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New comment by pms in "The Strongest El Niño Ever"

pms — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:08:35 +0000

You just need a well-isolated house, which are rare in the US, but common in Europe. A well-isolated house doesn't warm up as much on a hot day, unless you open windows wide. Temperature outside can be 35 Celsius, inside <25 Celsius.

Personally, I much prefer this solution than ACs, because ACs sometimes affect my throat and make me feel tired.

New comment by pms in "Claude Opus 5"

pms — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:45:12 +0000

That's an "overthinking" model.

New comment by pms in "Statement on US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5"

pms — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:03:17 +0000

Just like Trump sincerely believed he won the 2020 election.

New comment by pms in "IDF killed Gaza aid workers at point blank range in 2025 massacre: Report"

pms — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:23:32 +0000

By buying US products, using US-based media, and adopting US narratives? That's a part of the problem. This world is lacking multilateralism.

New comment by pms in "US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere"

pms — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:43:02 +0000

I really hope they go ahead and create the portal. I mean it.

New comment by pms in "US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere"

pms — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:10:30 +0000

It's a waste of resources, but please do it! The entire "European Union censors" narrative is a hoax [1], so the portal will achieve nothing, but you've got to do what you've got to do!

[1] First, the EU countries have much higher World Press Freedom Index than the US. Second, once you start reading how little there is of the alleged "censorship" in the EU, you realize it's a no-brainer aiming to protect people.

New comment by pms in "X hit with $140M EU fine for breaching content rules"

pms — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:17:09 +0000

Unable? :-D

New comment by pms in "Bringing Sexy Back. Internet surveillance has killed eroticism"

pms — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 12:24:32 +0000

> For the most part, sexy never left, and statistics bear this out

Recently I've seen a figure in a reputable source showing that people tend to have less sex than ~20-30 years ago (even if we just look at married couples).

New comment by pms in "Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers' access to data, EU commission rules"

pms — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:48:12 +0000

Clearly US Republicans, Russia, and Israel drive a push towards nationalism. Republicans and Elon Musk openly campaign for far-right European parties like AfD. You're getting causality wrong, or just don't want to recognize it, because the reality (rightfully) isn't as motivating as your image of it -- at least it shouldn't, but do you care?

New comment by pms in "Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers' access to data, EU commission rules"

pms — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:14:51 +0000

No, that's not what I want. I want platform transparency and accountability.

Meanwhile, you're giving yourself the right to talk lies about me without my consent when I kindly ask you not to do that. Who acts here like an authoritarian?

Also, there are already authorities you describe, and they can do whatever they want without any oversight: the platforms.

New comment by pms in "Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers' access to data, EU commission rules"

pms — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:28:12 +0000

I do think Europe should become more self-reliant. I also work a lot and rarely take any vacation time, but I don't see any sense -- except for egoism -- in working so much just to spread more AI slop online, mislead and polarize societies, or support a genocide. I think Europe has learned its lesson during the World Wars.

New comment by pms in "Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers' access to data, EU commission rules"

pms — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:27:03 +0000

Agreed that's inconsistent and not ok. We need rules, procedures, and systems that apply equally to different sides.

New comment by pms in "Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers' access to data, EU commission rules"

pms — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:28:09 +0000

Please elaborate.

New comment by pms in "Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers' access to data, EU commission rules"

pms — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:26:06 +0000

I'd say that's fine. That's a great opportunity for the EU to develop its industry.

New comment by pms in "Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers' access to data, EU commission rules"

pms — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:25:13 +0000

That's exactly the reason why we need platform transparency and accountability regulation like the EU's DSA.

New comment by pms in "Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers' access to data, EU commission rules"

pms — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:24:17 +0000

Did you read the article? X was first to be accused by the EU Commission.

New comment by pms in "Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers' access to data, EU commission rules"

pms — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:23:17 +0000

Please don't put your words in my mouth. You can speak only for yourself. And, frankly, it's not ok to write false information about a person you don't know.

New comment by pms in "Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers' access to data, EU commission rules"

pms — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:17:22 +0000

Yes, which is why we need to balance who has power, and facilitate independent research, rather than to give away to either industry or government.

New comment by pms in "Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers' access to data, EU commission rules"

pms — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:16:34 +0000

That's not clear to me at all. Would you mind elaborating?

New comment by pms in "Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers' access to data, EU commission rules"

pms — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:13:44 +0000

No researcher will request or get access to "5 million Facebook logins" through the DSA, since such a request wouldn't comply with the DSA requirements, so your point is moot. In fact, we live in a quite different world than you imagine. Currently, researchers don't even have access to the public data, as the article points out. When it comes to private data, researchers won't get access to private messages either, but rather to aggregate-level privacy-preserving data (assuming that the DSA isn't killed before any of this happens by the industry and Republicans, which you seem to advocate for).