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AutumnCurtain

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AutumnCurtain··on Countries that have accepted the World Passport
A perfectly admirable sentiment that has no relationship at all with the reality of passporting or travel documentation.
AutumnCurtain··on The wild pizzas of southern Italy
Durum wheat was likewise introduced to Italy in the 9th or 10th century AD, if I recall correctly as a consequence of the Muslim conquest of Sicily. Interesting to think that those iconic elements of their modern cuisine were introduced "recently" in the historical sense.
AutumnCurtain··on The Big Sleep: The most baffling film ever made?
Definitely very inspired by. The whole Jackie Treehorn element in particular
AutumnCurtain··on Combatting online racist abuse: an update following the Euros
I've found said assholes have an attitude that they are entitled to platforms and it's incumbent on everyone else to go out of their way to avoid them. Farcical, but they will scream and cry when the idea is challenged.
AutumnCurtain··on The Era of Cheap Natural Gas Ends as Prices Surge by 1000%
Help them stay where they are, absolutely. Never met a Christian conservative who was pro- expanding refugee immigration despite working for an evangelical church myself. Even destitute Christian migrants at the southern border are told to go back home. They much prefer to go to Africa to proselytize there, in my experience.
AutumnCurtain··on Macaques at Japan reserve get first alpha female in 70-year history
Interesting that she's "walking the walk" in terms of dominance behaviors too. It would be fascinating to study whether she underwent significant hormonal changes after taking leadership or whether she had a different hormonal makeup compared to the average female "follower" even prior to her takeover.
AutumnCurtain··on PhD student in Switzerland expelled after criticizing the CCP in Twitter
The next major American geopolitical rival will have to use the acronym CP to continue the trend
AutumnCurtain··on Bombs vs. Bugs
That's fair, especially since in my opinion the first two examples are definitely unnecessarily flowery language for the topic.
AutumnCurtain··on Bombs vs. Bugs
Interesting that his most common feedback is to use simpler language and write shorter pieces; personally I've felt he does very well at using accessible language but is handcuffed by the intrinsic inaccessibility of the topic to people without knowledge in the cybersecurity/privacy domain. This article, I think, is a good illustration of his abilities there.
AutumnCurtain··on New Leadership at Blizzard
She's not even "co-president", just "co-leader". Morhaime was CEO, Brack president. Odd title deflation in play here.
AutumnCurtain··on France Gave Teenagers $350 for Culture. They’re Buying Comic Books
Non-paywall link: https://archive.is/xbkmm

Absolutely brilliant article IMO

AutumnCurtain··on France Gave Teenagers $350 for Culture. They’re Buying Comic Books
Nope. It shares the perspectives of some people who do but the author does not take a stance. Shocking to see so many comments here acting like that's the case.
AutumnCurtain··on Japan's cherry blossom: as indisputable as climate change evidence gets
Would you say that you believe Samoa or the Maldives, for example, should anticipate a small and gradual change in climate that doesn't warrant a massive upheaval in their economy?
AutumnCurtain··on Japan's cherry blossom: as indisputable as climate change evidence gets
The question of the impact of climate change on humans seems to me a separate one from the observable reality of climate change and CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere, which is a more tangible data question. It seems odd to describe yourself as a "denier" unless you mean you reject the actual science itself. And if you do, the question of whether it "matters" seems not at all important given that you reject it is happening at all. Or am I misunderstanding you? I guess I'm not sure what you're denying, observable reality or your perception of the projections made from that reality.
AutumnCurtain··on Father builds exoskeleton to help wheelchair-bound son walk
The human bears their own weight, so they need to move the exoskeleton + load. These systems are more like braces you stand in with strong frames and motors to augment your natural lifting motions than "waldo"-style full exoskeletons. In that respect they differ from what would be needed to help a fully disabled person stand.
AutumnCurtain··on Father builds exoskeleton to help wheelchair-bound son walk
I haven't been in the industry for a little bit, so I'm sure the tech has evolved, but the versions we evaluated used battery hot-swapping to extend use time. I honestly don't recall how long a single battery ran for. We primarily evaluated them for use for loads that were too light or unwieldy to necessitate a vehicle but which were too heavy for a human worker to regularly lift without risk of injury (so the 75-200lb range)
AutumnCurtain··on Father builds exoskeleton to help wheelchair-bound son walk
I worked in a logistics operation that explored exoskeleton options deeply in 2019. Options were shockingly limited and the best products were not powered in any way - essentially just frames to bolster your body mechanically. Compare to the massive, extremely precise, and power-efficient automated storage and retrieval systems and it just seemed like stone age tech. My takeaway was that powered exoskeleton tech must be vastly more difficult to implement than I'd expected. The financial incentives are there for warehouse and logistics applications, but the tech just isn't.
AutumnCurtain··on Why can't software engineers work from home most of the time? (2016)
I worked at a large American healthcare tech giant with a certain Wonka-esque private owner who famously said, when asked why she didn't support adding 'nap rooms' for employees, "That's what your desks are for."
AutumnCurtain··on The Economic Consequences of Major Tax Cuts for the Rich [pdf]
The middle class in America is largely buying $40,000 vehicles with debt and in middle age, not in cash at 18 (and a very long life ahead of them).
AutumnCurtain··on A Victoria man has gone two decades without money
And ironically he did not choose to abstain from drugs (cigarettes at a minimum) afterwards which seems like the much more direct lesson
AutumnCurtain··on A Twitter thread sparked a lawsuit against Nieman Lab’s founder
She is not pursuing a lawsuit against the university itself (at least at this point) for exactly the reason you point out here - a university cannot reasonably trust someone with those views to treat Muslim students fairly.
AutumnCurtain··on Twike
Simply the cost of it (25.000 euros debut price?) seems to defeat the purpose. The weight being closer by far to a small car than an electric bike doesn't help either. I suppose people who need specifically that much room in their vehicle and/or live somewhere very cold could see utility but given the maintenance issues you mention I'm not surprised it isn't a big seller.
AutumnCurtain··on Voice clone of Anthony Bourdain prompts synthetic media ethics questions
There does not seem to be any disclaimer regarding the manipulation, and the OP article questions whether the director would even have mentioned it had it not come up tangentially in the course of this interview.
AutumnCurtain··on Building a vision of life without work (2015)
It is ultimately his perspective but I agree, he was one layer of abstraction away from calling her a "normie". She had goals and ambitions he didn't share; that doesn't mean she "doesn't get it", it means they're different people.
AutumnCurtain··on Reality Winner, NSA contractor in leak case, out of prison
While you might not know who your source was, if you're in contact with them after the proposed contact point's death you clearly are aware it is not that person. They played coy when they knew overtly he was not the contact point.
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