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I think it is probably pretty "optimistic" and not reflective of the actual on course outcome, yes

On the other hand, I suspect that the original picture before the Paris accords was also probably pretty optimistic, so the idea that we already cut down 0.9°C is probably right around on target. That's way more than I thought, and gives me some level of hope that what we have accomplished isn't totally a bag of lies and garbage.

But yes, we're on course for absolute apocalypse, with or without sudden emergency action. Very much so, and even still.

I think the AI code gen tools can be great. But, you have to understand and be able to take what they give you and actually build something coherent with them, because (at least with the current generation) they clearly have pretty firmly bounded limits to what they can generate and figure out.

I actually think this makes a huge advantage for the previous generation of engineers, who didn't grow up with them. Because we all spent time sitting around creating octree classes and ring buffers, new ones with incredible amounts of repeated effort for every new project, we actually had to learn to be comfortable with reading and understanding and writing code. The muscles had to get strong. I feel like, whether or not AI progresses (soon) to the point that it can make a whole codebase for you and it'll all work, the engineers who grew up having to develop strong coding muscles will always have some level of advantage.

It's like the old-school carpenters who can knock in a nail with 3 hammer strikes and have everything organized in their minds to have what they need in their tool bag every single morning and not have to go and get something new. You can always learn to use the power tools. You can't go back and force yourself through the time consuming apprenticeship to work out how to work without them, though, once they exist.

I mean it is sensible for them to ask about it. It is maybe a little foolish of them to do it in front of his wife.

The truly hilarious part about it is that he is so stupid that he thinks (a) it’s something unusual or personal to him, instead of just vetting of candidates like they always do (b) he thinks talking to the media about it is a productive way to react to that perceived unusualness.

All I can do is look upon the GOP and smile and encourage. “Good… good… let the stupidity and incompetence flow through you.”

Sounds like somebody’s got a secret family

He looks so sad

Oh yeah no doubt. I just meant that I didn’t think anyone from any of the great fuckin-with-people states was trying to involve themselves, UNTIL all the vatniks on Lemmy started going nuts about it.

Prominent journalist and Russia expert Peter Pomerantsev believes Russia's efforts are aimed at confusing the audience, rather than convincing it. He states that they cannot censor information but can "trash it”

The effect created by such Internet trolls is not very big, but they manage to make certain forums meaningless because people stop commenting on the articles when these trolls sit there and constantly create an aggressive, hostile atmosphere toward those whom they don’t like. The trolls react to certain news with torrents of mud and abuse. This makes it meaningless for a reasonable person to comment on anything there.

Fuckin spot on

I would replace “torrent of mud and abuse” with “torrent of mud and hostile opinions presented in the most argumentative possible way”, but yes pretty much

Look around this comment section, and then come back and reflect on that “meaningless for a reasonable person to comment on anything”

Police will usually ask if you want to press charges, because a lot of things are a waste of time to try to charge if the victim doesn’t want to move forward with the case (which involves some investment of time and inconvenience). Domestic violence is an exception; the cops a lot of times are legally required to take some kind of action regardless of what anyone involved has to say about it.

But yes, the actual decision of whether to do anything or not in terms of criminal charges is up to the prosecutors, not the victim, which sometimes leads to some pretty fucked up situations.

Cows, too. Ken Kesey talked about observing his cows doing a very particular ritual, gathering around the body of the deceased member, or the spot where they were killed, and then gradually over several days starting to expand the circle and gradually going back to their regular life, but coming back to visit with the circle of grief from time to time, as it expanded and slowly dissipated.

I mean, if the pure fact of it being completely based on vague good-sounding appeals and devoid of any facts or explanations wasn’t already a giveaway, then:

reducing red tape

minimizing government interference in medical decisions

government regulations will affect your care

… should also be a massive red flag that this is some sinister patient-killing bullshit.

There’s also:

addressing “workforce challenges,”

if there’s enough staff

staff shortages and workforce concerns

So they want the ability to mistreat patients and doctors and nurses, free from government red tape that might interfere with their ability to do so. Got it.

Naw. Use a cardboard cutout, and have recorded statements of his that then she can play according to a little prearranged sounding board. Play some of his greatest hits, like grab ‘em by the pussy. Play back some of his Biden debate answers and go into depth as to why they are false. Play a little montage of things he was saying about how COVID’s not that big a deal.

You can set it up a HELL of a lot better than just her giving a speech and focusing on an empty lectern. You can still have an exchange between the two of them without needing him to be there. And then, have her finish it up by saying hey Donald there was a lot of stuff I didn’t get to. We’re gonna do this again in two weeks; if you want to be here we can do a debate, and if not, no biggie, I’ll just pick up where I left off. Let us know and all the best.

Oh, and then at the very end play back him saying any time, any place, and just sort of shrug and look around confused, like you’re searching for him somewhere on the debate stage. And then say all right then, see you in two weeks I guess, maybe, and then wave to the crowd and say all of y’all have a good night.

Yeah, get CPB outta here with all their astroturf for Big Classical Music and awful quiz shows