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Comment on Conquering the Moon (luarocks.org remote code execution exploit) in ~comp
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Comment on Trolley problem, again in ~humanities
Zorind Link ParentYeah, there is no way to actually “apply” the trolley problem in a real-world scenario. There are way too many factors in the real world that basically entirely mitigate the framing.Yeah, there is no way to actually “apply” the trolley problem in a real-world scenario.
There are way too many factors in the real world that basically entirely mitigate the framing.
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Comment on Trolley problem, again in ~humanities
Zorind Link ParentAgreed. It’s a thought experiment, and should really only ever be treated as a thought experiment. In any real world scenario, there are too many situation-specific factors that make it basically...The Trolley Problem kind of seems like an intentional straw-man argument with real world corollaries, especially in medicine.
Agreed. It’s a thought experiment, and should really only ever be treated as a thought experiment. In any real world scenario, there are too many situation-specific factors that make it basically useless to refer to IMO.
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Comment on Trolley problem, again in ~humanities
Zorind (edited )LinkIt was always "fun" to me to see the different answers people would give in my undergraduate philosophy classes where the trolley problem was brought up. We did the standard "go to this side of...It was always "fun" to me to see the different answers people would give in my undergraduate philosophy classes where the trolley problem was brought up.
We did the standard "go to this side of the classroom for pull the lever, go to the other side of the classroom for not pull the lever". And it was interesting to me how many people would swap their decision when it changed from the standard trolley problem to the "fat man" version of the trolley problem.
This specific argument, that apparently someone makes in the show you're talking about
"if I pull that lever it's a choice and I'm choosing to kill that person. I could never do that."
always annoyed me. Because not doing something is still a choice.
The argument that "not pulling the lever" is not making a choice has never made sense to me.
Like, I think there is a valid argument that someone could make for not pulling the lever (e.g. direct vs indirect responsibility), but saying that it isn't making a choice doesn't hold water to me.
But also, in that class, the first time we were going over the trolley problem is the first time I ever heard the "medical transplant" version of the trolley problem. And I ended up as basically the only person that ended up going "in for a penny, in for a pound" and stayed in the "kill one to save five" side of the room. (I don't think I hold that opinion anymore, given resultant discussions around societal and medical ethical codes...but when it is presented with the same utilitarian math as the trolley problem as the only "inputs" to the question...)
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Comment on Wendy's - Songs to Listen to in a Wendy's Parking Lot (2026) in ~music
Zorind Link ParentDon’t worry, I have (they’re the same guy).Don’t worry, I have (they’re the same guy).
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Comment on Wendy's - Songs to Listen to in a Wendy's Parking Lot (2026) in ~music
Zorind (edited )LinkSo…Wendy’s dropped an emo album/EP. It is surprisingly good. I liked “I Miss the Sunroom” and “The Best Combo Meal On The Worst Night Of My Life” the best. Found this Wendy’s post with a little...So…Wendy’s dropped an emo album/EP.
It is surprisingly good. I liked “I Miss the Sunroom” and “The Best Combo Meal On The Worst Night Of My Life” the best.
Found this Wendy’s post with a little more details.
That team of artists includes multi-platinum producer and songwriter Matt Squire – whose credits include Panic! at the Disco, 3oh!3, All Time Low, Simple Plan and Sum 41 – along with a lineup of artists who know exactly how to turn heartbreak, nostalgia and existential dread into a catchy chorus.
Featuring Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire and Anberlin, Chloe Kinnon of Winona Fighter, Shane Told of Silverstein, Beau Bokan of Blessthefall, Derek DiScanio of State Champs and Kat Leon of Holy Wars, this album pairs surprisingly well with a Wendy’s combo and a dramatic stare out the front windshield.
To me, they all feel like songs that Jarrod Alonge could’ve written for his “satirical/parody” emo group Canadian Softball. (If you like early 2000’s emo music, I highly recommend checking that out as well if you haven’t).
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Wendy's - Songs to Listen to in a Wendy's Parking Lot (2026)
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Comment on Do you iron your clothes? in ~life
Zorind Link ParentI’m from the Midwest, and just wanted to chime in that your usage of “shirt” as “anything worn primarily as the only or base layer on the torso” is also how I use it. Sure, you can get more...I’m from the Midwest, and just wanted to chime in that your usage of “shirt” as “anything worn primarily as the only or base layer on the torso” is also how I use it.
Sure, you can get more specific “undershirt”, “tee shirt”, “dress shirt”, “polo”. But all of those are “shirts” to me.
