FruitfulLemonyLemons
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FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
Usually major stuff he was at least in the room for, often (but not always) exuding authoritative energy
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
Ok I'll bite, what's a "software architect"?
I mean as a job description.
I've been a software engineer for over 15 years. I have a grasp of what "architecture" means in terms of a large-scale enterprise application. But a handful (not all or even most) of my jobs have had a guy I would sort of report to called a "software architect" and best I can tell he answers some occasional questions about frameworks to use, etc.
But like is that what he does all day? There seem to be long swaths of time when nobody on the dev team interacts with the guy at all. What is he doing then?
I guess what I'm asking is, is this a good grift?
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
I have a different experience with kratom, it hit me like an opioid high and over time turned me into an asshole when I wasn't getting it, this lasted about 2 years and then I had to admit it was a problem and quit.
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
His point was more group-based. Basically asking if you would happily partake in a group knowing half of the people in the group disliked you. He made the comparison of asking if a black person would feel comfortable moving to a neighborhood where every home was decked out in MAGA gear. Then when he got flack he asked people giving him flack if they lived in a black neighborhood. He also repeatedly stresses that, as you mentioned, his point entirely does not apply to your relationship with individuals.
So basically that was his angle. My personal verdict is "he has a point and is not a racist", not sure how I feel about his choice of means to make this point.
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
Civilization will adapt and those who have a need to identify high-potential children will find ways to do so. It's a shame to throw away what used to be a pretty useful nationwide institutionalized way to do this, be we'll find other ways.
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
Trumpists of The Motte, what do you think of Harmeet Dhillon and her challenge for the RNC chair?
I find it strange that this isn't talked about much in Trump circles. I don't know much about Dhillon but she defends Trump and worked on Kari Lake's election challenge, so it sounds like she's on the team. Trumpists complain all the time about the uselessness of the Republican party, seems like winning the top spot would be massive. Long-term, maybe even better than getting Trump in office or Lake in office. Transforming the two party system so that one of the parties is an America First party.
But I don't know much about her beyond this so maybe Trump circles are right to not be talking about or seeming much to care about this, for reasons I don't understand.
What do you think?
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
Is there an app that lets you listen to any arbitrary song on your phone and sing along to it, and it grades you on how well you hit each note?
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
xkcd 1053
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
Found this the other day (actually in a tweet by @ymeskhout), it's a game where you play as a paperclip maximizer. Apparently it's from like 2017 or something but I only just heard of it.
Anyway, good way to blow like 5 hours.
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
So maybe the best way to resist is with a bit of dishonesty.
I'm calling for the opposite here, the sort of ruthless honesty that makes very specific dictates and doesn't bother explaining them except with a "you know why". Own the fact that you're the owner and you run the place how you like. Then there's no ambiguity or slippery slopes. Imagine if Elon just said, "New rule: no posting swastikas. This applies ex post facto to Ye who is now banned." Not only would that be funny, and maybe have a few people learning some civics on their talking head shows the next day, but it would establish Elon's freedom (it's a truism that you have to make a few bold freedom moves to "maintain" your freedom, if only psychologically) AND have the begrudging approval of the left. And just have people talking and joking and all excited. And be the right move.
I don't know I just see no real advantage to noble lies in this case.
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
Yea the pretense of the incitement principle is what offends me here, he should lean into arbitrary caprice and just say "Okay fine, no direct incitements to violence OR posting swastikas."
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
What's the best way to get a cardio workout at home without equipment and without pissing off the downstairs neighbors?
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
what does deathwatch mean idgi
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
Religions have clergy and laity. It's the clergy's job to study theology and know what's True, and it's the laity's job to trust the clergy and follow their lead. This archetypal form is so baked into human social programming that you're gonna be hard pressed to supplant it. So secular replacements for religion are bound to follow it.
"Boooring, muh everything's a religion." Rationalism doesn't try to be a religion, you say? Well I'm sure the clergy understands that but tell that to the laity. No actually the laity believe that too and recite it. But at the end of the day they follow the archetypal form. They will call themselves Rationalists but they have jobs and hobbies and lives (as is right and proper for laity of any religion—this is not a dunk) and so they will trust the EYs and the Scotts and the other clergy to do the actual work. The actual thinking. The actual application of Bayesian reasoning. Etc. For their part they simply have faith that they have found the True epistemology and that they follow the lead of trustworthy workers of Truth.
