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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 18 in ~society
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Comment on Is the current war in Palestine the first time the victim wound up being seen as the aggressor? in ~humanities.history
stu2b50 Link ParentI would say that would at minimum be a view held after the fact. During the war, few other countries in the west particularly cared, and few would have objected when America was in total war...I would say that would at minimum be a view held after the fact. During the war, few other countries in the west particularly cared, and few would have objected when America was in total war against Japan, given the brutal fighting in the western theater.
Meanwhile, in Asia, every country other than Japan would cheer for the news of every Japanese death.
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Comment on Is the current war in Palestine the first time the victim wound up being seen as the aggressor? in ~humanities.history
stu2b50 Link ParentI presume by OP’s use of the word aggressor, they mean that it was seen as using “too much” force. Otherwise anytime a country starts a war and loses it would count.I presume by OP’s use of the word aggressor, they mean that it was seen as using “too much” force. Otherwise anytime a country starts a war and loses it would count.
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Comment on Is the current war in Palestine the first time the victim wound up being seen as the aggressor? in ~humanities.history
stu2b50 Link ParentDoes anyone consider the US the “aggressor” in the pacific ww2 theater?Does anyone consider the US the “aggressor” in the pacific ww2 theater?
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Comment on Private school - worthwhile/good idea for not rich people? in ~life
stu2b50 Link ParentThat being said, I know that the implication for “public” schools in the U.K. is like a boarding school, hogwarts-esque experience with prefects and all that. Which I’m not sure if OP means or...That being said, I know that the implication for “public” schools in the U.K. is like a boarding school, hogwarts-esque experience with prefects and all that. Which I’m not sure if OP means or not, and changes the question a lot.
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Comment on How has your industry changed in the past decade? in ~life
stu2b50 Link ParentThe problem is sometimes you don’t even know what to google. LLMs give you a starting point. I find them particularly useful for things like finding the idiomatic way to do things in a language,...The problem is sometimes you don’t even know what to google. LLMs give you a starting point.
I find them particularly useful for things like finding the idiomatic way to do things in a language, because that’s very hard to google.
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Comment on Reddit is hosting a hackathon for indie developers - Nov 20th to Dec 17th in ~games
stu2b50 Link ParentMaybe it's just not ironic? I'm not sure what is contrary to what expectation. This, imo, is exactly in line with what Reddit wants to do. Or rather, it's in line with the expectation that Reddit...Maybe it's just not ironic? I'm not sure what is contrary to what expectation. This, imo, is exactly in line with what Reddit wants to do. Or rather, it's in line with the expectation that Reddit doesn't particularly care about 3rd party developers, but treats it as a nice-to-have. If they had to choose between having better results in this hackathon, or their fat deal with Google, I imagine they'd prefer the $600m deal.
They are giving devs less power and pretending they have the same renown they had in 2010 in terms being this techy commmunity utopia?
What is the pretending part? They're just throwing 100k at a hackathon. Who's pretending about anything?
Do you think it would be better, or more logical for them not to throw some pocket change at a hackathon?
It's fine if you don't want to participate, but that doesn't have anything to do with Reddit's broader goals and aims, and whether or not its current actions are contrary to any of them.
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Comment on Reddit is hosting a hackathon for indie developers - Nov 20th to Dec 17th in ~games
stu2b50 Link ParentNot really, how is that ironic? It seems logical. Overshoot and correct is a classic strategy. If Reddit was trying to open up again for free LLM training, that would be ironic, but they're...Not really, how is that ironic? It seems logical. Overshoot and correct is a classic strategy. If Reddit was trying to open up again for free LLM training, that would be ironic, but they're definitely not doing that. It's not like they're doing all that much, just throwing a bit of money at a hackathon.
I would also note that what they're courting here is very different from what was cleared; this isn't about apps that build ways to view reddit's data, like 3rd party clients or things like pushshift. This is about essentially apps inside Reddit. It's just an entirely different audience; I doubt any of these would even work in old.reddit.com.
