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ffffwe3rq352y3··on NASA finds water and organics in Bennu asteroid sample
Very interesting! I don't know much about this and the article did not go into detail: What does "organics" mean specifically?
ffffwe3rq352y3··on Lab-grown meat may never be cost-competitive enough to displace traditional meat
Sorry I don't really understand what your saying. I simply found some interesting links that I thought people would find useful. The first two links are trying to show that the farmers are getting really cheap land (AKA government giving subsidies to them) as the current price is the minimum set in 1981.

The third link is just a counter argument to that says although the land looks cheap in reality its more expensive because of land maintenance.

However, I don't trust that article a lot as it was written by a rancher that is in a pro ranching organization so there is a big bias.

ffffwe3rq352y3··on Lab-grown meat may never be cost-competitive enough to displace traditional meat
From what I've looked up It seems like BLM land is cheaper than private land. The current fee of $1.35 per animal unit month for 2021 is the minimum that was set in 1981. So to me it looks like we are giving the farmers cheap land. [1] [2]

However, I also read an article [3] that seems to indicate that the complete opposite was true as farmers who use BLM land have to maintain it which made public land cost $1.20 more than private (2011). However, I don't really trust this that much as the guy who wrote it was a farmer and on the "Public Lands Council" which is a pro ranching organization. [4]

[1] https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-and-forest-service-ann... [2] https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/RS21232.pdf [3] https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/27344... [4] https://publiclandscouncil.org/

(I didn't spent a lot of time researching but I found those articles interesting so hopefully you will as well!)

ffffwe3rq352y3··on My phone case, the hidden state of an RNN
No we are not machines. You can tell a computer to try and solve a problem for years on end without a problem. Try and get a person to spend their entire lives trying to "improve" the world without any diversions or fun in the slightest and they'll burn out within a week.
ffffwe3rq352y3··on My phone case, the hidden state of an RNN
Yes it is too much to ask. We cannot turn people into robots that do our bidding.
ffffwe3rq352y3··on My phone case, the hidden state of an RNN
I mean he enjoyed making it! Not only is he increasing his skills making his next project better he is also sharing it with others potentially getting more people interested in that field both of which are helping the "community"!

Really whats the point in living if all you do is work for the "grater good" without ever having fun? I got into programing purely because I wanted to create something for a video game that was missing. In zero way was this productive for society! I'm 99% sure that Doug got into programing for a similar reason: because it was fun for him!

ffffwe3rq352y3··on Six corporations control 90% of America media
Instead of giving gold he has a "veto" award that removes all current upvotes and pushes it to the bottom
ffffwe3rq352y3··on How Dwarf Fortress is built
The new DLC is amazing as well!
ffffwe3rq352y3··on How Dwarf Fortress is built
If you like the idea of FW but can't get around the interface try Rimworld! Easily one of my favorite games of all time! Its like DF but with a Firefly theme and actual graphics.
ffffwe3rq352y3··on Duolingo reaches $6.5B valuation on day of IPO
First if you enjoy learning new languages and you find it useful thats great! Not trying to put you down in any way. However, you say:

> it's probably the closest thing I waste my time on that's like a video game these days yet 100x more productive

This makes it sound like video games are useless and learning a new language is super useful. In your situation this could totally be true but for some people (like me!) learning a new language isn't super useful! If your a video game dev playing games would be 100x more productive than learning a new language and if you travel around the world then learning a language would be 100x better than a video game! I feel like its almost impossible to know whats more "productive" in general.

ffffwe3rq352y3··on The mermaid is taking over Google search in Norway
Yeah thats why I said to use it!
ffffwe3rq352y3··on The mermaid is taking over Google search in Norway
I find that using another search engine in that kind of situation is extremely useful! If I'm searching for more mainstream stuff google usually is great but when I'm going for more specialized topics duck duck go will usually bring up some different links!
ffffwe3rq352y3··on Video game developers at Activision Blizzard say they'll walk out Wednesday
True. If they all quit I'm most could find jobs relatively quickly. However, that isn't true for everyone. Is it really worth the risk of not being able to find a job and or getting worse pay?
ffffwe3rq352y3··on Video game developers at Activision Blizzard say they'll walk out Wednesday
Got bills to pay.
ffffwe3rq352y3··on Freenom, the free domains website, is a scam
Only one off the top of my head is ebay. The Canada site is: ebay.ca Really the only place I use regularly that has it...
ffffwe3rq352y3··on Ask HN: Which vintage computers do you find interesting?
Such a weird thing... If you ever find it let me know!
ffffwe3rq352y3··on The FTC Votes Unanimously to Enforce Right to Repair
They totally have the right to yell and scream at John Deere all they want.
ffffwe3rq352y3··on Jeff Bezos successfully lands back on Earth
Never said It was a good idea! I personally think it was a dumb plan. However, I'm guessing if he did somehow die it would make amazon go down just because he is still related.
ffffwe3rq352y3··on What’s it like hauling nuclear weapons across the country?
Even though they are super cool I'd assume that if they didn't have air superiority they wouldn't transport the nuke!
ffffwe3rq352y3··on Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf]
Moneyball is one of my favorite movies!
ffffwe3rq352y3··on Canonical turned a profit, back above 500 employees
Obviously this is a very complex issue with many different (all valid) views. I feel the main reason against kernel level anti cheat is that its just not worth the risk! People will always find new ways to cheat with or without kernel level protection. However, it does seem to be working well for valorant! (I don't play it so no idea how accurate this article is)

https://valorantstrike.com/valorant-cheaters-how-good-is-val...

ffffwe3rq352y3··on Canonical turned a profit, back above 500 employees
I mean of course not all games work! But for me personally literally every single game I wanted to play works! Everyone's experience is different. I mostly play single player games.

https://www.protondb.com/

If you change it to single player you can see 81% of the top 1000 games are compatible and 90% of the top 100 are as well.

If you don't do single player its still around 76% for top 1000. Top 10 is 50%

Also just noticed that hitman 2 (Three isn't listed for some reason) does work!

ffffwe3rq352y3··on Canonical turned a profit, back above 500 employees
You didn't mention this but playing games is also in the"good enough" zone now. Steams Proton is absolutely amazing and you can play almost any single player games with zero problems and most multiplayer games with no anti cheat!
ffffwe3rq352y3··on Piped: A privacy-friendly YouTube front end which is efficient by design
Hey thanks! I've seen that link thrown around a million times but I've just dismissed it. I appreciate you actually finding a useful one for me!
ffffwe3rq352y3··on Piped: A privacy-friendly YouTube front end which is efficient by design
I don't want to make a google account so they still track me ;(
ffffwe3rq352y3··on How Dangerous Are Solar Storms?
Even so its still fun to think about!
ffffwe3rq352y3··on Apple removes ‘Fakespot’ app from iOS App Store following Amazon request
Man that's extreme. I wish I had the guts to do that. Good on you!
ffffwe3rq352y3··on Intel in talks to buy GlobalFoundries for about $30B
Yeah I'm really only talking about processing power! I don't own as many computer as you do so you might have a more accurate experiences with that.
ffffwe3rq352y3··on Intel in talks to buy GlobalFoundries for about $30B
Yeah that's just the feelings I had. I literally am basing my opinion off zero data and just how I felt! It's actually funny because the years I was really into building my own computer was 2016-2017! I'm still looking but not as invested now.
ffffwe3rq352y3··on Illinois first state to tell police they can't lie to minors in interrogations
Look at one of the top posts on reddit today: https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/olecn5/know_your_rig...

It seems like a lot of people think that its what you should do! I personally think its dumb for a traffic stop

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