I was just as intrigued as you when the OP here said they didn’t regularly wear shirts.
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Comment on VR questions, recommendations, tips, and tricks in ~games
Zorind Link ParentI think I read somewhere that fans can also help with the motion sickness/nausea that VR can cause, but I’m not sure how scientifically sound that is.You can also point a fan at your playspace while you're in it. This is especially good if you've got an irregularly-shaped area. The direction and intensity of the airflow can help you establish your real-world location by feel. Also, if you're doing VR exercise, it's great for cooling you off!
I think I read somewhere that fans can also help with the motion sickness/nausea that VR can cause, but I’m not sure how scientifically sound that is.
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Comment on Can two friends complete a game no one has ever finished? (gifted link) in ~games.tabletop
Zorind Link ParentSorta new, I think it’s been happening for at least a month for me. I know it didn’t used to require an account to view gifted links.Sorta new, I think it’s been happening for at least a month for me. I know it didn’t used to require an account to view gifted links.
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Comment on Steam Frame product page is now live in ~games
Zorind Link ParentI’m tentatively looking forward to the Steam Frame…if I make it onto the list to get one. I had an Oculus Riff (I think the first commercially available one), and played a lot of beatsaber in...I’m tentatively looking forward to the Steam Frame…if I make it onto the list to get one.
I had an Oculus Riff (I think the first commercially available one), and played a lot of beatsaber in college with it (I’d set it up in one of the common areas in the dorm no one was using, or my living room, and me and some friends would play).
But post college, it’s been too much of a pain to set up given it required trackers, and a 20 ft HDMI cable (and the required Meta/Facebook integration), and the space needed (I’d have to shuffle my computer in and out of the living room in my apartment). And then I never bought anything wireless bc they were too expensive at the time.
But I really should exercise more, and I could see the Steam Frame helping me get around to doing that.
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Comment on KOReader: custom reader software for eink devices in ~books
Zorind Link ParentI have the GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English installed, but I don’t remember the process I went through to install itI have the GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English installed, but I don’t remember the process I went through to install it
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Comment on Nintendo - Customer appreciation sale in ~games
Zorind LinkHas anyone here played Captain Toad Treasure Tracker? Thinking of maybe picking it up for playing with my wife, we’ve been looking for decent two player games.Has anyone here played Captain Toad Treasure Tracker? Thinking of maybe picking it up for playing with my wife, we’ve been looking for decent two player games.
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Comment on KOReader: custom reader software for eink devices in ~books
Zorind Link ParentI love the dictionary functionality, as well as the ability to sync via OPDS content server. My Kobo is older (but not that old, a Libra H20 (2?)), and I hated having to transfer epubs to it by...I love the dictionary functionality, as well as the ability to sync via OPDS content server.
My Kobo is older (but not that old, a Libra H20 (2?)), and I hated having to transfer epubs to it by plugging it in to my computer.
I like buying books through humble bundles (bc I am a voracious reader so getting lots of books at nice is once) so I always had to side load those. Also from bookshop.org so I can support local bookstores even though I buy a lot of epubs.
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Comment on KOReader: custom reader software for eink devices in ~books
Zorind Link ParentThe main reason I use KOReader is because I have a lot of books I’ve bought from Humble bundle (e.g. Scalzi’s sci fi bundle), and it lets me sync all of my books to it using Calibre’s OPDS content...The main reason I use KOReader is because I have a lot of books I’ve bought from Humble bundle (e.g. Scalzi’s sci fi bundle), and it lets me sync all of my books to it using Calibre’s OPDS content server.
Also, I read a very large web serial (chapters of 40k+ words), so when they post I convert the posts to ePubs & then sync them to my Kobo the same way.
Also some slightly different UI options from the native kobo experience. I regularly use the “long press on a word to get a dictionary definition” which is handy bc I read books by authors that use esoteric descriptive words.
Edit: It also just adds a menu option to launch into it, so any Kobo epubs I can still read using the native Kobo interface (though I personally still use KoReader for those bc it is a bit faster at turning pages).
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Comment on Software for humans in ~tech
Zorind Link ParentI haven't posted on here a lot about LLM stuff, but I keep reading most of it...or at least, most of the threads on it, which have not been great for me mentally. I think I'm fairly anti-ai, but I...I haven't posted on here a lot about LLM stuff, but I keep reading most of it...or at least, most of the threads on it, which have not been great for me mentally.
I think I'm fairly anti-ai, but I have a hard time really examining my position because I know how emotionally biased I am in it.
I am not an artist. I have never been very "creative", but I love the thought of being creative.
