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legopelle··on Harry Potter with Guns
WB seems to have purged it. Anyone know somewhere to find it?
legopelle··on LSD Chemist William Pickard to Be Released from Prison
LSD literally makes you acutely aware of your perception. Things get put into perspective.
legopelle··on The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing a rethink in macroeconomics
There is research, and it's pretty intuitive. Create stability. Reduce income inequality. Focus spending on social programs. Help people out of addiction, crime, give them a network, healthcare, education and jobs. People who cannot work need funding. Enough to live a dignified life. People are happy when they don't have to worry. People who are happy with the system doesn't really commit crime.
legopelle··on I Know What You Download on BitTorrent
Many private trackers may ban you if one of your invitees misbehave.
legopelle··on Anders Tegnell defends Sweden's virus approach
Ventilators are extremely intensive treatment.i It's forced breathing. If you're old and frail, it will kill you.
legopelle··on A humble guide to database schema design
All fine and dandy until the geography shifts.
legopelle··on French companies benefiting from state aid can't buy back shares
I don't get why this is downvoted. If you want to take part of the benefits of capitalism and maximize your profit, you should be ready to waive some benefits if asking for collective support.
legopelle··on Loudness war
It's a great podcast! I can also recommend the episode on the THX sound.

https://www.20k.org/episodes/thxdeepnote

legopelle··on Black boys don’t need more discipline, they need mentors (2018)
I'd argue that depends on 1. laws being put I to place for strictly rational reasons, 2. arrest decisions do not depend on race and 3. punishment magnitude is equal for equal crimes.
legopelle··on Black boys don’t need more discipline, they need mentors (2018)
You're saying that black people have a higher propensity for crime. Is it not more plausible that humans are more or less alike, and the difference is outside their control?
legopelle··on Black boys don’t need more discipline, they need mentors (2018)
Well yes, that's structural racism for you. And before you judge people for committing crimes, ask yourself: would you have abstained if you had the same life story? Do you think they would fall into crime less if they had a more privileged upbringing?
legopelle··on French court rules Steam games must be able to be resold
This is great. Anything that may only be "owned" by one person at a time should categorically be able to be resold. Licenses too. If you're a proponent for capitalism (which I guess all publisher decision-makers are), then let the market work. The profit motive will solve all problems.
legopelle··on Sonos's “recycle mode” intentionally bricks devices so they can't be reused
They tout "sustainability is non-negotiable" on their page, while encouraging recycling over more sustainable reuse. I mean, they're allowed to do that, but be honest about it.
legopelle··on Sonos's “recycle mode” intentionally bricks devices so they can't be reused
But still, why not say so directly? Why lie about sustainability? It seems extremely dishonest.
legopelle··on South Park Responds to Being Banned in China for “Band in China”
> while doing repression even more violently than chinese or russian governements

Source on that?

legopelle··on South Park Responds to Being Banned in China for “Band in China”
The decision has nothing to do with China being communist. It has everything with both being capitalists.

You said it yourself: "Putting profits ahead of everything else.. because it sacrifices quality and every other good for the sake of short-term profit."

A blanket fear of communism is not productive.

legopelle··on Knuth: Fantasia Apocalyptica (2017)
I had the privilege to hear the piece at the premiere in Piteå, Sweden. Honestly I didn't know what to expect, but I've never heard music rendered from text so faithfully before.
legopelle··on A Gene That Makes You Need Less Sleep? (2014)
Wow, how are you physically? Any downsides directly related to the minimal sleep?
legopelle··on Six years later, Star Citizen is still raking it in
I can really recommend https://artemisspaceshipbridge.com

It's a game where you and your friends play as the different officers on a Star-Trek like bridge, like Helmsman, Weapons and of course Captain. Use a large TV as the main screen and use your laptops for your station. It's really fun.

legopelle··on The GDPR Is a Cookie Monster
Detained during their connection in Frankfurt?
legopelle··on The GDPR Is a Cookie Monster
The same thing happens on Forbes. Trying to opt out fails after "applying preferences" a few minutes.

It's of course bullshit.

legopelle··on The cyclist behind an anti-cyclist Facebook group
I was going to rain on the parade by saying that that quote is old. But then I saw that it was posted almost 10 years ago and could very well be the source.
legopelle··on Cable networks are speeding up TV shows to cram in ads
Two things shook me while watching TV on my USA trip.

One is the sheer number of ad breaks in programming. Here in Sweden there's only a few with a good chunk in between.

The second is ads during programs. I mean not even having the courtesy to pause but instead overimpose.

I sort of get it now why USA import shows have the weird breaks though.

Given, I seldom watch TV here anymore, so I might be mistaken.

legopelle··on Tesla shareholders reject bid to strip Musk of chairman role
Unrelated to the story, but I got this when (trying to) opting out of tracking: https://imgur.com/a/sw9wFY0

Besides opt out not really being ok, the processing took a good minute or two. As in the progress meter arbitrarily increased. That must be bullshit right? And after completion, the request to set preferences failed anyway!

Does anyone have an explanation?

legopelle··on U.S. To Seek Social Media Details from All Visa Applicants
I left the field blank on my ESTA application. Should I be worried?
legopelle··on Escaping Hell with Monads (2017)
1) Maybe monad

  getData :: Maybe Data1
  getMoreData :: Data1 -> Maybe Data2
Note: the monad is probably not just Maybe if it talks to the outside world but more in 2)

List monad

  getData :: [Data1]
  getMoreData :: Data1 -> [Data2]
Dont' know about continuations.

2) There are a few approaches but the most popular are monad transformers, building stacks to combine the effects. For example, to speak with the outside world we need 'IO'. To add failure we might use the Maybe transformer

  MaybeT m a
to build

  type IOMaybe a = MaybeT IO a
legopelle··on Google Issuing Refunds to Advertisers Over Fake Traffic, Plans New Safeguard
I imagine a single state-owned database where merchants enter detailed product information. The consumers may then query the database at their leisure.
legopelle··on Theresa May to create new internet controlled and regulated by government
Why do you consider secularism bad?
legopelle··on Fidget Spinners: Why Being Interesting Can Do More for You Than Being Useful
Warning, the site tries to forcefully redirect to ads.
legopelle··on America’s Cars Are Getting Faster and More Efficient
I'm sure non-libertarians also believe regulation should be understood.
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