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Re:People Hooked on Vapes Try a New Way to Quit: Cigarettes on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @08:47AM (#49815278)
How many years of society-wide usage did it take to gather the evidence to understand the health impacts of smoking?
Re:I wanted a camera that doesn't exist – so I built it on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @12:03PM (#46514966)
This is awesome! Great work. The "do first, ask questions later" mindset is inspiring as it's so easy (for me at least) to get stuck forever in a preparation / ideas phase.

I would also love to see some photos taken with it.

Was it this one? “Epistemic learned helplessness”

https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/06/03/repost-epistemic-learn...

Re:Fluid Simulation Pendant on Monday January 13, 2025 @04:04PM (#42689288)
I really love mitxela's project ideas and process videos, I recommend checking out his other projects as well
Agreed, it seems like a disproportionate response.

Handling the situation quietly when the court case was filed might have avoided this bad-for-Meta legal precedent. Taking it to trial seems like the most risky move, I'm interested if anyone can see Meta's legal logic here.

Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition on Saturday November 18, 2023 @06:08AM (#38318085)
Brockman quit, he wasn’t fired.
So... what is it?