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People ditching their PC because they don't need it anymore doesn't explain that the relative share of Mac and Linux has increased for the past 15 years though. Unless for some reason Windows users are more likely to ditch their PC because they don't need it than Mac or Linux users.
It can also be noted that the trend over time for the "unknown" category (which stands for 8 % today) follows the same trend as Linux. I don't think it's unreasonable to assume that Linux is over-represented in the "unknown" category, and may actually be closer to 5-7 %.
Thanks for answers! I have some follow up if you don't mind: Did you have any human contact while they held you? As in, was anyone watching you, bringing you food, etc. or just was it just you in the room with food being pushed through the door?
They seem to miss the point that when the computer begins to lose information needed to navigate, it’s going to stop driving.
There's also the point that, while AI has gotten quite far, the human brain is still fairly superior at accurately interpolating and interpreting limited information. This may have changed in the past year or two, but my impression is that humans are still far better than machines at handling new or "corrupted" information, like driving in poor visibility, or suddenly having road markings disappear, etc.
How were you held? Did you ever attempt to escape? Did they tell you at the time why they were holding you? Were you ever threatened by them regarding what would happen if they didn't get their ransom?
The guy on the left has a hand on his shoulder. It can't be the guy in the middle's hand, so it appears the guy on the right has a very long arm. Or it's a hovering "extra hand".
I was about to mention what this comment said: The best boots I've had are some pairs that have lasted me 10-15 years, and haven't given in before I'd worn out 2-3 pairs of outer soles (tread). I know some brands (like Salomon) give out certifications for cobblers that can replace tread, which involves giving specific courses to the cobblers. Most of these will let you mail in your boots and will mail them back to you with new outer soles.
My experience is that this is 100 % worth it. It's like getting a brand new boot, except it's already broken in. If you do some searching, you can probably find someone that does this near you.
Would not having 30 dresses make you unhappier, if you have time to spend doing things you enjoy instead of consumption being the only thing you have to show for all the time you spend at work?
It feels like you're attributing to me an opinion that a decrease in the availability of goods and services would be a universally bad thing. I never said that.
For my own part, I don't own much excess stuff. I use whatever clothes I buy until they're worn out, and the only furniture I own is a couch, a bed, a kitchen table and two chairs. However, I do enjoy climbing, hiking, and skiing, all of which require a bit of equipment to do. Lower productivity would likely imply that those things become less available/more expensive.
As for food: Saying that it "has the amazing ability to just grow without much human intervention" just makes you seem unaware of the fact that loads of people would literally starve if it weren't for modern farming equipment, synthetic fertiliser, preservation methods, and transportation. For people to rely on "a small garden for some of their food" is not a practice that works at scale with the population density in the world today. There's a reason the population on earth was relatively stable until the industrial revolution, and has grown exponentially since: Modern technology makes it possible for us to feed very many more people with a lot less land and resources.
IT services: Yes, I'm on a platform run by volunteers. I'm on it using hardware that was built by workers, with materials developed, extracted and refined by workers, on electricity produced and distributed by workers, over an internet that is possible because of workers. All these workers are reliant on their own corporate IT systems in order to be as efficient as they are today. You can't just extract the last link in a huge web of dependencies, and act like it could work on its own.
Anyway, all these things are side-notes. My primary point (which I still believe stands) is that we cannot expect to reduce productivity across the board (i.e. everyone works significantly less), and expect that there will not be a price to pay. Whether that price is worth paying is an open discussion, which I haven't really decided what I think about myself.
I see your point, however
Armies should be a deescalating force, building bridges between nations.
I don't really agree on this, I think that's what diplomacy is for. Armies are for when someone shows up with weapons, trying to kill you and your family, displace you from your home, and take everything that is yours. Armies are the backstop when diplomacy fails and you have no choice but to defend yourself with violence.
Yes, armies can't defeat an ideology completely (as you say, Nazi ideas are still with us today, and North Korea is still a threat to the South). However, armies did ensure that a bunch of people that would have been purged by the Nazis have instead lived fulfilling lives. Armies did ensure that a lot of Koreans actually don't live under the oppression of the Kim regime. An army is currently preventing Putin from taking Ukraine, displacing Ukrainians, and wiping out Ukrainian culture.
The last example is perhaps the best, because we can see in real time that Ukraine would obviously prefer not to fight this war. They would have preferred to build bridges and friendship with their neighbouring country. That is the job of diplomats and politicians. The army is there for when that neighbour decides to invade, because they don't want bridges and friendship, but complete control.
You seem to agree with my last point, which was that
the distribution of wealth in society, and how it’s shifted the past 20-50 years is more concerning
That is: The major problem we have today is that the increase in production we've seen the past 20-50 years has primarily benefited the wealthy. This needs to change. Once we have decent wealth distribution, we can make an informed decision on whether we want to reduce our total productivity in order to have more free time.
I don't really know if this fits in this community, if not just take it down. The map is from the BlackBird group.
Regarding the recent strikes on the Seim river crossings, I've been speculating what Ukraines plans are. Not too long ago, the Ukranian advance around Korenevo slowed a bit. Then they started systematically hitting the Seim river crossings, of which ISW assesses there is only one left.
If the goal was to encircle and trap Russian units, I would assume that Ukraine would make a hard push through Korenevo to the river. As it looks now, it seems like they are leaving a small corridor open. Whether that is due to Russian resistance or Ukrainian planning I have no idea.
This makes me wonder whether they are intentionally leaving a small opening (See: Sun Tzu) to try to make Russian forces low on resources funnel through the opening where they can inflict heavy casualties, or whether they are trying to force the Russians to expend resources trying to prevent being cut off before they close the net.
In any case, I can see Ukraine wanting to secure another major road towards Korenevo that they can use to supply the offensive.
Of course, I don't want anyone to reveal anything that could violate OPSEC, everything I read is based on OSINT. I'm just interested and would like to hear other peoples speculations.
In a sub like this, we cannot exclude the possibly best attempt at taxidermy, made by some poor soul that had likely never seen a lion.
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In all honesty, I love both rakfisk and lutefisk. They are fantastic and wildly underrated food. I will die on this hill.
Oh, and sursild, sennepssild, and all that other good sild stuff. That's also awesome.
The swedes can keep the surströmning to themselves though. That shit is not fit for human consumption.