ulyssessword
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ulyssessword
18d ago
By my reading, only "officially", while the "true" agreement is for a simultaneous ceasefire as described in the previous sentence.
ulyssessword
19d ago
I thought it was a good effort at introducing something that may not have otherwise been discussed
I mentioned it downthread, but I literally don't know what the point was. Since you saw something interesting here, could you explain it?
ulyssessword
22d ago
Optimistically, we think that engaging with people you disagree with is worth your time,
Dang, my optimism was misplaced here. I'm not even sure what I'm supposed to be engaging with, as "the alt-right is bad" isn't a very interesting thesis.
ulyssessword
23d ago
"even if someone gives fully informed consent...they have the right to [revoke it]"
Heading off on a bit of a tangent, I've seen arguments like that a few times. They never quite sit right with me, or at least they feel incomplete.
When I see that argument, I imagine a hierarchy of agreements: at the bottom are mundane ones that anyone can agree to. In the middle are serious agreements that are restricted to adults of sound mind (legal contracts, etc.) because children can't fathom the consequences of signing. At the top are super serious ones that no living human could be expected to follow through on (e.g. that take on the violinist) because adults can't fathom the consequences of signing.
With that in mind, the fully-consenting-violinist arguments says that (by analogy) motherhood is a superhuman commitment that no adult should be held to, regardless of any indications they might make otherwise.
ulyssessword
23d ago
One can just say that parents should have...
Is your "should" borne out as a matter of fact? I don't think so.
You can argue that the asymmetry is unjust, but that's not the same as stating the asymmetry doesn't exist.
ulyssessword
24d ago
But the hallmark of authoritarianism is to expand the definition of "undesirable" to include your political opponents -
What's it a hallmark of when the definition of "undesirable" excludes literal criminals, classified based on their criminality (not as an incidental feature like MLK)?
I agree with your concern over the lack of process (are those people actually illegal immigrants? Are we sure?), but the intended targets are appropriate targets for persecution.
ulyssessword
26d ago
You're just parroting the progressive line that more choices equal more freedom.
ulyssessword
27d ago
The point of the turn signal is to signal, it's pointless to do when nobody's around so if you're completely certain, there is no need. It's hard to be completely certain however, so lean on doing it all the time to build habit.
A common story element among those with poor awareness: "I was driving along, then this car comes out of nowhere and..." No, aliens didn't teleport a car next to you. The car drove to that location and you weren't paying enough attention to note blind entry points and/or track their approach. (also, you didn't realize that the story would cast you in a negative light).
Signalling 100% of the time is the way to go, for exactly the reasons you laid out.
ulyssessword
30d ago
well, my eyebrows rise.
How many of them?
ulyssessword
1mo ago
How would you compare something like content aware fill to inpainting or other AI image techniques?
Content aware fill is part of the Adobe Creative Suite, and therefore "not-LLM-like" to the public. Inpainting is part of Stable Diffusion and other AI models, and is therefore "LLM-like" to the public (diffusion models are practically LLMs, as long as you ignore what those initials stand for).
As far as I can tell, those two are technically identical, but the AntiAI side will treat them differently because one costs 1000x as much as the other.
For another complication, how about the Samsung fake moon tool, which is entirely constrained to the camera?
ulyssessword
1mo ago
I don't know about that. I removed Reddit from my bookmarks toolbar, and my use dropped off a cliff. Sometimes a 10-second barrier is enough to stop an impulsive decision.
ulyssessword
1mo ago
I thought the facehugger got you before you could finish typing your username.
ulyssessword
1mo ago
Maybe it's just a skill issue, but I didn't get the joke.
How would you go from their comment (as written) to "it was self deprecating to link the really religious to the socially retarded" (as they explained downthread.)?
ulyssessword
1mo ago
Probably because she thinks that's the stronger argument?
Generally, pro-abortion arguments are for at-will abortion, not for medically-required ones. Many ostensible bans on abortion contain exceptions for the health of the mother (and for some crimes committed against them), but those laws aren't what the activists are trying to promote.
I think brawnze is pointing out...That's how I read it anyway.
