redbearsam's recent activity
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Comment on Why there's no European Google? in ~tech
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Comment on How well can you predict the state of the world in 2041? in ~life
redbearsam Link ParentI had fun with it in any case, and given how interconnected the world is (or perhaps the anglosphere) I didn't find the scope of the survey to be excessively narrow to the US. Thanks for sharing!I had fun with it in any case, and given how interconnected the world is (or perhaps the anglosphere) I didn't find the scope of the survey to be excessively narrow to the US.
Thanks for sharing!
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Comment on NexPhone - Smartphone PC that can boot into Windows, Android or Debian in ~tech
redbearsam Link ParentPerhaps I just think it sounds cool and want to justify it, but as a salaried drone (programmer) I can imagine using this to travel light and then remote into my work laptop (which I leave at home...Perhaps I just think it sounds cool and want to justify it, but as a salaried drone (programmer) I can imagine using this to travel light and then remote into my work laptop (which I leave at home wakeable on lan {wireguard baby}) so I can troubleshoot unexpected issues that come up whilst I'm away perhaps?
As it is, for this I take a laptop on any multiday excursion, and that's a fair amount of carrying for something I rarely use.
My main concern is that as a main driver of a phone, it seems I'd lose access to the phone to boot windows? And, like, I need my phone. So this'd have to be a secondary device. đ¤
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Comment on European nations to send troops to Greenland as US annexation threats escalate | Several NATO countries are deploying small numbers of military personnel to Greenland in ~society
redbearsam LinkIf the US simply wanted a greater NATO military presence there, which is conceivable, then tbf mission accomplished, without deployment of American assets. I'd still view it as poor diplomacy, and...If the US simply wanted a greater NATO military presence there, which is conceivable, then tbf mission accomplished, without deployment of American assets.
I'd still view it as poor diplomacy, and an ill conceived notion, but this seems like the logical result of his posturing, and this goal seems more likely to be desired than an actual invasion a NATO country, even if Trump is a psychotic random number generator in some respects.
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Comment on EU drops 2035 combustion engine ban as global electric vehicle shift faces reset in ~transport
redbearsam LinkI'm not really sure how folks think we're gonna get to net zero if ice cars are still actively being mass produced?I'm not really sure how folks think we're gonna get to net zero if ice cars are still actively being mass produced?
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Comment on Swiss reject millionaire inheritance tax in ~society
redbearsam Link ParentBut if they're not using that money for productive enterprise and rather just contributing to speculative bubbles (eg housing, stock market secondary buying/selling) then what is actually lost...But if they're not using that money for productive enterprise and rather just contributing to speculative bubbles (eg housing, stock market secondary buying/selling) then what is actually lost when they leave? One or two jobs per person for private chefs and chauffers? Vs a significantly higher tax take from 3/4ths of those who fall within that bracket and don't leave.... And a more equal society in their absence.
If they are meaningfully and actively investing locally, then they're already tied to the location and their most valuable assets will necessarily remain even as they leave, so again.... Shrug.
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Comment on Battlefield 6 developer issues report on kernel-level anti-cheat, citing success in ~games
redbearsam Link ParentAgree soooo much. I spent more than a thousand hours on Cs (counter strike) source in high school (christ, 20 years ago) and for most of it I sucked. But I found a couple servers I liked and it...Agree soooo much. I spent more than a thousand hours on Cs (counter strike) source in high school (christ, 20 years ago) and for most of it I sucked. But I found a couple servers I liked and it was more about the community and the steady and visible improvement against a group of strangers with a familiar core as the benchmark. Good days and bad, but the skill gulfs were part of the joy.
Going back to cs go or Cs 2 more recently the game felt better but the match making just seemed antithetical to my main memories of what made the game my steady state for so many years.
Better to sometimes be a god and sometimes be cannon fodder than to always be joe average. If your game requires a player wins to be fun, then about half the time your game isn't fun. Make an experience where losing can be fun and, well....
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Comment on Ex-Barack Obama aide says Holocaust education is âconfusingâ young Americans into sympathizing with âweak, skinnyâ Palestinians in ~society
redbearsam Link ParentOh right you are. Huh, I'd not have defined it that way myself, but they've more authority than me on this. Wikipedia does indeed focus explicitly on the Jewish victims. From the end of the...Oh right you are. Huh, I'd not have defined it that way myself, but they've more authority than me on this. Wikipedia does indeed focus explicitly on the Jewish victims. From the end of the bottom-most paragraph of the Wikipedia header:
Separate Nazi persecutions killed millions of other non-Jewish civilians and prisoners of war (POWs); the term Holocaust is sometimes used to include the murder and persecution of non-Jewish groups
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Comment on Airbus issues major A320 recall after flight-control incident in ~transport
redbearsam Link ParentOh hunnet percent, totally with ya there.Oh hunnet percent, totally with ya there.
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Comment on Airbus issues major A320 recall after flight-control incident in ~transport
redbearsam LinkFeels like they're doing this at Boeing, and I'm here for it. The perfect razz.Feels like they're doing this at Boeing, and I'm here for it. The perfect razz.
