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ArmandTanzarian

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ArmandTanzarian··on Scientists dug up Gregor Mendel and analyzed his DNA
68k.news is also really nice in this regard, and allows you to look at a variety of sources covering the same topic.
ArmandTanzarian··on Ask HN: What’s your way to get rid of a hangover?
Lots of water and add in physical labor. If you can drink 1/2 gallon+ of water and sweat it out in the garden for 4 hours you will feel worlds better.
ArmandTanzarian··on Can a Tarot card reading be defamatory?
That isnt how the cards work, nor could anyone with the most rudimentary understanding of the cards interpret such a thing from any set of cards. I don't know if "liar" is the word i'd use, but anyone making such concrete statements based on a reading is not doing any research whatsoever on card meanings. I am in the camp that the cards are an excellent tool at helping the user examine their situation/self/ethics in an abstract way that ultimately help us better understand our feelings and address issues that we may be ignoring. It does seem rather uncanny reflecting on previous readings and how they consistently seem to accurately reflect situations and courses of action, but surely this is what i projected onto the cards?
ArmandTanzarian··on Distributor cancelled an order and we need to move 30k bags of coffee [updated]
Perhaps not a grift, but surely the guy who arranged this deal (who they have since ceased doing business with) could have more clearly communicated to them to what it was they were agreeing. There are multiple points of failure, and it seems the company accepted the crippling responsibility on their end.
ArmandTanzarian··on Thousands trapped on Pine Ridge burn clothes for warmth in wake of storm
I would encourage Eschaton to re-read the words they typed and consider the irony. "F your peace of mind. It is a narrow banded one." I am not religious, but your hostility smacks of the "narrow bandedness" your post is so quick to call out.
ArmandTanzarian··on Save web pages as PDF in Firefox for Android
Seems like people on this site are obsessed with the term "whataboutism" (a rhetorical device used to win arguments which is not being employed here).
ArmandTanzarian··on Save web pages as PDF in Firefox for Android
It was a feature for years and years. I'm fairly certain I used "print to pdf" fairly often on my very first android phone way back in (2008?)
ArmandTanzarian··on 24-core CPU and I can’t move my mouse (2017)
At 40 this behavior is ingrained in me and influences my behavior while using a computer to this day.
ArmandTanzarian··on France fines Microsoft €60M for imposing advertising cookies
*They don't care about users because users don't pay the bills.
ArmandTanzarian··on Psychedelic privilege: are DMT entities racist?
What about the possibility that shared experience of black people in a toxic society result in a higher occurence of these themes presenting themselves during the course of a difficult psychedelic experience?

This article assumes a lot about the experience¹, while also strangely blaming the latin american heritage of this novel compound for unpleasant experiences of some users. Finally, there appers to have been minimal research, as DMT sources exist on the african continent, and users of all backgrounds are capable of having perceived negative encounters with the machine elves.

[edit: spelling, clarity, footnote]

¹that when smoking DMT, one actually engages extradimensional entities and not projections from one's own mind, for one.

ArmandTanzarian··on The Pepsi Cola Addict (1982)
Forward by David Tibet! Wow.
ArmandTanzarian··on Riffusion – Stable Diffusion fine-tuned to generate music
As a musician and listener i'm inclined to agree. There were a couple cool examples i bumped into, but some prompts generate results that don't represent any single word or combination of words that were presented to the AI.

What this means for the future is maybe a little more unsettling however.

ArmandTanzarian··on Make music with AI using Riffusion, without a GPU
Seems like this is semi functional. The auto generated prompts play fine, but user-generated prompts don't play for me.
ArmandTanzarian··on Turn the radio volume down for adverts and DJs talking
Not sure about rest of world, but in the US adverts often play at much louder volumes than the content being enjoyed.
ArmandTanzarian··on Turn the radio volume down for adverts and DJs talking
A good strategy, but this product is for someone seeking a different experience than you.
ArmandTanzarian··on Six charged in mass takedown of DDoS-for-hire sites
My thought was something similar: "Six charged after mass takedown of DDoS for hire sites"
ArmandTanzarian··on Show HN: Sup – audio first social network with dynamic push notification sounds
Interesting! This is something i have been giving a bit of thought to lately. It is wild that someone is actually doing this!
ArmandTanzarian··on Ask HN: If I get locked out of everything, please try to help me
Honestly to be expected here. I opened up about my own homelessness while being employed in my field of study for over 20 years. I received a bunch of vitriol and downvotes for my honesty. If ever you need a reminder that you are surrounded by "anarcho-capitalists" just scroll through any HN comments field pertaining to the intersection of ethics and the economy.
ArmandTanzarian··on Discriminatory attitudes against the unvaccinated during a global pandemic
So everyone on HN feels like the unvaccinated are part of an oppressed caste? I really don't understand the comments I am reading here. There are large groups of people who are unvaccinated by choice, not because of genuine health concerns. A friend of mine is unable to get vaccinated due to serious health concerns, and she is furious that do many people refuse to get it, as it continues to prevent her from living a normal life.
ArmandTanzarian··on Rage Against the (Smart) Machine – Why I want my TV to be ‘dumb.’
Unless things have changed since i last researched this, there aren't non-smart hdtvs currently being manufactured.
ArmandTanzarian··on Dissonance – A Journey Through Musical Possibility Space
If one is closed minded to learning math or the importance thereof, mathematics will be difficult. Similarly, if you see no value in exploring the world's cultural output, those explorations should prove quite difficult.

I do agree with your conclusion however, as it is unlikely that some "perfect sound" exists. If it did, we would not have made so much music.

ArmandTanzarian··on Ask HN: Should I quit without a new job lined up?
Considering your situation it sounds like you can do what you want. Having a new job lined up before quitting is more of a concern for people living paycheck to paycheck. Spend that time with your family. Not many have this luxury.

Your current employer's way of doing business is to use you until there's nothing left to use and then move on to the next young mindbody.

ArmandTanzarian··on Public buses across country adding microphones to record conversations (2012)
Restaurants do this too. The program used by Panera is called cafelistener. I have searched for it several times over the past few years, but there are no results returned (as of 5 minutes ago)