darkmighty

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by darkmighty 16d ago
Indeed, but then you can (for example) just basically blocklist this ID and share this blocklist with other servers (and likewise import blocklists) -- a blocklist curated by one or more NGOs or the sort would be ideal. Fixing a malware inf
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by darkmighty 16d ago
Maybe, but at least you can more easily assign responsibility in this case. If you soft-block or hard-block someone because they're in a botnet, you can get them to change (expire the old ones) their credentials and start with clean sy
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by darkmighty 17d ago
> rather than moving to a challenge system that actually impacts scrapers At this point isn't it basically auth-only? Rant: (genuinely wondering too, and RFC, request for conversation) at this point don't we have Google, etc. b
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by darkmighty 9mo ago
:´)
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by darkmighty 9mo ago
Game theory is not inevitable, because we can change the rules of the game. > It's also true that you, personally, are just one of those 8B+ people Unless you communicate and coordinate!
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by darkmighty 10mo ago
Does it need to be objective though? I think a vague list of criteria including "The project must benefit a community", or "The project must not be made solely for the benefit of their employer", and have someone review
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by darkmighty 10mo ago
There is no concrete definition of a chair either.
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by darkmighty 11mo ago
I'd describe it as like having a second monitor in your desktop. It's not inherently "over" what I already see or anywhere physical, it's like in a different space. Sometimes it can feel like it's "behind&
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by darkmighty 11mo ago
It's not like life stops when someone (with a grave an irreversible condition that causes suffering) dies. It goes on with the young generations (i.e. the billions of them!). I think too much clinging to a single life causes the whole
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by darkmighty 1y ago
> graphics drivers all seem to have tweaks, settings, optimizations and workarounds for every game. Maybe hyperbole, but I think obviously they can't do this for literally every game, that would require huge personnel resources. At
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by darkmighty 1y ago
This seems like a bit of an empty moral panic/slippery slope appeal. As a general rule, it could go either way: civilizations can also collapse from not-enough-regulation, not-enough-rule of law, oligarchic capture, or even just become
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by darkmighty 1y ago
Reply to dead comment below: (by nmz) Keep trying. It's all you can do. Also, you can't expect everyone to accept your facts. A few % of the population are going to be nutjobs (specially when there are various propaganda network
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by darkmighty 1y ago
Not just lower the temperature. Talk to each other, and listen carefully, in a civilized manner. Prefer to listen carefully first, then speak. Bring, and stick to, facts as much as possible, and focus on policy and real-world outcomes rathe
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by darkmighty 1y ago
> Maybe they could also drop support for older x86_64 CPU's, releasing more optimised builds Question: Don't optimizers support multiple ISA versions, similar to web polyfill, and run the appropriate instructions at runtime? I
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by darkmighty 1y ago
> Outlaw communicating with legislators to try to get them to adopt a position on legislation? Of course not. Communicating with legislators isn't what's considered lobbying I guess (at least as far as I understand it). Lobbyin
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by darkmighty 1y ago
On the other hand, a legislator is elected by a large number of people, so in theory he has incentives to act on their behalf. But I'm sure lobbying can tip the scales a lot. Maybe outright outlawing lobbying would help. Also, I think
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by darkmighty 1y ago
Agreed. Basically, intelligence doesn't transfer from one task to another in a straightforward manner, unfortunately. More gravely, people can find ways to self-censor that are very powerful and very unfortunate (i.e. fooling yourself)
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by darkmighty 1y ago
I think Trump is dangerous because he's a particularly explosive combination of Evil and Stupid. Evil alone (i.e. intelligent evil) isn't as dangerous most of the time, because usually it's manifested as ultra-egotism -- usua
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by darkmighty 1y ago
Plato: "One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." I don't love the phrasing of inferiors, but at least evil certainly applies. (Well thought out, well in
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by darkmighty 1y ago
There are many kinds of vulnerabilities. Most are pretty mundane afaict. Breaking sandboxes and reading out your entire RAM is basically game over, existential vulnerability (second only to arbitrary code execution, though it can give you S
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by darkmighty 1y ago
Indeed, there's a simple algorithm using interval arithmetic to do so (within bounded time too!). Think of it as binary subdivision/search of [0,1], using a stream of random bits. Steps: (1) Divide the current interval in 2 (using
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by darkmighty 1y ago
Indeed before online banking and widespread online shopping there wasn't much to care for in computer security. Also before ransomware were invented. I guess the biggest application was stealing passwords (and an occasional credit card
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by darkmighty 1y ago
49/658 is 7%
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by darkmighty 2y ago
In my view cracking is great because it democratizes games for those who can't afford them. If you can afford it (and the game+company is good), then buy it. That's how you can kind of be for-cracking and for-commercial games at t
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by darkmighty 2y ago
The difference is that conventional banks can roll back transactions. The normal banking system is essentially a consensus mechanism "A: I owe you this amount. A: I just transferred you this amount, ok? B: Yup, accepted, thanks."
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by darkmighty 2y ago
I know this figure comes from road wear. I don't know if it applies to tire wear, and indeed I suspect it doesn't, if only because tires tend to scale with vehicle weight as you mentioned. I think road wear may be associated with
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by darkmighty 2y ago
"ChatGPT, what are the best things to see in Paris?" "I recommend going to the Nestle chocolate house, a guided tour by LeGuide (click here for a free coupon) and the exclusive tour at the Louvre by BonGuide. (Note: this resp
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by darkmighty 3y ago
I think, in hindsight, we should have known better, but I was probably too young and naive like everyone else: it's really a form on anarchism that tends to fly in the face of several realities. One of them is that this kind of anarchi
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by darkmighty 3y ago
I really wish commercial apps would support alternative app stores. There are far worse offenders than Google, but it's currently quite intrusive and who knows if it won't get worse. I doubt the billions in rent they must collect
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by darkmighty 3y ago
The carbon pricing slider is very powerful in that simulation! (also surprised me the effects of deforestation and afforestation) It really seems like the straightforward solution to me, even more than carbon credits which seem to have some

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