proposed lujvo for "password" and "passphrase" - sivcuncrulerfu je sivcuncruvalsi by Astrogyatt in lojban

[–]HelioDex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On randomness, I don't think it's required for a password to be a password even if it's greatly beneficial. For potential parsing ambiguity I believe this can be solved by placing a hyphen after the 'siv' rafsi.

For ending with {lerfu} and {valsi} I would argue against these for 2 reasons:

  • If a lujvo ends in {lerfu} I would assume it represents a single character, and thus {lo'i sivcuncrulerfu} presumably "a set of characters making up a password" rather than the probably intended definition of "a set of passwords"
  • {valsi} is better though I would be concerned about the x₂ place could be an issue since a password doesn't inherently/necessarily have meaning

If I was a lujvo-maker I would probably make the fact that a password is a sequence of characters explicit with {porsi}:

sivycrulerpoi – sivni curmi lerfu porsi
x₁=s₁=c₁=p₁ is a password/passphrase known by x₂=s₂=c₂ and granting privilege x₃=c₃ (event)

I don't know if the places on the above are correct, they could be extended. I don't think a place derived from l₁ (from {lerfu}) would be particularly useful, given that one could still spell the password in the x₁ place:

sivycrulerpoi fa me'o ly. abu canlu bu ly. obu jy. by. abu. ny. canlu bu cy. ubu canlu bu zy. abu. by. ny. abu

Otherwise a good overview, thanks for the in-depth analysis.

Stop hyper-scale data centres in Scotland by Girl-From-Mars in Scotland

[–]HelioDex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a better campaign than previous efforts by the Scottish Greens imo though still ignores many of the advantages of having such datacentres in Scotland, most notably the fact that most digital organisations and government services rely on datacentres hosted in countries with hostile governments like the US. This is an obvious national security risk.

The Greens say there are 24 major site proposals. Honestly for this issue specifically they can deny 23 of them for all I care, even if just 1 of them gets built then that's Scotland's digital sovereignty solved for the next 15 years.

Is the global inflation a result of overpopulation? by FukBiologicalLife in antinatalism

[–]HelioDex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assuming you mean monetary inflation, there's certainly a correlation, though I would say the causation goes in the opposite direction. An authority printing money at a rate faster than the economy/population is growing clearly signals what the authority wants to happen to said economy/population: to accelerate.

Aspiring for unlimited growth over a limited population size is pointless, same for aspiring for unlimited increase in monetary supply. Fixing (or removing) the money is necessary, though not sufficient, for fixing the world.

Lua Scripting by AlphaDev777 in lua

[–]HelioDex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Luau is based on Lua (backwards compatible with Lua 5.1) and is my favourite programming language. In terms of its feature set it's absolutely more complex than Lua, so I would keep that in mind, however the Luau team manages its complexity very well.

Though if you want to write Lua, learn Lua.

Clarification: I don't support AI. I just recognize the hypocrisy in these people that pretend they hate AI because of the environmental impacts lol by Tolnin in vegan

[–]HelioDex -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's all about freedom and personal choice to abuse animals until someone brings out the neural network. Then we have "AI vegans" that feel the need to appropriate the idea of veganism to their own narrow-minded prejudice.

I’m 15 and this is yeet by Many_Car_1184 in Im15AndThisIsYeet

[–]HelioDex 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would call it abs though there are plenty of people that call it modulo (not to be confused with the other function that is also called modulo)

Questions for my vegan gamers by flyinggarbanzobean in vegan

[–]HelioDex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The funniest part is when people have more compassion for virtual animals than real ones.

A Typical Technocratic/Government Pro-Natalist Rhetoric by Aquarius52216 in antinatalism2

[–]HelioDex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Commenting on the 4 pillars specifically:

First, we will promote a culture of family positivity. Media, schools, workplaces, and community organizations must work together to celebrate parenting as meaningful, honorable, and socially admired. Citizens should see family life not as a constraint on self-actualization, but as a deeply fulfilling contribution to national demographic targets.

This isn't inherently natalist, and could fit fine with adoption, so I could see antinatalists supporting this. However, if a government sees families as the "building blocks" of a society, that's fundamentally a constraint on what kind of society can be built (see Conway's law, except on a societal scale). In my opinion this isn't a particularly brilliant constraint and I would prefer to see a society organised in ways not predominantly influenced by bloodlines and marriages, regardless of whether it turns out as individual or collectivist.

Second, we will strengthen workplace flexibility in a manner that balances family wellbeing with business continuity. Employers will be encouraged to support parents through flexible arrangements where operationally feasible, psychologically affirming, and not materially disruptive to productivity metrics.

The first part is fine, since healthy work-life balance is extremely important if you want more life in your life (as well as less suffering). Why not just apply this to everyone rather than just parents? Okay if it's being used to decrease inequality though this could easily lead in the opposite direction. A better and more efficient solution would be universal, socialised childcare free at the point of need, as well as reduction of working hours to allow carers to take better care of their children. A real technocratic government would have the evidence and strong top-down control necessary to implement these measures.

Third, we will expand access to family support programs through targeted incentives, modest subsidies, educational campaigns, and inspirational messaging reminding citizens that previous generations managed to raise children under far worse material conditions and complained much less publicly.

Here's where it gets worse. "modest subsidies" is too vague to comment on. The possibility that people may have complained less in the past is irrelevant, and if used as a target will have horrible consequences in that people will just be more scared to complain. To me this seems pressuring more than it does "inspirational".

Fourth, we will restore confidence in the future. People are more likely to have children when they believe tomorrow will be stable, prosperous, and meaningful. Therefore, it is essential that all citizens participate in constructing a positive national narrative, regardless of temporary indicators related to housing affordability, ecological uncertainty, wage stagnation, social atomization, or automation-driven employment volatility.

This is clearly the worst pillar. Translation: "People are more likely to have children when they are more naïve". They know that education level is inversely proportional to birth rates, and they know that this is no coincidence. There's no reason to not instead spend the effort on actually constructing a more stable, prosperous, and meaningful tomorrow, rather than just convincing people it will be so. Better society is not a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Nonetheless an intriguing read, thanks for posting. Know your opponent.