curiousgeorgio

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by curiousgeorgio 1y ago
What's funny is that the people who hate on America the most tend to also have a strong belief in American exceptionalism without realizing it. "America is the worst!" in one breath, while in the next breath saying "Ever
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by curiousgeorgio 1y ago
> The video doesn't promote or highlight any tools used to circumvent copyright, get around paid subscriptions, or reproduce any content illegally Here's my theory: they aren't concerned with the movies and TV shows shown
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by curiousgeorgio 2y ago
Is this just someone reposting espressif's esp-drone ( https://github.com/espressif/esp-drone ) and passing it off as their own (and DigiKey posting it on their site)? They talk about making a custom PCB, but it loo
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by curiousgeorgio 2y ago
The thing that bothers me about the idea of the "Ruliad" is that it's completely unfalsifiable. Even if we existed in a reality where true randomness existed, or computational irreducibility wasn't a given, you could alw
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by curiousgeorgio 2y ago
Since apparently this list allows decimals (bozo: 0.208), why does the regex need to exclude words ending in two o's? Words like "boo", "goo", and "igloo" can be made with the same rules, and it's a s
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by curiousgeorgio 3y ago
Just bask in the knowledge that if those "social safety nets" and UBI become a reality, you'll have more problems than you do now. You'll look back at this moment in time with fondness. Enjoy it now.
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by curiousgeorgio 3y ago
Exactly. It's also pretty disrespectful to the honest people who spend years mastering a craft or skill that is appreciated for the process rather than just the end result. It's an interesting topic in light of generative AI art
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by curiousgeorgio 3y ago
It's not a problem to take shortcuts when making something for the screen; in most cases that should be encouraged. But this project wasn't about making a Netflix logo animation; it was about using a fun, low-tech method for ach
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by curiousgeorgio 3y ago
And most of that growth is just on paper; it represents very little growth in actual spending power. It can be explained by (1) some economic recovery after COVID and (2) devaluation of the dollar. You have more dollars, but they're wo
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by curiousgeorgio 3y ago
There are two potential issues that I wish he either explored or explained in more detail: 1. When he cut the post-treated wood and the middle looked very much like untreated wood. He kind of glossed over that and explained that he thought
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by curiousgeorgio 3y ago
> ... a mix of massive fiscal stimulus and supply chains that got blown up by the pandemic If pandemic-related supply chain issues are really a major factor in the inflation we're seeing, with time we'd expect most prices to be
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
If you attach to the running docker container, these defaults appear to be defined in /crul/dist/crul-docker/packages/startup/.env Don't spam APIs. That said, if you're determined to do so, there&#x27
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
Building a Twitter clone is so trivial that it's basically become the new todo list app for people showing off any new web technology. The value of Twitter has nothing to do with the product, and everything to do with the name and mark
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
That's true, which is why I explained why I think he's making smart moves. Maybe he has departed from his usual trajectory towards success, but at this point (given his history), the burden of proof falls on the people who think
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
Agreed. To me, the genius is just his courage to actually do it while probably feeling like the entire world is against him. A lot of leaders might come up with similar plans, but execution in the face of so much opposition is what separate
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
Elon is a genius - seriously. Having worked at similar companies myself, I have a pretty good sense for how this went down (mostly speculation of course): • On day 1, Elon probably talked privately with some of the head engineers at Twitter
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
It's cool technology, but let's be careful here. If we've learned anything about technology in the past few years, it's that the benefits usually come with a host of new problems. Cars, phones, and many critical pieces o
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
A quick search brings up quite a few academic articles supporting it, e.g.: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12122-016-9229-0 https://academic.oup.com/aler/article-abstract/19&#
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
Believe it or not, a huge number of incarcerated people would rather work (without pay) than sit around doing nothing. For the few that don't, you can certainly incentivize it without resorting to torture.
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
Working without monetary compensation is the punishment part. But work itself is rehabilitating. I can't think of a better way to help people feel empowered and able, preparing them to be positive members of society when they're
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
If you're incarcerated, you've forfeited a lot of other rights too. That's by design, and I happen to have the "extreme" opinion that incarceration should be punishment[1] rather than a cushy lifestyle. I 100% sup
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
> I thought the current inflation is primarily driven by high energy prices and disrupted supply chains and those are primarily driven by war and the pandemic? Nope. You'd be wrong. It's the trillions of dollars unnecessarily p
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
> The hoarders can selectively employ people who will make them richer, all while the rest of society continues to crumble around them. The magical device on which you're reading this comment would not have been possible without com
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
> The market isn't particularly free when people need to eat > It'd be much freer with guarantees for basic necessities You do know that would literally just make the problem worse, right? I mean, it sounds good to someone
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
> The free market never works for very long before hoarders take most of it. I'm not sure you understand how a labor market works. There may be (and often are) local/temporary inefficiencies, but if "hoarders" are tak
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
You're right - a URL is either a technically valid URL or it isn't, but in this context, we're clearly talking about links to phishing sites (or not). As someone who operates a service that allows people to create and share l
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
> It has a number of URLs. I suppose it's possible at least one of the URLs is no longer legitimate. > "These restrictions were put in place because this content violates Google Drive's Phishing policy." > There
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
Thank goodness Bitcoin wealth isn't distributed evenly among everyone who holds it. Show me a system where that's true (or even close to true), and I'll show you a system controlled by tyrants. Wealth equality != fairness. Ef
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
If you dare challenge your current preconceptions, I'd suggest reading what real modern prophets have recently said about the topic: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference...
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by curiousgeorgio 4y ago
> You can speak for $god? Don't have to. He's been pretty clear about it already (bible, modern prophets, etc). If faith isn't your thing, science confirms the living humanity of the human fetus. Most of us also have an in

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