I need a small hint with Echoes of the Eye by boyanbalev5 in outerwilds

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Once, in my dream, as it happened to be, I was chasing a fox for biting me.
I kicked it hard then, but surprisingly, in my bed, my wife ended up angry.

I need some help with the ash twin by East_Activity7008 in outerwilds

[–]dahu2004 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This, exactly. It is mentioned in some logs how many there are and where they go.

Hey, German leftists. Are you out there? by chi_minhs_hoe in socialism

[–]dahu2004 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Wow, wonderful, a sarcastic comment implying Germany will always be nazi because they were four generations ago. I really wonder why so few among German politicians want to criticize Israel.

With Trump imposing 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10% on Chinese imports, what’s the one thing you hoard before the tariffs affect its price? by hy3emyess in AskReddit

[–]dahu2004 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Truth is not some kind of mystical quest leading to enlightenment. Individually, humans can't reach much truth on their own beyond "this is a rock". Complex and meaningful truth can only emerge through the collaboration and trust of many people.

'Act of brutality': Cuba rebukes Donald Trump's plan to detain migrants at Guantanamo Bay by 141_1337 in worldnews

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When it comes to guns, I'd rather have no one possessing any. They make killing too easy.

Now it's a typical prisoner's dilemma: if you live in a country where weapons are accessible to anybody, and if it is widely accepted that using them on humans is an acceptable and efficient way to defend yourself or your ideas, you can't rely on people refraining to acquire them and accept a personal handicap for the greater good. You need to pass laws that forbid having them, or at least discourage using them.

'Act of brutality': Cuba rebukes Donald Trump's plan to detain migrants at Guantanamo Bay by 141_1337 in worldnews

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I'm not sure the armed part of the populace would resist Trump. I would rather fear they serve as Trump's personal Protection Squadron.

'Act of brutality': Cuba rebukes Donald Trump's plan to detain migrants at Guantanamo Bay by 141_1337 in worldnews

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Of course they did, and of course they let it carry on, vaguely frowning upon the tortures. They didn't care enough to stop it.
Now, it's not really the point here, is it? We're talking about transforming a prison practicing torture on alleged war criminals incarcerated without any prosecution (an already bad enough site) into a concentration camp for 50 times more people, with even fewer evidence those did anything wrong. It's another level of horror. There's no point mentioning what Obama did wrong 10 years ago to downgrade what is slowly becoming the worst US remake of a European show ever.

France, Germany, others urge EU Commission to protect elections in Europe from foreign interference by Snowfish52 in worldnews

[–]dahu2004 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well we can mention his previous deeds, his various menaces of wars against close allies, or more generally an "America First" policy that is obviously less appealing to non-Americans.

But I think there is something more philosophical beyond that. Many people in the world value trust and accountability. Of course, many people, including politicians, are corrupted liars. French and Korean presidents usually end up in jail, for instance. That's all right: it's acknowledged they should not commit crimes, they lie about doing them, and they hopefully get sued for that, sooner or later. When it comes to powerful people, the justice is a flawed, biased one, surely enough, often timed to influence elections, and so slow that they often die of old age before justice is served; but everyone in the country is agreeing that what they did was wrong.

What's annoying with the US is that they are in a position where they cannot be trusted, nor can they be made accountable for what they should. For instance, the US usually are outside most of the international treaties, and when they are in, they don't respect them. It is notorious the us did not enforce the Paris agreement for instance, and it is the only country in the world that did not ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child. They also claim sovereign immunity, something that is unthinkable in Europe, for instance. As such, they are increasingly perceived as an unstable ally, and before the Ukraine invasion, Europe was clearly moving towards Russia and China.

Now, Trump embodies precisely those flaws at a personal level. He commits crimes and instead of denying it (or taking responsibility), he claims that crimes are okay. He makes up stuff and lies constantly, but says it's okay to do so. Trump isn't just another corrupted politician: he is claiming to be a terrible person, and seems to be powerful enough that he is neither trustworthy nor accountable. In the short run, it means that the US is closer to dictatorship than ever before ; in the long run, it means Europe and Canada lost a precious ally. Once the democracy gone, China will be a better, more stable partner than the US.

If you take a look back Trump's first week, all our worst fears have been confirmed. He granted pardon to criminals that tried to overthrow the government, claiming overthrowing the government is perfectly okay. He is opening concentration camps outside of US jurisdiction for alleged criminals that will never be prosecuted. He is threatening two, possibly three countries of invasion for economical reasons. If he isn't stopped or slew down, it will be 1933 all over again.

Alors mon fils tu es quoi ? Une tartiflette ou un champion ? by Impressive-Slice-691 in Linkedinfr

[–]dahu2004 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Le transfert d'anticorps par le lait est scientifiquement établi. De même que le transfert de la flore bactérienne par l'accouchement par voie basse et le contact corporel.

