HelloMcFly

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by HelloMcFly 17d ago
Is building a bookshelf with adjustable shelves is "over-engineered" because a single fixed plank would hold books just as well? Who gets to be the arbiter on which requirements are the "real" requirements?
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by HelloMcFly 1mo ago
> Except in the world of "anything is possible," mirror life would have no food. All biomolecules are chiral. Many essential biomolecules, nutrients, and amino acides are achiral (e.g. carbon dioxide, water, ammonium, phosphate
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by HelloMcFly 2mo ago
Given how the world is heating up and weather is getting more extreme, I think there has to be space for player welfare. That doesn't mean there aren't options for how to implement these things, but I don't think adding 2x 3-
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by HelloMcFly 2mo ago
I think hydration breaks can be defensible as long as they are a) conditionally triggered by pre-existing criteria that is b) created by an honest assessment of player welfare independent of economic considerations. I can't say I think
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by HelloMcFly 2mo ago
> it's widely accepted that there isn't much benefit for most people above 1080p Is it? By whom? For larger TVs, closer distance, or a combination of the two, there absolutely is value from 4k. https://i.rtings.com&#
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by HelloMcFly 2mo ago
I have slender mountain mint and it used to be a popular pollinator spot... until I planted figwort. Never had anything get action like the figwort!
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by HelloMcFly 2mo ago
I wrote a novella with epigraphs at the beginning of the chapters. Every epigraph was flagged as AI-generated likely because they were written as curt, clipped statements of fact as if taken from a historical record entry.
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by HelloMcFly 2mo ago
> What was gained? I don't really see anything... I don't see how you changed anything... From an outcome-orientation, no, nothing has changed. But then why write a letter to my representatives or leave public comments on legis
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by HelloMcFly 2mo ago
I'll admit it cannot be proven to the standard of criminal conviction, but I don't think it's beyond a person's or technology's ability to identify enough "tells" to make a solid conclusion. I can share th
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by HelloMcFly 2mo ago
There is no "maybe", it is at least largely AI-generated though I'm sure there's a human involved in building the perspective. Run it through any checker you can find, the outcome is without doubt. I don't think I&#
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by HelloMcFly 2mo ago
This piece seems logical and correct. It also seems entirely AI-generated, but I suppose we've moved into a world where that's just the way content is now.
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by HelloMcFly 2mo ago
> But for the love of reading, skip anything new and fashionable until enough decades go by for the influnce of fashion to fade You could stick to the old stuff, but I think it's also enjoyable to read things written by people that
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by HelloMcFly 2mo ago
"The rat is always right." - B.F. Skinner. When the rat presses a lever, don't blame the rat. This is super reductionist of course, but I always keep it in mind.
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by HelloMcFly 3mo ago
In my view: the lack of engagement with the historical record. This topic - and the meaning and expected outcomes of the wording for the amendment - were discussed and debated as part of the open record. Senator Cowan thought the phrasing c
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by HelloMcFly 3mo ago
> But that was not the original intention of the law which I already stated You've stated it, but not evidenced it. This is certainly the right-wing talking point, but never strongly sourced. The meaning of this phrase was viciously
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by HelloMcFly 3mo ago
The other commenter is spot-on. A blu-ray player is a computer decoding a compressed file on the fly as it sends the image to the TV, rather than just a passive pipe for digital bits. Accordingly, different brands use different video proces
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by HelloMcFly 3mo ago
> which is achievable on pretty much any broadband connection It's only achievable in a real sense if there are video providers out there offering the content at that bitrate. The absolute best you can hope for in optimal conditions
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by HelloMcFly 3mo ago
I believe you. I also do not, and have never, experienced this. I've been using Pixel phones since the 3a in 2019/2020.
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by HelloMcFly 3mo ago
I've used Firefox across devices, across the years. This just isn't my experience, at all, remotely. And I have had to use Chrome (now it is Edge) for many work functions, so I do have the A/B comparisons. I'm not doubti
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by HelloMcFly 3mo ago
I would MAYBE watch a video on this topic if it were 4-6 minutes. 44 minutes? Is that really a better use of your time?
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by HelloMcFly 4mo ago
Which leaves us with plenty of time to take a stroll in our drought-stricken nearby park. What fun we'll have reading the placards of all of the species that used to exist in the nearby creek. Or if we're above wet bulb climate co
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by HelloMcFly 4mo ago
Most uses of the word "Luddite" - and I'd venture to guess this one included - don't refer to the original aims of Luddites but the modern connotation of maximally pejorative "anti-technologists" in the broades
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Spotify boss defends move to AI music, saying it is better than 'slop'(theguardian.com)
7 points by HelloMcFly 4mo ago|4 comments
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by HelloMcFly 4mo ago
The energy required to transport water from the coast to our major agricultural areas would be astronomical, and the resulting brine waste would create its own environmental crisis. If we get to a point where we're forced to bypass nat
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by HelloMcFly 4mo ago
> Every restriction on freedom is for the benefit of society. A different way to say it: restrictions on freedoms are necessary to enable other freedoms. There is no such thing as total freedom when one lives in a society because one for
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by HelloMcFly 4mo ago
I don't want to get into a big debate on libertarianism, but the The "freedoms" being celebrated here are largely freedoms from accountability: the freedom to build without inspections that protect neighbors from fire hazards
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by HelloMcFly 4mo ago
I'll wear the dunce cap: how are you so certain this is co-marketing? I'm not saying you are wrong, but it doesn't seem obviously like marketing copy to me (which is of course what they'd want but that's neverthel
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by HelloMcFly 5mo ago
Well, it is change, but that doesn't mean it's not destruction. While the world has experienced mass die-offs before, the hallmark of the planet's current situation is distinguished by its unprecedented speed and the fact tha
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by HelloMcFly 5mo ago
Certainty that your involvement is inconsequential requires too much intellectual hubris, it precludes the possibility that you may be wrong in your forecasts so you can let yourself off the hook for any effort. I get it, I do, but I thin
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by HelloMcFly 5mo ago
> I think it is ok to not engage. I understand what you're saying. I appreciate the thought behind it. But in the end, I do not agree. I cannot be certain where my actions will and won't ultimately help accrue to impact; the pe

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