[-] Tamo240@programming.dev 14 points 6 months ago

Because its so much better for kids to use dodgy free VPNs to access sketchy fringe porn sites than to just talk to them about healthy sex at a younger age.

[-] Tamo240@programming.dev 15 points 6 months ago

Most likely in reference to a large number of NSFW video games being pulled from Steam and Itch.io after pressure from payment processors

[-] Tamo240@programming.dev 16 points 7 months ago

'Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes'

  • Dijkstra, 1970
[-] Tamo240@programming.dev 13 points 8 months ago

Sorry random internet person let me forward your opinion to my old Computer Science professor and have them update it.

AI as a field goes back to the 50s, long before any concept of machine learning, or what 'intelligence' was possible for a computer to achieve.

[-] Tamo240@programming.dev 21 points 8 months ago

AI in the computation sense can refer to any system that appears intelligent. This includes simple logic. It seems to be you that is confusing AI with Machine Learning.

[-] Tamo240@programming.dev 12 points 9 months ago

Don't you dare remind me how long ago 2010 was

[-] Tamo240@programming.dev 16 points 11 months ago

The plot has already being discussed at length. I want to talk about quidditch.

Quick recap, in quidditch, scoring goals scores 10 or 20 points, catching the snitch scores 150 points, and ends the game. This effectively means that the only way a team can catch the snitch and lose is if they are over 150 points behind.

As a result of this, logically the seaker should not attempt to catch the snitch if the score is this unfavourable, meaning the game is always decided by the seaker, and nothing anyone else is doing remotely matters. Remember also we see the audience is rarely able to see what the seeker is doing from the stands.

Now you may say "what about the world cup in book 4, Krumm catches the snitch and still loses". This can only be attributed to Krumm got mad at his team, or maybe bored, otherwise he should just wait and see if his team can score a goal or two. If the other team's seaker catches the snitch you lose anyway, so why even try until it's going to win you the game? Maybe he was showing off to Hermione.

We also know for certain that this happens very rarely, as the odds given to the twins by Ludo Bagman are very high, leading to a big payout. Therefore quidditch is entirely decided by something that happens well out of sight of the audience, and would be terrible to watch or play.

As an aside, the rules around catching the snitch leading to a draw are never mentioned, but I assume they have some penalty shootout system

[-] Tamo240@programming.dev 12 points 1 year ago

This 100%, too many musk fanboys don't understand how much he is actually hindering innovation.

Even at SpaceX they make more progress when he isn't involved.

[-] Tamo240@programming.dev 14 points 1 year ago

What's the joke?

[-] Tamo240@programming.dev 13 points 1 year ago

This is the exact metaphor I've been using when talking to people about the issue. Did we both get it from somewhere I can't remember, or is it just perfect?

[-] Tamo240@programming.dev 22 points 1 year ago

The goal is not to stop the people in the queue being attacked, its to stop someone boarding a plane with the means to hijack it

[-] Tamo240@programming.dev 12 points 2 years ago

With the exception on Boom, every episode this season seems to have a huge pacing problem. To me every single one seems to drag with very little happening, until suddenly there is a massive climax that invariably is unsatisfying and makes no sense, before the episode abruptly ends. How is this the same show that gave us complex stories like Midnight or Heaven Sent in the same amount of time?

Quick rundown:

  • Space Babies: Everyone is scared of the monster, until suddenly the monster was made by a computer error and needs to be saved
  • The Devils Chord: Jinx Monsoon is stealing all the music, until suddenly they have a ridiculous music battle, which the Doctor somehow loses, but the beatles return to play a note and the day is saved
  • 73 Yards: A great horror concept of Ruby being followed by a mysterious entity, that turns out to be herself as an old women making herself lonely for her entire life??
  • Dot and Bubble: Turns out the Dot hates humanity and is killing them off, but instead of instantly braining them all, as it is clearly capable of, it creates giant slugs to eat them? And the people don't want to be saved?

I genuinely think a lot of the themes and concepts in this series are very good, but the scripts need to be tightened up, instead of juggling so many metaphors and societal commentaries in each episode.

I actually liked this one more than I thought I would from the trailer, but once again the resolution just leaves me confused and unsatisfied.

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