softskunk

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RNGdle(rngdle.com)
3 points by softskunk 4mo ago|0 comments
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by softskunk 6mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation_state
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by softskunk 6mo ago
i would genuinely rather read the rough draft before it got turned into this slop. it would be messier, maybe, but it’d have actual human insight and direction.
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by softskunk 7mo ago
care to elaborate?
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by softskunk 8mo ago
it doesn’t even need to be particularly fresh. for the purposes of this map, it could update just once or twice a decade with no real value loss to anyone using it.
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Identity Theft, Credit Reports, and You (2017)(kalzumeus.com)
3 points by softskunk 8mo ago|1 comments
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by softskunk 9mo ago
I always read it as “[disk|data] destroyer”, because that’s what it’ll do if you’re not careful.
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by softskunk 10mo ago
what’s wrong with a 15-minute city?
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by softskunk 11mo ago
So people will be more likely to think twice before using Cursor, Copilot et al? Good. I think they should. Your comparison to torture and sabotage is unfounded to the point of being simply bizarre.
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by softskunk 11mo ago
What exactly is the problem with having an opinion? People are allowed to have opinions. People working in a field are allowed and even expected to have opinions on that field’s current state and goings-on. Your opinion, if I had to guess,
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by softskunk 11mo ago
There’s nothing wrong with judgment. Judging someone’s character based on whether they use generative “AI” is a valid practice. You may not like being judged, but that’s another matter entirely.
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Puzzmo – The (new) place for thoughtful puzzles(puzzmo.com)
2 points by softskunk 2y ago|0 comments
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by softskunk 2y ago
not washing the rice is generally a bad idea even disregarding this factor, because the texture of the rice will come out quite wrong.
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by softskunk 2y ago
i’ve wanted to play KSP with telemetry visualisation and basic remote commands only for a while. i guess that makes me a masochist, but you could say the same of enjoying KSP at all.
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by softskunk 2y ago
You can absolutely solve 1000 captchas in a day. If we say it takes 10 seconds on average to solve a captcha, that’s 10.000 seconds for 1000 captchas, or just under 3 hours.
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by softskunk 3y ago
What is it about the people that started it that puts you off?
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by softskunk 3y ago
it’s equally interesting to look at this guy’s homepage: https://www.andrews.edu/~rickyr/
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by softskunk 3y ago
unfortunately this one expands past my viewport on mobile in all directions and then doesn’t let me scroll horizontally or vertically. i think it’s a pity, considering that even an extremely barebones HTML layout is responsive by default (M
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by softskunk 3y ago
> after all some normal passenger airports are a few thousand feet above sea level The parent commenter is referring to airports at high elevations. They mean to say that opening the doors is almost impossible at cruising altitude, which
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by softskunk 3y ago
> “If somebody came back and said, ‘Your science is bad,’ I think the United States would listen,” Treadwell told the media. “But I don’t think science is bad. I think we’ve had very good science.” This is a very strange way to say nothi
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by softskunk 3y ago
My understanding of the controversy around this project and/or its developer: - The repository, as well as some of the dev’s other projects, contained furry porn. I believe this has since been removed from Thorium. - The Thorium websit
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by softskunk 3y ago
funny little chatbot. i was able to cheer it up by telling it a joke and wishing it a happy christmas. made me smile a bit.
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by softskunk 3y ago
not exactly an unbiased or referenced report, either.
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by softskunk 3y ago
submitted using an archived link. the original is still up but the images don’t load. the archive preserves the chicken and the box in their full glory.
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Rubber Chickens and Purple Boxes (2014)(web.archive.org)
1 points by softskunk 3y ago|2 comments
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by softskunk 3y ago
i think i recall reading somewhere that apple designed the mouse in the way they did in order to prevent people just leaving the mouse on charge 24/7 and hence not using its wireless capability while negatively affecting the battery. i
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I accidentally saved my company half a million dollars(ludic.mataroa.blog)
1076 points by softskunk 3y ago|458 comments
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by softskunk 3y ago
i have respect for people who can ask these seemingly-dumb but valid and good-faith questions, knowing that they may be judged for it. we all have gaps in our knowledge.
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by softskunk 3y ago
I have a combination oven that I bought from MediaMarkt (European electronics retailer) a few months ago, since the small studio I live in didn’t come with one. It has microwave, grill, convection and standard heating options. The controls
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I Will Fucking Haymaker You If You Mention Agile Again(ludic.mataroa.blog)
47 points by softskunk 3y ago|26 comments

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