MalReynolds

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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do jobs still do "shadowing" to learn the skills before you apply like welding or carpentry or computers? Or is it too much of a hassle for the person you are "shadowing" along with the company?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
That’s a good idea, but if you’re not an employee of some kind (perhaps intern in some fields) it’s just a loss for them. If you’re lucky you might get a day or two, especially if there’s grunt work you can do in trade, or you might know someone who can grease the rails a bit. Otherwise, you can likely pay for the privilege if there aren’t significant safety (may break insurance policies) or legal (confidentiality etc.) issues. Best you can do is ask, perhaps repeatedly in different places.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tip or skip? How US-style tipping culture is creeping into Australia⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
I think it’s mostly US POS (point of sale, not piece of shit, although…) software that comes with it, possibly automatically enabled. Manager types go ‘it’s free money’ and leave it or are too clueless to turn it off. Also Megacorps like McDs.

There needs to be significant backlash above and beyond not using it or tipping 0 or even never coming back. Make it clear that it’s UnAustralian and you’re boycotting their establishment until it’s gone. Tell the server, tell the manager, get corps email and tell them. Post corps email on socials and get others to as well. If tipping gets established it will stick and then we’ll end up paying servers shit like the US. Fuck US culture in general and tipping in particular.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any hacker or hacker group like anonymous or something to shut off the live stream the fort hood guy being executed?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Principles, skills and guts. Intelligence agencies are no doubt much more actively looking for the formation of such groups now as well.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any hacker or hacker group like anonymous or something to shut off the live stream the fort hood guy being executed?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Dangerous, but (likely social, but supply chain could work) hacking the camera(s) to go down at the critical time would work. Also make them look like the numptys they are. Bonus points if they substitute AI and you out them on it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A one-time 5% wealth tax would bring Silicon Valley’s billionaires’ wealth back to where it was just 31 days ago⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Sure, simpler times back when accountants hadn’t hidden it all
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A one-time 5% wealth tax would bring Silicon Valley’s billionaires’ wealth back to where it was just 31 days ago⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
They remember (or have schools that teach) 90+% wealth tax back when accountants hadn’t hidden it all. You know, along with strong unions, what made the middle class. and what shall; never again happen if the parasite class can help it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon isn't worried about population decline⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
When do they teach ‘carrying capacity’ and what happens after it’s exceeded these days?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon isn't worried about population decline⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Midgame pretty much unions, now mostly a speed bump in the rearview mirror.

Perhaps that should change.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
And PSN gives JKR a royalty… Still, hard to pirate on PS.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Super fun, but ethically you should pirate this one.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
How did I miss that? Thanks for indulging me…
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Where’d you find that? All I see is

Back in Australia, Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles said the fact a non-human AI agent gained unauthorised access represented “a very serious incident”, but the impact on the system was minor.

which is milquetoast downplaying.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EU’s new social media child protection rules to require all social media accounts to produce state ID - Leaked documents suggest that some existing accounts will also be subject to identification che…⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
And the anonymous internet gets another nail in the coffin. Endgame is every comment identifiable and legally (unlike state intelligence agencies) actionable against you, and the chilling effect that will have on free speech and communication, organization.

Hail the rise of techno fascism, the entire internet will be facebook.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per Month⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Fair cop.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per Month⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
It’s a joke based on my username. Said by Shepard Book in the TV show Firefly.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per Month⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
There’s a special hell for these sorts.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What was the actual reason for the crusade against NSFW games?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
OK, that’s nutty, but it has the same effect, along with helping identify ‘diverse sexual orientations’ as well. In Australia for example, Steam is now using credit cards to identify adults.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What was the actual reason for the crusade against NSFW games?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Ongoing campaign to de-anonymize the internet. Tie credit card to identity to game (adult or not) to in-game comms (can’t do that with videos). The noise is to make people aware and get them to self-censor.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some good, independent news outlets that are reliable?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
theconversation.com/au/articles.atom

You may want to replace au with uk or nz or whatever…
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That's just science⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Wow, wrong, Do some research, but I will help if needed (seriously, DM me or whatever) but why not do it publicly, You’re asking the right questions and that counts for a lot.

Reflecting the ocean is not a thing, but rayleigh scattering is a real reason for blue sky.

Science rocks.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it even possible to drop 20 lbs in a month? Are there any diets for people who want to go to the extreme? Kind of like celebs do for roles?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Everyone here talking calories and forgetting water weight. Boxers etc. will drop carbs entirely to make a weight cut-off. Two aspects to consider here, glycogen and inflammation, both of which store water. If you are not fat adapted and stop carbs your glycogen will deplete (~500g glycogen + 4x that in water, 2.5kg = 5+lbs), also called hitting the wall in endurance sports.

If you have systemic inflammation your fat cells will carry a bunch of extra water (you know when your ankle swells up after twisting, that’s water from inflammation), so removing inflammatory stimuli, foods, environment can cause that to get peed out. Depending how many fat cells, the amount will vary, but could easily be 5kg if obese.

This is how people lose dramatic amounts of weight in the first few weeks of diet. Actually removing fat is a lot harder, but it starts in the kitchen.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the difference between terrorist attack vs military strike if both kill civilians?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Both are mass murder.

The difference is the State claims the (legal) right to lethal force. It’s still murder. Terrorists (or freedom fighters, depending on outlook) that kill people are murderers. They probably also claim the right to lethal force, which is still murder.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vape packaging and flavouring face restrictions under UK plans to reduce appeal to children⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
How about requiring reusability? There is zero reason for disposables to exist and they’re a huge toxic trash issue.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a rabbit⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
You’ll love what they tried next: Fencing them in (stupid long fences) and when that didn’t work, biological warfare (Myxomatosis) which actually worked pretty well for a while. Enjoy your future.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Sure, just install paru or yay and proceed as normal.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I don’t envision anything Purge style, but a C.E. (look it up, 1859) would be really bad and I expect significantly longer than 2-3 years, Means of Production (tractors, industrial equipment, semiconductor factories, transport) would all be fried too. Can’t see us avoiding mass starvation in even 2 years.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Depends what causes it.

Nasty worm, no biggie, people will be confident it can be fixed quickly.

Carrington Event (think worldwide EMP), instant collapse, planes falling out of the sky, computers fried, cars since 1990 (guess) dead, hospitals destroyed and on and on.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Glad they're looking out for me⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I have altered the deal. Pray I don’t alter it further.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's a word for "I actively endorse it for others even though I dislike it”?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Agreed.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's a word for "I actively endorse it for others even though I dislike it”?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Hmm, you suggesting KDE and Gnome (and other DEs) are religions, or defended with religious fervor? Might be something to that, but likely not what OP wants.