I can't explain how much I hate simulation theory. As a thought experiment? Fine. It's interesting to think of the universe in the context of code and logic. But as a driving philosophy of reality? Pointless.

Most proponents of simulation theory will say it's impossible to prove the universe is a simulation, because we exist inside it. Then who cares? There obviously must exist a non-simulated universe for the mega computer we're all running on to inhabit, so it's a pointless step along finding the true nature if reality. It's stoner solipsism for guys that buy nfts. It's the "it was all a dream" ending of philosophy.

As someone who's worked in an engineering field. This response is almost certainly saying "we currently can't do this reliably" and hoping nobody will force them to.

It's probably not at all indicitave of social decay that there are at least 3 failed impeachment attempts every year.

I knew I had good reason to hate HP laptops.

Did some digging, but it doesn't appear the band compatibility with US carriers is improved at all. Am I wrong here?

I've been attempting to convert as much of my digital life to open source alternatives over the last few years, and I can't tell you how many people tell me it's unsafe to do since "just anyone can work on it". Most people really believe capital = expertise, and that's a hard nut to crack.

I always thought Huntarr was a bit over engineered for what it did. Here's a script you can just throw into your crontab that does the same thing

https://github.com/angrycuban13/Just-A-Bunch-Of-Starr-Scripts/blob/main/Upgradinatorr/README.md

But it WAS supposed to be Bloodlines 2. It was GOING to be Bloodlines 2. It suffered a development hell for the ages, and changing the name near release would do nothing but hurt sales. (But perhaps garner some good will for Paradox. Although they don't seem to be in that business these days)

I've long wondered why the populist democrats haven't been pushing harder for ranked choice voting options, or proportional representation, or any other voting system than what we have. I'm no election expert, so I'm sure there's a reason, but it's disheartening to be trapped between two parties.

Kenshi. Did that one start where you're missing an arm. Was able to start making some money scavenging the dead for weapons and valuables, and selling them. Got enough to start a modest wheat farm. Unfortunately the tax man arrived, and I was in no state to pay, so I've been on the run. Don't know where I'll end up at this point.

I'm generally with you, but consider fig 1:

May we please stop living in interesting times.

I created a random username for osm that's different from my usual. I'm sure if you went into my change history, you could figure out a lot about me. But, it isn't tied to any other account in an obvious way, so that gives me a small bit of peace of mind.

Amazing the project is still going. Really a testament to the Deva and everyone involved. Congratulations to them.

This actually happened earlier this year.

I was driving with my partner in a somewhat rural area. We were driving on the interstate. It was a sunny, bright winter morning. There was not all that much snow on the ground.

I notice on the side of the road, what appears to be a bear sitting in the shoulder next to the freeway, its back is turned to us, so we see its ears. It is completely black. Not black like a black bear, but black like those character locked memes.

I literally think it's a wooden cutout. People sometimes make those for wild animals around where we were. Although as we pass this thing, it's clear to me it is in fact a three-dimensional bear. I get a quick glimpse of its face. It is a fully, jet-black bear. The only details I can make out are small glints from its eye and the wetness of its nose. Apart from that, it looked like a void in space.

My partner and I sit in silence, and I eventually say "did you see that?" And they say "yep". We've talked about this since, and my partner stands by the fact that they think it was a 2d cutout. They didn't see the front side, which is making me think I somehow imagined it.

There are a few logical explanations, but it's certainly the weirdest thing ive ever come across while driving.

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I find this effectively acts as "new" for small communities, and "hot" for big ones.

May be unpopular, but I haven't found anything that works better than jerboa. It's maintained by the Lemmy devs. It's simple, open source, customizable.

I'd imagine it's black pepper. I think folks get needlessly paranoid about that kind of stuff.

On the readarr front, check out chaptarr. It's currently in a closed beta, but it's looking like a great replacement.

This includes feeding their AI by pushing to github btw.