kibiz0r

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[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

Monopolies don’t generally artificially increase demand. They sometimes artificially restrict supply. But mostly they just control price, because monopolies don’t have to compete, and competition is the fundamental assumption that drives the law of supply and demand.

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

“The day I lost you” is an adjective (edit: wait, adverb?) phrase here, not a noun phrase. But either would be grammatically correct, so you can (at most) say it’s ambiguous.

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 6 points 3 weeks ago

I’m American, but more people should know about Alberto Santos-Dumont

Santos-Dumont is a national hero in Brazil, where it is popularly held that he preceded the Wright brothers in demonstrating a practical aeroplane.

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 8 points 3 weeks ago

It’s the human equivalent of a modem saying “Okay, communication channel has been established. I’m going to start transmitting actual data now.”

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 10 points 3 weeks ago

On the other hand, there’s something kind of beautiful about the way language is able to adapt to hostile conditions.

Strangely, the linguistic contortions of social media are one of the few things that give me hope that LLMs won’t completely destroy mass communication.

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

What’s a half-ass in metric?

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 115 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The doctor said Trump had a minor problem.

Which is exactly what the Epstein list said, too.

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 5 points 3 weeks ago

A Major Test of Gape

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Eating a common egg?

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 6 points 3 weeks ago

Beginner in IT:

“The problem is that there isn’t one”

Expert:

“The problem is that there isn’t one

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 12 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah. It was already happening circa USB3. It’s not because of the connectors, but the broadening spectrum of requirements of client devices.

Maybe USB-C was a missed opportunity to address it, but it certainly didn’t “start the fire”.

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