penguin_booze

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by penguin_booze 3d ago
> AI-assisted coding, on the other hand, rekindled my passion for computers. "Walking on stilts made me taller"?
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by penguin_booze 3d ago
> How does an industry degenerate to the point It's called stage-4 capitalism: profit by any and all means.
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by penguin_booze 7d ago
Is there a name for names that designate the exact opposite of what they convey? Examples are OpenAI, Free range chicken, "People's Republic" of China; and now Anthropic.
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by penguin_booze 8d ago
Not about soil specifically, but even something as trivial as a prick can kill you -- because, bacteria: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Alexander_(police_offic... .
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by penguin_booze 8d ago
I'm curious: what's the shortest Dan Luu post people have seen?
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Modern-Day American Imperialism: Middle East and Beyond (2010) [video](youtube.com)
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by penguin_booze 10d ago
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by penguin_booze 11d ago
They should really consider adding an audio version, even if AI generated.
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by penguin_booze 11d ago
No punishment can undo the crime. So we might has well end the criminal and save the money that clothe and feed them otherwise. But the larger point is that we should abolish the notion of 'limited liability' about corporations. T
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by penguin_booze 11d ago
That's step 1 done. Steps to follow are: move off the US dollar, cancel trade agreements with the US and restore your own laws in your country, evict US military bases from your country.
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by penguin_booze 19d ago
"The wheels of justice turns slowly but grinds finely". Oof!
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by penguin_booze 21d ago
I will not stand and watch tabs getting discriminated!
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by penguin_booze 21d ago
> What does a CEO(and other managers) do really? Take risk with other people's lives and earn the big bucks for that.
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by penguin_booze 21d ago
You think the rich will let that happen?
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by penguin_booze 21d ago
> 2024: Firefox says they will ship support if Google implements a Rust version OOC, why does Firefox care what language Google used for their implementation?
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by penguin_booze 22d ago
Apple will be releasing packets of Apple-approved electrons to charge your Apple devices. Would you believe it - only costs the paltry sum of $2000 a pop! Charging cable with Apple-approved copper atoms will be extra, though; not that much,
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by penguin_booze 26d ago
I first came upon this phrase from the movie 'Liberal Arts' (quoting some religious text): For in much wisdom is much grief. And he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow.
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by penguin_booze 28d ago
> For years, many employers have worried that work-from-home arrangements leave employees isolated, disconnected from coworkers and more likely to leave their jobs. Aww! All this while, I didn't know RTO came from a place of genuine
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by penguin_booze 28d ago
You know, there could be a world where US sanctions are as priceless as toilet paper rolls. But that needs collective action.
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by penguin_booze 29d ago
The income tax in UK has this quirk: once you fall near the top tax bracket, you retrospectively lose all tax-free allowances you could have availed, had you not fallen in the top tax bracket. Likewise, once corporations blow past a revenue
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by penguin_booze 29d ago
> US-India trade deals There it is! Behind every revealed shittery and fuckery, there's one name that constantly come up. As for this example, I'll give you a clue: it's not India.
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by penguin_booze 1mo ago
When it's described in plain English [0], with lots and lots of examples, that's when I call it done right. This is the best I know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnfh8jNqBlg&list=PLlXfTHzgMR... . [0] I meant
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by penguin_booze 1mo ago
> Just not USA. US does whatever the most expedient is. Democracy was the 'flavour of the month' some time ago. Even then, one can only assume it was front to some "friendly" bullying. Now the mask slipped.
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by penguin_booze 1mo ago
The whole tale reminded me of the case of George Santos (Or, Scamtos, as he's known since then). Regardless of the facts, the way this ended up is tragic.
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by penguin_booze 1mo ago
> Aren't we supposed to be taking ourselves out of the loop now, and letting the agents loop themselves That's what Boris Cherney said. Boris Cherney is not your dad. You don't have to listen to him.
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by penguin_booze 1mo ago
Cozying up to China warrants caution. But moving away from USD is an absolute imperative. It's good to have options, you know.
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by penguin_booze 1mo ago
> ... and who you know Whom you know.
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by penguin_booze 1mo ago
I suppose these devices might be a helping hand to folks who are visually impaired. As if it's not enough to run a global surveillance platform, they now have released the world a army of live, lobotomised surveillance drones. My take
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by penguin_booze 1mo ago
Religion is, in fact, glorified fiction - so glorified that it's been declared a funda-mental right. Hilarious, I know!
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by penguin_booze 1mo ago
> when you find out who it is for Whom it is for.

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