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by computerthings 2y ago
I think the current idea is for the violence to be done by prison guards in El Salvador. The kind of person that thinks SV "built the modern world", and that they're part of a new tier of human being for having gotten rich fo
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by computerthings 2y ago
> What is the relative population of Latinos in the US as a percent, compared with Jews in Germany at the time? What is the geographic distribution of those folks compared to Jews at the time? What is the representation of Latinos in Con
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by computerthings 2y ago
What you're not mentioning the personal and intellectual flaws of these idols and their followers, and the tens, if not hundreds of millions of people in the US, and billions all over the world. How the chances "seem" right n
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by computerthings 2y ago
People us "AI" all the time without quotes, but this is where we pretend to care about literal definitions? Yeah, right. > Donald Trump's policies resemble an administrative coup d'état, says journalist Annika Brock
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by computerthings 2y ago
It's not "the dismantling", it's the "bringing in line with Trump".
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gleeful displays of cruelty and obedience will age like black milk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todesfuge
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by computerthings 2y ago
I know this is kinda banal, but I think even getting to know your neighbors (if you don't already know them) could be a good first step. Also look what exists locally, and maybe even start something. And with so many vulnerable groups
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by computerthings 2y ago
just making stuff up isn't "measuring" anything
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I'd say of course, but that's easy to say with hindsight.
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The claim was Germans (not some, not a lot, not most; just "Germans") knowingly voted for all that came after. That would be false even if Hitler had been actually elected, instead of appointed.
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No, that's a gross simplification, and leaves out all the violence and constant deception. This is a good primer on just how far off the pop culture understanding of the Nazis is: https://archive.org/details/TheOri
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No, that was propaganda the Germans were fed, though even then it was never about "Whites" (just consider the disdain for the British and Americans), but "Germans". But that wasn't in earnest, ever. Though you can s
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> AI weapons are obviously dangerous, and could easily get out of control. The real danger is when they can't. When they, without hesitation or remorse, kill one or millions of people with maximum efficiency, or "just" exi
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> So you prefer corporate speak suits who don't make the mistake of embarrassing themselves in public? Because they don't ever speak in public? No, because they're not insane, have no clue what they're talking about,
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Someone saying extremely stupid things in public, just making shit up and punishing those pointing that out, doesn't strike me as "honest", it strikes me as heavily disordered. And starting this stuff on a Friday night is the
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I don't know what "many" would be here, but it's obviously too many, since the flagging of these topics is really constant. And that flags are used by people because they are "annoyed by" or "don't
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by computerthings 2y ago
To be honest, it's such a long article I couldn't find a good passage that summarizes it, so I went for the most stark bit. Because it's really quite mad. But it wasn't my intent to claim you run HN like this either way;
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You can't just prefix any random BS with "you seem to be". No, there is zero indication for that. You're just going "I know you are, but what is Elon?"
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In context, that question would not about the present, but the future: > It might be bad as well, but at least the news will be interesting. Of course this doesn't mean "this might suck for me, but at least it will be interes
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by computerthings 2y ago
What words? That this playbook of making promises to then create another crisis to change the subject is well known? That is true and will remain true. Will you read up on the 20th century so you're on the same page as the comment you&
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by computerthings 2y ago
I suggested to add the ability of users to have their view of HN unaffected by these flags. Without that, HN simply has no ability to defend itself against abuse of users who take it upon themselves to play censor.
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by computerthings 2y ago
Same as me? Speak for yourself, I don't care about what might or might not happen, to avoid honestly dealing with what is happening. That they started doing this on a Friday night should tell you they know what they're doing, th
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What's the "win" here?
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https://www.crisesnotes.com/elon-musk-wants-to-get-operation... > I try to keep emotion out of this newsletter. I have always tried to write Notes on the Crises in a calm, detached tone so that the information I highligh
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These aren't "political winds". This is all a bit too much "we're all looking for the guy who did this", when it comes to Y Combinator and "tech bros" in general. > Balaji then revealed his shockin
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> Some of us are sick of politics all over HN all the time. That was never the situation. > how many Musk stories do we need in one day? However many the number is, we're past it. So the number is zero. Having one story for each
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by computerthings 2y ago
> it appears he’s using a small number of young engineers from his companies to gain access to and control over systems at OPM. https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-government-young-engin...
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Sure, they get by, but mostly on their own, not because we care so much, right? As WP puts it, they're mostly seen as pest but also serve as "important prey species for birds of prey".
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Can you elaborate on what you mean about pigeons?
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The gains of productivity do not trickle down like that. Where are the horses that used to pull carriages? We didn't let them run free, we got rid of them. So in so far as the means of production don't even need exploited workers

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