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Comment on Top twenty worldwide with social-engineering and a cheat that's still undetected in ~games
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Comment on How a WhatsApp group for DC parents broke apart over politics in ~society
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Comment on South Korea's ex-president jailed for life over martial law attempt in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentMay the USA be as sensible.May the USA be as sensible.
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Comment on Top twenty worldwide with social-engineering and a cheat that's still undetected in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentHave you never felt joy at being clever? At figuring out something no one else has done? Have you never taken a joke a little too far before realizing that it had gone wrong somewhere along the...Have you never felt joy at being clever? At figuring out something no one else has done? Have you never taken a joke a little too far before realizing that it had gone wrong somewhere along the way?
Frankly, I'm glad they posted about it rather than just hiding it. I'm not sure what the community is going to do with the information that it's feasible to provide human-indistinguishable gameplay from a machine in a way that's unprovable? Probably through further expectations of player-cams? I know that especially in strongly-contested speedrunning categories, a separate camera/feed for your hands/controller is a strong proof of personal skill.
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Comment on Drinking two-three cups of coffee a day tied to lower dementia risk in ~health.mental
MimicSquid Link ParentIf you can't remember, you probably need a cup of coffee.If you can't remember, you probably need a cup of coffee.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of February 16 in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentNo, I mean that either Republicans hold control of government and we descend further into facism, or Democrats win. But if they do, any attempt to reclaim the previous status quo will be rebuffed...No, I mean that either Republicans hold control of government and we descend further into facism, or Democrats win. But if they do, any attempt to reclaim the previous status quo will be rebuffed broadly. By the voters, by previous trading partners, by the other members of NATO. Prices won't magically drop to where they were even if tariffs are reversed. Trust won't just come back.
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Comment on Pandora's Legacy: An escape-room style jigsaw puzzle in ~games.tabletop
MimicSquid LinkThat looks delightful. I may pick that up to provide family entertainment for the holidays, where there's lots of active people cooped up with slightly too little to do for slightly too long.That looks delightful. I may pick that up to provide family entertainment for the holidays, where there's lots of active people cooped up with slightly too little to do for slightly too long.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of February 16 in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentIt's very blatant political favoritism. Very. With everything the current administration is doing, it's so clear that whatever comes next, it absolutely will not be a return to the previous status...It's very blatant political favoritism. Very. With everything the current administration is doing, it's so clear that whatever comes next, it absolutely will not be a return to the previous status quo. No one will go back to that state when it's so clear the stability was based on everyone being honorable enough, and so many people have shown they aren't.
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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
MimicSquid Link ParentNo, if you look at the topic log, you can see that hungariantoast changed it to the original link, as tildes is a Canadian site and Canada has some clear laws about sites assisting users in...No, if you look at the topic log, you can see that hungariantoast changed it to the original link, as tildes is a Canadian site and Canada has some clear laws about sites assisting users in bypassing paywalls. The comments are what they are, but the posts can't be directly to an archive.
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Comment on The "AI god" narrative is actually a corporate power grab in ~tech
MimicSquid Link ParentAnd if you combine anecdotes of alien abductions being real with anecdotes of Elvis still being alive you get nonsense. Trying to find the middle ground between two anecdotes does nothing to...And if you combine anecdotes of alien abductions being real with anecdotes of Elvis still being alive you get nonsense. Trying to find the middle ground between two anecdotes does nothing to determine the actual truth.
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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
MimicSquid Link ParentOh, sure. It's unreasonable for basically anyone to build and entertainment venue just so that it's always available when they want it. It's a waste. I can understand why people do it, but it's...Oh, sure. It's unreasonable for basically anyone to build and entertainment venue just so that it's always available when they want it. It's a waste. I can understand why people do it, but it's such a waste.
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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
MimicSquid Link ParentIt worked when there were military forces too fragmented to siege, before cannon, mortars, or other explosives, with internal sources of water and deep stockpiles of food. Not saying that it's...It worked when there were military forces too fragmented to siege, before cannon, mortars, or other explosives, with internal sources of water and deep stockpiles of food. Not saying that it's impossible to make a residence actually secure today, but most of the security on these mansions is likely more in the range of defending against a kook or two rather than border reavers or actual military force.