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Comment on Private school - worthwhile/good idea for not rich people? in ~life
stu2b50 LinkWhat context is this? I know that "public" schools in the UK can be very different (like, full on Harry Potter). For my part, I was in a private school for a while in the US, and in retrospect it...What context is this? I know that "public" schools in the UK can be very different (like, full on Harry Potter).
For my part, I was in a private school for a while in the US, and in retrospect it was a good environment. The main difference is that the school populace is just much, much more well mannered. Kids paid attention in class. People cared about their grades. No one wore a tophat or anything.
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Comment on Matt Gaetz withdraws as US attorney general nominee in ~society
stu2b50 Link ParentNot enough evidence so the DoJ dropped the case.Not enough evidence so the DoJ dropped the case.
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Comment on A conspiracy theory about "bullet ballots" - How it's hard to evaluate stuff you see online in ~society
stu2b50 LinkYeah, it’s sad to see the same thing happening just reversed from 2020. You can observe the “somethingiswrong2024” sub to see the depths of the insanity. Thankfully, no Trump equivalent on the...Yeah, it’s sad to see the same thing happening just reversed from 2020. You can observe the “somethingiswrong2024” sub to see the depths of the insanity. Thankfully, no Trump equivalent on the democratic side to legitimize said conspiracy theories.
In the end, you have to apply the burden of proof to the one making the accusation. It is indeed very often, if not outright impossible, to prove a negative. You should be biased towards normalcy.
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Comment on Reddit is hosting a hackathon for indie developers - Nov 20th to Dec 17th in ~games
stu2b50 Link ParentSure. But either way, I'd hardly classify the situation as "ironic", even if you view the API changes negatively. Overshoot and correct is a classic approach for big issues, and the LLM training...Sure. But either way, I'd hardly classify the situation as "ironic", even if you view the API changes negatively. Overshoot and correct is a classic approach for big issues, and the LLM training data issue was one that would have serious impacts on Reddit's continued existence as a business (and not as a money-losing exercise).
They had a goal, they accomplished it, now they have time to do subgoals. I don't think Reddit is really sweating about whether or not devs go back to using their platform, and if they had to choose between the fat deal from Google and having more 3rd party apps they'd choose the former without thinking, but it'd be nice, so throw some pocket change at it, why not?
Additionally, the kind of thing they're looking for here is fundamentally different than what the API changes were about; they're looking for apps that embed inside Reddit, effectively.
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Comment on Reddit is hosting a hackathon for indie developers - Nov 20th to Dec 17th in ~games
stu2b50 Link ParentThe API changes were fine, in the end, just magnified by a personal dispute between Spez and one of the 3rd party developers. As the dust settles, there are still 3rd party reddit apps....The API changes were fine, in the end, just magnified by a personal dispute between Spez and one of the 3rd party developers. As the dust settles, there are still 3rd party reddit apps. Personally, I use narwhal 2 when I still go on Reddit, which the developer has been able to pay for costs with a simple $5/month subscription.
The fact of the present is that the API pricing changes in no way it made it impossible to have a reddit app - you just need to pay what seems like a very reasonable fee if developers can still have profit with no more than $5/month.
Simply charging for API access is the most logical way to do things; then, the developer can find ways to bring that revenue however they're comfortable with it, whether that be their own ads, or a subscription. No reason to force a particular model.
The Apollo spat definitely seemed inappropriate on both sides, it's a lesson to not be personally involved in matters as an executive, and for the apollo developer to not burn bridges so easily. But overall, the API moves were perfectly justifiable and continue to make sense todya.
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Comment on Reddit is hosting a hackathon for indie developers - Nov 20th to Dec 17th in ~games
stu2b50 Link ParentReddit did the changes fundamentally for data sovereignty. 3rd parties like pushshift were starting to sell Reddit data they scraped to data companies for things like LLM training. Reddit wanted...Reddit did the changes fundamentally for data sovereignty. 3rd parties like pushshift were starting to sell Reddit data they scraped to data companies for things like LLM training. Reddit wanted that revenue stream for itself.
