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> This particular sub-genus of grifts, half-truths and strategic omissions ... “Manifest Destiny.” “Aryan superiority.” “The divine right of kings.” “The domino theory.” “Israel ha…

Yup. This is the way it is for most European countries. Places like France, Germany, Austria, Italy, really, most. I find it odd that the USA had this in the first place.

We already have several plug-in batteries? Simple search: https://www.ecohome.net/en/guides/4189/best-plug-and-play-ho...

The straw man was the 2 obvious statements she made (sci-fi has more than science, technology is more than computers and whatever). She argues for both, when nobody was arguing aga…

That's the difference though. Knowing enough about science to be creative with it vs. knowing little about science so you just write whatever you like.

> I think the critical factor that makes sci-fi hard isn't known physics, exactly, but early on establishing a known set of rules and letting them play out as they will No that's j…

Technology is not only "computery" electronica. A lever is technology. So is writing. Fair point, and I don't think anybody was arguing otherwise. Sci-fi has elements other than te…

Plus, just how exams only test you on how good you are at exams, those systems only show how good you are at getting likes, votes, followers, etc. You can have a billion followers,…

That is hilarious, depressing, and would likely work. Oh god.

"This app didn't have a feature that it didn't advertise it had, ONE STAR!". Really? He explains why the request for ratings exists in the post. I'll never review a well known bran…

You are mistaken. > Indie developers can’t win in the App Store. Since we’re mostly unknown to the public, we need positive App Store ratings and reviews for our apps to encourage …

Did you read the whole thing? His reasoning is difficult to dismiss as "well, you shouldn't do it anyway".

I would have said it needs to taper off, not just stop, but reading it described in black and white made me think "actually, why _not_ just stop at a threshhold?". If you can get 2…

Most of the post makes sense to me, even if I don't agree. This part however: > The news is full of stories of corporations that are throttling the employee use of AI since the cos…

Read up on "democratic socialism" because it was a term I wasn't familar with. I have to say people should be mindful of words and ideas meaning different things in different place…

It was _especially_ like this further back. You literally could not survive without the tribe, and the tribe had norms-and-values you had to adhere to, some of which were to do wit…

> Earn slightly too much, and vital support disappears My reading of this is that the threshhold for the USA government to withdraw financial (and other?) support for disabled peop…

Thank goodness you'll never be allowed anywhere near software anyone uses.

Absolutely, and in my opinion it's a mistake to keep adding features. My word processor in the 90s did one thing, and it was fine. In fact, there's a niche crowd trying to re-creat…

I think this is essentially it. Couple with the thought that there's nowhere else to turn, Apple laptops and phones are the best choice in a bucket of bad choices. I could list end…

For anybody else reading, please disregard. Nothing is expected to be kept secret without a signature.

I have to assume you aren't familar with the corporate world in the slightest. This is absolutely not how it works. Anything that is supposed to be confidential has a signature. Th…

That's a lot of unpaid mental gymnastics you're doing there to excuse Apple of their trademark shitty behaviour, and it _still_ doesn't negate the very black and white statement: “…

And now remember this whenever you listen to absolutely anything coming out from Apple. The pattern has been there since the 90s, but younger people fall for it. What they say is p…

> Software may have been better back in the day, but that was mainly because it was much simpler. ... The bar for “user experience” has kept rising, but everything has become incre…