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I might be wrong, but I am not a liar.
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chillwaves··on A theory that “elite overproduction” leads to political instability (2020)
> whatever stupid whimsy someone fancied

strange description for democracy.

chillwaves··on A new brain implant automatically detects and kills pain in real time
The internet is a great example of technology with negative implications that may never be understood. Television would be a good (but less potent) earlier example.
chillwaves··on Tencent deploys facial recognition to detect minors gaming at night
Not that I don't believe you, but Chinese teams compete at the highest levels of competitive gaming. There has to be some loopholes.

Same goes for South Korea. Actually, China and South Korea are the two most dominant regions for many games.

chillwaves··on US companies hit by 'colossal' cyber-attack
VSA appears to be a proprietary name. They are usually referred to as RMM tools (remote monitoring and management).

They essentially are enterprise level back doors with good intentions.

Think firewall/antivirus/backup software suite run by a remote team.

chillwaves··on US companies hit by 'colossal' cyber-attack
Their business model is weaponizing this information against consumers. They work for the businesses that do lending, not for the recipients of the loans.

And you would think that given their one job is to supposedly safeguard this info, the consequences would be more severe or we would re-think this entire business model of consumer credit, but our society is not capable of that kind of consumer advocacy. Likely due to some powerful interest's bottomline.

chillwaves··on How to Work Hard
The problem is the outsized reward relative to the effort.

It shows a broken system and should not be celebrated, if for no other reason than the opportunity cost of elevating such a small percentage of humanity to such wealthy heights while letting 1/3 of humanity live crippled lives with no access to clean water.

chillwaves··on How to Work Hard
And if they are stupid and racist, they get elected president.
chillwaves··on Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalised the private use of cannabis by adults
I'm with you, but I am afraid we are alone out here.

Maybe if we could get people to think of sugar as a drug. At least it is refined in a way that makes it dangerous.

chillwaves··on The economics of dollar stores
Even rich people shop at Walmart.
chillwaves··on Cuba′s Covid vaccine rivals Pfizer, Moderna
A socialist worker model of co-ops can provide competitive marketplaces as well.
chillwaves··on Disproportionate amount of bad online behaviour stems from psychological issues
> believing Pizzagate is as dumb as thinking unarmed people in a Capitol is an insurrection.

There was zero evidence and zero existence of ANYTHING to substantiate "Pizzagate" while there was certainly some percentage of those "unarmed people" at the Capitol there to overthrow the election results.

I hope you realize how your efforts to "both sides" really distort both your message and reality.

chillwaves··on Key witness in Assange case admits to lies in indictment
Saved me a reply. I appreciate that!
chillwaves··on A backlash against gender ideology is starting in universities
The question is not "would you consider a trans person as a sexual partner" -- the question is, "do you consider a trans person to be the gender they identify as".

There are a lot of women I would not want to sleep with. Does not mean I question their gender.

chillwaves··on A backlash against gender ideology is starting in universities
Are there no privileges afforded to men?

I can think of at least one -- working in tech.

chillwaves··on Scientist finds early virus sequences that had been mysteriously deleted
Please, do go on. Flesh out your theory for us to read and understand.
chillwaves··on Scientist finds early virus sequences that had been mysteriously deleted
Are they applying rules especially to him? Or are they not making exceptions for him?

I don't see a problem with the latter. It is almost always the latter.

chillwaves··on Scientist finds early virus sequences that had been mysteriously deleted
Because Trump is incompetent anything he does will be done poorly.
chillwaves··on Audi will halt new gas and diesel cars by 2026
Apples to oranges.
chillwaves··on Audi will halt new gas and diesel cars by 2026
Smooth acceleration is due to no gearing, which means no transmission. Which goes into the next point about maintenance. ICE cars are extremely complicated due to how they transmit power to the wheels. 90% of this is eliminated in electric cars because the motors are at the wheels.

And it's a lot easier to capture pollution at the source of centralized power generation vs hundreds of million of cars, but I am just stating the obvious here.

If anything, your "counter points" -- while acknowledging the tech isn't perfect, are actually making a strong argument for electric cars.

As far as gas vs electric infrastructure it's genuinely perplexing that someone would argue for the former over the latter. For one thing, electricity is a lot more useful than gas! It's also safer, easier and cheaper to transport.

It also exists basically everywhere, even if the current infrastructure is not up to spec, you can still charge an electric car with a regular outlet with no special considerations.

Every thing you are saying is a detraction is really just pointing out solutions that are still in the early stages, but absolutely will get here vs problems we have just accepted from ICE.

chillwaves··on Reality Winner, NSA contractor in leak case, out of prison
Nothing of the sort happened, but I am sure you can take any reply and make it "prove your point".

So this is the real reason why I said don't post conspiracy nonsense -- because frankly, no one cares. And it's annoying to sit here and reply with logic when you clearly do not care about the merit of whatever I have to say.

No one covered those stories? Fox News is the number one rated cable news station. Tucker Carlson has the number one rated show on that number one station and he covered it for weeks on end before the election. So that point of yours is as ridiculous as it is baseless.

Secondly, hello we live in the modern era. Post a blog if you care so much. If the story had merit, if you had evidence, then what is stopping you from making this huge scoop? There are definitely financial incentives to do so. The reason is because you, just like Tucker Carlson on Fox News, are full of shit.

The difference between you and him is at least Tucker Carlson knows he is lying and at least he's getting paid to do so. I assume you are doing this for free.

chillwaves··on Reality Winner, NSA contractor in leak case, out of prison
HN is not the place to post conspiracy nonsense.
chillwaves··on Amazon’s wage increase to $15 an hour also upped pay for non-Amazon workers
Expel the illegal immigrants? How?

Seems easier to just put real penalties for corporations that exploit unauthorized workers.

chillwaves··on Medium sees employee exits after CEO publishes ‘culture memo’
What is the relevance of your comment? A comfortable job still robs me of my life.
chillwaves··on It’s not a ‘labor shortage,’ it’s a reassessment of work
It's more economically rational to build prisons. Think of the jobs!
chillwaves··on I’ve had the same supper for 10 years
Of course we are aware we are going to die. Can you make your point without talking down to people?
chillwaves··on Why People Feel Like Victims
Ridiculous and completely non existent.
chillwaves··on Why People Feel Like Victims
I value your perspective. Thank you.
chillwaves··on We’re on track to set a new record for global meat consumption
I don't see you proposing a solution.

Individual action isn't it. It is a red herring.

Government policy is the only way forward.

chillwaves··on “About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts today”
My comment was a reflection on the topic. Its interesting how one person is offended someone else taking offense to social issues but somehow sees their own outrage as justified.
chillwaves··on We’re on track to set a new record for global meat consumption
It seems like the market compensates for individual action in a way that diminishes its effect.
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