The apps were more collateral damage, although it was long time coming that Reddit api access would need to cost money. That was part of being more responsible with their costs as they neared IPO.
Since then, the former has both been implemented and very successful. Their new deal with Google is driving a lot of revenue. So now they have the latitude to go back and carve out more spots where programmatic access isn’t conflicting with Reddit’s core revenue streams or costs.
Nothing seems ironic to me, rather it’s very logical. If you need to clean your table, you take everything off and put some things back on. It’s not ironic that you first took everything off, then put them back on. You did something in between, and not everything is coming back.
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Comment on Reddit is hosting a hackathon for indie developers - Nov 20th to Dec 17th in ~games
stu2b50 Link ParentIs it? I don’t see what’s ironic about it.Is it? I don’t see what’s ironic about it.
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Comment on Should I stop using Kagi because they do business with Yandex? in ~tech
stu2b50 Link ParentIt’s not a question of moral consistency, but of actions. Actions have costs and some are more practical than others. As an example, if someone were trying to lose weight, and they are a donut and...It’s not a question of moral consistency, but of actions. Actions have costs and some are more practical than others.
As an example, if someone were trying to lose weight, and they are a donut and had a Starbucks frap every morning, if they said they were cutting the frap but not the donut, would you tell them, “you’re not being consistent! Why cut the drink but not the donut! You shouldn’t do either if you can’t be consistent!” - that would seem silly, calories are calories, in the end.
You can believe that supporting both countries are bad in this situation, so no moral inconsistency, but that anything is better than nothing, and that not paying Russian services is much easier than not giving any money to US companies, especially if you live in the US.
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Comment on Should I stop using Kagi because they do business with Yandex? in ~tech
stu2b50 Link ParentUltimately they don’t bother because self hosted forums just don’t get many users. The general public isn’t really into making a new account just for your forum anymore.Ultimately they don’t bother because self hosted forums just don’t get many users. The general public isn’t really into making a new account just for your forum anymore.
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Comment on An antitrust advocate reflects on the Democratic Party's cult of powerlessness in ~society
stu2b50 LinkThis just seems to be observing that doing things in politics is hard. It’s always been hard, and historically political parties have had stronger mandates in the past - it’s said that American...This just seems to be observing that doing things in politics is hard. It’s always been hard, and historically political parties have had stronger mandates in the past - it’s said that American politics was one of the a sun party and moon party. Not true anymore.
The Trump administration also did jack all of what little policy plans they had in 2016. They basically passed the tax cuts, tried to cut the ACA, failed, then gave up and twiddled their thumbs until the house was lost in the midterms.
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Comment on Should I stop using Kagi because they do business with Yandex? in ~tech
stu2b50 Link ParentThere’s two oversimplifications there. One is that the nuance in what “bad geopolitical things” is lost. There are degrees to things. Second, is that it makes it all or nothing for no reason....There’s two oversimplifications there. One is that the nuance in what “bad geopolitical things” is lost. There are degrees to things.
Second, is that it makes it all or nothing for no reason. Sure, maybe America in this hypothetical also does bad things. But that doesn’t change the fact that not supporting Russian companies is aligned with your ethical standpoint, and something is better than nothing.
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Comment on Should I stop using Kagi because they do business with Yandex? in ~tech
stu2b50 Link ParentIMO I wouldn’t, it’s a bit putting the cart before the horse when I’m paying income taxes to said Trump government to begin with.IMO I wouldn’t, it’s a bit putting the cart before the horse when I’m paying income taxes to said Trump government to begin with.
Yeah, Bessent is shockingly competent. Probably the most competent so far.
You can really see a pattern between departments and things he cares about, and ones he doesn’t. There’s such a gulf between Bessent or Rubio and, uh, Robert F Kennedy and Doctor Oz.