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New comment by dgzl in "Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0"

dgzl — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:31:24 +0000

3. Assuming UBI has any negative impact on the value of the dollar, the fall in financial mobility you have from constantly, let's say "messing up" and losing your benefit every month would be greatly devastating. This wouldn't be a new group of people though, this would be the same homeless people we see today.

New comment by dgzl in "'Doomscrolling' breeds anxiety – how to stop the cycle"

dgzl — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:38:45 +0000

I read a few years ago that there's more history happening than historians can keep up with. Scary thoughts

New comment by dgzl in "'Doomscrolling' breeds anxiety – how to stop the cycle"

dgzl — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:37:59 +0000

Well for instance, I only use Twitter for news/activism. it's not aligned for anything else

New comment by dgzl in "Why do U.S. coins seem to be in short supply?"

dgzl — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 03:21:37 +0000

Seems reasonable

New comment by dgzl in "'Doomscrolling' breeds anxiety – how to stop the cycle"

dgzl — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 03:19:37 +0000

I think news takes more of a front seat these days. Lots of history in the making.

New comment by dgzl in "Why Did San Francisco Schools Stop Teaching Algebra in Middle School?"

dgzl — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 02:54:42 +0000

The left has abandoned the pursuit of equality (equality of opportunity) for the pursuit of equity (equality of outcome), but now the left is changing the definition of "equality" to mean the definition of equity. It's an Orwellian game of doublespeak and they're good at it.

New comment by dgzl in "Who’s behind Wednesday’s epic Twitter hack?"

dgzl — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 02:48:50 +0000

Don't forget the DMs of all these accounts. That could be very valuable information.

New comment by dgzl in "Teachers are ready to quit rather than put their lives at risk"

dgzl — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 02:44:32 +0000

An old CS professor: Efficiency with computers, effectiveness with people.

New comment by dgzl in "Text-Only Social Network"

dgzl — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:47:31 +0000

Was thinking about a dating app where you only get to reveal a few photos/ability to message after answering a short multiple choice quiz managed by the user. The questions can be arbitrary but the point is that the pursued gets to control which pursuer can get to their profile via question navigation. This could help throw off unwanted pursuers.

New comment by dgzl in "Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r/ChapoTrapHouse"

dgzl — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 03:07:41 +0000

I'll admit I don't know anything about Gab, but I'm not picking up "nazi/white supremacist site" from their storefront.

https://gab.com/

Regardless, it's embarrassing how careless the political-left, whatever you want to call them, carelessly use the terms nazi, racist, white supremacist, etc.

New comment by dgzl in "Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r/ChapoTrapHouse"

dgzl — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 20:34:21 +0000

You mean calling all conservatives and Republicans racists, Nazis and fascists doesn't make sense?

New comment by dgzl in "Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r/ChapoTrapHouse"

dgzl — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 20:31:43 +0000

Almost like being a police officer?

New comment by dgzl in "Why the developers who use Rust love it so much"

dgzl — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 09:49:58 +0000

Reminds me of learning Vim

New comment by dgzl in "ACLU sues Minnesota for police violence against the press"

dgzl — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 23:04:29 +0000

Literally nobody is trying to stop the protesters. Literally nobody. I can't find anyone who doesn't agree that George was murdered. Hell, I have old seemingly racist family members who agree with that. It's the arsonist, rioters and murderers who are empowered by this new Anarchy Trojan Horse that we're trying to stop, and we will succeed. If you can't see that difference then you'll be blind during this insurrection.

New comment by dgzl in "ACLU sues Minnesota for police violence against the press"

dgzl — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 18:40:31 +0000

I couldn't imagine someone being against a police Union and also supporting civilian unions. They serve the same purpose. I also can't imagine a sane person thinking we don't need the police, unless you're also supporting a highly armed population (which, I am.)

> With great power comes great responsibility, so the saying goes.

So you acknowledge that it's difficult, terrifying, unpopular and requires great reasonability, but offer nothing for a solution. What good is your comment?

The police job is more stress than any content moderator on social media, because the police are living the content that gets moderated. They're subjected to immense violence because average citizens need protection from criminals.

Once again, do you have any decent solution or do you plan to just add to the stress of this critical and thankless job?

New comment by dgzl in "Things from leaked audio of Mark Zuckerberg and his employees"

dgzl — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:12:05 +0000

I'm against Antifa and am afraid to admit this in PDX, for my own safety. Left wing politics is becoming just as fascist as right wing politics used to be.

New comment by dgzl in "Things from leaked audio of Mark Zuckerberg and his employees"

dgzl — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:08:03 +0000

I suppose you would be in favor of a Minority Report type of world, where our truth machine will tell us verifiably that you will commit crime in the future, thus we should preemptively arrest. Surely it's never wrong!

New comment by dgzl in "ACLU sues Minnesota for police violence against the press"

dgzl — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:03:07 +0000

I think people are missing a few big points.

1) It's extremely difficult being a cop

2) It's extremely terrifying being a cop

3) It's extremely unpopular being a cop

It boggles me every time I hear people say cops need "stricter requirements" and "less pay" but never hear anyone volunteering to join the force and make real change. Look around, how many white knights want to be a cop?

The videos from Thursday/Friday night Minneapolis shape my framework for these riots, not the supposed abuse to protesters and reporters. IMO, given the circumstances, the cops overall have been very civil while taking an onslaught of verbal and even physical abuse. And don't get me wrong, I'm not ignoring police abuse and brutality.

https://youtu.be/cHcELsLF7cg

New comment by dgzl in "Ask HN: Should I give in to voice assistants?"

dgzl — Fri, 29 May 2020 01:16:40 +0000

The use case would let me be a lot more handsfree.

New comment by dgzl in "Ask HN: Should I give in to voice assistants?"

dgzl — Fri, 29 May 2020 01:13:41 +0000

Really? The recognition has worked pretty well for me and people I know.