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Arts & Entertainment / Once You Go Flat Rap [Eric Dubay]
« on: November 16, 2017, 02:45:46 AM »



Once You Go Flat Rap

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In my opinion everyone who uses a computer lots should have a program that reminds you to take breaks. Personally I think everyone computer system should come with this by default

I use workrave but I'm sure you can find something free and useful whatever platform you use.

It is important to take short breaks often so your fingers and arms don't end up in main, and longer breaks less often so that your legs and body do not get hurt and damaged.

Do you have other advice for computer user?

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The Lounge / What do you do on the computer/internet?
« on: June 15, 2013, 11:21:49 AM »
What do you do on an average day on the internet? What websites do you go to, what do you do on them, do you enjoy it or is just grinding away the hours?

I'm trying to change my internet usage habits because I noticed they were unhealthy. On the other hand, I don't know many good sites or anything..

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You can read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dua%27s_layer

Dua's layer is a newly discovered layer of the human cornea proposed in a scientific article in June 2013.[1] It is 15 micrometres (0.00059 inches) thick and is located between the corneal stroma and Descemet's membrane. It is the sixth layer of the cornea to be discovered

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The Lounge / Advice for unhappy person
« on: April 10, 2013, 01:28:04 PM »
Hello

I am lonely and unhappy,

do you have any concrete advice I can use?

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Technical Support / Show unread posts since last visit. cleared
« on: July 19, 2012, 12:41:02 AM »
I hope this isn't my own fault but the big lists of topics in "Show unread posts since last visit." has just disappeared and I don't think I cleared it.. the behavior of that page seems to have chaged..

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / On the automation of work
« on: July 16, 2012, 08:28:38 AM »
An important issue for our society is the impact of the gradual process of automatic computers and robotics replacing working people. Automatic computers have been able to replicate small pieces of human reasoning (such as arithmetic calculation, route planning, deduction) and robotics may serve as artifical senses as well as limbs and transport. Most peoples source of income (which is necessary to pay for housing, food etc.) comes from working: We are focused on the work or parts of peoples jobs that may be automated by software or robotics.

Despite the massive balloon of optimism around robotics and AI in the 60s we have seen very slow and little public introduction of robotics replacing peoples work, on the other hand there has been significant introduction hidden away in industry (machines to build cars, robots to search out and sort packages in warehouses, ...). Much of 60s sci-if focused on the implications of a robotic explosion, where all of a sudden incredily articulate robots had a comparable population and access to resources as humans, nothing like this has happened of course - but the issue remains important.

The question is whether the replacement will simply benefit companies (in that they  get the same if not more work done, and have to pay much less  for it - hiring less people for example) and leave people helpless and unable to find jobs - or whether it will increase everyones wealth and free up peoples time. Consider for example if one person wrote a near perfect bus driving software which replaced all (this is not technically possible today, but it's realistic to think it could be in the near future) bus drivers: Everyone is still getting the bus and paying their fares so what happens to the drivers? Are they able to sit at home doing nothing and still receive the same paycheck, or are should they become unemployed and unable to find work? While it may seem unfair that the bus drivers no longer have to do anything and still receive a paycheck it's important to consider where the money would go elsewhere.

More generally, It's important to find a way that the gradual introduction of robotics can be seen as small steps towards a utopia where nobody ever runs low on food, shelter, medical supplies or anything they might need - rather than more and more hard working people becoming unemployed and being thrown into poverty so that techno-slave drivers become richer and richer profiting off automation.

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At 30:00 he argues for the earth being flat,

the whole talk is quite good too, he discusses why arguing destroys truth.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / North Korean Propaganda Film
« on: May 25, 2012, 03:20:08 AM »
This "North Korean Propaganda Film" someone has translated it into english

It's quite interesting to see the way other cultures view our own. Do you have any thoughts on it?

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Technology, Science & Alt Science / Against Google Chrome
« on: May 16, 2012, 12:13:54 PM »
I was considering trying out "Google Chrome" this famous new web browser. So I read the EULA and let me point out some of the terms I did not agree with:

16. Advertisements

16.1 Some of the Services are supported by advertising revenue and may display advertisements and promotions. These advertisements may be targeted to the content of information stored on the Services, queries made through the Services or other information.

16.2 The manner, mode and extent of advertising by Google on the Services are subject to change without specific notice to you.

16.3 In consideration for Google granting you access to and use of the Services, you agree that Google may place such advertising on the Services.


