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Comment on Apple set to become third-biggest laptop maker this year in ~tech
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Comment on What Google thinks you're worth in ~tech
papasquat LinkOne thing these ad profiles do that I absolutely hate (among the million other things I hate) are merging my personal and professional lives. I try to keep those separate as much as possible. I...One thing these ad profiles do that I absolutely hate (among the million other things I hate) are merging my personal and professional lives. I try to keep those separate as much as possible. I have different cell phones, different computers, different laptops, different logins for everything that do not cross between personal and work machines. I don't talk in detail about my work in personal contexts and vice versa.
Still, I get things like vendors calling my personal cell phone number trying to sell me things because of my position constantly. I've asked them where they got them, and I've gotten mostly lies like "linkedin" (I don't, and have never had any phone number on linked in, let alone my personal cell phone number).
I know they bought it from a data broker who aggregated it with my ad profile, so they very likely have a merged portfolio of the broad strokes of everything I've ever visited or searched for, in both professional and personal contexts. I can't stand that.
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Comment on USA to mandate surveillance tech for new cars also determing fitness to drive by 2027 in ~transport
papasquat Link ParentI think you may be trivializing how simple it is. I've used similar setups in the past, but its really a lot more fiddly than sitting down and pressing a button on a remote. For one thing,...I think you may be trivializing how simple it is. I've used similar setups in the past, but its really a lot more fiddly than sitting down and pressing a button on a remote.
For one thing, everyone that wants to use my tv now has to have an app installed on their phone or use mine.
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Comment on USA to mandate surveillance tech for new cars also determing fitness to drive by 2027 in ~transport
papasquat Link ParentI had an apple tv a long time ago. It was nice, but the lack of the ability to sideload was a dealbreaker for me. It also had very limited codec support, but that was much more of an issue 15 or...I had an apple tv a long time ago. It was nice, but the lack of the ability to sideload was a dealbreaker for me. It also had very limited codec support, but that was much more of an issue 15 or so years ago when we hadn't standardized on three major codecs yet.
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Comment on USA to mandate surveillance tech for new cars also determing fitness to drive by 2027 in ~transport
papasquat Link ParentIt's not more trivial than picking up a remote though. There are front ends and software that make it easier (like Kodi), but it still requires some non standard hardware and manual setup. I...It's not more trivial than picking up a remote though. There are front ends and software that make it easier (like Kodi), but it still requires some non standard hardware and manual setup.
I didn't really mind messing with a computer to watch tv when I was younger and I was the only one using it, but now that I have a wife and family, and less time to mess with computer stuff, it's not exactly feasible.
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Comment on USA to mandate surveillance tech for new cars also determing fitness to drive by 2027 in ~transport
papasquat Link ParentI don't know if having to use a keyboard and mouse to watch tv really counts as an "amazing job". I used to do something similar a long time ago when I was in college, but then moved to XBMC/Kodi,...I don't know if having to use a keyboard and mouse to watch tv really counts as an "amazing job".
I used to do something similar a long time ago when I was in college, but then moved to XBMC/Kodi, and eventually settled on Chromecast.Personally, I like a dedicated streaming box like a Chromecast or fire stick paired with a tv, because the interface is so much better suited for it, and because someone else takes care of updates for me. I don't think I could deal with even one more device that I'm responsible for patching in my house.
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Comment on An insight into looksmaxxxing/blackpill "ideology" in ~life
papasquat Link ParentIt's not a confirmation of the ideology, lol. It's confirmation that being rich lets you get away with a lot more. If clavicular was a very good looking broke guy, his life wouldnt be a whole lot...It's not a confirmation of the ideology, lol. It's confirmation that being rich lets you get away with a lot more. If clavicular was a very good looking broke guy, his life wouldnt be a whole lot different than if he were a moderately ugly broke guy.
I know multiple very good looking broke guys. The only difference between them and the ugly broke guys is that they have sex a little more. (Not even a lot more though, to be honest).
You don't automatically get handed a Ferrari, a designer suit, and VIP passes to a night club once you reach a certain level of attractiveness.
