5too

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5too, (edited )

Step away from hardware constraints for a moment, and consider the OS:

If the OS says a file is deleted, under no circumstances should the OS be able to recover it. Sure, certain tools may exist to pull it back; but it should be unavailable to the OS after that. And yet, apparently a software update was enough to recover these files. Thus, the concerns about data safety in an environment where the OS cannot be trusted to remove data when it says it has been removed.

5too,

I’d be happy with just the silver spoon, myself.

5too,

Straight to victim blaming?

YSK : Dark patterns among large companies are becoming more mainstream (youtu.be)

While it is no secret that exploitative practices are interlaced with capitalistic tendencies, the practices are becoming intolerable. Signing up to pay usually takes only two clicks that are prominently visible whereas cancelation options are hidden away in deep settings requiring multiple clicks. Pricing often feel arbitrary...

5too,

I do think some of this is just fatigue. The usual way to deal with this is to either pick one or a few things to try to actively address, or just buckle down and wait for things to improve. Both lead naturally to a situation where it’s hard to get a critical mass of people to respond on any one subject.

5too,

Often you can still find out what it does, but the “why” gets lost and because of that people are afraid to change it.

I feel like this is what gets lost whenever documentation is talked about. Yes, you should probably be able to work out what something does by looking carefully at it - but why can be so easily lost!

5too,

I would rather say it’s “predictable”, rather than “understandable”. Perhaps even, “no better than we can expect”. Calling this “understandable” tends to normalize greed for greed’s sake.

Kansas Is About to Pass the Most Extreme Age Verification Law Yet (www.404media.co)

An age verification bill in Kansas that is the most extreme in the country has passed both House and Senate and is on its way to the governor’s desk. The bill will make sites with more than 25 percent adult content liable to heavy fines if they don’t verify that visitors are over the age of 18. It also calls being gay...

5too,

It also calls being gay “sexual conduct,” which critics say could set up the state for more censorship of LGBT+ citizens.

As in, they can use anti-porn measures to block information from kids about homosexuality in general.

5too,

Yep, airships aren’t overpressurized like a balloon - any leak will be extremely slow, as the heavier ambient air gradually displaces the helium inside the airship through whatever hole might be created. As I understand it, one of the big maintenance issues they have is even finding the holes from normal wear and tear. The usual failure scenarios involve storms with huge pressure changes.

5too,

The ingredients are a lousy abortifacient, because it’s really more of a magic ceremony. That doesn’t change the fact that it’s intended to trigger an abortion, if the husband is not the father.

5too,

I think they hate the “generic billionaire”, but are they any actual billionaires they hate?

5too,

As I understand it, the rate of post-hormone regret for these kids is extremely low. Like, single or double digits low.

5too,

Evangelical advertising, talking about Jesus’s experiences in a way that relates to what “everyday people” deal with.

5too,

It’s not that they necessarily have to, some people will anyway to save a buck. And then you’re just incentivising dangerous behavior.

5too,

They’re reporting on the results of someone else’s survey; so they can protest indignantly.

5too,

Pretty sure they’re talking about the anti-universal healthcare propaganda in the States. Downplaying the wealth gap happens here plenty, too.

5too,

Seeing the stars in a properly dark area, maybe?

5too,

…would you not want an array of hundreds of knobs, if you could have one?

5too,

They’re working on it…

5too,

Were you never an asshole as a kid? It’s part of growing up. We work to make them better, but arresting them does nothing worthwhile.

5too, (edited )

I’ve never found this sort of argument compelling. Yes, it’s possible there’s things going on we don’t know about; and sometimes tactical and strategic necessities may require hidden actions.

Those actions still need brought to light as soon as it’s feasible to do so; and I struggle to imagine what sort of strategic necessity would require this sort of stance for more than a few months, let alone the years these stances have been in effect. Not to mention the difficulty of keeping something on this scale quiet for this long. At best, things are more or less as they appear - the alternative is there’s things they don’t want their electors to find out.

5too,

It’s entirely relevant to your argument. Both are commonly expected to be role models. This expectation is enforced in only one case.

5too,

Conservatives here have picked unborn children as a group they can ostentatiously “protect”. It’s a particularly useful group for them, as the unborn have no ability to declare, “If you want to help us, SUPPORT OUR MOTHERS!”

So, conservatives get to feel righteous, while their leaders manipulate them with this crusade to further their own ends.

5too,

They only like the 2nd when they agree with you! Remember the Black Panthers?

What is the maximum dice a Missile spell can have?

How much do you allow mages to pump up their missile spells when using the default GURPS magic-as-skills system? Particularly with casting level 15+ (enough to get a discount) and a few levels of Magery? The GURPS FAQ 4.3.3 here mentions that the total cost of the full charging time is discounted once - so at casting level 15...

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