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Comment on How should we think about Starship? in ~space
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Comment on UK: Social media ban for under-16s to be introduced in 2027 in ~society
plutonic LinkI fear for this dystopian future being proposed by multiple western governments around the world all at once. Where will misfit kids find their safe spaces? I have spoken to so many people,...I fear for this dystopian future being proposed by multiple western governments around the world all at once. Where will misfit kids find their safe spaces? I have spoken to so many people, whether LGBT, autistic, abused/neglected or just 'misfit' that have told me the safe spaces of like-minded supportive people they found on the internet growing up saved their lives. These kids can just get fucked now? So gross. No one can claim that Social Media isn't harmful to... everyone in certain ways, but we don't need to throw out the baby with the bathwater here. Considering Youtube/Discussion forums as 'Social Media' and comparing them to the endless brain-rot scroll machines of TikTok or Instagram is a big mistake.
The communities I hung out in on BBS's/Internet growing up were my friends, I met many people locally from these communities that became my lifelong friends, I still speak to many of these people 30 years later. They weren't all healthy communities but a lot of them were extremely beneficial to my life.
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Comment on UK: Social media ban for under-16s to be introduced in 2027 in ~society
plutonic Link ParentWith similar legislation being proposed in Canada, and with Tildes being Canadian it may have to shut down or refuse to comply. I certainly will never be providing my ID to use anything on the...With similar legislation being proposed in Canada, and with Tildes being Canadian it may have to shut down or refuse to comply. I certainly will never be providing my ID to use anything on the internet, ever.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
plutonic Link ParentThe best art seems to come from those who suffer the most, or I should say the art that I find speaks to me best seems to come from people suffering in some way or another. There is a quote I like...The best art seems to come from those who suffer the most, or I should say the art that I find speaks to me best seems to come from people suffering in some way or another. There is a quote I like that goes 'The darker the night the brighter the stars, the deeper the grief the closer to God'. Maybe those at the limits of the human experience are able to express something about the human condition that the rest of us can't quite put into words.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
plutonic LinkJust wanted to say last night I listened to Nirvana's Unplugged followed by Alice in Chain's Unplugged. We are very lucky to have those amazing performances recorded for all time.Just wanted to say last night I listened to Nirvana's Unplugged followed by Alice in Chain's Unplugged. We are very lucky to have those amazing performances recorded for all time.
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Comment on Access to Fable and Mythos 5 cut off after US government order in ~tech
plutonic LinkThis seems like yet another petty move by Trump because of the riff between the military/US government and Anthropic. These models aren't 'too dangerous', this is nothing but harassment on the...This seems like yet another petty move by Trump because of the riff between the military/US government and Anthropic. These models aren't 'too dangerous', this is nothing but harassment on the part of the current US administration.
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Comment on Elon Musk net worth estimated at $1.1 trillion in ~finance
plutonic Link Parent19.22% End of day! I'd say that went pretty well for them today, better than I expected. As much I believe in and support SpaceX I stayed away from this IPO as I don't buy this data center in...19.22% End of day! I'd say that went pretty well for them today, better than I expected.
As much I believe in and support SpaceX I stayed away from this IPO as I don't buy this data center in space bullshit and the valuation is just way, way too high.
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Comment on Elon Musk net worth estimated at $1.1 trillion in ~finance
plutonic Link ParentAs of right now up 28%, we will see how the day ends.As of right now up 28%, we will see how the day ends.
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Comment on AI is bringing my friend out of retirement in ~comp
plutonic Link ParentThe goal is to have your AI arguing with his AI, then you both can go back to work.The goal is to have your AI arguing with his AI, then you both can go back to work.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
plutonic (edited )LinkListened to Donald Goines' 'Never Die Alone' Published 1974. A gritty pulp gang-banger novel. I have this and Dopefiend on my bookshelves at home probably because they had to do with drugs. Didn't...Listened to Donald Goines' 'Never Die Alone' Published 1974. A gritty pulp gang-banger novel. I have this and Dopefiend on my bookshelves at home probably because they had to do with drugs. Didn't really know what to expect, didn't expect much, didn't get much. Really nothing special. I found the book too short, the main story of this book is one character looking at a diary that tells another characters back story, I think that lasted all of an hour in the audiobook. Tupac was a noted fan of Goines work, and I guess it works on some level, if you want a gritty pulp gang-banger book this would be a decent example.
