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Natanael @slrpnk.net

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Why do masks make people so angry?
  • Do-gooder derogation is a well studied phenomenon

    It's not only stuff like lack of compassion. It's stuff like feeling that it challenges your worldviews, makes you feel the other person think their better for taking action you've chosen not to take, etc.

    They'll react like that even against those who just try to protect themselves with a mask, just seeing it even if they're not being asked to change feels like a provocation.

    It's like how Trump and Co talked about "the elites" (various experts) while being backed by the actual elites (billionaires). He wanted you to be scared of people who try to help you. Unfortunately the propaganda worked

  • How true is it?
  • Technically it's not the resolution that changes, but the optics (unless you want to bring out the fancy math and treat it as a sampling resolution thing based on smallest recognizable detail)

  • Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband gets life in prison
  • Not for every problem, but if you're physically dangerous there's not many better solutions. We need preventive measures so fewer people end up in that state, but you can't prevent away ongoing violence.

  • Are UI layouts of video games subject to IP protection?
  • Creative height is the bar for when something becomes protected (facts or obvious patterns aren't protected), and functional features of a design aren't protected. In general layouts are mostly functional (with exceptions) but button designs may mostly be expressive.

  • Why do "realistic" AI results for man/woman have non-proportion big heads compared to their bodies?
  • Also so many head photos taken from an angle right in front of the face or a bit higher, distorting the shoulders in ways you don't notice but which matters when the algorithm tries to splice everything together into an averaged model

  • One of the world's richest women will support Trump if he promises to back Israel annexation of the West Bank

    nymag.com Will Miriam Adelson Spend Her Billions on Trump Again?

    Sheldon’s widow is one of the richest women in the world, and she’s willing to spend her fortune to support Israel.

    Will Miriam Adelson Spend Her Billions on Trump Again?
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