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The main concern seems to be that a centralised entity (corporate or government) can be flawed in its decision-making and/or execution. This is to the detriment of us all.

What’s the solution here? Decentralisation doesn’t seem to compete well with centralised alternatives. Perhaps this will change with the latest wave of pro-decentralisation?

As obvious as it is, I’d not considered this. Seems quite bizarre when the situation framed like so.

Should some kind of democratic process apply to such organisations?

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Interesting. Are such behaviours necessary to feel content as a human?

While this is kind of cool, it doesn’t bode well environmentally.

“Rogers and his team also designed the microchips to break down over time and dissolve in water to prevent environmental pollution.

“We don’t want to be in a position where we have to collect all these devices afterward,””

Just because something dissolves, doesn’t mean it’s gone (microplastics).

It’s typical of us to not want to be in a position to clean up our mess, but it doesn’t make it acceptable.

Could this be an intentional leak? Put some super stealth looking object on a truck to mislead adversaries?

What’s stopping this model from thriving now? And how might it be realised?

Would you consider something like the PinePhone once it’s a bit more usable?

Not OP. I’m running a 2015 MacBook Pro with Catalina. Going strong.

May I ask the basis of what we /should/ be doing?

I’m not very knowledgeable on nihilism as a philosophy, though I’m surprised it can coexist with a care for society at all?

I suppose the question is a subjective one. I mostly agree with your points, though I wonder if you think the path we take to our inevitable demise is of any consequence? Trying to skirt nihilism here.

Could you add NL and USA to your comparison by any chance? Just curious.

I’m also here, and quite concerned.

I’ve seen how quickly a country can erode (Syria, Ukraine, Hong Kong) and am questioning the future of this country.

As an Australian, how concerned should we be about this authoritarian trend?

I've heard people saying that Australia is used as a test-bed for government policy. I've also heard the creep of China could be the cause of this trend.

I've seen how quickly a functioning country can dissolve (Syria, Ukraine, Hong Kong). Just how concerned should we be about this? And apart from voting, is there any kind of action that can be taken?

I’m currently working on just this. The concept allows you to search a combination of Wikipedia terms to find people at that intersection. Eg. Blockchain/JavaScript, Fermentation/Kombucha, Aquaponics/Blueberries, Electric Bicycle/Solar, etc.

Currently it’s set up much like HN, with ability to submit things at an intersection for others to find.

I’m also considering creating a game world map based off the entirety of Wikipedia. Then once you find a niche intersection you can drop into the world at the corresponding coordinates and chat with people nearby (searching the same or similar niches).

I’m currently working on just this. The concept allows you to search a combination of Wikipedia terms to find people at that intersection. Eg. Blockchain/JavaScript, Fermentation/Kombucha, Aquaponics/Blueberries, Electric Bicycle/Solar, etc.

Currently it’s set up much like HN, with ability to submit things at an intersection for others to find.

I’m also considering creating a game world map based off the entirety of Wikipedia. Then once you find a niche intersection you can drop into the world at the corresponding coordinates and chat with people nearby (searching the same or similar niches).

At the moment

I’m trying to think of applications of designing industrial landscapes, and coming up short.

Sounds really interesting. Are you able to give any more insight into what you do exactly?

As an Australian, how concerned should I be about this authoritarian trend?

I've heard people saying that Australia is used as a test-bed for government policy. I've also heard the creep of China could be the cause of this trend.

I've seen how quickly a functioning country can dissolve (Syria, Ukraine, Hong Kong). Just how concerned should we be about this? And apart from voting, is there any kind of action that can be taken?

I don't do video calls, but my partner does them often for work. The other day she mentioned that you're able to see who is looking at your video feed because their eyes looks directly at you (akin to them looking into the webcam).

I'm not sure if she was mistaken, or if there's some kind of eye tracking/image processing stuff going on to do this. FYI it was Microsoft Teams.

Reddit is great for finding general topics - science, news, hobbies, etc.

And the goal of this isn’t to replicate those more sweeping discussion boards because they’re great!

My issue is that once things get more niche, the subreddits are tough to find - they could have obscure names, and even just learning about them often involves another user recommending. Plus creating a subreddit for every niche intersection isn’t ideal.

With this I could zone in on exactly what I’m after, without sifting through all the unrelated stuff. With the Aquaponics/AI/Tomatoes, I’d be dealing with only that intersection point. Not the peripheral stuff.

I find it hard to find communities for my ever-changing niche interests.

I’m working on community discussion boards which exist at the intersection of interests.

Eg. Mountain Biking/New Zealand, Propulsion/Submarine, Machine Learning/Aquaponics/Tomato, etc.

The search terms for interests are supplied from Wikipedia articles which avoids duplicate interests and allows for any level of granularity.

I find that key word functionality in search engines has degraded to the point that finding good content for niche interests is difficult. I’m hoping with this system I can view historical (and current) discussions around my many niche interest combos.

I’ve got the foundation done, I just need some feedback/advice on whether I’m reinventing the wheel here, or if others share this problem?

I too feel this way. Also, how do you find substack as a resource? Rank it higher than HN?

Interesting idea about the non profit. I too would probably pay.

Why might a paid model open the door to accessing a person's qualifications?

I'm in agreement, and certainly could have phrased the question differently to get nearer to my goal. Though I'm curious about the question I did ask nonetheless.

Good question! I was thinking of starting a discussion forum, but am just wondering of ways to minimise the amount of moderation needed if it had high traffic. The quality of content here is usually high, and I’d want to maintain such a standard. But I can only imagine how much work goes in behind the scenes.

So was just curious if people would pay for high quality discourse. I think I would!

How do you envision an implementation of this?

I’m struggling to conjure the user experience. Even whether the medium would be instant messaging or discussion boards. I learn toward the latter for the sake of posterity.

Much appreciated! However, that was just an example.

Subreddits tend to be great for niche interests, but less so for specific intersections.

Ideally, if enough people listed their interests on an anonymous platform, I could at anytime see previous discussions on any combination of interests (and also participate).

I recently self-hosted a NextCloud instanced and was surprised by the timer app.

You set your clients and projects. When you do work on a project you just start the timer and when you press stop, assign the time to a project along with a description.