It's completely unclear what information they aquire they will use to targets adverts towards "you", it's also possible for them to change this and the nature they display adverts to you without any notice. This is a potential violation of privacy as you have no idea what information about you will be leaked out, nor how.

20. Additional Terms for Extensions for Google Chrome

20.1 These terms in this section apply if you install extensions on your copy of Google Chrome. Extensions are small software programmes, developed by Google or third parties that can modify and enhance the functionality of Google Chrome. Extensions may have greater privileges to access your browser or your computer than regular web pages, including the ability to read and modify your private data.

20.2 From time to time, Google Chrome may check with remote servers (hosted by Google or by third parties) for available updates to extensions, including, but not limited to bug fixes or enhanced functionality. You agree that such updates will be requested automatically, downloaded and installed without further notice to you.

20.3 From time to time, Google may discover an extension that violates Google developer terms or other legal agreements, laws, regulations or policies. Google Chrome will periodically download a list of such extensions from Google’s servers. You agree that Google may remotely disable or remove any such extension from user systems at its sole discretion.


Browser extensions are capable of viewing private files on your local computer, and may be remotely disabled or "updated" by google at their own whim. There have been malware found in firefox browser extensions in the past and there's a potential that a piece of software you personally check to be safe could be remotely modified into something malicious. (To be fair, there is a useful aspect to this as well as a dangerous one http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=1181003 )

For these reasons I will not be using google chrome.

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Live now is talking philosophy: http://bambuser.com/v/2645041

the talk is over now. Here is a youtube

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The government ran into a storm of criticism earlier this month when it emerged that it was planning to allow GCHQ to monitor all communication on social media, Skype calls and email communication as well as logging every site visited by internet users in Britain.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/apr/17/tim-berners-lee-monitoring-internet?newsfeed=true

it's like 1984 >o<

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Everyone speeds in their cars,  speed limits are often viewed as a quite slow paced guideline rather than a hard upper limit.

If the mass media were to:

  • Report more of on the car crashes that do already happen
  • Make an explicit note in their reports that it is suspected the drivers were going over the speed limit

then drivers would catch themselves speeding and slow down.


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Philosophy, Religion & Society / How our population can quit smoking
« on: January 28, 2012, 03:49:58 PM »
Smoking (tobacco) is extremely harmful to the lungs of the person doing and a very effective carcinogen (causes cancer) it in the medium and long term, in the short term it easily becomes an addiction and is unhygenic (horrible smell, yellow nails and teeth). The highly addictive nature is a serious problem for pregnant mothers, they may well retard their baby by continuing to smoke or stop for a short time and take it up again after giving birth which can give the baby asthma and other problems. Tobacco is very popular with children because it projects a care-free attitude which is seen as cool, these people become addicted and pour a great deal of their money into the tobacco industry (and the government taxes) for the remaining years of their life (they may also spend lots of money on failed attempts at quitting).

It has been argued in the previous paragraph that smoking is bad (aside from a slight buzz for the user, which fades into "can't feel normal without it" after some weeks) and pointed out who really benefits from it. In the past there have been attempts to improve the community by ending smoking completely http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Catholic_Apostolic_Church http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tobacco_movement_in_Nazi_Germany while successful at that these communities have died out for other (political) reasons.

I have invented a new "non-radical" methodology to quit smoking: Not for individuals but in the long term for the community as a whole. As I have pointed out, an individual finds it extremely difficult to quit smoking and due to being addicted will often invent strange "rationalizations" (failed attempts at arguing that what they are doing is right, usually only managing to convince themselves) and react strongly and rudely to suggestions that they should quit smoking or advice on how. Therefore it is not possible to resolve the problem at an individual basis: My method takes into account the needs of the individuals by ignoring them and looking at the larger problem.

Consider all people in the country stratified by age: There are the set of 15 year olds, 16 year olds, 17 year olds, .... Now the 16 (and older) groups are all allowed to smoke and buy cigarettes from the shop. In a year, the government grants to all those people that were in the 15 year old group (since they are now 16) the permission to smoke. Essentially, the government is handing out cigarettes to children. I propose that from this date on the legal age for smoking is to be increased by 1 year every year. In this way, those who currently smoke will be able to happily continue.. and those children considering taking up smoking will be discouraged, knowing that they will not be legally allowed to buy them if they wait.

