- abstractbarista parentIt just doesn't seem like that big a deal to me.
- That may be the target, but the real outcome is simply delaying those deaths, spreading them out more over time.
- Yes. Gambling should be legal anyway.
- They stated something as fact to influence our behavior, when they did not actually have the requisite knowledge to make such a statement at that point in time.
They should have instead said "We don't know whether they're effective yet, so don't hoard them, because doing so could cause X."
There's nothing wrong with admitting you don't know something yet.
Instead, they make commands without supporting evidence. That implies total disregard for the peoples' intelligence. Upon realizing this, trust is lost and dissenting actions increase.
- Does this happen more often per mile driven than human drivers?
- I respect what you're saying and honestly it is shitty. It is true, I deleted the many technical posts I made because I did not want to leave that value on the site to support what is has become.
I feel bad about it. I hope people are able to find my posts in archived formats somewhere. But I just didn't feel comfortable on there any more. Reading around there is just gross now. I think I will concentrate on posting on my own website now.
- It is time: I've deleted my account after clearing all posts and comments. Don't want to leave anything of value behind.
- Guess I'm not viewing Twitter links any more. Hopefully they realize that not everyone cares. We just opt-out, 100%. Oh well.
- I think most people can stop.
I also think most people lack the resolve to stop.
- I've read that "Your body adjusts to input, so it's not that easy!" many times now. I don't dispute it is true.
But why not call the body's bluff? Cut input further! And then cut it again. Be more stubborn than your body.
Not saying it would be easy. It would probably be really hard. Not sure if I could actually do it if I had to. But surely, it is possible?! What little physics I know seems to strongly support it.
- Is there data to back up an individual 'set-point'? People think differently, so I can only speak to myself:
If I was heavier than desired, and I noticed my body was gaining weight while I am suppressing caloric intake, I would reduce intake even further. Call the bluff.
Of course, easier said than done. It's perhaps a masochistic mindset, forcing yourself to feel hunger, and obstinately refusing to give in. Since I was young, my conscious response to hunger seems different than many. I can easily ignore it for hours, if I am focused on something interesting. Hunger is an annoyance I typically ignore. The body screams "Wahh, I'm hungry! I'm going to make you feel bad until I eat!" and my internal voice says "Go right ahead. Suck it up, you're fine. I'm having too much fun to tend to you. Maybe you get something in a few hours."
If anything, I probably don't eat 'enough'. But I don't try to eat less. I eat whatever I want whenever I want. I am very happy with my weight. I eat a wide variety of nutritious food. But ultimately it's just annoying that we have to eat at all.
- Yea, it is a rather mean culture. Fascinating to watch, but scary as well.
- This stuff is exactly why I loved statistics in college!
The frustrating thing is, there is no way to verbalize the meaning of this data, without immediately being labeled a 'bigoted right-winger'.
People just don't want to hear it. I tend to believe all people have the capability to understand this nuance. Unfortunately, they openly refuse, because it contradicts their perceptions.
It's honestly kind of scary.
- They are also perfect for gun cleaning! Cut small squares for cleaning barrels, and keep bigger pieces for wiping down parts. I do this with my old nasty shirts.
- Was the occupant of the impacted vehicle wearing a seatbelt? The article does not say. I am just curious. This question implies no stance or statement.
- That is impressive!
- This blew me away. That's 2^32. They took a cryptographic hash, with good preimage/second-preimage/collision resistance, and then discarded 7/8 of it before comparing to ensure some user-provided input is valid. What in the world?!
- I believe it is happening, which is why I do not upload any unencrypted content to those services.
- It is unacceptable for this process to execute on my devices. I am very glad I own zero Apple products, and this has solidified my resolve to never change that.
I'll be watching for proliferation of this technique in other devices, and will promptly trash any that implement it. (I already avoid uploading unencrypted content to cloud services.)
In this imperfect world, privacy keeps innocent people free. Long live AES-256.
- Yea a buddy tried out HughesNet and the latency was 1~1.5 seconds. Loading anything was death.
- That's excellent! I have a friend in a very rural area served by only 5Mb/s download over CenturyLink DSL. This would be perfect for them.
- This is terrifying. I'd be pissed if I owned any Apple hardware. Encrypt your systems and run your own private cloud.
Privacy is about the only thing keeping innocent people free in today's world.
- They list the types of buyers, but forgot a fourth one: Those who buy it to immediately spend on things they cannot otherwise easily acquire with fiat currency. (I leave these things to your imagination.)
The first three groups may shy away if the price crashes, but the fourth group will (mostly) not. Because what the fourth group is doing (mostly) does not care what the price is.
