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Re: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM

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Post by noduerme »

maccard wrote: post #349
noduerme wrote: post #348

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Weddings and funerals are the only places where it's still required, and there's quite a bit of bad behavior around both. What those have in common is that no one wants to go to them. That's not the same thing as choosing to go to a place where you're intentionally participating in a social act larger than a family gathering, with people you don't know, and where you're making a statement beforehand that you're a per…

Weddings and funerals are the only places where it's still required, and there's quite a bit of bad behavior around both. What those have in common is that no one wants to go to them. That's not the same thing as choosing to go to a place where you're intentionally participating in a social act larger than a family gathering, with people you don't know, and where you're making a statement beforehand that you're a per…

You're right that the Magic Castle is not about money, it's not that expensive; it's about the average Shmoe getting a night as a high roller. Being invited there is not the defining thing in someone's behavior. It's the fact that people are afforded the opportunity - incredibly rare in society now - to look and act like important people, respected people, and they don't want to mess that up. Clothing's just one part of it. You said you've been forced to dress up... well, that's not the same thing. Not the same thing at all as being excited to look your best. No one forces you to look your best when you want to make an impression.

I always tip well at bars, and I get served well. But that's not the test. The test is walking up unknown to a crowded bar and having the bartender come to you first, knowing you're going to be a good customer. It almost makes you feel the need to tip extra well. And that's what society should be about.

I don't care that flights are cheap. Great. I just want people to live up to that. I don't blame them for being maleducated, but I think they should be educated in showing some class.

Re: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM

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Post by noduerme »

maccard wrote: post #350
sleightofmind wrote: post #328

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>What makes you think that the dress code is what made them behave... Well, for me, it's a lifetime (nearly) of observing how people who dress up for an occasion behave as opposed to those who don't. Churches would make for an interesting exploration in regards to this topic, some still dress, many don't. I don't think your points your other three points are invalid, though. I didn't know that the Castle had become s…

> I didn't know that the Castle had become so expensive. I've only been once as an invite, from what I recall it was ~$50 for the cover charge, we paid about ~$50 a head per meal, and spent probably another ~$100 on drinks each. It was a unique evening, I had a great time, and wouldn't take it back, but it was definitely one of the more expensive evenings I had in LA.

Any nice bar in LA is costly, but for what it is there really aren't a lot of other places on Earth like the Magic Castle. You could easily toss away the money you'd spend in a night there in 30 minutes waiting at the Bellagio to see a Cirque show.

Short take: Going to the Magic Castle is roughly equivalent to flying on the Concorde. It's an expense well worth it for an unforgettable experience.

[edit: yeah, I'm not dead, I know the Concorde isn't around anymore but that's the point]

Re: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM

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Post by maccard »

noduerme wrote: post #352
maccard wrote: post #350

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I didn't know that the Castle had become so expensive. I've only been once as an invite, from what I recall it was ~$50 for the cover charge, we paid about ~$50 a head per meal, and spent probably another ~$100 on drinks each. It was a unique evening, I had a great time, and wouldn't take it back, but it was definitely one of the more expensive evenings I had in LA.

Any nice bar in LA is costly, but for what it is there really aren't a lot of other places on Earth like the Magic Castle. You could easily toss away the money you'd spend in a night there in 30 minutes waiting at the Bellagio to see a Cirque show. Short take: Going to the Magic Castle is roughly equivalent to flying on the Concorde. It's an expense well worth it for an unforgettable experience. [edit: yeah, I'm not…

Completely agree with this! As an aside, I was actually on a concorde plane recently, there's one at an airfield museum not too far from where I live. the thing that stands out to me is how small the interior is, compared to even a 737. It really feels quite cramped!

Re: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM

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Post by paskozdilar »

throwaway09223 wrote: post #84
paskozdilar wrote: post #67

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That's a good point, and one I have considered many times. It has its tradeoffs. I suppose right now it's much more important for me to be close to humans and to learn and develop myself, so it's a necessity for me to be here. Once I get a good enough remote job I will definitely move somewhere far away from everything.

Sure. I think that's a really reasonable choice. Regarding the original point, I think it's important to highlight that without the industrial revolution humans wouldn't be able to live closely together in cities. Living in a city is a choice, and you've chosen the modern option because it's superior. This doesn't seem like a disaster as much as a net-positive with some fairly mild tradeoffs.

> Regarding the original point, I think it's important to highlight that without the industrial revolution humans wouldn't be able to live closely together in cities.

Note that settlements have naturally occurred around rivers because of agriculture (e.g. Mesopotamia), so "cities", in some sense of the word, have existed long before the industrial evolution.

I am aware that civilization brings good stuff with it - it's hard to not be aware of it - but I don't think the tradeoff is worth it. I think it can be, and ought to be, much better than this. It is my opinion that each and every human deserves to (be able to) live in an environment that is pleasant to them. I see it as a fundamental human right.

