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Comment on Generation Z is unprecedentedly rich in ~finance
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Comment on Apple terminates Epic Games developer account calling it a ‘threat’ to the iOS ecosystem in ~games
misk Link ParentYep, DMA is kinda similar to how some European countries defeated telecom monopolies. We forced infrastructure owners to set up wholesale distribution channels (LLU and WLR are a acronyms I didn't...Yep, DMA is kinda similar to how some European countries defeated telecom monopolies. We forced infrastructure owners to set up wholesale distribution channels (LLU and WLR are a acronyms I didn't think I'd ever use again) which allowed others to piggyback as equals. I don't think banning competitor from your infrastructure for publically criticizing your policies would fly back then or should fly today.
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Comment on The old games that still hold up incredibly well in ~games
misk Link ParentWouldn't WiiU version be preferable thanks to Cemu these days or is GC one better thanks to how rock solid Dolphin is?Wouldn't WiiU version be preferable thanks to Cemu these days or is GC one better thanks to how rock solid Dolphin is?
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Comment on Centrist Donald Tusk is elected prime minister in Poland in ~news
misk Link ParentThis comment is such an example of how far Overton window moved in Poland. The main difference between Tusk and Wilders is their stance on EU and Russia. In terms of economics they seem similar...This comment is such an example of how far Overton window moved in Poland. The main difference between Tusk and Wilders is their stance on EU and Russia. In terms of economics they seem similar and Wilders might be actually be more progressive.
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Comment on Geert Wilders set for political comeback in Dutch election in ~news
misk Link ParentThey're different in rhetoric and image but the main difference is in friendliness towards EU. They're definitely not left on the economic axis. In terms of civil rights, Civic Coalition is...They're different in rhetoric and image but the main difference is in friendliness towards EU.
They're definitely not left on the economic axis. In terms of civil rights, Civic Coalition is declaratively pro equal rights for women and lgbt people. Ultimately they have so many conservative members that new government will consists almost entirely of men. Promised abortion rights were swept away immediately after elections, the way it goes now we might change one of the harshest laws in the world to the harshest in Europe. Even civil unions that all upcoming coalition members are for (Trzecia Droga, KO, Lewica) were not put in their formal coalition agreement because minor coalition member protested and it was apparently not important enough to fight for. They've been behaving the same during their 8 year rule that ended 8 years ago.
In my book their actions put them firmly in the right, centre-right if we're generous.
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Comment on Geert Wilders set for political comeback in Dutch election in ~news
misk Link ParentPoland went from conservative populist right to conservative neoliberal right. There's social liberal element to the coalition but it has no say in anything important (joining at those terms...Poland went from conservative populist right to conservative neoliberal right. There's social liberal element to the coalition but it has no say in anything important (joining at those terms confused many left voters).
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Comment on Transgender people can be baptized Catholic, serve as godparents, Vatican says in ~lgbt
misk Link ParentPolish catholic church is also on the course for schizm, it's been mostly an arm of outgoing government and we'll see if they radicalize even more now. The church has been ignoring Vatican and...Polish catholic church is also on the course for schizm, it's been mostly an arm of outgoing government and we'll see if they radicalize even more now. The church has been ignoring Vatican and won't openly defy it but they've been in a convenient positions where supposedly catholic politicians could openly criticize the pope.
I can imagine there are enough catholic communities worldwide to band together so that it doesn't look entirely silly. Having multiple popes is a long standing tradition, no reason we can't have it now.
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Comment on Mastodon is the good one in ~tech
misk Link ParentThere are proper NGOs running Mastodon instances so there's something inbetween too. Many bigger orgs, like governments or universities self-host which is a selling point for them. Fediverse is...There are proper NGOs running Mastodon instances so there's something inbetween too. Many bigger orgs, like governments or universities self-host which is a selling point for them.
Fediverse is not trying to replicate corporate social media but fix it.
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Comment on Who are your favorite Tiny Desk concert musicians? Bob Boilen - Tiny Desk founder is leaving National Public Radio in ~music
misk LinkIdles really managed to do a proper punk rock show, despite / thanks to Tiny Desk space. It's really awesome. I also enjoyed Red Baraat who filled out the space completly with their ensemble and...Idles really managed to do a proper punk rock show, despite / thanks to Tiny Desk space. It's really awesome.
