Jknaraa

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

As was already linked above, yes.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (8 children)

Amazing series if anyone hasn't seen it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

The thing is that words can have a very broad range of meaning depending on who uses them and how (among many other factors), but you can't accurately code all of that into a form that computers can understand. Even ignoring bad actors it makes certain things very difficult, like if you ever want to search for something that just happens to share words with something completely different which is very popular.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

It's like you didn't even read the series.

spoilerOda even made a specific point recently about how many of the ordinary revolutionaries don't actually understand that they aren't fighting a class war against royalty itself.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

Legit answer: It's the best selling on-going comic of all time, and for good reason. The author has an incredible knack for writing, comedy and world building. At first it all seems quite basic and irreverent, but as the story progresses it not only becomes more involved and compelling, but you start to understand that more and more of what happened before is actually deeply significant to the overall story. I think it's up somewhere around 1000 named characters in the series now, and the majority of them are actually very well written no matter how short their appearance is, with many continuing to have a place in the grand narrative.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Yea, seems like a fun and quirky feature, but unfortunately I don't think there's anything big tech companies can do at this point to turn things around with public opinion given how utterly egregious their other sins have been (and continue to be).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It's pretty easy to find. Has the exact same name. There are several versions right on Youtube.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

It's obviously not a comprehensive guide on how to cheat the system. I'm making the point that computers will never be secure under the current paradigm when there are massive and powerful actors with vastly greater resources than the average person. I strongly suspect that an org like the DoD (which had exclusive access to integrated circuit technology for three years before anyone else) could probably capture/spoof virtually the entire network if they wanted too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Again, how many ordinary people will continue to run a node for a network where they have nothing for an extended period? Even if they do, will the value of the coins remain even after such an event proves the weakness of the system?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Ignoring the fact they definitely have the resources to sustain it, how many people will continue to run a node after losing everything to such an attack? How will anyone reclaim real world value if they exchange the coins for something else?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago

I found some of my favourite bands by downloading mislabelled songs on limewire.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

They actually made a half decent movie based on the short story too if you're interested.

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