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6stringronin··on Government orders GitHub to remove Bluetooth-based chat app Bitchat: Jack Dorsey
I find it telling you blame India's lack of modernization on Pakistan. A reflection of the times.

Maybe dismantle the caste system first. You need a civil rights movement.

This is India's biggest hurdle but it seems too ingrained in the society. All peoples should have the same opportunity, but the structure of power in India likes the way things are.

Next work on how you treat women.

6stringronin··on Being Muslim in Japan
As a German do you feel a similar sentiment about your own country?

Your response doesn't seem to react to the article, but rather a response about your displeasure of immigration.

6stringronin··on Lawrence of Arabia, Paul Atreides, and the roots of Frank Herbert's Dune (2021)
The whole concept of Paul atreides seemed entirely orientalist, in Edward Said's coinage of the term.
6stringronin··on Musk-led group makes $97B bid for control of OpenAI
I'm curious if you know what a Nazi salute looks like? Make a comparison by looking it up, he does the salute twice.

Of course you can argue in bad faith because it costs you nothing to be wrong but does that imply you are promoting this behavior? Seems like the obvious implication

The media is outraged because a duck quacks like a duck

6stringronin··on Wall Street Investors Enter Single Family Rentals
They will have an impact on rent prices driving the people who can't afford to buy to new strain.
6stringronin··on Wall Street Investors Enter Single Family Rentals
Is this /s ? I can't tell. This reeks of some trickle down nonsense speak. What these pe firms want is rent, control over a limited market, with inflated prices for a consumer base who's purchasing power has turned to mush. Prices will inflate because of limited supply and the consumer will the one holding the bag
6stringronin··on Microsoft fires employees who organized vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza
60,000 more
6stringronin··on Microsoft fires employees who organized vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza
What is it that you are endorsing? More funding for Israel?

The support or wishy washyness still amounts to funding the military action that is killing thousands and thousands of civilians.

What more do you want? Even More funding and public forced support of this clear massacre?

6stringronin··on First images from Euclid are in
So you're saying out of the trillions upon trillions of stars that the chances are no life can think but us?

I think the odds are that at least one of them does.

6stringronin··on First images from Euclid are in
Truly amazing what a gift to humanity. Inspiring to see such a wonderful zoom on a deep filed like image. Bravo to the ESA.
6stringronin··on Christopher Columbus may have been Spanish and Jewish, documentary says
Why ? They were allowed to practice in Spain's and even retained positions of influence.

Also what's the India connection?

6stringronin··on Christopher Columbus may have been Spanish and Jewish, documentary says
Except Islam dictates not taking interest from anyone, even though institutions try some not so clever work a rounds that end up being interest rebranded.
6stringronin··on Who died and left the US $7B?
I'm sure the value they created trickles down?
6stringronin··on FTC: Vast Surveillance of Users by Social Media and Video Streaming Companies
Maybe you missed this article where a many of the replies say they are fine with facial scanning at airports. Digital rights removal is the slow boiling frog.

"Federal civil rights watchdog sounds alarm over Feds use of facial recognition"

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41603698

The mentality of people in tech has drastically shifted into "o well... "

6stringronin··on Chinese students in US tell of 'chilling' interrogations and deportations
Interesting that you added Pakistan to the list, have they ever been accused of espionage in the US? Or trying to hack anyone for sensitive information? Doesn't seem likely.

Have any reference to this?

I'm only seeing them in reference to India which would seem par for the course on both sides.

6stringronin··on Hope we're all noticing the tongue-out lust of employers to replace all workers
Has anyone read Vonnegut's "Player Piano?"

I feel as if this book highlights this topic really well

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Player_Piano_(novel)

6stringronin··on Show HN: Onsites.fyi - Curated Big Tech Interview Experiences
For anyone in hiring, for new grads how important are internships ?

Seems like its practically required at this point

6stringronin··on India uses widespread internet blackouts to mask domestic turmoil
You found a small example to counter the many many examples perpetuated by BJP Hindu nationalists. Which accomplishes nothing but covering for the atrocities committed in the name of ethnic nationalism. How long and how hard was it to find that? Must have taken some effort, your mental gymnastics are Olympic level.
6stringronin··on The Banality of Genius: Notes on Peter Jackson's Get Back (2022)
Meh, the hardest part I'd the mixing and mastering and getting it heard. They don't seem to do that themselves
6stringronin··on Chomsky explains why nobody is a moral relativist
He tried to make sense of numbers, as a point that it serves the US geopolitical goals at the time to have a distraction from their own atrocities.

"We do not pretend to know where the truth lies amidst these sharply conflicting assessments; rather, we again want to emphasize some crucial points. What filters through to the American public is a seriously distorted version of the evidence available, emphasizing alleged Khmer Rouge atrocities and downplaying or ignoring the crucial U.S. role, direct and indirect, in the torment that Cambodia has suffered."

Calling it downplaying genocide is a nice strawman. In any developing situation the media wants to jump yo a conclusion, that's his point overall.

He wasn't denying or downplaying just stating, if its happening how can we know to what degree when we have unreliable sources?

6stringronin··on Chomsky explains why nobody is a moral relativist
His debate opponents seem to be pretty nasty with him and come out the gate swinging. Why blame him for doing the same?
6stringronin··on Internet disrupted in Pakistan amid arrest of former PM Imran Khan
Its amazing that the brother of the current PM Nawaz Sharif was indicted on literally that charge in the Panama Papers.

Now they are accusing the other side of it and fabricating a case because Imran Khan.

6stringronin··on Dreams are the default for intelligence
That's an interesting theory. I don't know if this helps you draw a distinction but you may find this this paper by the NIH interesting, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4153434/

They state that generally females are diagnosed adhd-pi higher, but there may be other factors. However, Females are generally diagnosed less with autism:

(From wikipedia) "Several theories exist to explain the sex-based discrepancy, such as a genetic protective effect,[7][8][9] the extreme male brain theory[10][11] and phenotypic differences in the presentation between sexes,[9][12][13][14] which may all be intertwined. Researchers have also debated whether a diagnostic gender bias has played a role in females being underdiagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.[15] Researchers have also speculated a gender bias in parental reporting due to the expectations and socialization of gender roles in society.[16]"

Thought I would indulge your theory, and give more food for thought.

6stringronin··on A fair warning to the AI/ML music generation community
From my viewpoint there is a common denominator to sound that makes it music, but music tastes don't last forever. What AI can't produce is novelty of expression. And also novelty in performance, like those small timing and volume variances created when someone is performing (jamming) in a group. But suppose AI has enough of a data set to even mimic that, people will seek out a new sound at some point. I could even imagine some weird sci fi techno dystopia where music is no longer recorded because AI can mimic it almost instantly so people flock to in person performances.

My point is that expressions of emotions have a certain bar of excellence. What make clair de lune so classic? I don't think you can quantify that. Nor can you fully recreate Jimi Hendrix's playing style to the ear of a guitarist who's been playing for years. Maybe you can fool a lot of people but it will always feel like a cheap imitation and music tastes will have moved on by then.

Off topic Side note: This is one of those rare internet posts that hits the bullseye for me. Everything from the discussion of the half-life game engine to making music in the early 2000s, to the thoughts on the music industry and LAN parties.

OP you and I are bredren. This is what the internet used to be like, finding out that your own experience is shared. All your thoughts and opinions mirror a lot of my own. I gave up the chase of being a guitar for hire a couple years ago. All the best man.