ultimafan

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by ultimafan 6d ago
It's been years since I've read it but iirc the difference between the book and movie is that in the book voting is limited to those who have done some form of public service- not necessarily military, and it's specified that
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by ultimafan 2mo ago
Strongly agree, I feel like my passion for development as a whole has waned away as AI has gotten more prevalent. We do things to achieve some end result but it's the journey there that is the most cathartic to me. The "skilled cr
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by ultimafan 2mo ago
I agree with this wholeheartedly, it's harder to notice this in a field you are a professional in, but what really opened my eyes was noticing how often friction kept me from making mistakes in hobbyist metalworking/woodworking pr
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by ultimafan 2mo ago
Except cheating in games isn't the equivalent of steroids in the gym, since they let cheaters do things that literally no one can without them. And steroids at least have the argument behind them that you still have to put the work in
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by ultimafan 2mo ago
Not just CS, I don't think people realize how prevalent cheating is in any multiplayer game. The issue is compounded by the fact that many high skill ceiling games are plagued by "micro cheats" being used by players that are
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by ultimafan 6mo ago
I think you and the previous comment are talking about different types of drones- the smaller commercial quadcopters used in the Russia-Ukraine conflict can be shot down with shotguns fairly effectively. Both sides have been seen with one m
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by ultimafan 1y ago
I feel like bigger studios have definitely been playing it safer in the last 10-15 years. You used to see a lot more unorthodox ideas and mechanics or just flat out bizarre premises that I'm sometimes baffled even got the green light t
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by ultimafan 1y ago
Product/tech fanboyism has always existed, sure, not going to argue that point. But I don't remember it ever being getting anywhere near as heated or pushed in real life conversations. That kind of borderline religious fanaticism
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by ultimafan 1y ago
I think a large amount of AI skeptics are just tired. I'm what you would call in the AI skeptic camp and the most I'll contribute to in person conversations anymore is feigned indifference towards the topic or something along the
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by ultimafan 1y ago
Eat it- plenty of people hunt boar for the meat just like other wild animals. I'm not the biggest fan of the taste but have friends that enjoy it.
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by ultimafan 1y ago
The biggest thing I miss about smoking myself and smoking being common and prevalent in general is the social aspect (you immediately both have at least one thing in common and 5 minutes of free captive time with each other) Stepping outsid
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by ultimafan 1y ago
I feel like just about everyone knows of (through friends/family/community) or has experienced some form of life changing harassment, assault, blackmailing, scamming, or otherwise malicious activities that have happened over socia
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by ultimafan 1y ago
How often do you see people trying to recreate the lifestyles or belief systems of extinct cultures / societies for themselves to live by in a genuine day to day manner, and not in a academic or archeological capacity? The content of t
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by ultimafan 1y ago
It is not a comment on the religious/philosophical validity of the belief as I initially understood it. Just that for a specific belief to survive, some number of members need to survive to pass it on to the next generation, which if t
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by ultimafan 1y ago
Thanks for the background! I am admittedly not very familiar with Quakers or their history. The clarification in the first part of your post helps with the context, I'll agree it's an entirely different story if it's a moral
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by ultimafan 1y ago
You do have a choice, because the state/police/military aren't an opaque non-human monolith. They are made up of people who DID make the choice to take up that burden, for any given reason, it doesn't have to be an act o
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by ultimafan 1y ago
>There are nonlethal ways of defending oneself or others, too, btw. Learn martial arts, knock them out, use a taser if you have too, then grab your kid and run. None of that requires shooting them. Agree with the general sentiments of yo
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by ultimafan 1y ago
It's not a condemnation of the morals within their belief system, and not a demand that everyone should participate equally in (potential) violence that comes along with protecting a community/country. Just an observation that at
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by ultimafan 1y ago
The interesting (to me) part about such a philosophy is that it seems like it can only really survive and prosper within a society where someone else is willing to pick up the burden of doing the killing for you. It seems like in nature or
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by ultimafan 1y ago
The addiction is the kicker there. Kratom withdrawals/dependency isn't as bad as traditional opioids/opiates. But it's a magnitude of an order worse than nicotine/caffeine/etc. dependency and withdrawals for so
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by ultimafan 1y ago
>Any concerns from a technical or ethical standpoint? Would you feel comfortable if someone made a similar website with the sole purpose of generating photos of your likeness or that of your family?
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by ultimafan 1y ago
Nothing is inherently wrong with that if you still get your work done. And I agree that you can find ways to slack off in the office just the same. I'm not saying everyone needs to be glued in butt in seat 8 hours a day 5 days a week t
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by ultimafan 1y ago
I see a lot of people on HN claiming to be more productive at home and honestly think they are the exception rather than the norm. Maybe there is a bias here because the kind of person who is "locked-in" enough to their career fie
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by ultimafan 1y ago
On a personal level? Sure, I don't think anyone should be calling out, naming and shaming, or drawing attention to abnormal behavior that specific individuals have. Nobody should target a real human being doing something weird but othe
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by ultimafan 1y ago
I don't think the kind of dog ownership you're talking about is the same as the one in the article. It's about dogs as a replacement for children which anecdotally I have definitely seen happening. I've met more than one
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by ultimafan 1y ago
Guns (and really most forms of progress in warfare and violence) undoubtedly fall under a similar conundrum. Funny to note that at least one inventor who contributed greatly to modern warfare (the creator of the gatling gun) did seem to ref
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by ultimafan 1y ago
That was a very interesting read, thanks for linking it! I think the unfortunate reality of human innovation is that too many people consider that technological progress is always good for progresses sake. Too many people create new tools,
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by ultimafan 1y ago
About the last point- I remember hearing somewhere, though it could be an urban legend, that that's precisely the reason early Dungeons & Dragons (OD&D/AD&D era) had so many variations within different dice roll mechan
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by ultimafan 1y ago
It's for a reason similar to this that the only game I will play in casinos is craps. It's not hard to imagine ways to get cheated out of a "fair" bet in card games, roulette, slots, etc. whether it's a mechanical c
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by ultimafan 1y ago
Interesting to think about- would it really matter if the casino was loading their dice? Craps allows you to bet for/against almost every possible bet and you usually have people playing pass/don't pass and come/don&#x27

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