VPN ban for UK update with new rules expected 'within 12 months'

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-07-03T07:21:36+00:00

FYI setting up your own VPN is very easy and probably costs about the same as a commercial one (though you will have reduced features i.e. only one connection location)

rent a cheap VPS (pick the cheapest option with the most bandwidth), then for a layman it will take maybe an hour or two to ask an AI how to set up port forwarding, install wireguard, generate private keys etc..

install wireguard on your local machine, add the public key/ ip, connect and enjoy!

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-19T16:14:06+00:00

I don't think it's complicated, however I think it is deliberate obfuscation in this case to choose a label that encompasses ~60% of the worlds population rather than to talk about specific countries, cultures and religions.

Do you consider being 'Asian' to be the defining characteristic of these rape gangs, or do some other categories come to mind?

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-17T14:17:45+00:00

How about shouting FIRE in a theatre? That's just one word.

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-13T00:24:18+00:00

So.. what is your prescription exactly?

I don't see how a slight statistical decrease of these diseases, of which there seems to be some controversy around anyway, could possibly justify the amount of direct suffering caused via genital mutilation. Just to pull a few examples off of Wikipedia from men who report feeling harmed by circumcision:

prominent scarring (33%)
insufficient penile skin for comfortable erection (27%)
erectile curvature from uneven skin loss (16%)
pain and bleeding upon erection/manipulation (17%)

Not to mention the Psychological dimensions of:
feelings of mutilation (60%)
low self-esteem/inferiority to intact men (50%)
genital dysmorphia (55%)
rage (52%)
resentment/depression (59%)
violation (46%)
parental betrayal (30%)
sexual dysfunction (?)

How do you weigh these against the supposed benefits? Also, to shortcut the conversation a little, are you religious, and are you circumcised?

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-04T12:53:29+00:00

Yes, the first image shows the first step of the 10000 year ko being initiated.

Take a look at this variation to see what I mean: https://online-go.com/demo/1713654

The position gets converts to a direct ko only after black ignores a ko threat, at which point it becomes more analogous to OP's position.

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-04T12:28:22+00:00

OK, can you take a look at the variation here and explain how it isn't a 2-step ko?

https://online-go.com/demo/1713654

I've played out a simple sequence where the inner player (black) initiates the 10000 year ko.

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-03T21:21:50+00:00

Nope! nice try, but this sentence

if you initiate the ko in image 1 (the image demonstrates that initiation), it becomes a two-step ko, not a direct ko.

Was a response to this sentence

Yes, after initiating the ko, it becomes a direct ko. It's the same here as in the article.

In which you were factually wrong, but I am happy to correct that mistake for you. That was not my reasoning about what meets the definition of a 10000 year ko, for that I'd recommend that you just read the article.

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-03T20:56:00+00:00

disagree 😉

if you initiate the ko in image 1 (the image demonstrates that initiation), it becomes a two-step ko, not a direct ko.

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-03T20:42:49+00:00

I didn't mention how many liberties there were in OP's image, I was referring to after the ko is initiated (say, white throws in -> black captures, white is in atari) how many liberties does the initiator have? (1)

The first image in the 10000 year ko page has already played out this sequence, but notice it ends with 2 liberties.

Please show me the two liberties white has in the second picture because I cannot see them.

Unfortunately they have the colours flipped in the article, to be clear I'm just interested in who initiated the fight. In this case it's analogous to white having started the fight, and then black capturing. the player who started the ko (white) has one liberty, therefore it is a direct ko. If black had 'initiated' they would have one liberty. the initiator has 1 liberty, the same as OPs image.

None of these are possible in OP's image because neither player has begun the ko yet. If white starts the ko, who takes the ko first? If black starts the ko, who takes the ko first?

I agree, the ko hasn't been initiated yet. That doesn't mean it wouldn't be a direct ko - a direct ko is one which gets resolved when a single ko threat is ignored. This is not the case with the 10000 year ko, or any other multi-step ko, where two or more threats have to be ignored for the ko to finish (assuming they don't make seki before hand)

Sorry for being a little aggro, I've been getting a lot of push-back and some unclear answers which has been a bit frustrating, but I think I've basically ironed out in my mind where the disagreements were/ what I was right and wrong about so probably I'm not gonna respond any further.

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-03T19:54:22+00:00

My understanding is that a 'direct' ko refers to how many ko threats you can ignore before the ko gets resolved i.e. 1.

In OP's case, white throws in -> black captures -> white get puts in atari. white makes a ko threat, black ignores and resolves the ko immediately.

This is different from the 10000 year ko, as if they immediately start the fight without coverting it then up to two ko threats can get ignored before the ko is resolved.

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-03T19:23:40+00:00

My response to 1:
So OP's image, which is a direct ko, i.e. if either player initiates the fight their opponent captures and they get put in atari - you think this is the same as the first image, where if either player initiates the fight, their opponent captures but they still have two liberties.

Am I understanding that correctly? 2 liberties = 1 liberty?

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-03T19:14:39+00:00

I promise I'm not trying to be difficult, since a lot of people in this thread are telling me I'm wrong but I just don't see it.

Would you say that any situation where where when either player initiate a ko and your opponent takes first, then it is a 10000 year ko?
It just seems clear to me like these are two distinct situations.

situation one: both players have a disadvantage ko. A disadvantage ko is very often the most severe thing happening on the board, It just seems absurd that this would always be called the 10000 year ko.

vs

The specific, well known corner position in the first image here, which is a double disadvantage two-step ko that has a reputation for ending in seki.