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
If chicken is pink does that always mean it's dangerously undercooked? That's what I was taught as a kid, wondering if that was a hypersafetyism
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
The rumored upcoming diesel shortage - big deal or nah?
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
I'm taking 200 mg capsules 15 mins before making a cup of strong coffee
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
Can anybody think of any plausible long-term risks of l-theanine supplements?
Been taking it with my coffee every morning for the past week and I really love the effect but I've got such a deep seated intuition that nothing is free.
The alt-right, with its emphasis on race and replacement, is fringe and represents a small fraction of Republicans.
The anti-Trump "moderate" Republicans poll poorly in primaries, and Trump's approval rating remains sky high among Republicans.
What do the above two assertions say?
They say two things.
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Trump is not alt-right, never was.
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There is a massive swath of Trump-loving voters who are off the radar of the media by being neither fashy-racist nor anti-Trump "moderates".
[Jerry Seinfeld voice] Who are these people?
I'll tell you who they are. They are the Rush Limbaugh crowd. Or wherever they are now. I grew up with them, they are my people. I listened to Rush in his final year, and listened to his callers, and the vibe of his following (which was massive) was the same as I remember it. On median: They are hardcore Trump supporters. Yet they find the emphasis on race of both the left and the fringe right distasteful. In fact they itch for national unity and an end to civil strife and they saw in Trump the best hope for unity. The whole idea of Trump being divisive they saw as media propaganda, e.g. to them Trump's stance against illegal immigration is in fact about illegal immigration and not secretly about "brown people". In their eyes Trump had the back of anybody with a Social Security card. They think Hitler was, in fact, evil af and love to relate their parents' or grandparents' stories about kicking his ass.
They have an essentially Reaganite attitude toward American politics. They see taxation as fundamentally a seizure of the productive elements of society and while they see it necessary they think it should always be done with great solemnity and respect for the taxed, whose sweat fuels all government projects. They saw Trump as the obvious candidate for anybody into Reaganite politics and are beyond infuriated that the left's propaganda painted them as Hitlerian for wanting the obvious best candidate for policy positions that had nothing to do with race.
Etc etc.
I don't know where this crowd is at now. But if anybody deserves to be called "silent majority" (if only among Republicans) it's them. Not that they were silent on Rush's show, "ignored" may be a better term for them, ignored by media and its focus on the battle between crazy fascist racists and the nice wholesome Cheney family.
I really think there's a massive, massive amount of these people and yet I don't hear these particular opinions being expressed basically anywhere.
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
Somewhat possible, definitely true for when I go out but when I'm at home (which is most of the time) I am extremely good at just pulling out the laptop when I get the impulse, even started taking the laptop into the bathroom with me with a tiny table to set it on.
Would agree there is definitely less overall screen time than before.
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
Is it possible yet to determine paternity using photos and AI?
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
No idea, I just know I have a personal 100% n=2 now of removing PWM from my life totally fixing eye strain issues.
The concept is also widespread enough that monitor manufacturers use phrases like "flicker free" or "flicker safe" to advertise that they don't use PWM.
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
Was having pretty insane eye strain issues that bled into a sort of chronic fatigue situated in my head that made me want to do nothing but lie down after my WFH programming job was done for the day. All post-work hobbies and even weekend hobbies were kind of a drag because I had this head thing going on. Tried all kinds of things like keeping the night filter on my work computer at all times, which maybe helped a little. Was worried I might have to get into another line of work.
Then I serendipitously discovered that of all the screens I own, precisely one of them uses pulse width modulation for dimming, and that's my iPhone 13 Mini. Years ago I had some problems with a PWM device and ended up getting rid of it. Was very surprised to see it on an iPhone. Last week I resolved to not ever look at my phone except for necessities like texting (and I don't hold long text conversations). So basically barely ever looking at my phone.
After a week the issue is almost completely resolved. It's ridiculous how well that worked.
So far I have no plans to get a new phone either because I kind of like being forced to look at my phone less. Win/win.
Reddit has some info on this here in case anybody else is dealing with something similar: https://old.reddit.com/r/PWM_Sensitive/
FruitfulLemonyLemons
1yr ago
The Dude
Can you recommend a video or two to start out with?
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