iamerroragent

Content mill runs rage content all day too. Unfortunately those get eyes and thus revenue. More a comment on us as a species than anything else.

On an individual to individual basis we might recognize bad content meant to feed off of our base emotional instincts versus content meant for accuracy and to inform.

However collectively it appears there's more of us that rather get sucked into the rage content than try for objective or accurate reporting.

This mirrors the transition of television News from not needed to be profitable to needing to be profitable. Look at the success of cable news.

The "ideal body" is actually healthier now than it was 20 years ago.

So you agree that the 'ideal body' does not necessarily mean it's 'heathier' and because the 'ideal' changes through time.

Because feeling hungry stops when you eat? Presumably your body was taught this when you were a child.

An unconscious zombie might eat but it would be eating human brains. Generally Cannibalism, especially of neural tissue, can lead to prion disease.

The part that separates us from the animals as far as I am aware is language.

Here are people that were not raised by humans, they seem to have an inability to adapt to human society if they develop past a certain age without reintegration with humans:

https://www.treehugger.com/children-who-were-raised-by-anima...

I believe Chomsky attributes recursion as a fundamental part of our language:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Noam-Chomsky/Philosophy...

And some science suggests the first humans to develop recursive language were twins and their parents couldn't really understand them:

https://phys.org/news/2019-08-recursive-language-modern-simu...

Feelings (emotions not sensory like touch or sight) are experienced are they not? Not the other way around. As in you observe your feelings; not you tell yourself what to feel.

So what's the problem again?

I wish instead of just waving a wand around saying 'because physics' the author would bother to explain more clearly what their problem with physics here is.

This is fantastic news! I wasn't aware that this vaccine was out. Hopefully many people will benefit from this.

Then what about everyone else trying to get in through the Mexican border?

"Now, folks like the guy in this story are not “refugees” by the technical definition; . They’re either asylum-seekers, which is a technically different thing, or they’re people who just try to move to escape a bad situation back home. But to me this is a distinction without a difference; "

So can be said for a lot of people wanting to come to the U.S. to make a living.

Personally making immigration affordable and efficient to meet the demand is a possible direction we could go (I think it would reduce harm) but that isn't the one we've gone down so far.

Fukushima happened and that was how Germany decided to respond.

It's just a conveniention as far as I am aware. Similar one is applied to comics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age

So if your peers have a nice fat ass that the boys all like to oggle at while walking between classes and you're stuck with a skinny thigh gapping flapjack white girl tush you bet your ass you're gonna start eating some cheese berders.

The feeling of wanting to fit in is constant for teens. What 'fitting in' looks like changes over time.

What's desired has changed over time in my life alone. Booty is a great example. I grew up with mostly white women in media shaming themselves and asking if their dress made their ass look fat while also trying to get boob implants.

Nowadays booty is WAAAAY more prominent and desired and those old tired jokes about their ass looking fat a hell of a lot less common.

From the show Brockmire:

https://youtu.be/lOBjS2kzL3w

I'm just saying how it is in the U.S. in practice.

Regardless ending nuclear power in Germany is a popular enough position that Merkel was re-elected. Probably not just on that issue but she listened to what her people wanted and she kept getting elected because of it (as far as I know; I'm not German).

In the U.S. I expect my Representative to act in the interest of what will get them re-elected.

I am not too familiar with the ins-and-outs of Germany's politcal system though it appears to be a popular position.

https://www.dw.com/en/merkel-shuts-down-seven-nuclear-reacto...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Merkel#Chancellor_of_Ge...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Germany

Um fusion being close to being viable, which your link is supporting, doesn't mean it's close enough to help us this century with regarding climate change (which is what your link is about), which isn't what I said it would do. I apologize if I worded it a way that you felt implied that.

South Korea I understand is investing heavily here[1]. If I'm not mistaken so is China. Too bad we (Western society) can't work with Iran on this as well.

However, please consider when we talk about changing our sources of energy over, that what will work has to work within costs and regulatory conditions.

If I'm not mistaken it can take around 20 years for an experienced nuclear capable nation to get a reactor up and running from initial phase of saying yes you can build a reactor.

Solar is outpacing that.[2] Which your link also supports.

"The pattern of power supply is changing. The massive take-up of solar power by households means we have now permanently shifted from the old model of large power stations to one where supply is distributed around the network. "

Fission (by itself) is not solving climate change this century either.

