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paul_funyun··on Gainax, known for 'Evangelion' anime production, goes bankrupt
There's all kinds of fun things that could be done with the franchise. An isekai where an Otaku gets reborn as Shinji and tries to do it right would be great.
paul_funyun··on What makes gambling wrong but insurance right? (2017)
In insurance you expect to come out behind in the average case, unless you're an insurance company.
paul_funyun··on DHCPv6-PD – First Steps
If you don't need ipv6, best just to turn it off and forget about it.
paul_funyun··on Riven
I only read the Book of Atrus and it's worth a read. Can't vouch for any others tho
paul_funyun··on AI is the reason interviews are harder now
I don't like code reviews. If need be I might try to bs my way (paychecks come quicker than permission to fire) into a coding job and those would be a showstopper.
paul_funyun··on One bad apple can spoil your IPv6 privacy (2022)
Ipv6 is a lot like a bios update - best avoided unless absolutely necessary. Potential mess with no upsides for end users.
paul_funyun··on A Beginner's Guide to the ESP8266 (2017)
A useful gizmo but bang for your buck seems esp32 is the way to go
paul_funyun··on Why is Windows 11 so annoying?
You click the filename twice to rename. More efficient than two clicks and a menu perusal.
paul_funyun··on World War II 'rumor clinics' helped America battle wild gossip
Disagree. They gave up a legitimate moral claim when they posted whatever on the public facing internet.
paul_funyun··on HDMI Forum Kills AMD's Open Source Linux Driver
Hopefully there are closed source solutions on Linux. Open source is a fine thing, but only when it works.
paul_funyun··on Mystery monk makes billions with 5-hour energy (2012)
Worth it or not, those were some prodigious lifts.
paul_funyun··on First arrests under Florida's new DNA law, Pennsylvania also considers testing
A paternity test is harder to get right. If there's a difference in a DNA matching test, that eliminates the possibility. With a paternity test, you're just looking for similarity so there less ways to rule one out
paul_funyun··on US Employers Brace for 16M Super Bowl Sick Days
Aren't poll workers entitled to national holidays off?
paul_funyun··on US Employers Brace for 16M Super Bowl Sick Days
Election workers would have the day off too.
paul_funyun··on U.S. to reportedly announce billions of dollars in subsidies for advanced chips
Of course it's inefficient, if it wasn't inefficient it wouldn't need subsidies. Better than nationalizing it or outsourcing our security to foreign actors.
paul_funyun··on "If nothing changes, all remaining Nitter instances will go down eventually"
Good. Join X if you want to see X posts.
paul_funyun··on U.S. to reportedly announce billions of dollars in subsidies for advanced chips
I'm normally a free market type of guy, but national defense is an exception. Our capacity to produce semiconductors without depending on foreign entities is as vital to national security as our capacity for food production. No nation can be strong if they rely on other nations to maintain that strength.
paul_funyun··on Whither philosophy?
Human rights. It's a metaphysical spook with no grounding in the natural world, but the idea catching on is a net positive.
paul_funyun··on Whither philosophy?
Relativism is much more common among non-philosophers than philosophers.
paul_funyun··on Whither philosophy?
He was a wrestler of some renown in his youth and his coach nicknamed him 'Platon,' after his size or big shoulders (depending on who's telling it). Winning arguments by flexing is apocryphal, as far as I know.
paul_funyun··on Major outages across ChatGPT and API
Developers aren't developers to learn, they're developers to make a living. There might be a few Kool aid chuggers who want to be better tools for the boss but most folks would rather save the time for themselves and/or their families.
paul_funyun··on SCOTUS to decide if public officials can block critics online
It's clearly speech. Were the content of their speech different, there would be no ban. Or is there some means of behaving where they could relay that message to their governmental twitter account without a block?
paul_funyun··on Adblock Plus and (a little) more
The service is running off their servers, so they get the final say in whether to present content to you at all. Don't cry foul when your account is terminated.
paul_funyun··on An antiquated law rules mining in the West
I bought it outright. Salvage, so it's possible that the previous owners died in bringing it to market.
paul_funyun··on An antiquated law rules mining in the West
Exploiting is a weasel word. They're making the useful minerals useable, which benefits the public more than leaving them in the ground. The reservations get what they're entitled to, which is nothing.
paul_funyun··on An antiquated law rules mining in the West
I'm not the first person to own my hatchback, but I'm not going to consult the previous owner if I want to repaint it. Not incorporating indigenous decision making is a valid answer to the question of how to incorporate it.
paul_funyun··on OpenAI is too cheap to beat
On the other hand, Libreoffice and GIMP.
paul_funyun··on Rite Aid Files for Bankruptcy
It spent too much on solutions that were ineffective. Moving to police that can make arrests, as the article says they're doing, should be more effective, assuming that the authorities will hold the arrested crims.
paul_funyun··on Rite Aid Files for Bankruptcy
And avoiding low income communities. Feeble medicaid reimbursements and shoplifting are no broth to feed a healthy business.
paul_funyun··on USPS is falsifying safety docs as its workers die of heat
It's interest rates that are screwing the worker. When they say they're fighting inflation they mean wage 'inflation.' When wages go up working class people are more able to repay their loans without incurring penalties and interest, which isn't good for mortgage companies or banks. Don't confuse the two, the interests of capital and working people are necessarily at odds when it comes to interest rates.
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