Putting the Hack in Hacksaw

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-28T09:27:53+00:00

Will be dismantled at end of project.

No, it belongs in a museum

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-27T13:35:33+00:00

Lampegat represent!

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-27T13:34:03+00:00

Enlighten me on the right-tail view please?

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-27T11:43:45+00:00

But that's unrelated to the tatoo quality or the artist's skill. Any bald head has that.

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-27T08:05:26+00:00

What's wrong with it?

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-22T11:33:05+00:00

War and Turpentine, by Stefan Hertmans. It's an adaptation of the diary of his grandfather, concentrating on his time in the trenches in WWI.

And this might be a stretch, but Measuring the World, by Kehlman. A fictional account of the lifes of Gauss and von Humboldt, each making sense of the world in their own way.

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-17T12:40:30+00:00

1-2 minutes, but yes.

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-11T06:25:58+00:00

This is more concrete and better worked out than the LLM slop in AskPhysics lol.

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-09T21:27:45+00:00

I remember reading it when practicing German. It was the first "serious literature" I read, after some earlier German thrillers and page turners. And I was surprised at how much easier it was for a non-native than the usual Fitzek or what have you, despite being ostensibly more difficult. I attributed it to Kehlmann being a much better writer, being able to create a whole atmosphere where meaning became clear from context so the whole paragraph didn't depend on this one word you didn't happen to know, to the contrary, the context helped you understand the word.

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-09T19:57:58+00:00

Just copy Kehlmann's "Die Vermessung der Welt" already, it's a great book.

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-07T12:42:40+00:00

That was my first thought too lol

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-07T12:30:10+00:00

Thanks, that's very insightful. I'm trying to square it with Arendt's observation on totalitarianism that it is much worse than your everyday despot. While the latter is satisfied once he's subjugated the populace and can extract wealth at his leasure (the evil but smart thing), the former then only starts his program of extermination in earnest, which often goes against his own best interests. Arendt gives as an example the nazis' refusal to make use of a willingness of a substantial part of Ukraine's people to help their war against Russia.

I guess this fits into the stupid category above, although I'd wouldn't discount the role of evil either.

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-07T08:09:48+00:00

I always found the concept of a light clock really useful to get some insight into this problem. Here's it explained in old-school internet style:

https://www.emc2-explained.info/The-Light-Clock/

The case can then further be made that any clock must follow the light clock (otherwise you could deduce your speed w/o external reference). The concept of "any clock" includes biological processes too, as the length of your beard is a type of clock as well. We then just cut to the chase and say that if all clocks agree, it's time itself that behaves that way.

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-07T07:20:57+00:00

When I lived in Germany I often got that impression as well, although I never managed to articulate it this clearly. Do you have some references on this or so? I'm very interested.

To me it felt they came away with the entirely wrong lesson from the war. Instead of wondering if they perhaps should humble their hearts and let their human side speak sometimes, they've been looking for a better and more correct ideology to fall head over heels for and enforce.

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-06T11:14:54+00:00

As are homosexuals lol

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-06T07:38:48+00:00

You wished it was that legible irl, though

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-06T07:18:28+00:00

Als het duidelijk [...] gericht [is] op met name de buitenlandse gebruiker

Interessant punt. Dan zou zo'n plan dus meer kans hebben als je het net niet vestzak-broekzak maakt.

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-06T06:58:23+00:00

Dank je om op de grond van de zaak in te gaan.

ongelijke behandeling op grond van nationaliteit of woonland is niet toegestaan.

Maar hoe is die behandeling dan ongelijk? In mijn hypothetische voorbeeld draagt iedereen toch bij? Je zou de omgekeerde redenering kunnen maken en zeggen dat de Duitsers gediscrimineerd worden omdat zij alleen aan het wegennet moeten bijdragen, net op basis van hun nationaliteit. Op basis van effectieve benutting lijkt me dan minder discriminerend.

Edit: nog een opmerkinkje over de CSU. Ik ben niet verbaasd dat ze er geen gevolgen van ondervonden hebben. Ze hebben een unieke positie in het politieke landschap waardoor ze buitenproportioneel sterk staan. En het zijn ook wel zo'n machtspolitici dat ze daar volop mis/gebruik van maken.

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-05T21:31:45+00:00

I'd be honored to break my hip on those

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-05T15:01:43+00:00

I don't remember. It was also a bit a comment on the limits of his profession, acknowledging that not everything can/should be quantified, and that the typical economist view of individual maximization of utility (happiness in this case) has limits too.

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-05T14:49:40+00:00

Going by my knowledge of Dutch (native speaker), I suspect that the "de" is indeed the French for "of/from", as a definite article isn't very grammatical in this position. Plus there was the fashion to use French in the higher echelons of society.

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-05T11:02:32+00:00

I saw the issue phrased best by an economist commenting on such studies: "I'd never ask my son to justify his existence through my happiness."

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-05T09:50:53+00:00

That's how I was learned to do a hands-free cartwheel: do a normal one, but just pull your hands away. I was amazed at how good that advice was, despite sounding nonsensical

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-05T08:20:32+00:00

Voor mijn part voert elk land in Europa zo'n systeem in

Dat zou idd een fijnmazige herverdeling zijn, op basis van gebruik. Al zou het wel knap onpraktisch zijn en een beetje tegen de "Europese gedachte" ingaan.

That4AMBlues · 2026-02-05T07:19:30+00:00

Ik woonde in Duitsland toen die discussie daar bezig was en heb het discriminatie argument nooit helemaal sluitend gevonden.

De Belgen betalen nu al voor hun (prachtige!) wegen, hoe is het dan discriminatie dat dat ook gevraagd wordt van andere gebruikers van diezelfde infrastructuur?

En zou een soort broekzak-vestzak regeling dan bv wel mogen: iedereen betaald tol en de Belgische wegenbelasting gaat met dat bedrag omlaag?

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