Additionally I think fission powered cargo ships would be a great option to reduce carbon emissions too. Since the U.S. Navy is very experienced with nuclear powered vessels and Russia has that nuclear powered icebreaker, I think it's technology possible.

Unfortunately setting up a regularity system for that is likely completely unrealistic though I'm happy to be wrong here.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_South_Korea

2. https://news.energysage.com/solar-vs-nuclear-battle-for-the-...

Because the German citizens voted for it.

https://thedeepdive.ca/e-on-hikes-energy-prices-45-as-german...

Note they are attributing some of the increase to the higher than average/normal price for energy since Ukraine war started.

"The electric company defended the increase, saying they cushioned the much more expensive purchasing costs for customers for an above-average period of time during the energy crisis but had to secure future amounts of energy for customers at high prices on the wholesale markets last year."

Well while I think it was a mistake to do in the short term, Germany has been preparing for this for a while.

However for greener energy advocates it looks like Fusion really is close to being viable:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_ignition#2021_and_2022_...

Okay but how are we supposed to get teen girls not to compare themselves to the looks of global stars?

This existed before social media. At best I can see it being a catalyst here and so sure limit or ban social media (at least for under 18s ~ 25s, whatever we agree on is a developed adult brain).

Lowering the percentage of teens with mental health issues is a good thing.

However that doesn't stop teens from comparing their looks to their peers, adults they know, and obviously global media (magazines, billboards, films, music, etc; what 'successful' women look like on cable news). How are the underlying cause for these negative feelings going to be addressed?

So the onboard video worked from the get go and then things got messy after you installed the Nvidia card?

You're not being very clear here what happened and if you're only using free software sources (the default for Debian I believe).

Also looks like you replied further down. You're not even describing an average home user case but saying it's a massive assumption that average users will have an easy time installing Linux. Lol.

Remember I was comparing the ease of installing a Linux system and having it functional is a hell of a lot smoother than Windows. That's just true in general. No assumption needed.

There's other distros that have rolling releases that tend to have more updated software in exchange for stability and thorough testing.

Yes actually it isn't illegal to make mistakes on filing your taxes. That's why you can amend them.

Deliberately avoiding paying tax is illegal. Apple didn't avoid paying tax. They just reported where the local tax should go incorrectly.

The State then took Apples word and gave too much to the city.

State inefficiency allows this. If existing laws haven't been changed to effect this thenthe State was negligent in failing to audit shit for decades.

A. What you are describing here isn't illegal activity. You're describing the State determining that Apple incorrectly reported where the sales tax should go (no one is saying deliberately). Now the state is trying to remedy this.

B. From what I was gathering there's been a change in law regarding online sale tax in 2019 or so. Fair enough for the State to take a couple of years to audit and find compliance.

Doesn't really seem to be malicious actions between Apple and the city.

Additionally Apple is free to apeal here and say they did report their sales tax correctly.

The illegality is Apple assigning sales where the goods were not in Cupertino at the time of the transaction to Cupertino for sales tax purposes, to take maximize advantage of sales tax kickbacks offered by Cupertino, despite state law which says the location for sales tax is the location where the goods physically were at the time of the transaction.

This directly contradicts what the article states.

I am still not seeing anything here explaining the actual illegality here. As far as I can tell, and it appears still to to be determined, Apple and the city in question are both operating within the law.

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2023/04/13/apples-local-tax-arr...

If anything it looks like the State is just now getting around to realizing that they foolishly left money on the table and now they want it.

As it is we have Thursday it looks like to find out the results of the audit.

Plus, bigger picture, what the city is being accused of doing to other cities, the the State's themselves already do to each other. Ask yourself why so many corporations are home in Delaware?

In California, the local portion of collected sales tax goes to the location where the transaction took place, not the location of the customer. The corporation can designate where a given transaction has taken place, separate and apart from the underlying origin and destination realities.

I am sorry I'm just going of the linked article and I am sure I am missing some nuances here however it doesn't seem like what they've done is exactly illegal.

Alice and Bob agreeing the forge a document is illegal.

Bob agreeing to give Alice some money back that Bob collects from Alice's customers because otherwise Bob would get no money from Alice's customers doesn't appear to be illegal (yet). Of course Clara (the State) is free to change her positions on the matter.

For example set a limit on how much a city can charge sales tax.

Tax Districts

The statewide tax rate is 7.25%. In most areas of California, local jurisdictions have added district taxes that increase the tax owed by a seller. Those district tax rates range from 0.10% to 1.00%. Some areas may have more than one district tax in effect. Sellers are required to report and pay the applicable district taxes for their taxable sales and purchases.

https://www.cdtfa.ca.gov/taxes-and-fees/sales-use-tax-rates....