Re: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM

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Post by gambiting »

throwaway09223 wrote: post #275
gambiting wrote: post #138

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My new(2 years old) Bosch dishwasher cleans much better than any other dishwasher I used in my life. I'm like 60% sure that the buttons on the front don't actually do anything, because it cleans equally well in all modes, from ECO(50C) to Heavy Load(70C). Yeah the eco mode takes 3 hours by default, but press "Vario Speed" and is done in 1:05h with the exact same result.

I have a modern Bosch benchmark washer and it also cleans better than anything I've ever used from past decades. It's also extremely expensive. I have friends with cheaper dishwashers and they do not clean well at all on eco modes. Everything's relative.

Yeah I mean....of course. My sister got a cheap dishwasher couple years ago and it never broke, it just never cleaned properly, we cleaned the filters, all tubing, all the arms, used the dishwasher cleaner several times.....nope, would still leave residue and bits of food on plates, literally regardless of mode. It was basically useless for its main function. It was under warranty but the engineer came out and said yeah, there's nothing wrong with it, it's just not very good. We ended up recycling it and buying the cheapest Bosch Series 2, it's not fancy but at least it works as a dishwasher.

Re: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM

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Post by Solarsail »

paskozdilar wrote: post #347
micromacrofoot wrote: post #323

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If you spend a few minutes looking you’ll find that many other people have written them down, even pre unabomber. His manifesto is popular because he blew people up, not because he was an original thinker.

I honestly don't understand your reasoning. Is it somehow immoral to talk about murderers, or about what they wrote? If so, why?

Isn't it rather precedented to do this? In most readings (that I've seen, anecdotally) of Timothy McVeigh's writings, or Hitler's Mein Kamph, people read these works specifically in the framing of a path to the atrocities, rather than in erstwhile debate of normative claims.

Re: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM

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Post by micromacrofoot »

paskozdilar wrote: post #347
micromacrofoot wrote: post #323

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If you spend a few minutes looking you’ll find that many other people have written them down, even pre unabomber. His manifesto is popular because he blew people up, not because he was an original thinker.

I honestly don't understand your reasoning. Is it somehow immoral to talk about murderers, or about what they wrote? If so, why?

To me it feels immoral to promote reading what they wrote, because it was used to justify murder, and popularized as a result of said murders. It's a similar reason for not recommending Mein Kampf. It's a similar reason why some countries won't report the names of mass murders in the news.

If this were a unique idea not repeated since by others, I'd be more likely to agree with you... but it's not.

If you were recommending this reading as a cautionary tale about extremism, I'd also be more inclined to agree with you.

But in reality, all of the information found in the unabomber's manifesto can be found from sources that weren't serial murderers... so what does recommending this writing, and not other related writing accomplish? from my perspective it only serves the murderer. The original publication of the manifesto was also forced under the threat of murder.

Re: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM

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Post by Graziano_M »

dgb23 wrote: post #41

A funny quote if you put on your layman's glasses: > It's simply a 24C02 EEPROM with 4.7K pull-ups on I2C lines, a bypass cap, and some diodes, probably for reverse-insertion protection.

In layman's terms: It's an integrated circuit that has non-volatile storage, resistors on the data lines so that the voltage sits at 'high', as per the spec for I2C (the communication protocol), a capacitor to stabilize the voltage, and diodes that protect the circuit in case voltage were applied in the 'wrong direction'.

Re: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM

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Post by Graziano_M »

shaman1 wrote: post #315
nicbou wrote: post #183

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Not everyone has room for a dishwasher in their kitchen

As I mentioned, there are many similar mini dishwashers or table top dishwashers in the 300e price bracket.

It's often against your lease agreement to hook up anything to your water lines.

Re: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM

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Post by paskozdilar »

micromacrofoot wrote: post #357
paskozdilar wrote: post #347

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I honestly don't understand your reasoning. Is it somehow immoral to talk about murderers, or about what they wrote? If so, why?

To me it feels immoral to promote reading what they wrote, because it was used to justify murder, and popularized as a result of said murders. It's a similar reason for not recommending Mein Kampf. It's a similar reason why some countries won't report the names of mass murders in the news. If this were a unique idea not repeated since by others, I'd be more likely to agree with you... but it's not. If you were recomm…

> But in reality, all of the information found in the unabomber's manifesto can be found from sources that weren't serial murderers... so what does recommending this writing, and not other related writing accomplish?

You're trying to shift the burden of justification to me, when you are the one trying to censor.

What does censoring me accomplish in the real world?

Does me talking about him make his murders worse then they are?

Are Kaczynski's murders going to disappear once every single person stops talking about him?

Why should I even bother figuring out alternative sources, what difference does it make in the real world whether I talk about him or about any other anarcho-primitivist?

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