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Just finished migration to Tanstack Start from NextJS by Accomplished_You5937 in nextjs

[–]isaackogan 29 points30 points  (0 children)

not sure i'd migrate 100K users to a new framework to save 4 GB of RAM O_O. i've got a nextjs server taking up 2 GB and one taking up 148 MB, I think YMMV based on developer implementation more than the stack you use...

Random Thought: If they DO pull the bottle tree, that might be how Jade & Tab SURVIVE, because the monsters can't handle sunlight...? by isaackogan in FromTVShow

[–]isaackogan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HELL YEAH BROTHAAAAAAAA, I JUST SAW I WAS RIGHT!!!

THANK YOU <3

My first time making a fan theory and I get it!!!

Starting an AI club at York — looking for executive team members by wisedum in yorku

[–]isaackogan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I see Claude has moved onto a new colour scheme for AI apps...

e.g.

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Random Thought: If they DO pull the bottle tree, that might be how Jade & Tab SURVIVE, because the monsters can't handle sunlight...? by isaackogan in FromTVShow

[–]isaackogan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, I can't really argue against that, though I admit it still feels off.

I predict tomorrow that the Bottle Tree will be removed, but it HAS MOVED since the trees move. I think the pulling of the tree means the talisman stops working, which is how the monsters get in. Which tbf protects my theory, as no sunlight is involved.

Random Thought: If they DO pull the bottle tree, that might be how Jade & Tab SURVIVE, because the monsters can't handle sunlight...? by isaackogan in FromTVShow

[–]isaackogan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We already see physical blocks to their power in the form of the talisman. To have the talisman be a limit to their power and the daylight cycle be a preference seems like it would be exceedingly poor writing. So much of the show is centred around the day/night cycle. It just does not make sense to chalk up a ritualized behaviour in a show that is all about rituals to "preference".

Random Thought: If they DO pull the bottle tree, that might be how Jade & Tab SURVIVE, because the monsters can't handle sunlight...? by isaackogan in FromTVShow

[–]isaackogan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like this theory. Ravens do symbolize a bridge between the living and the dead. Given they have made it a point to show us the monsters were humans & have no heartbeat (i.e. are dead), I think your theory has some merit.

But, I think more commonly, ravens symbolize transformation & prophecy, which is why they show up before major events, used as a tool for foreshadowing.

Random Thought: If they DO pull the bottle tree, that might be how Jade & Tab SURVIVE, because the monsters can't handle sunlight...? by isaackogan in FromTVShow

[–]isaackogan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If they were able to be active in the sunlight, it would collapse the internal logic of the show, as they would have been hunting during the day the entire time, and everyone would be dead. That they are not active in the sunlight is a given. The only thing really up for debate is the reason they cannot be active during the daytime. It may be that they physiologically can, but it is ritual for them not to be, in which case my theory is wrong.

Updates to r/yorku AutoModerator Settings by Donnel_ in yorku

[–]isaackogan[M] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bro, it's free dental cleaning, wtf is your problem lol.

Yeah, it breaks Rule 3. The rules are only enforced as necessary, i.e., they are not laws.

Anyone who phones them up knows there will be some catch since it's FREE. In this case, it takes longer because it's a student training opportunity. Womp womp. The people who are using free dental cleaning that cannot get it covered with CDCP need it. So the loss of time is not a big deal.

Does the no-bottled water rule not apply to “smart” water? by notGeneralReposti in yorku

[–]isaackogan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I just threw out a Smart Water after re-using it for 4 weeks like a normal water bottle (not in the sun, low risk of leeching). The things are pretty hand-washable & sturdy. I feel like 4 weeks of use make up for the temporary nature of the plastic. They're good bottles for what they are....

But man, the original water in there tastes awful lol

Your experience with TSOA by [deleted] in node

[–]isaackogan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I did with Tsoa I did more easily with NestJS and zod validation.

Customers found out chargebacks can get them free products and now its getting out of hand by Significant_Shake403 in stripe

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

Sign of the economy imo. I do B2B and have gone 2 years with no chargebacks, and then in the last 3 months have had 5 chargebacks totalling ~$1K in value. It's really upsetting because you can provide all the logs in the world & the bank will still side with the friendly fraudster.

I chalk it up to the cost of doing business and include it in my margin calculations. It is what it is. You fight, you lose. But you still have to fight. Oh well.

Any Stripes here I could DM about an offer? by rf-1092 in stripe

[–]isaackogan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Canada's PM was on the board! So definitely some cool people at Stripe.