He has all of those things because he happened to become a famous influencer. Casey neistat got all of those things when he became a famous influencer too, and he's decidedly not conventionally attractive.
He has fewer material concerns because of the money, not because of the looks.
The looks aren't even what got him the money though, it's the message that hit at the exact right time, with the exact right people, in the exact right way.
The only reason any of this matters though is that becoming Clavicular is not a path to make your life better. The 16 year old kids watching him are not going to become him. They'll become slightly better looking, more broke, and maybe gain some new drug addictions or health concerns.
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Comment on An insight into looksmaxxxing/blackpill "ideology" in ~life
papasquat Link ParentThe thing about the belief system is that they're "right" about the things that everyone already believes. That is, there's no significant opposition to the idea that attractive people are more...- Exemplary
I think they’re very clearly right about some of this
The thing about the belief system is that they're "right" about the things that everyone already believes. That is, there's no significant opposition to the idea that attractive people are more successful at dating and first impressions, or that women have an easier time finding casual sex.
They seem right because they invent strawmen to represent mainstream/feminist thought.
Everyone knows that if you're hot, you're going to be able to get more dates if you want them. Everyone knows that looks are the single most important factor when people see you and make an impression of you.
What they don't agree with is that it's worth flying across the world, spending 80k to have your shins repeatedly and painfully broken and spending a year in recovery and being effectively disabled for the rest of your life so that you can go from 5'10 to 6'.
Lookmaxxing implies that looks are literally the only thing that's important in life. It really isn't. Having the hottest possible partner, or having the most sex possible will not make you happy. It's never made anyone happy once they got over the novelty of it.
You can see this in clavicular or any of the other popular online black pill personalities. They're all miserable. Theyre not happy or content with their lives, they don't have stable relationships, and they've never focused on the other things in life that are important besides looks.
So yeah, looks are important, but no one disputes that. You can't say that looksmaxxers are "right about some of it", when it's the same thing that everyone else already knows. It's like saying that the Nazis were right about some of it because they thought that having a strong military was key to winning wars. Sure, they believe that, but so does everyone else. It's not a key differentiator.
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Comment on Your favourite karaoke songs? in ~music
papasquat Link ParentAyyy, someone with the same vocal range as me. Johnny Cash is my go to, because most songs have high notes, where if I sing them, it makes it so I can do maybe one or two songs all night and then...Ayyy, someone with the same vocal range as me. Johnny Cash is my go to, because most songs have high notes, where if I sing them, it makes it so I can do maybe one or two songs all night and then I can't talk the next day.
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Comment on Why America is so much better than Europe at immigration in ~society
papasquat Link ParentYeah, it's something that gets missed when comparing anti immigrant sentiment in the US and in the EU. The EU has far higher immigration rates from countries with entirely different cultures than...Yeah, it's something that gets missed when comparing anti immigrant sentiment in the US and in the EU.
The EU has far higher immigration rates from countries with entirely different cultures than mainstream European cultures, on a fundemental level. The values are different, the religions are different, the cultural expectations are different.
The US and central/South America are really very similar culturally, as much as anti immigrant folks over here like to pretend they aren't.
They speak a different language, but they're predominantly christian, secular, generally have the same opinions on human rights and the role of governments in enforcing them and so on. It's not surprising that within a generation, an immigrant family from Mexico perfectly blends in with the larger American culture, but that's less so the case with immigrants to European countries from the middle east. Their cultures are just nearly as closely similar.
This makes sense when you think about the history. Every country in the American has been filtered, their dominant cultural influences were from a relatively small group of European settlers 500 years ago. Spain for Latin America, and England and France for North America. Europe and the middle east all trace their cultural roots back tens of thousands of years where independent cultures evolved, where those cultures clashed, it resulted in some of the most brutal, drawn out warfare in human history. The Americas, by comparison, have essentially a European culture, with some native and African influence which additionally serve to bring all of the cultures on the contents here together culturally closer.
