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Re:Farmland practices are driving bird population decline across Europ...
on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @06:39PM (#38861298)
It would be interesting to correlate the decline with the presence of wind-turbines and wind farms not mentioned in these studies.
Re:YouTube punishes ad-blocker users with slower videos on non-Chrome ...
on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @12:19PM (#38366716)
"Ad-blocker user punishes YouTube with not watching YouTube"
Re:How to boss without being bossy
on Saturday November 11, 2023 @01:22PM (#38232964)
"Leaders command people". No, real leaders don't. Those with a military background that have been in situations where shit was all over the fan will agree.
Re:Tell HN: Enterprises spend 10x more to build no-code solutions than...
on Thursday September 28, 2023 @05:12PM (#37695932)
No code is simply somebody else's code.
Re:Naomi Klein investigates ‘conspiracy theory culture’ that has shake...
on Friday May 19, 2023 @05:06AM (#35999488)
I am looking forward to the book and am particularly curious if it will address the origin of "conspiracy cultures" as I personally feel a lot has to do with governments and media plain lying and manipulating. It keeps me puzzled why conspiracies are not simply addressed but somehow need to be silenced instead. Maybe the book will provide insight or answers.
Re:European bird populations decrease by a quarter, farming to blame
on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @04:46PM (#35967528)
Is there a reason windturbine effects on bird decline are not used in this study?
Re:I've mostly stopped reading technical mailing lists
on Saturday May 13, 2023 @06:49AM (#35927190)
After double digit years in software development, terms keep confusing me and often the ease with which they are introduced often puzzle me. Like map, set, list, array, object, subject, collection and switch. The way every other language uses them in a slightly different way is confusing for English natives, let alone foreign languages. It is not only documentation that is lacking, it is also the way every other new kid on the block implements the same thing in a completely different way.
Re:What if we tolerated diseases?
on Friday May 12, 2023 @01:20PM (#35919116)
"And vaccines work because they teach immune systems to recognize — and so more effectively resist — pathogens before the actual bug is encountered." Is a bold claim that has yet to be proven empirically.
Re:Ocean-surface temperatures are breaking records
on Saturday May 06, 2023 @04:42PM (#35845201)
We are all going to die.
Re:Whistleblowers are the conscience of society, yet suffer gravely
on Sunday April 30, 2023 @06:08PM (#35767033)
Most whistleblowers have a high moral and ethical standard. In current societies where people make it to the top lying, cheating and misusing or even suppressing others, we watch movies about Jedi and turn a blind eye to the dark side the minute the TV is turned off. Humans are an odd species.
Re:Minetest: An open source voxel game engine
on Sunday April 30, 2023 @06:00PM (#35766984)
I like the way the mineyest ecosystem is progressing. I am a huge fan of Minecraft and we turned it into a family thing running our own server. But the take-over by Microsoft feels like a pain and I really dislike that since the move to Microsoft I now have to grant my teen daughters access via a family page.
Re:The Struggle to Make Lab-Grown Meat
on Friday April 28, 2023 @04:49PM (#35746936)
"They come to snuff the rooster. You know he ain't gonna die" - Alice in Chains
Re:One decade later, GNOME still sucks
on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @12:46PM (#35716584)
In my opinion everybody has a right to an opinion. It saddens me that you feel like the entire linux community is gaslighting you, I sure ain't and do not intend to.
Re:One decade later, GNOME still sucks
on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @12:44PM (#35716549)
I use GNOME every day. What I like is that it isn't to much. The main use to me of any window manager is to use my mouse as little as possible, be able to tweak all of the underlying hardware and peripherals and get access to my tools with as little interaction as possible. And I want it to "just work" whether it is my home desktop with 4 monitors, or my 14" desktop. GNOME delivers just that for me. Nothing more and nothing less. Of course this is just my humble opinion.
Re:How the World Is Getting Better
on Friday April 07, 2023 @05:15PM (#35487068)
Hans Rösling tried to tell us. Take this test to see if your perception of the world is right. https://upgrader.gapminder.org/
Re:AI won't steal your job, people leveraging AI will
on Monday April 03, 2023 @10:55AM (#35424664)
Accounting firms don't use calculators that often. They mostly use "What number do you need from us to give you fantasized credit ratings to fool the taxpayers". Accounting firms would benefit greatly from biased AI.
Re:AI won't steal your job, people leveraging AI will
on Monday April 03, 2023 @10:52AM (#35424610)
Absolutely! Laziness is the reason so many bright minds waste their talent in optimizing ads, maximizing nudging and producing clickbait because "it pays me such an awesome salary" and this same laziness is slowly causing the decline of big tech. Stay human, it is what we are.
Re:Saying Goodbye to GitHub – Ersei 'N Stuff
on Monday April 03, 2023 @10:30AM (#35424180)
I recognize your journey. Most of my GitHub work has gone stale and although I didn't say goodbye, most of my work is now on GitLab where it receives more love and care and where I am certain I could always move to a self hosted instance if GitLab decided to go in a direction that doesn't match my philosophy. GitHub has been an interesting ride, a place where I landed after sourceforge and codeplex went upside down. I felt at home until I didn't. Thank you GitHub for the great things we achieved.
Re:A Reply to Josef PRůša
on Sunday April 02, 2023 @05:54PM (#35415670)
A great article with excellent advice that I hope Prusa will pick up.
Re:‘Vulkan files’ leak reveals Putin’s global and domestic cyberwarfar...
on Thursday March 30, 2023 @12:13PM (#35375038)
The Guardian, a news site that completely ignores the #twitterfiles or hunter's laptop finds Putin's achilles heel... :clownface:
Re:That “Dreaded” Commute Is Good for Your Health
on Thursday March 30, 2023 @12:04PM (#35374884)
I absolutely agree! Freedom of choice has the largest influence on a person's health from all work related circumstances.
Re:That “Dreaded” Commute Is Good for Your Health
on Thursday March 30, 2023 @12:01PM (#35374828)
Bumper to bumper is horrible. But as described in my response, shifting a timetable could drastically change a commute experience.
Re:That “Dreaded” Commute Is Good for Your Health
on Thursday March 30, 2023 @11:59AM (#35374792)
I drive 181km single journey every week, stay one or two nights and return. As traffic can be challenging, I leave at 05:00 to arrive at 07:00 whereas leaving at 07:00 would add an hour and a half to my commute. When I return, I grab dinner and leave around 18:00, again bypassing rush hours. When driving, I listen to podcasts, not radio, only podcasts. They bring me knowledge and insight. My job at 181km away is awesome, it is not possible to get an equally challenging and satisfying job closer to home. Yes, my commutes are absolutely having a positive impact on my health.
Re:Putin is a rest stop on the road of post-Soviet collapse
on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @05:35PM (#35364072)
Every president is a rest stop on the road to civilization collapse.
Re:The entire Silicon Valley Bank debacle was started by a single blog...
on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:24PM (#35114652)
The debacle was started by SVB, I personally find it unfair to blame mismanagement on a whistleblower.