The underlying question remains: how do the electrons "know" what the weights are? When a new charge carrier enters the maze, how does it "know" that "turning left" will be an easier trip than "turning right"? How do most of them end up taking the express lane?

Question: when you observe water flowing on a flat surface do you see the water droplets freely separating from each other all over the surface until it's kind of evenly distributed or do you find the droplets tend to kind of follow or stick to one another?

For example, imagine you have nice trickling stream of water and that stream comes near a droplet, does the droplet join the stream or does the stream miss the droplet?

Does the new "charge" in the maze join with an existing stream or is it starting with a neutral maze and has to find the exit again?

It doesn't need to know that it needs to turn left or right, it just needs to go with the lazier option which happens to be the less resistant one.

Okay I would like to see you post openly criticism of how the CCP handled Covid in China while being a Chinese citizen living in China. Then also criticize Xi and call him Winnie the Poo. Then also blame CCP for releasing Covid.

Let's actually compare what we're comparing here.

Because you're still free to say 'let's dismantle the WHO' just as the rest of the rational and free world is also free to disagree with you.

Now, before you go off half cocked I am not saying the CDC or WHO made perfect calls every time. I think they used the best information they had available to them with decades of expertise and updating as more and better information came in. Additionally for years to come public health officials, scientists, doctors, and organizations will be researching this recent pandemic, evaluating what was effective and updating policies and strategies for future pandemics.

However the important part that we're discussing here is that we are free to criticize these organizations. Free to criticize the government. Free to expose a company skirting regulations in place to protect consumers and the environment. We are free to review the science and come to a consensus. There will always be outliers. The existence of them alone doesn't mean the consensus is wrong though.

I am confused. Apple made an agreement with a City. Both parties seem to benefit from the arrangement. I am not sure I see anything illegal here.

The Japanese "hometown tax" sounds rather intriguing though. I think it would be difficult to implement efficiently in the U.S. but I think it's a great idea none the less to help smaller towns with limited growth potential. Though I think work-from-home + cheaper cost of living will make small towns quite promising to live in today.

Imagine being able to have small farm for the price of a house in the city + city income. Easily do a bit of farming in the morning, remote work during day, finish up anything else the farm needs for the day, and you're set for a pretty nice life in my opinion.

For seventy years, Doyle's contributions to the war effort were largely unheralded, but she was finally given her due in 2014 when she was awarded France's highest honor, the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.

Funny enough it's been publicly known for about that long.

So it is the extent of what you 'don't see' or 'don't understand' going on that you have an issue with rather than the new technology/software.

I've noticed, and others have here as well, that Google results have progressively gotten worse. I don't see a lot of what they are doing in the background either (some of it is already AI) but I know for certain that my results have increasly become more revenue generating than what I wanted (without adding more specific search terms). So AI isn't what exactly has made Search bad.

I suggest spending more time learning how something works. I've found in my experience it helps alleviate the feeling of anxiety I would get when I didn't know what was going on.

DuckDckGo (DDG) seems like they're being transparent on how they're implementing this and how it's going to be used. You're still being given a list of websites and not just raw answer output so I don't see how it's hiding anything more than is already.

As long as they continue to do that and it produces noticable improvement in results it's a win in my book.

Edit Here is what they're doing:

https://spreadprivacy.com/duckassist-launch/

π , numerically, is only as accurate as you approximate it to.

3 can be used as an approximate for π.

The reason is because based on the research I did, I saw that trackball had a steeper learning curve and less usage preference overall, and even though vertical mice also have a learning curve, it seems to be lower. Plus, I believe it's easier to use optical tracking for other actions such as gaming.

Thanks. Those are good points. It's fun for me to see people not use to a trackball attempt to use mine. It definitely took me some time to find it 'natural' with FPS games. It makes sense for you to target a larger audience of potential buyers.

How do you like your trackball? Do you get any pain on your fingers or hand after using it for a while? Maybe a product to explore as a second iteration if the first version goes well :D

I love it overall. My thumb joint does get a little sore/tired after long use (nothing compared to wrist pain). So I have considered switching to one that relies on your fingers instead. Also it works on any surface so it's great if you want a 'full' mouse with a mobile device.

I would definitely recommend exploring it as an option down the road, though I'm guessing it's still a relatively niche market.

Here's wishing you success finishing and launching your product!