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poxwole··on Franklin expedition captain who died in 1848 was cannibalized by survivors
One should watch or read "The Terror"
poxwole··on Gnome Receives €1M from German Government
Love it. Gnome is my favourite DE and it sure helps that now they have funds to make it even better
poxwole··on The new headache for bosses: Employees aren't quitting
I thought nobody wanted to work anymore
poxwole··on European governments shrinking railways in favour of road-building
That's a shame
poxwole··on Cystic fibrosis treatment wins Breakthrough Prize
Wonderful but they are actively working to block third world countries from making generic alternative or providing the drug at a cheaper cost.
poxwole··on A morale crisis after multiple Meta layoffs
Workers are paying for Zuck's fuckup.
poxwole··on Investors are going nuts for ChatGPT-ish artificial intelligence
Why do I feel I saw all this happen when NFTs hit the market? Math behind GPT is solid but still.
poxwole··on OpenAI is now everything it promised not to be: closed-source and for-profit
I am shocked! Shocked!
poxwole··on Tax raids at BBC offices in India enter second day
You do know OpIndia is Hindutva Propaganda Magazine
poxwole··on A neat XOR trick
I did it using sets. I realise now I was using the HashSet optimization
poxwole··on How SBF(FTX) used his status as the right kind of "White Boy" to con the world.
Do you have a stimulus reaction to anything mentioning whiteness?
poxwole··on Baby shortfall is so bad that the labor shortage will last for years
Wonderful, workers will have more power
poxwole··on Google and Amazon Helped the FBI Identify Z-Library’s Operators
I mean all the US companies are narcs
poxwole··on Silicon Valley’s Founder Worship Is Destructive
And who started this practice? Media companies like Bloomberg
poxwole··on Do McKinsey and other consultants do anything useful?
The Economist is the most morally bankrupt media outlet
poxwole··on Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?
Burden of Dreams
poxwole··on Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace by Adam Curtis
poxwole··on Jack Dorsey says his biggest regret is Twitter became a company
Oh look I can criticize after cashing out
poxwole··on Samba on Linux the Easy Way
Why not just use sshfs?
poxwole··on Reading fast, reading well, and reading widely (2020)
Or: How to take all the joy out of reading.
poxwole··on Who’s your favorite public thinker?
Noam Chomsky. The man is a true prophet and renaissance man. Everytime I listen to him I learn something new
poxwole··on 'Too many employees, but few work': Pichai, Zuckerberg sound the alarm
Maybe start with reducing your salaries first
poxwole··on 2022/23 worldwide grain consumption will exceed production [pdf]
Malthus called, says he wants his idea back
poxwole··on Nature has enormous emotional and cognitive benefits on people
Duh!
poxwole··on Ask HN: What are you using for a RSS Reader?
Emacs Elfeed
poxwole··on Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private
Twitter should be nationalized. No man should control such a large medium
poxwole··on [dead]
You know the sources are linked in the article. You're one click away from reading the actual medical journal.
poxwole··on KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov's warning to America (1984)
Oh look an ex soviet grifter who was a low level employee in India and can not speak with any authority on the matters of "cultural Leninism"
poxwole··on Ask HN: Have OCD, suffering from extreme procrastination, please help?
First of all, this is not the place for health advice. None of us here are qualified in Psychiatry and Psychology. Please seek medical attention. I don't know which South Asian country you live in but you must seek help for your condition. Maybe therapy and medication would be necessary. Please take care of yourself and seek professional help. Take care.
poxwole··on In the end, you're treated like a spy, says MIT scientist
Seriously this is next level paranoid. I wondering when will they have McCarthyism 2: Electric Boogaloo China Edition. I say a little before the next election
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