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Comment on Reality check: EU Council chat control vote is not a retreat, but a green light for indiscriminate mass surveillance and the end of right to communicate anonymously in ~society
redbearsam LinkAh ffs why do the cunts in charge even want to live a place that does this? They know they'll end up subject to it as well right? Are they all tech-illiterate? Who's pulling their strings then?...Ah ffs why do the cunts in charge even want to live a place that does this? They know they'll end up subject to it as well right? Are they all tech-illiterate? Who's pulling their strings then? Who is this for?!
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Comment on McDonaldâs is losing its low-income customers in ~food
redbearsam Link ParentYep agreed - in Bristol UK I can get 2 mcplant meals for about the same price or even less than a single equivalent burger meal at most other places.Yep agreed - in Bristol UK I can get 2 mcplant meals for about the same price or even less than a single equivalent burger meal at most other places.
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Comment on Study suggests that the Universe's expansion 'is now slowing, not speeding up' in ~space
redbearsam LinkYesterday I read about this and a wall of fire at the edge of our heliosphere, detected a by both voyagers. The reporting on both seemed a little scant even after having searched for alternative...Yesterday I read about this and a wall of fire at the edge of our heliosphere, detected a by both voyagers.
The reporting on both seemed a little scant even after having searched for alternative articles.
As you say, this discovery seems very significant, but I'd expect more coverage were that the case?
Regarding the wall of fire, I understand that there are few particles out there, which is why the probes survived the up to 50,000k temps, but I'm not sure i fully understood why these particles so far out were getting so warm? Anyone have a better understanding?
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Comment on Debunking âWhen Prophecy Failsâ in ~science
redbearsam Link ParentLooks as though your call to Wikipedia has been answered.Looks as though your call to Wikipedia has been answered.
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Comment on Tips for becoming a tea person in ~food
redbearsam LinkI'll drink upwards of 10 teas a day, though largely your standard fare. The Earl or something Yorkshirey, so perhaps not the sort of artisinal thing you're after. I would advocate for oatmilk as -...I'll drink upwards of 10 teas a day, though largely your standard fare. The Earl or something Yorkshirey, so perhaps not the sort of artisinal thing you're after.
I would advocate for oatmilk as - generally - the optimum plant milk for a brew.
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Comment on Thereâs a reason US electricity prices are rising. And itâs not data centers. in ~enviro
redbearsam Link ParentInner city infrastructure and building projects where there's high density can pay for themselves - and more. That applies also to infrastructure that serves these dense populations. A tunnel...Inner city infrastructure and building projects where there's high density can pay for themselves - and more. That applies also to infrastructure that serves these dense populations. A tunnel under the thames or a bridge over the Hudson could well prove to be prudent investments (Eg by increasing desirability of locations close to either end and encouraging their further development, crucially including greater density).
I suppose one could say these are raising taxes, just not on a "per person" basis.
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Comment on Flights to Los Angeles International Airport halted due to air traffic controller shortage in ~society
redbearsam Link ParentAhhh, backpay is applied. Right right that makes sense of itAhhh, backpay is applied. Right right that makes sense of it
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Comment on Flights to Los Angeles International Airport halted due to air traffic controller shortage in ~society
redbearsam LinkIt's not clear to me why any of them are showing up for work they're not being paid for? I guess some absurd law is at play? Or is it just fear of reprisal down the road and insufficient labour power?It's not clear to me why any of them are showing up for work they're not being paid for? I guess some absurd law is at play? Or is it just fear of reprisal down the road and insufficient labour power?
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Comment on Why are so many pedestrians killed by cars in the US? in ~transport
redbearsam Link ParentResurrecting a dead thread as I've been away. But my first instinct here is to observe that - as I'm sure is common knowledge - Jay walking is a term created deliberately by the car industry to...Resurrecting a dead thread as I've been away. But my first instinct here is to observe that - as I'm sure is common knowledge - Jay walking is a term created deliberately by the car industry to claim the street for themselves.
In some places it's a crime, in some it isn't. But it seems nuts to me.
In the UK that legal defence doesn't exist outside inter city motorways. It seems wrong to me to maroon pedestrians on the sidewalk. The light is to give them a guarantee at certain times, not to block them the rest of the time.
** Obviously your defence is easier if you hit a pedestrian crossing at a red, but the pedestrian isn't committing a crime by crossing anywhere but a green
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Comment on Half of people on weight loss drugs quit within one year, Danish study finds â more likely to stop taking the drugs if they were younger, lived in poorer areas, or were men in ~health
redbearsam Link ParentI'm not sure it's as simple as just that (though I'd agree it's a part of a solution). Some folks don't have access to higher quality food. Some folks don't choose it.I'm not sure it's as simple as just that (though I'd agree it's a part of a solution).
Some folks don't have access to higher quality food. Some folks don't choose it.
Ahh tbf i support imgurs stance. Gods damn you repressive government regulations!
(And thanks for the alt link, you're a hero.)