Backlash against immigrants in the US is much more likely to be just basic racism, and thus entirely irrational, versus immigration backlash in Europe potentially being more founded on those cultural differences.
Comparing those migration patterns as if policy is the only difference is a fools errand.
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Comment on Adults are earning college degrees online in weeks, alarming US educators in ~society
papasquat Link ParentI'm one of those people for the most part. Having a degree mostly proves that you had time and money in your early adulthood. I think there's an exception for me if someone has a notably elite...I'm one of those people for the most part. Having a degree mostly proves that you had time and money in your early adulthood. I think there's an exception for me if someone has a notably elite school on their resume, but just having a degree isn't particularly meaningful for the types of jobs I hire for.
I care mostly about experience, but most of all, enthusiasm. Not enthusiasm to have a job, but enthusiasm for the field I work in. I'm not really interested in hiring people that are just looking for a livable wage. I'm interested in hiring people that think what they do is cool, and who would do something similar with their free time if we lived in a star trek future where all of their needs were provided for, like I would. Unfortunately that's extremely hard to determine outside of an interview, and interviews are very time consuming, so hiring is always painful.
Education, expertise, social skills, and organizational context can all be developed. I don't think I've ever seen someone go from just painting by the numbers to enthusiastic about their field though.
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Comment on What I learned about billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s private retreat in ~society
papasquat Link ParentElon and twitter is actually a pretty good case study to illustrate the differences strategywise. Elon bought the company and within a month it became an extreme right wing, bot and crypto bro...Elon and twitter is actually a pretty good case study to illustrate the differences strategywise. Elon bought the company and within a month it became an extreme right wing, bot and crypto bro infested echo chamber that no one takes seriously anymore.
WaPo is still a pretty well respected publication, all things considered. Even though Twitter has far, far more users than WaPo could ever dream of, I'd argue that the newspaper is a lot more influential with people who have actual power than twitter is.
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Comment on What I learned about billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s private retreat in ~society
papasquat Link ParentBecause manufacturing consent requires that the source is still viewed as at least somewhat legitimate. You can't just turn on a dime and publish stories about unions being evil and billionaires...Because manufacturing consent requires that the source is still viewed as at least somewhat legitimate. You can't just turn on a dime and publish stories about unions being evil and billionaires being good, actually, if you want the paper to remain relevant.
Subtly nudging the paper in the direction you want it to go is a lot more effective.
What other reason would someone have for buying a newspaper in 2013?
It's a business model that was on an obvious downward trajectory even back then.
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Comment on What I learned about billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s private retreat in ~society
papasquat Link ParentThe scary thing is that this is heavily dependant on which government you're talking about. Jeff Bezos alone makes more per year than the revenue of most countries governments on earth. Only about...Governments are an order of magnitude more powerful.
The scary thing is that this is heavily dependant on which government you're talking about.
Jeff Bezos alone makes more per year than the revenue of most countries governments on earth. Only about 60 have bigger budgets than he does.
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Comment on What I learned about billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s private retreat in ~society
papasquat Link ParentI don't think R3qn65 was specifically targeting you with their comment. Almost no one is dedicating all of their disposable income to charity. If you are, that's very admirable, but statistically...I don't think R3qn65 was specifically targeting you with their comment. Almost no one is dedicating all of their disposable income to charity. If you are, that's very admirable, but statistically speaking, virtually no one is doing what you are.
I know I could certainly afford to donate more than $100 to ending world hunger, but I don't. I have hobbies I spend money on instead, I save more than I need to for retirement because I'm worried about the future and I want to retire early, I live in a house that is nicer than I actually need to to be to live, and so on.
I think the vast, vast majority of people are in a similar boat, so without knowing anything about you, it was a decent guess that you were as well.
The core of the argument is that the vast majority of people aren't evil because they don't donate a significant portion of their income to charity.
I think that tracks, but whether it can be applied to billionaires is an entirely different argument, so it doesn't need to be the case that almost everyone is evil (or doing something immoral, if you want to be more accurate about it) in order for billionaires to be.
