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throwaway6977··on Lichess: The free and open source chess server
I agree with most everything you just said!
throwaway6977··on Lichess: The free and open source chess server
I disagree with almost everything you just said, as someone who has bounced back and forth for almost 4 years now.
throwaway6977··on Google and Facebook execs allegedly approved dividing ad market among themselves
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_News
throwaway6977··on Is Web3 Bullshit?
"The value of the stock is relative to the performance of the company"

This is one of the big lies.

throwaway6977··on Winamp source code leak
Maybe it's just familiarity but I always come back for the active playlist features and IMO very good browse/search workflow.

Literally never needs updated, until this leak at least...

throwaway6977··on The Handwavy Technobabble Nothingburger of Crypto
Less snark would be preferred to elicit a response, but yes- there are more cheap computers than people in the world, and smart phones are near ubiquitous even in very poor places. You simply don't have the life experiences to make this criticism. i.e. PRIVILEGE
throwaway6977··on Acquisition of chess knowledge in AlphaZero
No? But if I have the opportunity to exercise my preference- I will feel good about doing so, and suggest others do the same.
throwaway6977··on The Handwavy Technobabble Nothingburger of Crypto
You sound privileged enough to have access to a reliable and trustworthy bank. Many, many people aren't as lucky.
throwaway6977··on Acquisition of chess knowledge in AlphaZero
Personally, I'd rather not support dishonest, but pretty outlets over direct sources.
throwaway6977··on IBM unveils 127-qubit quantum processor
Certainly for someone with defective default hardware ;)
throwaway6977··on Decentralized Woo Hoo
I strongly suggest doing a comparison of O(log n)-style adoption curves between Bitcoin, and say- cell phones, computer networking, or really any innovation that became ubiquitous and for which we have the data... I think you'd be surprised at the similarities.
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