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antonzabirko··on Midlife: A Philosophical Guide
This is what happens when you're spiritually unprepared in life.

You need to have a 'mid-life crisis' early-on and figure out the meaning of life then and there.

Imagine the people who have these crises, now on their deathbeds.

antonzabirko··on Sorry Safari Team
Yeah I read it that way too, I meant it's in a brace or some sort of device where you can't use it so it's not there for this article.
antonzabirko··on Sorry Safari Team
Lmao what did apple do to this guy to make him write an apology about a 7-point correction from the hospital without a thumb??
antonzabirko··on EU interior ministers welcome mandatory chat control for all smartphones
Use encrypted messaging apps so that they can't be scanned.
antonzabirko··on Don't build your castle in other people's kingdoms
A lot of people need to see this. If you don't control something, you will be disappointed eventually. Philosophically this can even be extended to your mortality.
antonzabirko··on People prefer friendliness, trustworthiness in teammates over skill competency
Circumstance is what you allow it to be. Short of being put in a Chinese concentration camp ala Uighurs, you generally have the last say in circumstance to experience anger.
antonzabirko··on Justice sues to block Penguin Random House’s acquisition of Simon and Schuster
Instead of going after google, microsoft, or even citadel they go after publishing companies. It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
antonzabirko··on People prefer friendliness, trustworthiness in teammates over skill competency
Agree
antonzabirko··on People prefer friendliness, trustworthiness in teammates over skill competency
Life is what you make of it not what it makes of you. If you don't want anger it doesn't need to be there.
antonzabirko··on People prefer friendliness, trustworthiness in teammates over skill competency
Great perspective except anger doesn't need to be a part of life.
antonzabirko··on People prefer friendliness, trustworthiness in teammates over skill competency
He's talking about the perception of trust, like in an interview. They won't have a history with you to see how trustworthy you are at that point.
antonzabirko··on Julian Assange Extradition Appeal: Day 2
The guy you replied to seems to be correct.
antonzabirko··on What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks?
There are no bottlenecks. Just bad planning and cost-cutting that resulted in lack of goods.
antonzabirko··on Two conspiracy theories about cola
Definitely not the way to bet since most reactions to food are not allergic in nature. Gut reactions should constitute the majority.
antonzabirko··on Two conspiracy theories about cola
I am indeed, i know allergies vs non-allergies. Consider the reactions people have to fried food. You would bin that all under allergies with your logic.
antonzabirko··on Two conspiracy theories about cola
Nah, more like I can feel the side effects of hfcs more easily. I can still eat it and be fine, just have that plus a bit of indigestion.
antonzabirko··on Two conspiracy theories about cola
Dynm, i can tell the difference between hfcs and non-hfcs soda. I get blockage near the vocal cords about 5 - 15 minutes after consuming it, so there's definitely something worse than sugar about it.
antonzabirko··on Google digital advertising antitrust litigation [pdf]
This is good, now if only we could tax the damn company lol.
antonzabirko··on Leave no trace: how a teenage hacker lost himself online
What a mess.. He didn't even do anything malicious to the provider by the looks of it.

> Finally, the hacker made a mistake. He skipped the VPN and entered a hacked KPN computer server directly from his home connection. With that, he exposed his home address.

Also this part seems like a lie.

antonzabirko··on Category Theory Illustrated – Logic
It does imply a flaw if you intend to extrapolate it to other unknown systems.
antonzabirko··on Category Theory Illustrated – Logic
Extrapolating logic to other realities requires no gaps in the system though. If it doesn't encompass our own reality how can we assume that it would even exist in others?
antonzabirko··on Category Theory Illustrated – Logic
> Logic is the science of the possible. As such, it is at the root of all other sciences, all of which are sciences of the actual, i.e. that which really exists.

Logic describes our universe well but even here it starts falling apart pretty fast. The idea of axiomatic systems as we know them is flawed. Mainly due to Godel's and partly from what we know of the psyche.

antonzabirko··on Amazon Is Lobbying the US Government to Make Pot Legal
Yeah that's why they're lobbying, there are millions who would pay them for prime weed lol.
antonzabirko··on Amazon Is Lobbying the US Government to Make Pot Legal
Of course, Amazon must develop all expanding consumer markets given the ease with which it can enter them. Amazon will make billions and quickly became the market leader if it becomes federally legal.
antonzabirko··on Facebook has exempted high-profile users from some or all of its rules
Then to put it more simply, large companies must tow to influential requests because that influence determines the flow of money. Govt, private, or individual -- doesn't matter.

And Facebook is not actually shut down in China. It's partially blocked and working on a censorship project to reinstate itself there.

antonzabirko··on Facebook has exempted high-profile users from some or all of its rules
Well of course. Why wouldn't they? Money and friends aside, they have to do it for people who wield power like China's upper echelon or the NSA. If they say no, they will be shut down in those markets.
antonzabirko··on We still believe in private offices (2015)
That's usually just an excuse. For example, that issue can be addressed in a more budget-friendly way by simply adding a few temporary meeting rooms. Need to discuss a confidential concern? Just book it.

The real reason is that it's harder to find quality c-suite candidates who would accept an open office. Since stockholders care so much about the quality of leadership (rightly), companies usually spare no expense in enticing the best candidates.

antonzabirko··on We still believe in private offices (2015)
Very simple: does c suite use open offices? No, because they freaking suck lol. If you think collaboration is benefitted from open office layouts, provide more offices or dedicated meeting rooms instead. In a private office i can put an air filter, control the temp completely, take a nap, and so on.
antonzabirko··on German government wants to support Tesla battery cell plant with 1.14B euros
Can you elaborate? Why are batteries a bad investment?
antonzabirko··on Record €225m fine for WhatsApp Ireland over data protection breaches
That's really too little of a fine for them to care. Fines need to discourage the action in the future and at this point the fine is a profit for Facebook.
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