What's the easiest way to switch instances? I didn't know any of this. I just wanted to get away from reddit and still engage with communities focused on my hobbies... π
I know Charlie isn't the most well-liked on here, but I enjoy most of his videos, and tbh his first video on the topic was the first I had ever really heard about this specific initiative. After watching it, I watched Ross's video and subsequently shared it with several of my friends. Also, you have to give Charlie some additional credit for how much attention he gave to the topic over recent weeks. I think he's put out 3 separate videos at this point and even reached out directly to PirateSoftware.
At best, that's reductive and at worst it's completely wrong. I get that this was probably a joke answer, but I feel like this misconception is unfortunate since it misrepresents ancient Egyptian culture and also undermines the impact of the unique evil of chattel slavery that was practiced in the US.
It's an interesting concept, but aside from the scalability issues mentioned, I don't think demographics are necessarily an indicator of a judge's biases cough Clarence Thomas cough.
"subtle"
It's an interesting video in the sense that it seems like an honest attempt at just understanding the problem without really proposing a solution or call to action, which I appreciate. It briefly touches on two points that I thought were interesting:
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Algorithms help us solve a "short term" problem that is really a symptom of a larger problem. And unfortunately, the best "short term" solution gets us farther away from addressing the larger issue. Specifically, engagement algorithms help us "solve" the problems of being bored and wanting connection. But while it helps us pass time (and feel some level of connection to the creators of whatever content we consume), in the end we feel less fulfilled and more lonely. And the quick satisfaction of the algorithm ends up making it even harder to put the work in to accomplishing things that are actually meaningful and going out into the real world to form real connections.
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Engagement algorithms go beyond echo chambers into actually changing people. The issue of engagement algorithms only exposing you to amplified versions of things you already believe is something I remember reading about years ago. But this video points out that you can actually end up adopting entirely new interests and ideologies just because people who are similar to you engage with those things. So in a way, these algorithms can end up creating entirely new "communities" of people who are identified, not by what they really care about or believe, but by what common topics are most engaging to the community. Which is crazy because that effectively amounts to a group of addicts bonding over the substance that they are addicted to, but thinking of it as an identity rather than a problem.
A surprisingly thought-provoking video from one of my favorite motorcycle channels.
Howard refused but accepted another position with the mayor instead, insisting that he did not feel victimized by the incident. On the contrary, Howard felt that he had learned from the situation. "I used to think it would be great if we could all be colorblind; that's naΓ―ve, especially for a white person, because a white person [can] afford to be colorblind. They don't have to think about race every day. An African American does."
Wow; I was surprised to get to the first controversy and discover such a thoughtful and empathetic take on the topic.
For this specific HN post, speedrunning is a bit of a misnomer. He used similar tooling to effectively add support for a physical keyboard and additionally a bunch of keyboard shortcuts that are capable of inputting custom text, songs, and fabric patterns.
There's a YouTube video where the author showcases this. It's pretty short and a really interesting watch: https://youtu.be/Yw8Alf_lolA
That's a fair point. I was under the assumption that they were still using the "invasion" thing since that was what they leaned into for the deportations. I can definitely see them going with "rebellion" instead.
Seems like there is some (temporary) good news on the topic at least:
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Thursday directing President Donald Trump to return control of the National Guard to California.
The order, which takes effect at noon Friday, said the deployment of the Guard was illegal and both violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded Trumpβs statutory authority.
I appreciate you being upfront about your source, lol. Here's some info from AP News to help clarify a bit.
Typically the authority to call up the National Guard lies with governors, but there are limited circumstances under which the president can deploy those troops. Trump federalized members of the California National Guard under an authority known as Title 10.
The relevant part of Title 10 is explained here: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/12406
Which basically says that the federal government can deploy the National Guard when
the United States [...] is invaded or is in danger of invasion by a foreign nation
So Trump is (falsely) claiming that the protesters are helping Mexico/Venezuela/Wherever to "invade" California. Which is obviously complete horseshit, but unfortunately that same excuse has been working for his other fascist orders such as the deportations to CECOT.
Math doesn't change, we just learn more about it.
Isn't that true of almost all the sciences?
Yeah, if the "surgery" was having your organs harvested. And you're awake enough to feel the pain and observe the horror of what's happening, but without enough strength to stop it.
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