I loved legos growing up, and I think most of that is because it let me put things together
in ways that were creative and showing creativity, but did not require me to be "good" at it.I was never able to get into drawing or anything like that in the same way, and I've always
loved reading comics and seeing what artistic people are able to create.I went to school for programming, because I truly love writing code & seeing things happen as a result.
To me, programming has been my "creative" output. So I find myself biased against LLMs generating code, for what I imagine are the same emotional reasons as a lot of artists, but not necessarily the reasons that get sympathy or could actually have legal repercussions (e.g. training on stolen art).But also I struggle with it myself, becuase like, am I gatekeeping? Am I against it because it was my "special thing" that many others couldn't do? I don't think so, but maybe there's some of that to it as well, as to why I don't like it. But like, at the same time, I'm glad to hear that it has helped you be able to set up a homelab and troubleshoot stuff on Linux.
I think it is great that people are now able to customize software and make tools and stuff that are useful to them, that they would never have been able to "before LLMs". Except, if I look at this from the art angle, I'm not sure how consistent my view is here?
I've never really been good at putting my feelings into words, and I certainly haven't gotten any better at it. It just seems like most of what I have been good at, are things that now people are using LLMs for.
and I don't know where that leaves me.I'm going to keep avoiding LLMs for the things I enjoy doing, which is...most of the things I do,
and it does frustrate me seeing LLMs continually invade those things, and it is sometimes saddening
when I see others using LLMs for the things I enjoy doing. I don't think others should necessarily
not use them for those things, because if they don't enjoy doing them, sure, automate it away.But like, it is much, much too late to put the genie back into the bottle, so all I can really do is personally protest by avoiding using them where I can. And I don't know whether I'm doing that for ethical or emotional reasons, but I'm also not really sure it matters.
I do really appreciate your take here, as well as from @kacey. I like being able to have some of these nuanced conversations around LLM uses, (or at least, read other peoples nuanced takes when I don't feel like commenting).
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Comment on IKEA Kallax “Storageborn” in ~games
Zorind LinkAn official IKEA KALLAX companion in Skyrim.It has always been our quest to bring smart storage solutions to gamers. But bad storage isn't only a real-world issue.
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Featuring new items, quests, dungeons and, of course, KALLAX, a fully voiced companion that shall carry your burdens, sworn or not.
An official IKEA KALLAX companion in Skyrim.
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IKEA Kallax “Storageborn”
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Zorind (edited )Link ParentI liked it, but I really liked the world building and the magic system and learning how it works. It’s not a super casual read, but it wasn’t like super dense and wordy. If you’ve liked other...I liked it, but I really liked the world building and the magic system and learning how it works.
It’s not a super casual read, but it wasn’t like super dense and wordy.
If you’ve liked other Sanderson books, I think you’d probably like it. If you haven’t, but you like fantasy world building and magic systems, I’d recommend giving it a shot in general. Otherwise, I’d say it depends on what other books you’ve enjoyed.
I would probably give the first book a shot, and if you don’t like it, you probably wouldn’t like the second or third one either. But if you like first one, the next two continue to flesh out the world and magic system in interesting ways.
Edit: It also looks like the prologue and first 3 chapters are available on Sanderson’s blog, so that gives a pretty good example of the prose & also a pretty decent hook into the world to see if its of interest.
https://www.brandonsanderson.com/blogs/blog/mistborn-prologue
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Zorind LinkFinally finished the original Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson, reading Hero of Ages this week. Enjoyed it overall, did think it was a good ending to the trilogy (which overall I did enjoy)....Finally finished the original Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson, reading Hero of Ages this week. Enjoyed it overall, did think it was a good ending to the trilogy (which overall I did enjoy).
Debating either following it with the Wax and Wayne series, or see if I want to try starting The Stormlight Archive series again (I read the first 3 I think, but it was a long time ago so I would probably want to re-read...even if I remember them a bit, I think I would maybe still enjoy re-reading them). My bigger issue is not knowing how much time I would want to set aside for them, I'm really, really bad at putting down a book once I have started reading it (which does not bode well for the 1000+ page books of the stormlight archive...)
I also have a bunch of sci fi books I should probably get around to (Old Mans War series by Scalzi, plus a bunch of others - I think I picked them up in a humble bundle?).
Basically trying to find something to tide myself over since the web serials I follow are both on hiatus for the rest of this month.
Really neat, thanks for sharing.
The whole time I was reading I was basically thinking the thing the author said at the bottom of the post, so when I read it I did laugh a little.