okiyama's recent activity
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Comment on Leaker claims that a PlayStation 6 Portable is in the pipeline in ~games
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Comment on Donald Trump administration plans to end the US Internal Revenue Service Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say in ~society
okiyama LinkMy one solice is this makes the fascists even more unpopular. Here's hoping for decades of progress following this heinous folly.My one solice is this makes the fascists even more unpopular. Here's hoping for decades of progress following this heinous folly.
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Comment on Taking stablecoins seriously, with Haseeb Qureshi in ~finance
okiyama Link ParentIt is funny to me that one of the extremely limited real world use cases anyone has found for crypto requires a fully centralized authority to print the currency. Whether it's a net positive or...It is funny to me that one of the extremely limited real world use cases anyone has found for crypto requires a fully centralized authority to print the currency.
Whether it's a net positive or negative is a tough call. On the one hand, "capital flight" is majority "rich get richer" on the other, it's a good escape valve for cases where MoneyGram doesn't work for legal reasons.
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Comment on FBI Denver warns of online file converter scam in ~tech
okiyama Link ParentIn my experience, a large portion of software development is transforming data. It makes sense the most deeply defined data structures are gonna be either a huge huge huge pain to transform, or...In my experience, a large portion of software development is transforming data. It makes sense the most deeply defined data structures are gonna be either a huge huge huge pain to transform, or outright impossible.
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Comment on When can we call this a dictatorship? in ~society
okiyama Link ParentAutocracy! I've been catching a lot of fashas by asking them what it means. It's the opposite of democracy. That's the realistic threat, dictatorship is a much higher bar to clear. The fact that...Autocracy! I've been catching a lot of fashas by asking them what it means. It's the opposite of democracy. That's the realistic threat, dictatorship is a much higher bar to clear. The fact that Donald Trump is an autocrat is undeniable, given his failed auto-coup.
I've been pleasantly surprised at how few of the fashas even know that's a word. It's pretty easy to encourage their own research on the subject.
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Comment on There must be Nazis in the White House. EO 14188 -> 14/88. in ~society
okiyama Link ParentYou have a theory that a group of people are conspiring against the Jews. Just because you're right doesn't make it not a theory, it's still conjecture. That's why they say focus on the not one...You have a theory that a group of people are conspiring against the Jews. Just because you're right doesn't make it not a theory, it's still conjecture.
That's why they say focus on the not one but two Nazi salutes at the inauguration. That is undeniable. Anyone that looks at those photos and denies it, well, there's that old saying about the party's final command.
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Comment on The masterful design of the two-liter plastic soda bottle in ~engineering
okiyama Link ParentJust a joke that I don't touch grass or other natural objects because I'm a proper basement dweller. It is a funny thought though, finding grass that hasn't been bioengineered by humanity is...Just a joke that I don't touch grass or other natural objects because I'm a proper basement dweller.
It is a funny thought though, finding grass that hasn't been bioengineered by humanity is probably a lot tougher than I imagined. Perhaps I should have said a nice boulder.
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Comment on The masterful design of the two-liter plastic soda bottle in ~engineering
okiyama LinkI love this guy! His video on the aluminum can is what got me to him and been watching ever since. I love how he makes me aware of the design and engineering around me. Literally everything I...I love this guy! His video on the aluminum can is what got me to him and been watching ever since. I love how he makes me aware of the design and engineering around me. Literally everything I touch besides grass which, you know, let's be honest, is designed by someone somewhere. It's pretty amazing!
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Comment on Fascinating 1988 interview with "neuter" Toby I stumbled on in ~lgbt
okiyama LinkThis is an interview from 1988 with Jim Sinclair, an autism activist who famously penned the 1993 "Don't Mourn Us" essay which is often considered a turning point in the neurodivergency movement....This is an interview from 1988 with Jim Sinclair, an autism activist who famously penned the 1993 "Don't Mourn Us" essay which is often considered a turning point in the neurodivergency movement.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Sinclair_(activist)
The comments are interesting as well, and gives good perspective on how much sensibilities have changed in the past few decades.