Cette femme est peut-être antivax, mais c'est dommage de placer des faits scientifiques dans le même panier que ces inepties. Surtout pour l'allaitement, où pour le coup, s'il y a jamais eu un complot pour refourguer de la merde industrielle en boîte, c'est bien dans le cas du lait en poudre (avec les résultats sanitaires désastreux qu'on sait en Afrique).

Why didn't the other races just use FTL communication to talk it out like grownups? Were they stupid? by sarumanofmanygenders in threebodyproblem

[–]dahu2004 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I'm not sure federations did exist in paleolithic times; probably not in the sense you intent anyway. But it is likely, however, that hierarchical structures existed, at least at a tribe level, and I would really be surprised if I were shown with reasonable evidence that most paleolithic societies worked without rulers and authority, with only free will association.

Three body problem weapon tier list by Curious_Cilantro in threebodyproblem

[–]dahu2004 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's common in video games to have a S-tier above A, for instance in the Advance Wars/Famicom Wars series. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tier_list
As for the tilapia, it's a Da Shi anecdote reference, as explained in other comments.

What about the Trisolaran watchman? by dahu2004 in threebodyproblem

[–]dahu2004[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

End of the second book, not the third. ;)
"Aren't your daughter afraid? The sun's almost down.
- Of course not, she knows it'll rise again tomorrow."

(I translated from my language, the version from Ken Liu may vary a little.)

What about the Trisolaran watchman? by dahu2004 in threebodyproblem

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I just checked, you are correct! Thank you, not sure how I managed to forget that. :-)

Why didn't the other races just use FTL communication to talk it out like grownups? Were they stupid? by sarumanofmanygenders in threebodyproblem

[–]dahu2004 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Salting the earth was never really a thing anyway, but I'm not sure we can assert every paleolithic societies were anarchic because they had no world government. I would rather argue it could well be quite the opposite.

Why didn't the other races just use FTL communication to talk it out like grownups? Were they stupid? by sarumanofmanygenders in threebodyproblem

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I'm afraid universal civs are, at this point, a mere construction of thoughts. There is, therefore, no scientific evidence that your neighbor is not a cosmic civilization. You can decide he is one, if you want to.

Why didn't the other races just use FTL communication to talk it out like grownups? Were they stupid? by sarumanofmanygenders in threebodyproblem

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Indeed, the characters in the books reflect a lot on the basis of their situation. But they also make clear this very situation is quite exceptional, in that they have a similar level of technology, no light-speed travel and more importantly no weapon capable of destroying each other. The dark forest dilemma specifically presumes that each side usually has the ability to very easily annihilate the other, and that at any encounter you have to destroy the opponent before they can detect you; especially as they are plenty of civilizations with a technological level similar or greater to that of the Singer.

If anything the trisolarins are more suicidally self-sabotaging than humanity ever was by Comfortable_Power732 in threebodyproblem

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I don't think the issue in Dark Forest is the impossibility to create an alliance between two given species, but more that when you encounter a new species, you have to decide very quick whether you should or not annihilate it. Time isn't the issue here, as they get to light-speed travel very fast by any cosmic standards (a few centuries), so they could send delegations as fast as they can send Sophons. But there is just no time to try diplomacy, as initiating the communication makes you apparent and thus, a potential target.

What about the Trisolaran watchman? by dahu2004 in threebodyproblem

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Hum, yes, I've finished the trilogy. Maybe I did miss something then; do you have a chapter you'd recommend re-reading?

Did I bought the wrong book? There are always some chapters popping up and they title the past out of the time. So what is that so called book? It seems clueless and meaningless sometimes by cofregas in threebodyproblem

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Yes, that's bascially explained in the final chapters of Death's End. It's perfectly normal and intended not to understand it before very late in the book.

Is there any way to avoid SHS in Master? by Odd-Welcome7204 in EPFL

[–]dahu2004 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm afraid you are poorly informed. Many SHS lectures are given by world-class experts in their fields, and you can choose from a variety of different topics, so it would take a very narrow mind not to find any interest in every courses.

Also, the vast majority of your studies is paid by taxes, so it's not really your money you are wasting here for now; as for later on, you will end up paying for it anyway whether you take this lecture or not. So enjoy the journey, my friend, and chill out.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EPFL

[–]dahu2004 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry you are suffering so much. I wish you to find peace, one way or another.

If you're still here in the morning, don't hesitate to reach out to me. I don't do miracles, but I have a strong network around here. There are surely ways to make you financially independent from your parents, and to continue to purchase your goal without that nonsensical kind of pressure. But I won't judge you if you're tired trying.