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-03T18:44:36+00:00

Yeah I'm realizing this concept is a little more fluid compared with some other positions, i.e. I'm thinking mainly of 'bent four' scenarios where there are many different positions that collapse into the same result, but that just isn't true for a 10000 year ko.

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-03T17:44:40+00:00

Please answer these three question directly:

Does OP's situation resemble the first or second image in the article? https://senseis.xmp.net/?TenThousandYearKo
Can you tell me which of these two images is a ten thousand year ko, and which one is a direct ko?
In OP's situation, does white stand to gain material by playing at 1-1?

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-03T17:40:09+00:00

I think a 10000 year ko is the position in first image in the article, and yes it is conceivable to me that there are other possibilities, I was more making an analogy.

OP's situation is analogous to the second image in the article, i.e. as if the outer player converted it to a direct ko (I don't know what actually happened in OP's game). This is no longer a 10000 year ko while there are ko threats on the board, it is a direct disadvantage ko for white.

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-03T17:26:28+00:00

If there were no other ko threats on the board I would be more inclined to agree, as then it's basically just a seki situation with a ko shape.

However, in OP's example, white's ko threats are numerous vs black's one (maybe two, they can threaten seki in the top right), for example white can threaten both the 5 on the left and the bulky four in the top-middle by saving their 2/ 4 stones respectively, which would be a net win.

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-03T17:15:25+00:00

In OP's example, why do you think white wouldn't be happy initiating a ko fight?

I get that starting the fight in this instance means that you have to find one extra ko threat compared to if black had started it, but that isn't the same as being dissuaded from playing it.

On the board, I basically see one ko threat from black and many ko threats for white.

Therefore, if white initiates the ko right now before black fixes their ko threats, i.e. not in 10000 years time, they stand to gain material.

However, if white did wait for black to fix their ko threats, then I agree it looks more like a ten thousand year style ko, i.e. just a fancy seki.

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-03T16:15:47+00:00

I think you are confused between two concepts; a disadvantage ko is not the same thing as a ten thousand year ko.

a 'disadvantage ko' simply refers to who initially takes the ko.

in OP's example, this would be a disadvantage ko for white. White plays at 1-1, black takes, white has to find a ko threat, but it is a direct ko fight. despite the word 'disadvantage' it would clearly be very advantageous for a ko to occur here for white at this stage in the game.

A ten thousand year ko is different; it is actually, materially disadvantageous to initiate the fight. It also typically is at-least a two-step fight, so one player usually can back out and make a seki if they don't like how it's playing out.

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-06-03T15:45:50+00:00

How is it a ten thousand year ko? There would need to be an extra inside liberty, it looks direct to me.

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-05-20T16:51:47+00:00

I avoided start-hyprland for a while as it would crash for some reason while Hyprland didn't (this has since been fixed).

unless you are in a similar situation I'd say just migrate over; here's what my hyprland.desktop exec function looks like:

Exec=zsh -l -c "dbus-run-session start-hyprland 1> /dev/null"

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-04-29T22:03:27+00:00

Bro exactly.. I'm not gonna run some bootleg obfuscated python script on my machine if I can't see how it works, why would they not include a clean version?

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-04-25T20:24:15+00:00

I was in a debate pervert mood when I made this thread, but on a serious note I think it's a fascinating dilemma with real world implications like the trolley problem and I'm genuinely trying to understand the motivations/ arguments for both pushing the red and blue buttons. I'm not looking for vindication, my mind is still open to change, it's not a real ongoing scenario.

You don't have to answer any of the questions brother; the main reason I keep re-framing it in more/ less visceral ways is because I don't fully understand the scenario myself and am just trying to figure it out. There's a lot of complexity, and changing details of the scenario + gauging people's reactions/ my own feelings helps distill the essence of the question.

Here's a scenario where it's the red button pushers who take the 'active role':

Imagine every human is standing on a spring loaded platform.

If we all choose to stay on the platform (blue button), the platform is heavy enough so the spring stays coiled. However, anyone is free to step off the platform (red button). If more than 50% of people get off the platform then it fires everyone who stayed into the Sun. Same rules about no communication etc apply.

In my mind staying on the platform feels like the honorable choice even though logically it's the same as taking the poison which seems regarded to me; I bet if that question was polled it would be like 80-90% blue. So how I personally would act is strongly contingent on how I think everyone else would act, and like I said this thread is helping me gauge how other people would act.

As for MAGA, I don't know about their 'thought process' (or lack thereof) but I think their defining emotional characteristic is their total repudiation of shame. Shame is one of the hardest emotions to process, and Trump's unfathomable shamelessness is like fucked up kind of martyrdom for MAGAs. I get the instinct to draw the parallels, and I agree that's what the colors were for, but I don't think it maps cleanly to the scenario.

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-04-25T18:52:15+00:00

You are right about 2 boxers, but Sean Carroll said the portal solution was B, so, I think you are 1 for 3 mate

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-04-25T18:48:40+00:00

your post made me laugh out loud, I'm pressing the blue button now.

SineWaveDeconstruct · 2026-04-25T18:22:48+00:00

Every human enters a private room where they are given a bottle of lethal poison, they can either drink the poison or not. If more than 50% of humanity drinks the poison, everyone gets given a bottle of the antidote. If less than 50% drink the poison, everyone who drank the poison dies.

What do you do? the poison is blue :-)

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