I also enjoyed Red Baraat who filled out the space completly with their ensemble and personality.
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Comment on An oral history of Bank Python in ~comp
misk LinkHah, I've seen "Minerva". This story explains some things like how quickly external data ingests could be reconfigured. I also recall that it was still Python 2 and some internal materials cited...Hah, I've seen "Minerva". This story explains some things like how quickly external data ingests could be reconfigured. I also recall that it was still Python 2 and some internal materials cited that it could possibly be the biggest Python app in existence.
Internal banking apps can get whacky sometimes. In another bank I worked with an app for FX and rates valuation that had internal logic so bizzare it took months for people to understand and some probably never did.
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Comment on Seymour Hersh article - The inspector of Abu Ghraib in ~misc
misk Link ParentMy tinfoil hat theory is that russian intelligence targets accomplished and respected figures that declined intellectually. Even little success in those instances contributes greatly to erosion of...My tinfoil hat theory is that russian intelligence targets accomplished and respected figures that declined intellectually. Even little success in those instances contributes greatly to erosion of trust in public institutions / authority which is key to their overall political destabilization strategy.
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Comment on Seymour Hersh article - The inspector of Abu Ghraib in ~misc
misk Link ParentHis recent work has been scrutinized as heavily reliant on anonymous sources and likely a product of being fed misinformation by russian intelligence. It's been both funny and disturbing that he...His recent work has been scrutinized as heavily reliant on anonymous sources and likely a product of being fed misinformation by russian intelligence. It's been both funny and disturbing that he didn't realize he was quoting idioms that exist only in russian language (https://tass.com/world/1653029).
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Comment on Python in Excel: Combining the power of Python and the flexibility of Excel in ~comp
misk (edited )Link ParentIn my example Bloomberg has de facto monopoly in that particular niche. No amount of forward thinking will replace it, unless you're Citibank in the early 90s, about to sell what later became...In my example Bloomberg has de facto monopoly in that particular niche. No amount of forward thinking will replace it, unless you're Citibank in the early 90s, about to sell what later became Refinitiv.
If you found a data source that matches Bloomberg (you won't because institutions submit data to BB directly), there are years of development to catch up with on silly things like thousands of different regional bond type accrual calculations. And then you'd have to reproduce all bugs because everyone is expecting BB to be correct and it costs less to assume it's right rather than argue with a counter party.
You'll find stories like this in different industries. They're all married to Excel for this and plenty different reasons.
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Comment on Python in Excel: Combining the power of Python and the flexibility of Excel in ~comp
misk Link ParentThere are plenty proprietary addons that are Excel exclusive or have features exclusive to Excel. For example, back in the day at a corporate job I maintained some Excel based tools that pulled...There are plenty proprietary addons that are Excel exclusive or have features exclusive to Excel.
For example, back in the day at a corporate job I maintained some Excel based tools that pulled financial data from Bloomberg and
ReutersRefinitiv. I had some very convoluted flows where Python script pulled data from FTP, opened Excel specifically to refresh proprietary formulas, save results, then went on it's way to do next steps in a 3270 mainframe via Python again. It was ridiculous and if I could do it entirely from Excel environment it'd be much more pleasant experience.It'd be the best if IT was developing any end user requested features so that wouldn't have to be done in the first place but you work with what you're dealt with.
IIRC Bloomberg has an API now but it's still lacking very specific features found in Excel addon.
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Comment on A series of racism scandals within the new Finnish government has led to calls for a ban on the swastika and the hammer and sickle in ~misc
misk Link ParentThere's no equivalency but hammer and sickle are commonly associated with totalitarian period of USSR and stalinism which is pretty despicable. There was plenty of antisemitism and while not...There's no equivalency but hammer and sickle are commonly associated with totalitarian period of USSR and stalinism which is pretty despicable. There was plenty of antisemitism and while not industrial scale murder kind, the sort of people behind it would do it if it benefited them. Ask a Russian today about why nazism was evil and you likely won't hear a peep about jews either.
All in all, I'd rather target all types of political extremism and believe actual socialists have plenty of symbols to rally around. Even the well meaning socialists do a disservice to the idea when they invoke memories of worst of the USSR so I think it works out for the better.
