GP likely lives in the UK where households are subject to a mandatory TV Licence, which fees are used to fund the BBC.
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Kentaro Toyama talks about technology as an amplifier for human intent.
Just as you could tighten a nut with your hands, you can tighten it so much more with a wrench.
Whether that nut is employed in a machine that will bring bounty for a village, or it's employed in a machine whose output by law belongs to its private owners is entirely up to the inhabitants.
Will the villagers band together and build their own machine?
Or will the authorities give the private creator of the machine exclusivity of the land the machine runs on and its output, leaving the villagers bereft?
Whatever state our world is in is a result of our peers decision, not "good" or "bad" technology. Humans will legislate: "good" and "bad" uses are up to them, and later on up to the executive and judicial system.
Pro-social (*not the same as socialist) cultures will share the wealth, others will hoard it, and you get the effects you dread: unemployment, poverty, etc.
Now, a better question is: is a technology too powerful or misunderstood that it might be misused, regardless of the creator's intent?
These companies would want to sell your info to any group who see you as a liability, not just law enforcement:
- Insurance companies want an excuse deny payment
- Potential employers want an excuse to not hire you
- Landlords, neighbors, social clubs benefit from an excuse to deny you
- People who despise you for any reason may use this to hurt you.
Any of these uses today might be seen as extreme, but these things have a way of normalizing themselves over time.
We also do rsrsrs, kkkkk, hehe, haha, hihi, ahuahauh and huehue.
A few more here:
https://zooando.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/tipos-de-risadas-do...
Watch an action movie from the 90s: they're _slow_ by today's standards, but if we stick to it with no distractions, it greatly adds to the viewing experience.
This is great for building worlds and charismatic characters.
I can only guess why:
- More focus on content instead of message
- Less political restriction on content compared to today
And this includes friends across the political spectrum.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silhouette_(clustering)
Another elegant method is the Calinsky-Harabasz Index
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calinski%E2%80%93Harabasz_in...
Money requires scarcity, otherwise its utility goes down. En masse, money copying would bring about hyper inflation very quickly. Society loses.
On the other hand, what work of art requires scarcity to be enjoyed? Personal sexy videos don't count here, as that's a privacy matter not a scarcity issue.
I can see that argument working for the fashion industry for example: buying clothes from an exclusive designer has the value of making you look unique. If suddenly that outfit gets copied and everyone is wearing knockoffs, you no longer look unique.
However if someone pays to rent a movie, and someone else pirates it, none of the consumers lost. The copyright owner only loses if a sale would've otherwise happened.
So I think that outcomes matter according to specific scenarios, and showing damage should be essential in court cases. Too many innocents have their lives ruined by inflated piracy claims that truly caused little damage.
> how in good conscience could he act on basically "taking the word of some guy in a white lab coat."
is actually quite correct. There is science behind DNA evidence, but there is also frequent malpractice of lab technicians, which ends up muddling results, with life ruining consequences.
John Oliver has talked about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScmJvmzDcG0
Banning research is entirely different.
2. Analyzing images for biometric markers and linking it to a database of persons can absolutely be legislated against.
3. One step further, utilizing biometric information for decision making is also very easy to legislate against.
Some companies might do these things secretly anyway, but then we have the need for audits and strong enforcement of the law, which is another matter. First step is to get this into legislation.
A Magsafe cable/port is a "trip safe" charging system, as the power cable is attached to the computer solely by magnets so that it will not break the port if yanked out at an angle.
But it would be even more secure if there was an opt-in "I don't want to use my phone as 2FA".
Phone number authentication creates a weakness for anyone who is in a targeted attack.
A motivated attacker can easily bribe/trick a telecom employee, or if physically accessible, swipe the phone itself to read 2FA texts.
On average, this might increase security (the vast majority of users are terrible at using passwords).
For proficient users who use passwords securely, this is an acute drop in security (if forced to use).
Forced phone number 2FA has the same effect; in Big G's case forcing phone number 2FA is anti-anonymity disguised as security. In this case, it's a bid for biometrics.
> Utter joy: no fun, ...
Can you elaborate how "utter joy" is not fun?
Also later on the author suggests friends can be a mix of the types (multiplex friends).
This is different from what happens in Brazil. That situation looks like it's primarily driven by sadism, whereas in Brazil it tends to be primarily financially motivated, though sometimes sadism is a secondary objective.
The (minor) downsides: modern features like Bluetooth and USB-C are possible, but only through soldering.
Rockbox unfortunately lacks polish, and it for some reason turns itself off after a while playing music.
"If the email with your strategy gets printed in the front page of a newspaper, how would you feel about it?"
It's a good rule of thumb for professional ethics in general.
Indeed, it's heartbreaking how otherwise capable hardware is ruined by bad design decisions (UI, form factor, touchscreens, ...)
I found a workable solution after many hours:
1. Bought a Hifi Walker H2 on Amazon. It suffers from poor UI design, including typos. Otherwise, the hardware is great.
2. Installed RockBox on it. After a little customization, it resolves the crappy UI. The one pain point is RockBox will not support Bluetooth or USB DAC, if you care about these features.
What happens if we control for distance to a body of water? I suspect that has a more direct impact on wellbeing.
e.g. "Boomers ruined our economy and our environment".
When is the last time you actually had power to make material change in the world? Even if you did, most people are just trying to survive - don't blame a generation, that's misdirection.
Instead, hold specific people in power accountable. There are individuals whose names we know that are running most of this the world and know very well what they are doing. Don't relieve them of their agency.
This makes even sitting at your computer for hours on end more bearable and you'll have less back/neck pain overall - nevermind all the other positive effects of working out
Fire codes are one:
I can't put a nice welcome mat in front of my door, because someone might trip on it during an evacuation.
Firetruck sirens are physically painful and always turned on.
Monthly alarm testing, again with physically painful volumes that I can't adjust.
My condo windows only open up to a length about 3/4 the width of an adult head.
Somehow, the rest of the world (outside the anglosphere) lives just fine without all of this.
The rest of the world puts more of the burden of individual safety on the individual themselves - for every new situation, we learn to judge safety for ourselves. In the article, the water section in Disneyland Japan is an instance of this.
Every now and then we hear of tourists from highly safety regulated countries getting in trouble for reckless behavior, as if they hadn't had the opportunity to develop that skill. The unfortunate situation with the tourist in North Korea comes to mind.
Topical: A scene from Hogfather https://geekxgirls.com/images/christmas/sword-safe-discworld...
Do laundry weekly. Years old gym clothes will smell just fine.
Collapsible drying racks are a thing. IKEA sells them for cheap. Just leave them by your window, vent or fan.
> I stopped buying expensive exercise clothing many years ago because they only last a season before they smell too bad
I'm very confused.
It still smells despite washing with laundry detergent after each use? My gym clothing has zero smell & I've had them for >5 years, with weekly use for each piece.