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Fascinating 1988 interview with "neuter" Toby I stumbled on
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Comment on If you could go into hibernation and wake up in the future, would you? in ~talk
okiyama LinkIn a PURELY hypothetical sense, my ideal would be, put me to sleep a few days before I die for as long as you can so I can get a decent idea of how the universe will end. My fundamental curiosity...In a PURELY hypothetical sense, my ideal would be, put me to sleep a few days before I die for as long as you can so I can get a decent idea of how the universe will end.
My fundamental curiosity in life is cosmology, partly for its potential to solve death. Once we know how the whole shebang is going out, we'll have a better idea whether the long sleep is really it or not.
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Comment on Disco Elysium on Android | Reveal trailer in ~games
okiyama Link ParentI apologize for the harsh rhetoric but that documentary is an anti-labor pro-capitaliat piece of hot garbage. The fact that his conduct is even mentioned is a spit in the face of the real evil...I apologize for the harsh rhetoric but that documentary is an anti-labor pro-capitaliat piece of hot garbage. The fact that his conduct is even mentioned is a spit in the face of the real evil that these, let's be clear, convicted financial criminals have stolen from Kurvitz, and society at large.
If you or anyone else watches that documentary, you have to watch No Truce With Capital https://youtu.be/tDtfcknELe0
I also highly recommend the more straightforward what went wrong with the pmg documentary https://youtu.be/K1b5zyvsUBY -
Comment on A newly designed $5 snakebite armor quickly earns US student 18,000+ orders in ~engineering
okiyama Link ParentPackaging engineering! It's one of those things that sounds fake but is actually an exceptionally challenging and profitable career. It's amazing what a difference packaging up the exact same...Packaging engineering! It's one of those things that sounds fake but is actually an exceptionally challenging and profitable career.
It's amazing what a difference packaging up the exact same thing in a different way can change things. My last job was software as a service and we became much more profitable after shuffling around which features go to which package. Exact same story, talked to users, found out they need X Y z not A B C so we offer that and they happily pay.
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Comment on Have you ever witnessed the Butterfly Effect? in ~life
okiyama LinkI've definitely had the "random one off thing I do effects people a lot" happen. The one that jumps to mind is introducing a guy to Magic the gathering, now it's his main hobby and where his...I've definitely had the "random one off thing I do effects people a lot" happen. The one that jumps to mind is introducing a guy to Magic the gathering, now it's his main hobby and where his entire friend group and social life surrounds it.
How about yourself?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
okiyama Link ParentWe've finally come full circle to spectators jumping out of the way of the train movie hahahaWe've finally come full circle to spectators jumping out of the way of the train movie hahaha
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Comment on What are your favourite time-loop based books, movies and video games? in ~talk
okiyama Link ParentCame here to recommend the same, better to go in blind but the way it unfolds is worthwhile even if you're spoiled.Coherence
Came here to recommend the same, better to go in blind but the way it unfolds is worthwhile even if you're spoiled.
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Comment on What are your favourite time-loop based books, movies and video games? in ~talk
okiyama Link ParentThe distorted reversed music there hits like a truckThe distorted reversed music there hits like a truck
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Comment on Does anyone want to talk about stocks/options? in ~finance
okiyama Link ParentYeah that's fair, I do admit I'm dubious of their plans to make consumer transport at work. I'm betting on military relevance over the next few years.Yeah that's fair, I do admit I'm dubious of their plans to make consumer transport at work. I'm betting on military relevance over the next few years.
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Comment on We're bringing Pebble back! in ~tech
okiyama Link ParentI've got some investments in RLCD 😁 It's definitely not gonna take over anything mainstream but it feels like really underutilized tech ATMI've got some investments in RLCD 😁 It's definitely not gonna take over anything mainstream but it feels like really underutilized tech ATM
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Comment on Why is AI slop so easy to spot but hard to detect? in ~tech
okiyama LinkAt least according to this not entirely unscientific test, it isn't that easy to tell apart for images https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/ai-art-turing-testAt least according to this not entirely unscientific test, it isn't that easy to tell apart for images
The portal is Sony doing the Wii U but with the benefit of that failures hindsight.
Now they're doing the switch, but they're competing against the switch 2. I gotta imagine it'll be most on price, particularly since the switch 2 is plenty powerful for games to not need a massive downgrade like they did with switch 1.