Read Knut Hamsun's 'Growth of the Soil' Published 1917. Knut Hamsun is famous for being a Fascist, one doesn't get to read a novel by a Fascist everyday! This is an interesting book, I haven't really read much like it before. It follows a hard working, independent, strong willed man who settles on some land in the middle of nowhere and builds himself a farm and a community forms around him. I spent a long part of the book wondering when the hammer was going to drop, when was the big conflict coming but it's not that kind of book. There is a wife, there are other people who come and go but in the center of everything is this man who achieves happiness in life through hard work and dedication. In a way it is a very Conservative outlook on life, he who works hard wins and he who deviates loses. But the book is also about a lot more than that, each character reflecting a little piece of life, the forces of change, modernization, ect. the land itself acts like a major character. Through its slow meanderings it's hard not to feel a yearning for this simple way of life. 8/10, slow and rich.
Started listening to 'Arthur Golden's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' Published 1997. When listening to audiobooks it is during my morning commute and I like to pick 'simpler' more plot based novels instead of some of the heavy tomes I prefer. I have heard this is a good story and so far it has been enjoyable enough about 40% complete. I thought the bit at the beginning with the fake translators note is lame but it doesn't have anything to do with the rest of the story so whatever.
Started reading Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre' Published 1847. I've never read this very famous book! I've never read any of Charlotte's novels, I have read Anne's 'The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall' and Emily's 'Wuthering Heights' which is a masterpiece. How do 3 sisters in the mid 1800's produce such extremely high quality novels? Beyond me, really an amazing accomplishment. They were voracious readers and consumers of poetry growing up, seems to have paid off. Just over 100 pages into Jane Eyre and it's one of those novels you can tell is a masterpiece from the first page. Very enjoyable and beautifully written. These are the kinds of books where you can really appreciate the art of writing.
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Comment on Google Chrome to fully remove legacy support for manifest v2 in ~tech
plutonic Link ParentAs far as I'm concerned WWW is unusable without Ublock Origin. Youtube is so bad I can't believe anyone puts up with that level of ads, it's disgusting.As far as I'm concerned WWW is unusable without Ublock Origin. Youtube is so bad I can't believe anyone puts up with that level of ads, it's disgusting.
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Comment on Google Chrome to fully remove legacy support for manifest v2 in ~tech
plutonic Link ParentI've been able to fully avoid Chromium, never once used Chrome. I'm not sure what the problem is, I've personally never had a website not work. I've been using 'Mozilla' since the Netscape...I've been able to fully avoid Chromium, never once used Chrome. I'm not sure what the problem is, I've personally never had a website not work. I've been using 'Mozilla' since the Netscape Navigator days.
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Comment on "Teachers are going to hate it": How social media apps hooked teens at school in ~tech
plutonic Link ParentExactly, I would never like to hang out on a purely un-moderated forum, I want heavy moderation to encourage mature discussion.Exactly, I would never like to hang out on a purely un-moderated forum, I want heavy moderation to encourage mature discussion.
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Comment on "Teachers are going to hate it": How social media apps hooked teens at school in ~tech
plutonic Link ParentSo only chronological feeds are allowed? What happens if I sign up for TikTok as a new user, what does it show me? Just the posts made by random people around the world in the last 1-2 seconds?...So only chronological feeds are allowed? What happens if I sign up for TikTok as a new user, what does it show me? Just the posts made by random people around the world in the last 1-2 seconds? Algorithmic feeds can both be positive and negative depending on the goals on the company/people providing the feeds. Should they be filtering out racist or misogynistic posts? Is that now considered non-chronological? Tildes main page appears as a simple chronological timeline but there are mods behind the scenes removing posts that need and should be removed, but that is absolutely meddling with the feed. So we make rules that filtering by mods is allowed, now who chooses what is allowed to be filtered? We are back at the same problem, algorithm driven vs mod driven has really the same results in the end. You can see this happening on certain subreddits where the mods control the content with an iron fist and only allow posts they 'agree with'.
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Comment on "Teachers are going to hate it": How social media apps hooked teens at school in ~tech
plutonic Link ParentWithout Section 230 the free internet as a whole would be gone forever. Don't forget Tildes is 'Social Media' and it would be the end of this place and all other discussion online. The internet...Without Section 230 the free internet as a whole would be gone forever. Don't forget Tildes is 'Social Media' and it would be the end of this place and all other discussion online. The internet would be passive consumable only like TV, no one would be allowed to contribute.
