Whenever I hear things like this, I ask ‘What’s the problem they are actually trying to solve?’
Most of the time there is no problem, it’s a solution looking for a problem. In this case, it seems like the only problem to solve is:
Today, New Zealanders still cannot make instant payments electronically to other people, unless they are both with the same bank."
I’m pretty sure that could be solved with a middle-man app instead of a ‘digital currency.’ Venmo exists in the US, something like that?
I’m sure we have had similar… TradeMe has Ping which “Make payments safely with Ping. Pay or get paid instantly – using a credit or debit card, or Ping balance.” … so, yeah problem already solved, instant payments.
I don’t have too much exp with these things, but I would suggest (as an IT support person) narrowing down and isolating problems into specifics, like:
I need dot.net for x thing and I tried y thing and it didn’t work.
You’ll be able to get better answers. I’m pretty interested in the suggestions, my usual solution is ‘find something open source that is not as good but works.’
I realize that, after all this time, I have never payed for my all-time favorite games I grew up playing (Fallout 3 & Skyrim). I can pay for it, but I really do not want to pay the money to the Bethesda’s marketing team, CEO, and whoever bullshit middle man who wants a cut of that. I want to give directly to the team that made...
Her maker imprisoned and tortured all of his creations.
I don’t recall entirely but I’m pretty sure it didn’t know that. Also, I don’t think you can ‘torture’ or ‘imprison’ computers.
She couldn’t trust the kid, he lied to her about there being no other machines
So, death is justifiable then?
It’s an AI, and it was pretty clearly demonstrated at the end that it felt no remorse or compassion for the dude. It was very very good at manipulating the humans and achieving it’s goal at any cost, so… I completely disagree. Evil wins because living, feeling human beings suffered due to the actions of a sexy computer.
The movie clearly shows that the robots acted as if they felt pain and suffering.
I thought the ending made it pretty clear that in the end, they are cold calculating and very intelligent machines with no actual feelings or compassion, and we had been deceived the whole time. My interpretation I guess, but I feel like that makes the movie better.
Probably unconventional now, but one of those old can openers. Not the turning ones, the manual single-piece ones. Every can opener I have had dies after a year or two, but this one has been going strong for like… 50+ years.
Not sure if this would be categorised under ‘violence’ but the mini series Chernobyl is freakin excellent. It’s PvE, no sex, no human vs human violence (AFAIK). If you haven’t seen that, I would recommend it 110%. There’s a real sense of comradery, as multiple nations contribute to help contain the disaster, but it’s also tragic. The series also depicts the event as less bad than it actually was in some respects.
I have heard multiple times from different sources that building from git source instead of using tarballs invalidates this exploit, but I do not understand how. Is anyone able to explain that?
If malicious code is in the source, and therefore in the tarball, what’s the difference?
Terrible weather, bucketing rain, not too cold, low visibility in fog / low cloud. Close proximity to mountain bike park. Full day of sliding down trails, getting covered in mud. Absolutely miserable, wet and dirty all day, struggling to maintain traction up the hills, frequently sliding out. Evening spa / hot pools to relax the muscles with a beer.
'Reckless': Govt slashing over 1000 roles across Ministry of Education, Oranga Tamariki | Newshub (www.youtube.com)
Who could have seen this coming!
How China’s demand for donkey hide is devastating African communities (www.reuters.com)
Cross posted from: feddit.de/post/11174092...
What is the smallest lie you have told that had the biggest consequences?
Give your feedback to Reserve Bank on digital currency here: (consultations.rbnz.govt.nz)
May as well participate since we are lucky enough to have a voice in this country
Reserve Bank considers the digital dollar: 'NZ's money must innovate to stay relevant ' (www.rnz.co.nz)
Trying to ditch windows
I really want to switch to Linux, up to this point there were two things keeping me on Windows, gaming and work....
There should be a way to give directly to the developers
I realize that, after all this time, I have never payed for my all-time favorite games I grew up playing (Fallout 3 & Skyrim). I can pay for it, but I really do not want to pay the money to the Bethesda’s marketing team, CEO, and whoever bullshit middle man who wants a cut of that. I want to give directly to the team that made...
What destinations are experiencing "undertourism"?
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/19371857...
Excluding the Horror genre and individual movies in a series, what movie story ends with evil winning?
Unconventional kitchen utensil you can't live without?
What are your unconventional kitchen tools/utensils you were skeptical of at first but feel you can’t live without?
Oh the irony: Kick people off benefits while cutting jobs (www.stuff.co.nz)
Is there anything on tv that isnt sex and violence
What is your favorite flower and why?
Red spider lily is my favorite because of its blood red hue and symbolism.
XZ backdoor in a nutshell (lemmy.zip)
What is your idea of a perfect day off?
To everyone who hates the concepts of landlords and rent, what counts as being a landlord?
Does having an AirBNB setup make someone deserving of the guillotine or does that only apply to owners of multiple houses? What about apartments?...