I see your point.

I think I would still like it. I don’t have a problem with it not being implemented because other people wouldn’t like it.

If you know who is being toxic, you can block them.

Another interesting concept that came from the discussion over that was “constructive downvote” - requirement of commenting why one downvotes a post.

I think I like that idea.

All of my encounters with individuals who feel liberal arts are useless and STEM is the way seem to, at their core, feel that way because of earning potential

You were saying a group of people believe that value as a person is determined by their contributions to STEM fields and finance.

Now you’re saying that this group of people believe that value as a person is determined by earnings potential. Those are not the same things.

a person’s intrinsic value and overall value to society is not determined by their contributions to STEM fields and finance

I don’t think anyone who views contributions in STEM fields as the most valuable to society has any respect for finance.

Star Trek TNG Ambient Engine Noise (Idling for 24 hrs)

White noise sounds like radio static.

https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/whiteNoiseGenerator.php

People listen to it for many reasons.

I don’t think refusing to accept a compromise is a logical fallacy.

debian in opposition to ubuntu gives you a choice at install

That’s nice.

KDE is the default DE for Debian these days?

I need to think about it some.

I don’t think I like this guy.

mostly used to imagine neofeudalism

what else is it used for?

“ofc” doesn’t stand for “of fucking course”

edit this was supposed to have a question mark:

“ofc” doesn’t stand for “of fucking course”?

The 2008 crisis was a result of predatory lending practices and mortgage backed securities that were full of subprime mortgages and other toxic assets, and a burst real estate bubble. I don’t think it was a tech bubble like the dotcom bust.

Enron claimed to have some vague new means of lowering costs, acquiring revenue, and making the line go up. It would have been transformative for the power industry if it wasn’t straight-up fraud.

Well, they were gaming the rules in the California energy market. They were doing shit like causing blackouts so they could price gouge.

I seem to remember a lot of people upset about GPL V3 I don’t remember how that was resolved.

You’re welcome.

well, you have to learn to employ different techniques like crop dusting

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=crop+dusting

Tech bubbles come in two varieties: The ones that leave something behind, and the ones that leave nothing behind. Sometimes, it can be hard to guess what kind of bubble you’re living through until it pops and you find out the hard way.

Contrast that bubble with, say, cryptocurrency/NFTs, or the complex financial derivatives that led up to the 2008 financial crisis. These crises left behind very little reusable residue.

The 2008 financial crisis was not the result of a “tech” bubble.

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