They can buy their goods whether it costs 0.00001 or 100 BTC, because those goods are indexed against fiat prices. As Bitcoin goes down, prices on the markets that sell these goods automatically rise to counter.
Perhaps the price gyrations would be more aggravating for the sellers of these things. They rely on converting cryptocurrency back to fiat to finance their business, (although perhaps some are able to buy their wholesale product with crypto directly). Volatility exposes them to a risk of losing value if Bitcoin falls between the point in time a buyer places an order, and the time the seller is able to withdraw and convert the payment to fiat.
Ultimately these buyers and sellers support some price floor for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as they exchange real goods and services.
There's a lot of hype around cryptocurrencies, but ultimately this is the true killer use case. And there are millions of people who value that >$0.
- I feel like this comment accuses me of fetishizing killing, and that disgusts me.
I had something long typed out, but it's just not worth it. When I (rarely) comment, I am usually reminded how debilitating it is. It's probably an indication that I should just stay silent, so I think I'll stick to that more.
I'll try though: People eat meat their whole lives, but never feel the act of killing and consuming first-hand. I find that rather sad, like they have lived their life never emotionally acknowledging this innate drive that enabled their existence. If anything, the act forces upon you greater respect and compassion for life and what it means to be an animal.
Hunting in my part of the US is very common, and over 160,000 deer were taken in my state last season. The deer population is doing well, and the act is well-regulated by government. I don't see anything wrong with killing for sustenance, even though it's no longer remotely necessary.
- This conversation triggered memories of hunting for my first time as a teenager: I shot a beautiful doe with a black powder rifle using iron sights.
Observing the forest with my eyes and ears, waiting in still silence for hours in chemical and visual camouflage, lining up with its chest, making a slight sound to get it to pause... You feel a certain focused hunger as you gaze down the barrel, that you've never felt before. But the way it feels... It's something you know. Something that is deeply ingrained in you. The moment feels like forever, as you release a deadly projectile from your species' 'advanced technology'. Then, gutting it in the forest, dragging it out, hanging it up on the gambrel, cutting all the meat out, seasoning it, grilling it, and eating it...
Probably the most powerful, self-realizing, humbling, spiritual experience I have ever had. For the first time in my life, I actually felt like an animal! A real animal!
Did I have to kill that doe to survive? Absolutely not. I could have driven down the road to McDonalds and had a burger in my stomach in under 10 minutes.
Once I found the doe on the ground, I sat with it for a couple minutes in silence. I felt very thankful for it. "My God! I just killed this thing!" (I'm agnostic.) There is a certain realization - that we are all simultaneously frail, and immensely powerful. In that moment, you feel your place in the hierarchy.
I have a feeling that many among us today choose to actively fight this innate reality. People implicitly reject the concept that they are animals. They don't like the idea that they exist today because their ancestors killed things. Did things we now consider immoral. It can manifest in to a sort of self-hatred that is reflected on to others.
"Why do we even eat meat today? It's not necessary." Absolutely true! But to that, I say, because I enjoy it, and because I can. No other support is needed. My species has clearly evolved to enjoy consuming it, and to devise technology to acquire it. Become comfortable with what you are made of, animal spirits and all.
But above all, with great power, comes great responsibility. Hone your sense of morality, as we are in a position privileged to do so. Thanks for reading my rambling. :)
- I turned this off on my TV and was just like...wow! So much better!
From what I could tell, my TV was taking a perfect 1920x1080 signal, and instead of perfectly stretching it to 4K (4 pixels on the screen for every pixel in the input), it was first cropping the edges, then stretching.
This results in clean lines in the input becoming more "fuzzy" on the screen, which a very slight zoom effect.
It's maddening and I can't understand why it would be the default. Across my HDMI sources, TV apps, and live TV, none of these signals need any cropping. They fit perfectly with my settings.
- Absolutely, you'll need to own guns and be willing to use them. As some decide to not respect your right to life, you either to learn to reciprocate, or perish.
- I believe some like Blue Iris do support this, but other open-source stuff like ZoneMinder is not as close. ZM does support controlling many PTZ cameras, which is really fun. :)
- While the article seems part-advertisement, the risk is real. Best not to let strangers know your worth, and use multi-factor authentication everywhere. It's a disgusting (and beautiful) world we live in!
- I thought this whole article was a joke parody based on its content. But it's on a .edu domain?
Among many sentences that made me chuckle, "Millimeter waves can ... promote the growth of drug-resistant pathogens." What? How?
You don't have to tell me it's a bad idea to stand on top of an FM radio tower emitting kilowatts of RF energy in the VHF spectrum. That's gonna burn pretty bad.
But I'm going to need some more serious scientific analysis of how a <5W transmitter in my pocket or home is doing anything more serious than my yearly dental X-Ray's.