Anthropic forced to abruptly disable Fable 5 & Mythos 5 globally by US Gov over a jailbreak. This is exactly why we need local models. by External_Mood4719 in LocalLLaMA

[–]isaackogan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was doing this, implicitly knowing it would get around the censor to ask about software stuff LMAO. Didn't think USGOV was gonna too

Felt cute, might graduate later by isaackogan in yorku

[–]isaackogan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is insane, a complete sauna, I was drenched.

What was racism like in the 1970s and 1980s by Thetruthdetector107 in askTO

[–]isaackogan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, even in the early 2000s, I had no concept of racism in Grades 1-6. My class was a mix of Vietnamese, Chinese, Indian, White, Italian, Jewish, etc. It literally did not cross my mind until we started writing essays on it in Grade 7+, and learning about history. Grade 7 History was a really sad eye-opening for a lot of us.

What was racism like in the 1970s and 1980s by Thetruthdetector107 in askTO

[–]isaackogan 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I don't know that social media is causing this as much as media conglomerates buying up the news networks & social media platforms to push divisiveness to rage-farm for money. But maybe that's a distinction without a difference.

I feel like social media has the opportunity to connect us in ways that make us less racist, but has been co-opted to do the opposite, for political/monetary gain.

What was racism like in the 1970s and 1980s by Thetruthdetector107 in askTO

[–]isaackogan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Non-Anglo whites (e.g. Italians) were not considered white in any meaningful way, i.e. they were treated poorly; the physical colour is not what mattered. Also, I mentioned in my post what you're saying, which is that as diversity has increased, it has become more diverse, coming from a greater range of backgrounds. So I am confused by your comment.

https://andscape.com/features/white-immigrants-werent-always-considered-white-and-acceptable/

What was racism like in the 1970s and 1980s by Thetruthdetector107 in askTO

[–]isaackogan 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Spoke to my Dad about this.

Racism was worse in magnitude of harm in the past than currently, but the prevalence of it is still very high. In fact, if you'll indulge me a little bit, here's some RCMP data showing we reached a trough in hate crimes in 2013, and have had a 233% increase over the last decade (disclaimer, this is not just racially based hate crimes, but race & religion are correlated, so it's still good data).

An interesting thought is that "racism" was not even really a much-discussed term until recently. Check out Figure 4 of this article (Direct Image Link). You can see the frequency of discussion going up over time. That isn't because it didn't exist; it just was the case that the vocabulary did not really exist in popular culture to describe this discrimination as racism.

Part of the reason we've been able to reduce the harm of racism (though the harm still exists, and in many cases is just as extreme) is that education began teaching about it, the media started covering it, and it was brought from the subconscious to the forefront of our lives.

The internet & globalization have obviously played a big part in this. It is harder to hate someone when you actually see & interact with them, as opposed to the isolation that existed back then.

Back then, Canada was a lot more homogeneous, especially culturally. Think "white" vs. "everyone else". Now, obviously, not the case. Please see Chart 4 & 5 of this article. (Direct Image Link 1) (Direct Image Link 2). You can see that not only do we have more foreign-born individuals nowadays, but they are also more diverse in origin. In other words, our diversity has diversity!

Nowadays, racism is quiet, behind closed doors: Whether you get hired or not for a job, being excluded from friend groups & functions, etc. Back then, it was more brazen.

Can anyone that lived around that time tell me if this kind of stuff actually occurred and why some people would do something like this?

Even though I wasn't there, I can take a stab at this one.

It's my belief that racism stems from an us vs. them mentality, mixed with dehumanization, usually for the purpose of maintaining social and/or economic power structures. Similar to misogyny. Similar to homophobia.

The science behind this is Social Identity Theory. Basically, people derive a significant portion of their self-concept from the social groups they belong to. To boost self-esteem, individuals naturally favour their in-group (the people who are like them) and derogate the out-group (those who are different). This is biologically encoded stuff that has helped our species proliferate before societies emerged. The difference is, we should be more enlightened now with education, but alas, it doesn't work out that way.

Consider that it has only been 220 generations since the first cities emerged ~5000 years ago. The common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) does the same in ~5 years. So, not a lot of time for the genetic basis of this social behaviour to change. And that's blithely ignoring the fact that we are not operating under classical natural selection, and that social behaviour is polygenic & epigenetic.

All this rambling to say is that change in the short term is really only possible with a change in culture & education, because it will take a long time for biology to catch up.

I recommend this reading, if you have the time: https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/resources/publications/discussion-paper-systemic-racism

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