I read it as fullhearted participation. From the post (emphasis added):
When I meet someone with conservative leanings I have to determine what that guy's specific deal is, because there always is one. Redneck? Really religious? Too-clever-by-half contrarian? Socially retarded?
followed by a clarification that their judgment is deliberately rooted in bad standards.
It's usually difficult to distinguish people who are unserious jokers from those who have foreign (for lack of a better term) values that I'd like to learn about. At least unless they identify themselves.
ulyssessword
1mo ago
I think "believe in" is the proper breakdown, as from Pratchett:
It’s hard to believe in the gods, he thought, when certain people are never struck by lightning. Why doesn’t it happen? If the gods wanted people to believe in them, they’d show themselves occasionally. That’s the whole point.
After all, you never needed faith in the postman. You just knew the postman would come, rain or shine, and deliver the mail. You didn’t have to believe in him. He was just there.
It was the same with the gods. They were just there, too, and you didn’t have to believe in them any more than you had to believe in the sky. You just knew they were there.
And if you didn’t believe in something, then it couldn’t help you.
By that standard, most biologists don't "believe in" evolution, it's simply there. My guess would be that someone who "believes in" Darwinian evolution uses it as a guiding principle and might do things like driving increased competition or having a lot of children. Or maybe a completely different set of beliefs. It's not like social movements stick close to their namesakes.
ulyssessword
1mo ago
Whether it is an investment is beyond our ability to change. Whether it's promoted and protected as an investment is more malleable.
As an example, Canada's new housing minister said that prices don't need to come down. He is promoting housing as an investment instead of as shelter, and it doesn't need to be that way. He could've just as easily said "Prices need to come down because houses are for living in. To those who had planned on downsizing and using the extra money for retirement other purposes, it sucks to be you, but too bad. we'll help you make a different plan. To the foreign investors who bought properties here, I'd like to say lol, thanks for the cash, suckers that this will help us ensure sustainable growth that we can all benefit from."
ulyssessword
1mo ago
Thanks for the candor.
Being self-aware that your opinions are absurd is much worse than standing defiant against accusations that your opinions are absurd, regardless of how strong the accusations are. If you already know you're wrong, why don't you change your mind?
ulyssessword
1mo ago
flatly unwelcome at our various employers' pride networking corporate events.
Is that your moral barometer? I've heard of people using the Church's approval as a proxy for moral behaviour, but this might be the first time I've seen someone use corporations in that role.
ulyssessword
1mo ago
Union leadership also limits membership to secure jobs for their members.
If the local union has 500 members and each can do 0.2 houses per year (e.g. a crew of 10 can do two houses per year), then I guess your city is building a max of 100 houses. What if you want more than 100 houses built? Too bad, union labor is mandated, and they're not interested in de-monopilizing the sector.
Those 500 workers will sure be happy that they're in so much demand. The union did its job.
ulyssessword
1mo ago
I think free range is good for kids simply because it allows for kids to grow into adulthood.
A quote that stuck with me: "You aren't raising a child, you're raising an adult who happens to be a child right now."
Some people have learned very well how to be children, and have 20+ years of experience in that role. Others have already gained experience with adulthood before they get legal recognition at 18, and are already (somewhat) prepared for the challenges they will be facing.
ulyssessword
1mo ago
My example is a nine year old story from a second rate publication: Machine Bias from ProPublica was the last long-form news article I trusted.
I don't have anything newer because...I stopped trusting the authors, and therefore stopped reading the articles. I'll revisit the issue once they cut ties with the old, flawed system and try to make a new one. I'm not holding my breath, though.
ulyssessword
1mo ago
At least 99% of these cases cite the original press statement so you can judge it.
Can you link two examples? I've seen one news article that contained a link back to the company/government/organization's original press release. The rest just say "according to a press release", if that.
ulyssessword
1mo ago
I presume this took a great amount of electricity (although I don’t remember a measurable impact on bills)
It shouldn't take any more than any other type of electric heat. In fact, I'd suspect it's negligibly cheaper to heat water in two minutes instead of 20: You have to add the same amount of net thermal energy to the pot, but you aren't losing heat from a 20-99C pot for the other 18 minutes.
I've never seen a minivan on a jobsite here (working on new-built commercial/industrial buildings). It's all either pickup trucks or full-sized vans.
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