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[–] dgerard@awful.systems 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

reminiscent of:

Ask HN: Are there any substantial examples of blockchain solving a real problem? (2020)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22914430

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 3 points 2 months ago

It's clear that they didn't stop uploads of the torrents. It hasn't been established in the documents we've seen so far that they actually had downloaders in turn. But they did clearly make the works available for upload.

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

oh dont' worry - they prop up the appearance not the usability. They look smoother but user input is still sampled at the slower rate, so the games aren't actually any more reactive.

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 3 points 2 months ago

it's basically a number crunching workstation

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 8 points 2 months ago

even the commenters get stuck into Sam Axon this time

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

ehh. even in the original text it rapidly decays into anything that annoys him is a hyperkludge. Successful things have problems that are only problems of success.

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 7 points 2 months ago (5 children)

the new FB standards guy is a Heritage Foundation guy, he would be the precise vector

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 10 points 2 months ago (10 children)
[–] dgerard@awful.systems 6 points 2 months ago

Day 2: this episode contains the most accurate description of linux users ever

(half will rush to help you secure your stuff against evil, the other half have strong concerns about the age of consent)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-offline-ces-2025-day-2/id1730587238?i=1000683119002

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 9 points 2 months ago

just when you think you're at the bottom of the Marianas Trench, the rationalists take you lower

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 6 points 2 months ago

jesus fuck how did i never see this before

 

a bit of completely original journalism based on reader tips, thank you

 

oh yes, this one is about our very good friends

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