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Comment on Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - August 10 in ~news
misk (edited )Link ParentThey can raise interest rates or use their reserves to temporarily prop up ruble. Raising interest rates means debt but it kicks can down the road. They did that at the beginning of the second...They can raise interest rates or use their reserves to temporarily prop up ruble.
Raising interest rates means debt but it kicks can down the road. They did that at the beginning of the second invasion of Ukraine but have reverted once they had enough capital controls to stop the bleeding.
It appears they went with central bank intervention for now. This burns their reserves but at the current rate it's enough for another year IIRC.
[edit] They raised interest rates by a whopping 3.5%, now at 12%.
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Comment on Devil's advocate: Matrix 4 in ~movies
misk Link ParentMatrix 4 is fully aware of it being a sequel to a trilogy of films and hammers it down with a heavy handed meta commentary in the first half of the movie. Then it proceeds to throw out all of the...Matrix 4 is fully aware of it being a sequel to a trilogy of films and hammers it down with a heavy handed meta commentary in the first half of the movie. Then it proceeds to throw out all of the unnecessary lore through the window and goes back to basics (that's quite heavy handed too but unfortunately execution is pretty bad). Once it achieves story reset there's nothing else that needs to be added or removed because you don't need kryptonite if you do a superman origin story and just end it there.
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Comment on Sync for Lemmy now available on Play Store in ~tech
misk Link ParentThis thing keeps coming up on various occasions and while I don't think regular Lemmy user is a FOSS die-hard, that crowd certainly holds a lot of sway in forming opinions in Lemmy communities....This thing keeps coming up on various occasions and while I don't think regular Lemmy user is a FOSS die-hard, that crowd certainly holds a lot of sway in forming opinions in Lemmy communities. Unfortunately I believe this could relegate Lemmy to obscurity.
The issue became painfully evident during Threads federation discussions. Some blog post on Google and XMPP history made rounds on Lemmy which seemed to be enough for everyone to form their opinion. I've seen Embrace Extend Extinguish term used for everything that's wrong with big tech, mostly in wrong context and definitely odd reasoning on how to fight it. There's plenty of EEE attempts like what's going in Chrome right now but what is essentially accepting emails from Meta ain't it.
It's weird because I'd estimate that regular Mastodon user is way more tech, privacy and open source oriented but they also seem way more pragmatic in their approach. There are Mastodon instances that preemptively defederated Threads but there are plenty that didn't. With Lemmy I don't know of a single instance that stated outright that they have no problem federating with commercial instances.
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Comment on Devil's advocate: Matrix 4 in ~movies
misk Link ParentThis is a very interesting perspective but I'd say it only applies to the first half of the movie. I wouldn't attribute this much bitterness to Matrix 4 in general. I hated Matrix 2&3 and was very...This is a very interesting perspective but I'd say it only applies to the first half of the movie. I wouldn't attribute this much bitterness to Matrix 4 in general.
I hated Matrix 2&3 and was very satisfied that Matrix 4 essentially did a reset of the storyline back to how Matrix 1 ended, just with Trinity as the other superhero about to do something with Matrix. Do you remember the thrill of Neo going superman from that phone booth at the end of Matrix? The sheer badassery and open possibilities were beyond anything that could be matched by sequels even by the most competent screenwriters and directors. Matrix 4 is admission of that.
From this point of view last installment is a comfort watch. Open ending is how the franchise should have concluded (or rather it shouldn't have become a franchise).
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Comment on What is your favourite cutscene/cinematic in any game? in ~games
misk Link ParentIt is worth playing Unity even today, it's the one that perfected classic AC formula and it has aged exceptionally well. It was extremely ambitious for the time and released in a terrible shape...It is worth playing Unity even today, it's the one that perfected classic AC formula and it has aged exceptionally well. It was extremely ambitious for the time and released in a terrible shape but couple of patches later it's a very enjoyable experience, even on previous gen consoles.
FT had some interesting data on net housing wealth differences between Millenials and Boomers. Top 10% Millenials are slightly lagging Boomers at same age but their median was essentially flat at 0 through the entire graph. Wealth might be increasing but it's the very few that drive those averages.