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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
MimicSquid Link ParentAssuming that the individual pools aren't like Olympic swimming pools it's possible that each one starts to feel overcrowded after a half-dozen people. So, yeah, somewhere in the 50-200 person...Assuming that the individual pools aren't like Olympic swimming pools it's possible that each one starts to feel overcrowded after a half-dozen people. So, yeah, somewhere in the 50-200 person range? I'm just a regular joe, but I know that many people I wouldn't mind inviting to a party if I had a venue and money to host that kind of thing. Especially if I extend it to people who I've ever worked with or might expect to want to work with in the future, I could see the value of owning a venue where I can be the host. It's a giant networking flex on top of everything else. It's wasteful as a house, but if you think of it as a small private party venue on top of a residence it stops seeming quite so absurd.
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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
MimicSquid Link ParentSure, and if they're really magma people from below the crust of the earth here to prepare the holy ritual to convert the crust into lava as occurs every two hundred years we're defenseless...Sure, and if they're really magma people from below the crust of the earth here to prepare the holy ritual to convert the crust into lava as occurs every two hundred years we're defenseless against their molten aggression. But until a theory bears at least a passing resemblance to reality I don't see the point in spending any time or attention on it.
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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
MimicSquid Link ParentThat is absurd and lacks even the tiniest shred of evidence in the geologic record. We have millennia of geologic records that easily refute the continents moving on that sort of timeline,...That is absurd and lacks even the tiniest shred of evidence in the geologic record. We have millennia of geologic records that easily refute the continents moving on that sort of timeline, tsunamis such as the ones you describe, major and extensive meteor impacts, any of that. I'm glad you're having fun with it, but it's such bunk.
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Comment on Mewgenics | Review trailer in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentYeah, it's closer to X-Com 2 than it is to StS.Yeah, it's closer to X-Com 2 than it is to StS.
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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
MimicSquid Link ParentOh, yeah, no, I'm assuming that they'll be passed over mostly because they aren't visibly rich, not because people would otherwise give them a pass. Unless we're to the point where banks are being...Oh, yeah, no, I'm assuming that they'll be passed over mostly because they aren't visibly rich, not because people would otherwise give them a pass. Unless we're to the point where banks are being forced to reveal who has more than a million dollars so that they can be rounded up, the people who blend in will blend in and avoid notice, while the people who stand out, won't.
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Comment on Mewgenics | Review trailer in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentEdmund McMillen posted a live version of the song to commemorate the OST release. I'm normally not tempted by soundtracks, but Mewgenics is remarkably strong on the music front.Edmund McMillen posted a live version of the song to commemorate the OST release. I'm normally not tempted by soundtracks, but Mewgenics is remarkably strong on the music front.
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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
MimicSquid Link ParentYou'll never know someone's net worth by their house. In the SF Bay Area there are plenty of older multi-millionaires in jeans and outdoor wear living in perfectly fine houses in middle class...You'll never know someone's net worth by their house. In the SF Bay Area there are plenty of older multi-millionaires in jeans and outdoor wear living in perfectly fine houses in middle class neighborhoods. And those are the people who will be passed over if things get nastier.
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Comment on Zohran Mamdani reverses campaign promise to expand rental assistance in New York City in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentIt's a standing joke that New Yorkers retire to Florida, but I do think that it's a thing that happens because there's an existing knowledge pipeline from people who have done it before. Much like...It's a standing joke that New Yorkers retire to Florida, but I do think that it's a thing that happens because there's an existing knowledge pipeline from people who have done it before. Much like with any other migration, when there are older friends and family who've made that trip and can share information about how to manage it, it becomes easier for future groups to make the same change.
At what point along the way was the point where what they were doing harmful? Well after figuring out how to do it. The creation of the tool wasn't harming the community. It was in the usage of it, and the process through which they started fucking around with things that actually mattered to people. If they'd made a mediocre bot that never cracked the top 1000, that also wouldn't have been harmful to any significant degree. Someone's score dropping from 12,365 to 12,366 wouldn't change anything. It was when they started to engage in the social engineering to avoid detection that came with increased scores that it was harmful, and in my reading that was the part they were less happy about.
Ti be clear, I'm not saying they weren't doing something wrong. I'm saying that doing a technical solve of a problem and then running aground on the real world consequences of being clever at a thing where they should have been sensible is a very relatable thing, and them stopping and discussing the vulnerability is, to me, a sign that they weren't assholes, they just went too far trying to solve a problem that didn't need solving.