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I don't understand the technology behind it. Is this a choice or is it an unavoidable feature of the protocol, much like how bitcoin block transactions are public?
I prefer
Hot to continue its emphasis on recency. I'm not sure if I would derive much value in having it surface old posts, especially if there isn't active discussion in that old post.That being said, my most used view other than
Hot is now recent/comments to see where the new activity is. I wonder if that should be a one-click promoted view, rather than the multiple steps I need to take to get there currently.Lastly, I do think there should be a better way to surface evergreen content for new users, I just don't think
Hot is the best place to do that. The search bar is one such place, but I'm not sure how good of a job that does.A fundamental question is whether users approach SN as a place to find information (evergreen quality more important), or a place to have conversations (recency & activity more important). I sense that most users are using it for the latter rather than the former.
For the former, it's probably more important to get some more SEO visibility through common search engines like Google. I do notice that some search terms in Google do surface SN on the front page, which is good, but anything that can be done to improve that would be helpful.
I do sometimes squeeze in a 20 minute nap here or there. Not sure how much it actually refreshes me though
Seems interesting. I've grown a bit too scared to watch horror movies anymore though, I don't need that negative feeling in my life haha
I used to think that dressing nicely is vanity. Now I think that dressing nicely is a way to respect the people you're with and making them feel comfortable
I still don't dress that nicely, but I don't look down on people who do anymore haha
For me it's definitely flexibility of schedule and intellectual freedom. Along with that, just being able to stay in the community we've grown to be a part of
Teaching in my country isn’t easy. We work harder and experience more stress than our counterparts in many other countries. The data even supports our predicament.
Interesting to hear that. Singapore is generally held up as an educational role model. Maybe our teachers should work just as hard haha
| habit | status |
|---|---|
| avoid red meat | yes |
| avoid fried food | yes |
| smaller portions | not really |
| hydration | ok |
| exercise | bike, situps, pushups |
| 7+ hours sleep | no |
| gout free | yes |
decent day. Could have had smaller portions for my meals, then it would've been perfect.
7+ hours sleep seems like it might be off the table for the foreseeable future, given how busy i've been and how early i have to wake up for the school days
Yeah, the social layer should determine (slowly and conservatively) changes to the consensus layer. Once the consensus rules are agreed upon, bitcoin needs to be able to operate and fulfill its purpose without social input, except for the next rare change to consensus rules.
I... sort of agree?
But aren't we going to need social layer decisions at some point or another? Lopp once gave a presentation about this, which I wrote about: #875560
Just to give the most obvious scenario: At some point Bitcoin might need to upgrade to quantum resistant encryption. That is obviously a change to the consensus rules. Isn't some social layer decision making going to be required to do that?
So, I agree with your overall sentiment, but I'm not sure we can really say that the consensus layer is all that's needed ever
Even for authors seeking rent, I imagine that having their work in the LLMs' knowledge base is worth much more than the pennies they could charge for using it as training data.
For example, I recently asked ChatGPT to summarize book 1 of the Wheel of Time series because I had read it a long time ago but forgot most of it. Getting the summary and being able to ask a bunch of questions to bring myself up to speed made me more excited to read book 2.
I think arguing about who's right based on the outcomes is going in reverse. For example, Protestants can point to all the bad popes who have led the church astray in the past.
Instead, I think the debate would be more well grounded if the arguments were made based on theology. To me, the key things to argue about are 1) sola scriptura and 2) the role of the church and the sacraments in determining a person's salvation.
I think siggy has a point here. I often hear things like, "Trump's actions have a real impact on people's livelihoods!" as a justification to anger. But they are just going through a common experience that most other people have to go through. Why do they feel like government work means you're entitled to absolute job stability? The Federal government supposedly exists to serve the people. It is not a jobs program for federal workers.
I understand why federal workers might be upset and they have every right to be. But if agency heads view their primary mission as protecting their subordinates' jobs, then the agencies will quickly devolve into bloated inefficient messes. (Which I think has already happened.)
After a deadly stabbing attack on a synagogue last week, Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on protesters to stop in order to "respect the grief of British Jews." On Saturday, police arrested 500 people in London for protesting under banners that supported Palestine Action.
But the British government has also cracked down on anti-Palestinian speech. For example, police arrested and interrogated Yorkshire man Pete North in late September for sharing a meme several months ago that said, "Fuck Palestine. Fuck Hamas. Fuck Islam. Want to protest? Fuck off to Muslim country and protest." He was released without charge.
British government just can't seem to get anything right.
Protesters do not have to respect anyone's grief. And you should be able to post memes even if it's offensive to some groups.
How about instead of going after speech, actually prosecute the people committing acts of violence, or doing things like blocking roadways.
I asked Chat and they couldn't find any public info on what church Peter Thiel goes to.
I haven't listened to any of Thiel's thoughts about Christianity. I probably should just so I can understand what people out there are saying. But I wouldn't be surprised if he's mixing in a lot of his own worldly philosophies and interpreting scripture through that lens.