don't have any need to use it for anything other than a fig leaf to control the town so they can hold a tiny slice purely to establish ownership. Unless the "entities" already there require that someone own a certain amount of the town to be able to vote, and then what does that do to renters?
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Comment on Corporations can vote in some Delaware elections, judge says in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentIt costs $90 to establish a corporation in Delaware. Spinning up 1000 voters and absolutely controlling a town for under $100k is very cheap.It costs $90 to establish a corporation in Delaware. Spinning up 1000 voters and absolutely controlling a town for under $100k is very cheap.
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Comment on Corporations can vote in some Delaware elections, judge says in ~society
MimicSquid LinkIt makes sense for Delaware, as a state whose outsized power comes from its incredibly corporation-friendly set of laws, to go all in on corporate power. It's a terrible precedent, and presages a...It makes sense for Delaware, as a state whose outsized power comes from its incredibly corporation-friendly set of laws, to go all in on corporate power. It's a terrible precedent, and presages a future of immortal lords who rule over their mortals serfs in perpetuity, but it makes sense in the short term.
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Comment on Corporations can vote in some Delaware elections, judge says in ~society
MimicSquid LinkJust as Hawaii decides that corporations have no ability to even donate to political campaigns, Delaware is going the opposite direction entirely. It's a wild world.Just as Hawaii decides that corporations have no ability to even donate to political campaigns, Delaware is going the opposite direction entirely. It's a wild world.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentSeconding the recommendation for Minishoot Adventures. It's one of the most Zelda non-Zelda games I've ever played, and very well done.Seconding the recommendation for Minishoot Adventures. It's one of the most Zelda non-Zelda games I've ever played, and very well done.
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Comment on Wintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles) (2016) in ~music
MimicSquid LinkYou see here Ahab and his white whale. Cursed to forever seek what cannot be claimed, Wintergatan is still seeking to reclaim this moment, a modern Sisyphus pushing his idea upward towards...You see here Ahab and his white whale. Cursed to forever seek what cannot be claimed, Wintergatan is still seeking to reclaim this moment, a modern Sisyphus pushing his idea upward towards perfection he can never reach.
Enjoy this song, and go no further. Beyond this song is nothing but endless cycles of hope and despair.
In LA, SF, or NYC those are normal prices. Elsewhere in the USA, less so.