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New comment by paul_funyun in "Gainax, known for 'Evangelion' anime production, goes bankrupt"

paul_funyun — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 20:58:44 +0000

There's all kinds of fun things that could be done with the franchise. An isekai where an Otaku gets reborn as Shinji and tries to do it right would be great.

New comment by paul_funyun in "What makes gambling wrong but insurance right? (2017)"

paul_funyun — Sat, 08 Jun 2024 22:23:43 +0000

In insurance you expect to come out behind in the average case, unless you're an insurance company.

New comment by paul_funyun in "DHCPv6-PD – First Steps"

paul_funyun — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 05:36:28 +0000

If you don't need ipv6, best just to turn it off and forget about it.

New comment by paul_funyun in "Riven"

paul_funyun — Sun, 19 May 2024 05:05:19 +0000

I only read the Book of Atrus and it's worth a read. Can't vouch for any others tho

New comment by paul_funyun in "AI is the reason interviews are harder now"

paul_funyun — Wed, 15 May 2024 05:40:08 +0000

I don't like code reviews. If need be I might try to bs my way (paychecks come quicker than permission to fire) into a coding job and those would be a showstopper.

New comment by paul_funyun in "One bad apple can spoil your IPv6 privacy (2022)"

paul_funyun — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 13:46:57 +0000

Ipv6 is a lot like a bios update - best avoided unless absolutely necessary. Potential mess with no upsides for end users.

New comment by paul_funyun in "A Beginner's Guide to the ESP8266 (2017)"

paul_funyun — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 02:41:14 +0000

A useful gizmo but bang for your buck seems esp32 is the way to go

New comment by paul_funyun in "Why is Windows 11 so annoying?"

paul_funyun — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 20:45:43 +0000

You click the filename twice to rename. More efficient than two clicks and a menu perusal.

New comment by paul_funyun in "World War II 'rumor clinics' helped America battle wild gossip"

paul_funyun — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 09:15:01 +0000

Disagree. They gave up a legitimate moral claim when they posted whatever on the public facing internet.

New comment by paul_funyun in "HDMI Forum Kills AMD's Open Source Linux Driver"

paul_funyun — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 22:53:59 +0000

Hopefully there are closed source solutions on Linux. Open source is a fine thing, but only when it works.

New comment by paul_funyun in "Mystery monk makes billions with 5-hour energy (2012)"

paul_funyun — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 05:47:57 +0000

Worth it or not, those were some prodigious lifts.

New comment by paul_funyun in "First arrests under Florida's new DNA law, Pennsylvania also considers testing"

paul_funyun — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 23:13:36 +0000

A paternity test is harder to get right. If there's a difference in a DNA matching test, that eliminates the possibility. With a paternity test, you're just looking for similarity so there less ways to rule one out

New comment by paul_funyun in "US Employers Brace for 16M Super Bowl Sick Days"

paul_funyun — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:57:08 +0000

Aren't poll workers entitled to national holidays off?

New comment by paul_funyun in "US Employers Brace for 16M Super Bowl Sick Days"

paul_funyun — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 19:49:09 +0000

Election workers would have the day off too.

New comment by paul_funyun in "U.S. to reportedly announce billions of dollars in subsidies for advanced chips"

paul_funyun — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 04:05:09 +0000

Of course it's inefficient, if it wasn't inefficient it wouldn't need subsidies. Better than nationalizing it or outsourcing our security to foreign actors.

New comment by paul_funyun in ""If nothing changes, all remaining Nitter instances will go down eventually""

paul_funyun — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 02:58:48 +0000

Good. Join X if you want to see X posts.

New comment by paul_funyun in "U.S. to reportedly announce billions of dollars in subsidies for advanced chips"

paul_funyun — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 02:36:54 +0000

I'm normally a free market type of guy, but national defense is an exception. Our capacity to produce semiconductors without depending on foreign entities is as vital to national security as our capacity for food production. No nation can be strong if they rely on other nations to maintain that strength.

New comment by paul_funyun in "Whither philosophy?"

paul_funyun — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 05:44:52 +0000

Human rights. It's a metaphysical spook with no grounding in the natural world, but the idea catching on is a net positive.

New comment by paul_funyun in "Whither philosophy?"

paul_funyun — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 05:43:44 +0000

Relativism is much more common among non-philosophers than philosophers.

New comment by paul_funyun in "Whither philosophy?"

paul_funyun — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 05:42:44 +0000

He was a wrestler of some renown in his youth and his coach nicknamed him 'Platon,' after his size or big shoulders (depending on who's telling it). Winning arguments by flexing is apocryphal, as far as I know.