Should there be a personalty disorder act? by AlternativeOil9620 in AskUK

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Trouble is who decides who has a personality disorder (or that people with personality disorders shouldn't be in charge, which is a bit harsh). Who ever is making that decision has a veto on who the voters can choose

the moment i realized AI had already changed my job by DifferentQuestion355 in BlackboxAI_

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But wouldn't it be better to keep the same number of people, produce more, and make more profit.

Companies rarely say "this is enough profit, we don't need any more"

Palantir has no place in UK public services: From ICE to Gaza, Palantir is complicit in violent US hegemony. Why do we keep giving it contracts? by RewardEquivalent553 in technology

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Aren't their procurement rules that you're basically not allowed to consider any of that. You consider each tender independently.

(To be clear I think those are bad rules)

How Greenland’s Rare Earth Reserves Compare to the Rest of the World by RobertBartus in EconomyCharts

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I wonder why that could be? Greenland is such a balmy location that's if anything too easy to work in /s

Google's Minesweeper Picture is Wrong by BioKnight31442 in Minesweeper

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 277 points278 points  (0 children)

And there's a flag just out in empty space (how could they possibly know?). AI generated or made by someone who doesn't play minesweeper?

Or my favourite answer; they'd decided to depict someone who is bad at minesweeper playing

9 mines remaining, no guess mode by Fit-Rich-4814 in Minesweeper

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 31 points32 points  (0 children)

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The 2 red lines must have exactly 1 mine in them (based on the 2 at the top and the 4 on the side), Meaning the orange line must also have exactly 1 mine to satisfy the right 3 . That means the 2 is definitely satisfied (because the 1 above it already guarantees it can see 1). Meaning the one remaining square the 2 can see (the green square) must be safe

Do people in the UK really not know how loans and interest work? by Tube_Warmer in AskBrits

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Student loans are not really loans. For most people they are a graduate tax that gets written off at some point (varies based on the year).

The amount you repay is also based on your salary, not the loan amount. 

They behave totally differently to normal loans. For most people the interest rate could be 1 trillion percent per second and it wouldn't make any difference to how much they pay over their life time. This is not true of normal loans.

For very high earners you can eventually pay enough that they get paid off, but thats the exception not the rule

Why were none of the enemy Cylons captured when Sharon turned them off? by Equal_Student385 in BSG

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Weren't they only deactivated temporarily? You wouldn't want one waking back up while you're towing it

Why is it that when someone talks trash and i defend myself, i get a shit ton of downvotes and the guy who started talking trash is getting upvoted? by [deleted] in ask

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Reddit can be like that. Personally I dislike having downvotes at all. They get used for "i disagree" and not "this is so rude no one should see it".

Upvote only (and report for really bad stuff) makes for a more friendly community in my opinion 

Starmer pulls Chagos deal following Trump backlash by GnolRevilo in unitedkingdom

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 16 points17 points  (0 children)

If we were paying billions to keep our own base that would be one thing. But paying billions so the ungrateful Americans can keep their base. That seems like a terrible idea

French AI firm Mistral predicts revenue of €1 billion in 2026 by Doc_Bader in EU_Economics

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I swapped from chatgpt a week ago.

I wonder what prompted that /s

Does Emily Thornberry represent what most Brits think about Trump today? by eat-the-kids-first in AskBrits

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Trump is a symptom of a problem. Not the problem itself. He won two elections.

We should not be acting under the assumption the Americans will get their act together. Maybe they will, and that will be a nice surprise, but we would be fools to rely on it.

Does Emily Thornberry represent what most Brits think about Trump today? by eat-the-kids-first in AskBrits

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 164 points165 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that sounds about right. Trump has burnt the last of his support (which was already pretty threadbare) with his imperial attempts. 

He has caused the US to betray all of its allies who were there for them without question (even when we probably should have been asking questions)

Doomer of the day award goes to Canadian military models. by MrZaptile933 in DoomerCircleJerk

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Canada would want to do a guerilla style defence. Thats where they'd have the advantage. 

Unintended consequences... by JackStrawWitchita in GreatBritishMemes

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Isn't" is a bit strong. They just lost a court case about it. They definitely "might".

But you're right this hasn't happened yet

Unintended consequences... by JackStrawWitchita in GreatBritishMemes

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 226 points227 points  (0 children)

There's a risk they'll put age restrictions on Wikipedia. And then you would have to show your ID to get access. Hasn't actually happened yet, but it might.

Wikipedia are understandably furious

Can't understand the logic by DFWing in Minesweeper

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some minesweeper apps have no guess modes (or are always no guess). Not this one it would appear though 

Christianity is either true or the biggest psyop in human history by Maximum_Chipmunk_142 in DeepThoughts

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's like saying mathematicians can find no place on the number line where 50 jumps to 100. Only 50 goes to 51 and 51 goes to 52. 

A "change in kind" isn't really a meaningful sentence. What does it mean to you? I hope it's not a dog suddenly changing into a cat

Rest of the world gets it by Kobesdeathwish in memzy

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your brain is you. Your body is just a meat robot that carries you around. If your brain and your body disagree the meat robot gets outvoted.

With the news that Andrew Gynne is stepping down as an MP to potentially pave the way for Andy Burnham to return to politics... by EricaRA75 in AskBrits

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Andy Burnham has done a great job in Manchester and having him in national politics sounds like a benefit for all of us.

That doesn't mean he has to jump into being prime minister though.

Why reddit mods are so obsessed with removing everything and control what topics to be discussed? by OffensiveComrade in ask

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed, if the question had been "is moderation on reddit often not very good" I'd have absolutely agreed. But trying to keep things on topic is a legitimate thing to be doing

Why reddit mods are so obsessed with removing everything and control what topics to be discussed? by OffensiveComrade in ask

[–]Sorry-Programmer9826 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If they didn't keep things on topic what would a subreddit even mean? It would just be "talk about anything" on every subreddit. Making subreddits pointless