This is a perfect full-proof method orthogonal to "quit smoking" programs at an individual level, the only drawback is that the government will receive less and less tax money from harm it allows children to do to themselves and the tobacco industry (which you must note, are extremely rich and therefore politically powerful due to corruption) so such a method will likely be rejected. One can also imagine the bad reputation of previous communities that employed quit-smoking methodologies tainting peoples support.


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Philosophy, Religion & Society / God save the queen
« on: January 26, 2012, 11:12:34 PM »
I just discovered this http://www.republic.org.uk/

We want a democratically accountable head of state and an end to any constitutional role for the royal family.

We advocate keeping our parliamentary democracy but replacing the unelected monarch with a directly elected, ceremonial head of state - much like the system in Ireland.

Any decision on a new constitutional settlement must always be the British people's, through a referendum.

The monarchy is not only an unaccountable and expensive institution, unrepresentative of modern Britain, it also gives politicians almost limitless power.

It does this is in a variety of ways:

  • The royal prerogative: Former royal powers that allow the Prime Minister to declare war or sign treaties (amongst other things) without a vote in Parliament
  • The Privy Council: A body of advisors to the monarch, now mostly made up of senior politicians, which can enact legislation without a vote in Parliament
  • The Crown-in-Parliament: The principle, which came about when parliament removed much of the monarch's power, by which Parliament can pass any law it likes - meaning our liberties can never be guaranteed.

We believe our democracy should inspire a common sense of "we the people" - together we should own, control and take responsibility for our political affairs. We believe Britain deserves a republican constitution in place of the monarchy because you deserve the very best democracy possible. [/color]

What's your opinion on it.

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The public is making things terrible for itself. While they claim to care about freedom of expression, the primary use of the Internet is piracy: One of the main catalysts for imposing shutdowns and censorship to the internet. They also hate all these lobbyists (businesses buying political power, for example the music industry trying to get new internet laws passed) but throwing so much money down Hollywood to consume every day. Everyone is afraid of "big brother" style excessive surveillance and yet they are giving away all control by use non-free software and supporting all sorts of DRM.

Canned responses I get a lot when raising such issues are: I'm just one person, doesn't make a difference. I pirate as a protest against blah blah. I don't care about the longer term future, I'll be dead.


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http://silencednomore.com/homeland-security-considers-terrorist/

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people who disagree with the mass media’s version of events are potential domestic terrorists and says, “A term used to describe various information sources that provide a forum for interpretations of events and issues that differ radically from those presented in mass media products and outlets.”

 ???

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Here's an article by Mike Adams where he fantasizes about causing another Jones Town Massacre.

http://www.naturalnews.com/031297_homeopathy_overdose.html

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I'll bring a gallon of homeopathic remedies and healing raw juices, and the medical fundamentalists and their supporters (the more, the merrier) can each bring a gallon of the liquid forms of chemotherapy, blood pressure medications, coumadin, or statin drugs. We'll chug them in public and see who's left standing. The results get posted on YouTube for the whole world to see. We'll title the video, "SKEPTICS COMMIT MASS SUICIDE BY DRINKING PHARMACEUTICALS AS IF THEY WERE KOOL-AID." Jonestown, anyone?



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Technology, Science & Alt Science / Funny math
« on: October 12, 2011, 06:27:45 AM »


stolen from reddit, haven't checked it myself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borwein_integral

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Technology, Science & Alt Science / Libraries supporting DRM
« on: October 10, 2011, 01:55:12 PM »
I discovered that, ironically, Libraries are giving a great deal of support to DRM.

In ancient history libraries were invented to share knowledge and help people learn. The information is all stored in physical books, so the solution is to borrow/lend them for periods of time.

Today, given widespread usage of the internet, we have "digital libraries" that lend "e-books" (computer files that have all the text of a book stored inside them) as well as audiobooks. What should strike you as very strange is that these are lent out: Digital information isn't physical, so it doesn't have to be lended. Every time you send a file over the internet it is copied: It's not like handing a book to someone because you still have it.

The old paradigms that make sense for physical objects are being mistakenly carried over to digital information. You might think "Well OK whatever it's just a basic mistake, easy to fix right?". In fact the reality of the situation is not that simple, it's not a technical blunder that someone made. Something much more sinister is happening. Let me explain a bit about how you "lend" a digital file first,

Normally when a file is sent from one computer to another it is read using a program. The situation with "lending" "ebooks" is the same: but the file format is intentionally obfuscated and/or encrypted so that it can only be read by a specific program: one created by the government or the library or whoever is lending you this book. This program that lets you read the file is closed off so that you cannot see how it works or what it does. Furthermore, it is programmed to stop cooperating with you (stop letting you read the file, maybe even erasing it completely) after a set time.

