Mobile is the only place where it matters. On a desktop, in a browser, you can use plugins to kill shorts, but there’s no workaround like that on mobile.

tbh, the concept of tiktok-style videos is really good for science and small useful info bits.

What? That’s… absurd.

I mean in the context of science, how is a tiktok style short video in any way superior to a longer form video? I mean there’s some really great science content on YouTube, vertasium, smarter every day, 3 blue 1 brown, minute physics, etc. But if you only watch a short snippet of video, what you’re cutting out is the entire scientific method, the part where they ask the questions, investigate, form a hypothesis, explain some experiments. Invariably, the short skips right to a conclusion, without any of the context. It’s like providing the right answer on math homework without showing your work, it’s functionally useless. It’s like science candy, it tastes great, but has zero nutritional value.

I can’t see any way to avoid concluding that YouTube shorts are terrible for science.

The omnipotent being in question may not enjoy this programmer’s ploy to wish for more wishes.

It’s technically quite clever, but depending on who you’re asking, it could be dangerous route to take.

My gut instinct is that the acceleration only makes it easier.

Oh wow, look who just made their position redundant! I guess we should expect some high profile layoffs.

Imagine just laying off 1 employee and saving 25 million in budget expenses.

That’s exactly what Putin has been doing for years. Unfortunately Putin is pulling it off quite well.

We’re just going to take Ukraine, and then likely whatever country looks easiest to take next. But if anyone else got involved in these conflicts I will totally launch my nukes all over the place! You just watch, I’ll do it, I’m fuckin nuts!

Don’t even think about sending troops, because that would add fuel to an already dangerous situation (that we manufactured and could totally end at any time).

You should consider taking it apart and seeing how the buttons work, things like how large the spring is, what the actual electrical contact mechanism looks like, if there are guide tracks on the side of the button that allow it to press down evenly instead of tilting to one side or jamming.

If you know how it works, then even if you don’t find the exact same part from the exact same manufacturer, you’ll still be able to find something that works the same way and feels just the same, you may even find it cheaper or locally.

I’m a strong proponent of taking things apart.

What reality are you living in? Are you 16?

None of them can be saved? That seems statistically unlikely.

But back up a bit, that comment I made is a general truth, it doesn’t just apply to this situation. When someone is wrong, you correct them, that’s generally just the right course of action.

Exactly, and these platforms are only mainstream now, many of them had much smaller userbases before the X takeover of Twitter.

There’s nothing wrong with preaching to Nazis. Sure, most aren’t likely to really listen, but they are the people who need to hear this most.

You don’t write people off because they’re wrong, you correct them.

Valued by my friends and family? Yes, very much so!

Value by society? No, not so much, but it’s mutual.

Sure but 1 in 5 boys has a girlfreind that goes to a different school, you’ve never met her, but she’s super hot.

That’s complete and utter bullshit. Either stand behind your product or don’t ship it universally. Pick a lane. Either it’s worth using it or isn’t, so which is it?

This wishy washy bullshit paints a picture of an embarrassingly inept organization, is that really what you’re trying to project Microsoft?

Well, while I agree with that sentiment, you may be looking at it the wrong way.

It’s not that locking your doors gives them permission, it’s that they’re just doing it whether you lock your doors or not.

Imagine you’re the NSA, imagine you’re already spying on every American who isn’t using a VPN (not because you have any legal right to, but because you can). Now ask yourself, where’s your biggest blind spot?

This is why they want legal permission to spy on people using VPNs. If they can do it legally, they can just walk right into a VPN’s server room and install whatever eyes they want on the inside.

All I’m saying, is that there is no constitutional justification for this, they don’t care. Their plan is simple, spy on everyone, fuck the law.

You know what… I’ve never seen this before, but I fully endorse this solution. This is mostly what we already have in place, but favoring consistency rather than flattering Roman emperors.

For those who didn’t know,

• August - named after Augustus Caesar
• July - named after Julius Caeser

Also, a few others are named after Roman gods. It’s cool, but not super relevant to anyone today.

How does this line up with lunar cycles? Is the solar year closer to 12 or 13 months?

Edit: I decided to answer my own question. It turns out there are about 12.4 lunar cycles per solar year, so it does fall right between 12 and 13, meaning that (in my opinion) both 12 and 13 months seem like reasonable systems.

Unfortunately it also means there’s no way to really sync the months with the year perfectly.

A side note on the solar year/lunar month not lining up… I know that planets in a star system tend to fall into resonant orbits, so you’ll often see common ratios in planetary orbital periods, making occultations more common (when planets all line up). But I actually don’t know how this relates to a planet’s moons.

Can confirm, these are excellent lessons.

If you don’t show up, you get fired.

When you’re 19, this is a valuable lesson.

It’s sad, but this is the world we live in. It’s constantly disappointing.

But I do want to push back a bit, the people getting scammed are not incredibly stupid, they’re incredibly vulnerable. They’re often people who are generally less tech savvy, but also they’re people who don’t have a lot to lose, it’s a bit counterintuitive, but it’s easier to scam people who take money very seriously.