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Comment on Only law can prevent extinction - Eliezer Yudkowsky in ~society
papasquat Link ParentThe only issue I see with this is while GPUs are some of the most sophisticated technology to ever be created, and honestly much harder to create than enriching weapons grade uranium, they also...The only issue I see with this is while GPUs are some of the most sophisticated technology to ever be created, and honestly much harder to create than enriching weapons grade uranium, they also have far more uses than frontier ai research. They run regular ai tasks, they render graphics, they get put in consoles and gaming PCs. Short of shutting down all those other non frontier model research use cases, I think it would be hard to control one and not the other.
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Comment on Only law can prevent extinction - Eliezer Yudkowsky in ~society
papasquat Link ParentHe didn't say predictable violence was legitimate and unpredictable violence was illegitimate. His argument is that predictable violence is useful, to enforce policy and unpredictable violence...He didn't say predictable violence was legitimate and unpredictable violence was illegitimate. His argument is that predictable violence is useful, to enforce policy and unpredictable violence isn't.
It's an argument for pavlovian conditioning across the board. If you knew you would always get a speeding ticket every time you sped, almost no one would speed.
It doesn't matter how many molotovs get thrown at AI ceos. It won't stop AI development. There are trillions of dollars on the line. They'll just build fireproof mansions.
His argument is that the only way to actually stop this, globally, 100% of the time, is a wide ranging treaty that says if you keep pushing the limit outside of the agreement, you get a missile shot at your data center, similar to what we do with nuclear proliferation.
I think that makes sense, although I dont know if agree that we're in as dire a situation as he makes us out to be.
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Comment on Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? in ~society
papasquat Link ParentYou don't even have to be mid level to get classified information a few days in advance of the general public in the military. Anyone with a TS can come across that info on a regular basis, so a...You don't even have to be mid level to get classified information a few days in advance of the general public in the military. Anyone with a TS can come across that info on a regular basis, so a 18 year old Intel Analyst would have a pretty big edge on the average person. You're told in repeated terms not to share information in excruciating detail as part of getting a clearance, and I'm sure by now they mention prediction markets too, but people learn by example.
When your leadership seems completely okay with flagrantly disregarding the rules, where are you supposed to think the line is drawn?
If you were getting paid 30,000 a year and you had a chance to make 10k by placing an anonymous, untraceable, sure thing bet, who wouldn't be tempted?
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Comment on Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? in ~society
papasquat Link ParentThey're like gambling websites. They're not quite gambling though, they're worse. They're like gambling if the roulette wheel was perfectly controlled by one guy at the table, but no one knows who...They're like gambling websites. They're not quite gambling though, they're worse.
They're like gambling if the roulette wheel was perfectly controlled by one guy at the table, but no one knows who that guy is, and also, some of the spaces violently end human lives. The most evil, twisted casino to ever exist.
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Comment on No-stack web development in ~tech
papasquat LinkThe definition of "stack" has changed over the years from a holistic technology view, to a developer centric view, it seems. When people said they were a "full stack developer", what that used to...The definition of "stack" has changed over the years from a holistic technology view, to a developer centric view, it seems.
When people said they were a "full stack developer", what that used to mean was someone who was capable of administering actual server the software ran on, the web server runtime that serves it, the database that stored its data, and the actual code that produced the site. LAMP was the first thing coloqually known as a "stack" and only one component of it is a programming language. They were describing themselves as someone who had a very broad set of skills between systems administration, network engineering, database administration, and software development. It didn't mean they were just experienced with multiple web frameworks.
I think over time, we've stated calling frameworks "stacks", but those really only touch the very highest layers of abstraction.
It's not feasible at all to have a "stackless" site for virtually anyone. You're not going to build hardware, develop an OS from scratch, develop a database from scratch, and then finally write the site. Thus, you're running the site on something, and that's your stack.
To be fair, most laptops from that era were easy to work on. Laptops from back then were more similar to desktops today. They used commodity hardware, standardized expansion slots, and accessible cases. I upgraded many laptops by replacing their CPUs back then.
A laptop with a removable CPU is unheard of nowadays.