Now you see that it's not a simple technical blunder: someone must have worked very hard to design and program such a system intentionally. Why would they do this? The first reason is probably Copyright: In our capitalist society, where everything is exploited for profit. There will be someone restricting the distribution and usage of information. The second reason is that controlling bodies are often happy to procure more control. Forcing widespread use of programs which are closed off and do not cooperate with the user (but perhaps do cooperate with the libraries or other controlling bodies) is an extremely powerful way to get a grip on the masses.

This is a step towards computers as jails. The machines controlling us, rather than helping us. Things like the iPhone and iPad are a big step in this direction, you're not allowed to write new programs for them yourself, let alone share what you've made to help your friends. You can expect less and less technological freedom until we spend our lives caring pandering to the needs of robots if you support DRM.

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Suggestions & Concerns / Dont single out specific words as "profanity"
« on: October 06, 2011, 11:38:34 AM »
This is immature, arbitrary and counter productive.

There is no reason to be offended by "swear words".

The notion is idiotic. Grow up.

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Flat Earth General / Challenge to round earthers!
« on: September 29, 2011, 02:41:52 PM »
Often round earthers come to this site claiming how obvious it is that "the world is a whirling globe" and how the flat earth is crazy or stupid or whatever their teachers told them about it.

If you really beleive the earth is a globe MEASURE IT.

I challenge any round earthers to calculate the "radius" of the earth in meters.

Why do I insist upon a measurement? Many of the intuitive round earth "proofs" can just as easily be explained by flat earth theory. They prove nothing. On the other hand, if round earth is true then two different methods of measurement should calculate roughly the same "radius" of the earth. On the other hand, if flat earth is true then the "radius" will be infinite and therefore round earthers will get wild answers that don't match up.

note that you must actually produce all measurements yourself, so you can't use any numbers you looked up in books or online etc..

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Technology, Science & Alt Science / N.A.S.A intelligence machines
« on: September 24, 2011, 08:41:20 PM »
Shee here for the thlink intelligence artifical machines http://perso.b2b2c.ca/sarrazip/nasa.html

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IU have writen perfect AI chatbots indistinguisable from real persons having conversation

here is a transcripty

[m]A1: Hello
A2: Hello
A1: Hello
A2: Hello
A1: Hello
A2: Hello
A1: Hello
A2: Hello
A1: Hello
A2: Hello
[/m]

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Arts & Entertainment / NON MAINSTEAM MUSIC
« on: September 22, 2011, 10:08:02 AM »
Let's hear what you're cool for listening to.

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Arts & Entertainment / Eat the Sun
« on: September 21, 2011, 06:06:14 PM »
 :-\

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We all know that objects fall down due to their weight.

But suppose the earth really was a whirling globe: Then an object falling from a height would in fact fall in a curved spiral, not down!

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The Lounge / FLAT EARTH QUOTES
« on: September 20, 2011, 02:28:23 PM »
Of course Magellan sailed round the world and came back to where he started. He went round the flat earth exactly as a needle goes round a gramophone record. Millions of men have sailed round the world from east to west and west to east. But do you know of anyone who has ever sailed round the earth from north to south? Of course not. Those who tried fell off. - Voliva

 8)

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Technology, Science & Alt Science / WHERE IS YOUR GODEL NOW?
« on: September 17, 2011, 03:44:11 PM »
Code: [Select]
1 = sqrt(1) = sqrt((-1)*(-1)) = sqrt(-1)*sqrt(-1) = i*i = -1
Code: [Select]
1 = sqrt(1) = sqrt((-1)*(-1)) = sqrt(-1)*sqrt(-1) = i*i = -1
Code: [Select]
1 = sqrt(1) = sqrt((-1)*(-1)) = sqrt(-1)*sqrt(-1) = i*i = -1
Code: [Select]
1 = sqrt(1) = sqrt((-1)*(-1)) = sqrt(-1)*sqrt(-1) = i*i = -1
Code: [Select]
1 = sqrt(1) = sqrt((-1)*(-1)) = sqrt(-1)*sqrt(-1) = i*i = -1

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That would be hilarious but obviously they wont do it  :'(

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