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Comment on Presenting a new (old) way to solve the "album problem" when streaming music in ~music
plutonic Link ParentSame story for me! I've always listened to music this way, maybe it also has something to do with listening to mostly electronic music? Chances are if I like the artist I'll enjoy the entire...Same story for me! I've always listened to music this way, maybe it also has something to do with listening to mostly electronic music? Chances are if I like the artist I'll enjoy the entire album. For finding new music, I'll quickly listen to ~10 seconds of the first 3-4 tracks on the album, if I like the sound I listen to the whole album / EP.
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Comment on Excerpts from actual one-star Amazon.com reviews of books from Time’s list of the 100 best novels from 1923 to the present in ~books
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Comment on The everything, everywhere, all at once corruption story in ~society
plutonic Link ParentYou're right, the word corrupt is not correct. Deeply hypocritical is better. While the Senate is who approves candidates, it should be able to say yes or no to a candidate based on their...You're right, the word corrupt is not correct. Deeply hypocritical is better. While the Senate is who approves candidates, it should be able to say yes or no to a candidate based on their testimony, not refuse to even allow a candidate to be brought forth, which the President has ever right to do. (I could be wrong here, I'm not an American)
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Comment on The everything, everywhere, all at once corruption story in ~society
plutonic Link ParentI would argue denying Obama his Supreme Court pick using the excuse they did and then pushing through Trump's during an election is extremely unfair and corrupt.I would argue denying Obama his Supreme Court pick using the excuse they did and then pushing through Trump's during an election is extremely unfair and corrupt.
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Comment on Moving from Cinnamon to Xfce fixed my video playback stutter on Linux Mint in ~tech
plutonic LinkI had this exact problem on my Mint setup, the only fix was a reboot and then I would get smooth video for a couple days before going back to stuttering. This was on an older PC that I had...I had this exact problem on my Mint setup, the only fix was a reboot and then I would get smooth video for a couple days before going back to stuttering. This was on an older PC that I had previously run Windows 7 on until the absolute bitter end. At some point I upgraded to a new PC with much more horsepower and the problem has not resurfaced. I don't think I've rebooted my system for over 6 months now (go Linux!) and video is still smooth. Using Mint Cinnamon and VLC on both setups.
From someone who has actively followed the Starship program from the Starhopper days:
I don't think it can be overstated just how important Starship is as a rocket. I do not agree with the direction that Musk is taking SpaceX these days, it has been really disheartening and disappointing but we have to look past SpaceX and look to the rest of the space industry.
Starlink is still amazing and a revolution in internet connectivity and inter-connectivity for the world, the importance of it also cannot be understated. High speed internet connectivity from literally every single place on earth is a game changer for so many people who did not previously have access, villages in Africa, rural people everywhere, ships out at sea. Even for human safety, soon there will be no such thing as being out of 'cell phone range' and people will be able to call for rescue with confidence no matter where they are. This is already happening.
Starship itself will revolutionize our ability to launch large space telescopes and other satellites cheaply and routinely. Ride share launches may become so cheap that even dedicated individuals might have access to space. A Moon base is actually achievable with Starship, a real Moon base, something built at large scale. I can see Starships themselves being launched already mostly configured as parts of future space stations that just need to be assembled together. I think this is one of those things that is hard to even predict what will happen, once launch costs have been reduced by an order of magnitude who knows what industries will be able to take advantage and what technology will result.
This can all be achieved without any of Musk's wild, likely grossly over optimistic predictions of hourly launches, functioning space-based AI data centers, or us inhabiting Mars anytime soon. I do think they will achieve re-usability on Starship, it's the rapid part I'm still skeptical about but slowly and surely like Falcon 9 the turn around time will get faster and faster, being able launch Starship 2-3 times a week is good enough. Mars has always been a pipe dream to me, I think it would be really awesome to land someone there and bring them back, but a base on Mars? Let's do a Moon base first, baby steps.
I've been a space geek my entire life, I've watched every single Starship flight live, even when it was 4AM. I've dreamed of Space Stations, Moon Bases and ultra-powerful Telescopes. SpaceX and Starship has been the most excited I've been for the future of space, ever. It's been a wild ride with Musk at the helm, I've loved him and hated him, but I still have a deep amount of respect for what he has made happen around him in the space and auto industries. That vision to be able to dream big, and actually make it happen is rare and seemingly disappearing in our modern world. Somehow he had the idea and put together a team that caught that huge booster with 'chopsticks' on the first try. I've never witnessed anything more amazing. What a time to be alive.