pete_the_paper_boat's recent activity
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Comment on Who's afraid of Hasan Piker? in ~society
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Comment on In the past days, several projects advocating tolerance and equal rights on Codeberg have been subject to hate attacks, such as massive spam of abusive messages in their issue trackers in ~comp
pete_the_paper_boat From the looks of it, it's abuse of the issue tracker on repositories, triggering spam emails, using posts mentioning various users in batches.From the looks of it, it's abuse of the issue tracker on repositories, triggering spam emails, using posts mentioning various users in batches.
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Comment on Reddit will lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat Lolwithout pissing off most of their userbase.
Lol
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Comment on H.R.1161 - To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland". in ~society
pete_the_paper_boat There should be repercussions congressional shitposting of this caliber. Someone got paid to write this lmaoRed, White and Blueland
There should be repercussions congressional shitposting of this caliber. Someone got paid to write this lmao
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Comment on I hate the new internet. I hate the new tech world. I hate it all. I want out, and I can't be the only one. in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat I'm sorry but honestly from what I heard they got way outta line over there lol.they just banned /r/whitepeopletwitter
I'm sorry but honestly from what I heard they got way outta line over there lol.
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Comment on Are we witnessing the takeover of a country right now? in ~society
pete_the_paper_boat No.No.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump halts tariffs on Canada and Mexico as both offer new border security plans in ~society
pete_the_paper_boat If that's anything to go by the EU can expect the proposed 10% tariff won't be negotiable.If that's anything to go by the EU can expect the proposed 10% tariff won't be negotiable.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump halts tariffs on Canada and Mexico as both offer new border security plans in ~society
pete_the_paper_boat I think the hint there is the fact they're 10% rather than 25%I wonder if the China-oriented tariffs are still going through tomorrow
I think the hint there is the fact they're 10% rather than 25%
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Comment on Senior US official to exit after rift with Elon Musk allies over payment system in ~society
pete_the_paper_boat I don't mind the idea of transparency and reporting on the inner workings to see if everything is really working as intended. But outright controlling a system from another institution seems like...I don't mind the idea of transparency and reporting on the inner workings to see if everything is really working as intended.
But outright controlling a system from another institution seems like overstepping, kind of reminds me of Alameda Research lmao
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Comment on Does anyone want to talk about stocks/options? in ~finance
pete_the_paper_boat Yes, this is definitely an underreported topic on TildesYes, this is definitely an underreported topic on Tildes
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Comment on What is China’s DeepSeek and why is it freaking out the AI world? in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat I understand why it's a shock to Nvidia, but it really shouldn't. Okay, so, that AI doesn't need neverending amounts of compute. But, what happens when you throw neverending amounts of compute at...I understand why it's a shock to Nvidia, but it really shouldn't.
Okay, so, that AI doesn't need neverending amounts of compute. But, what happens when you throw neverending amounts of compute at it?
Now that we built all that compute, may as well put it all to use!
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Comment on We're bringing Pebble back! in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat Lol declining the offer has a surprising twistLol declining the offer has a surprising twist
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Comment on US President Donald Trump pardons Silk Road dark web market creator Ross Ulbricht in ~society
pete_the_paper_boat I doubt it's actually that deep. Releasing Ross isn't beneficial to anyone. (Other than Ross) Apparently he made a promise to libertarians. I really think that's all there's to it.I doubt it's actually that deep. Releasing Ross isn't beneficial to anyone. (Other than Ross)
Apparently he made a promise to libertarians. I really think that's all there's to it.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump pardons Silk Road dark web market creator Ross Ulbricht in ~society
pete_the_paper_boat (edited )LinkI thought the sentencing was a bit excessive, he was definitely turned into an example. However, it all points to Ross ultimately believing he carried out hits on people who were undermining his...I thought the sentencing was a bit excessive, he was definitely turned into an example. However, it all points to Ross ultimately believing he carried out hits on people who were undermining his business. He's not as innocent as people make it out to be.
Edit; would've rather seen Snowden, but, oh well...
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Comment on European Union orders X to hand over algorithm documents in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat Why now, and why XWhy now, and why X
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Comment on Proton CEO tweets support for Donald Trump's Department of Justice pick and the US Republican Party in ~society
pete_the_paper_boat (edited )Link ParentVery stupid move to use the official X account, however, I'm not particularly bothered, the service is good and they're right to stay out of politics moving forward. I'm numb to it, it's been...Very stupid move to use the official X account, however, I'm not particularly bothered, the service is good and they're right to stay out of politics moving forward.
I'm numb to it, it's been 'person tweets X so now they're enemy number one' for years now.
An archive link to some of their correspondence has me even less concerned, but that's me taking the information at face value.
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Comment on Does a picture prove anything anymore? in ~arts
pete_the_paper_boat Trust proves things, which is why cryptography is more important than ever.Trust proves things, which is why cryptography is more important than ever.
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Comment on Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a 'community notes' system similar to X in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat Didn't he open it up, pretty sure Birdwatch was only for select users. I'm hugely in favor of community notes, I much prefer it over centralized authority because nobody gets to whine about who's...At least before Musk took over.
Didn't he open it up, pretty sure Birdwatch was only for select users.
I'm hugely in favor of community notes, I much prefer it over centralized authority because nobody gets to whine about who's behind it.
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Comment on Why Canada should join the EU in ~society
pete_the_paper_boat Obvious logical discrepancy aside, I feel like I'm reading an alt history reddit postObvious logical discrepancy aside,
The EU would go from having a population density not far from China’s to that of America—assuming enough Greeks or Belgians volunteer to live in rather chilly conditions.
I feel like I'm reading an alt history reddit post
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Comment on AI and ethics - CP in ~talk
pete_the_paper_boat A creep genuinely attempted this in the Netherlands 4 years ago, it went about as well as you would expect. link (Dutch)nobody is going to come forward and push through relaxed laws for child porn
A creep genuinely attempted this in the Netherlands 4 years ago, it went about as well as you would expect. link (Dutch)
His popularity worries me, I'll just say that.