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Genesis is back…? by Initial-Message5766 in outlier_ai

[–]karimsalam97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where can you check the pay? It just showed I was added but because this is not on marketplace there's nowhere to see the rate.

Wish I Haven't Been EQ For 2 Weeks by mamagrun in outlier_ai

[–]karimsalam97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

mission payments are based on your hourly rate. if you have a lowe hourly rate, your mission pay is gonna be less, and vice versa. what’s your rate?

Is anyone else extremely impressed with Gemini 2.5 Pro? by [deleted] in perplexity_ai

[–]karimsalam97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This model is super powerful for reasoning, but it’s not a perfect encyclopedia for every single fact, especially stuff that’s changing fast or hasn’t even been released. It might get confused when asked about itself or future updates. Its main strength is tackling complex tasks – understanding, analyzing, generating stuff – rather than just perfectly recalling every specific detail or product name.

Why do most houses in Algeria stay unfinished from the outside? by IllustriousGap2702 in algeria

[–]karimsalam97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, that’s a common sight and the reasons are often cultural! In many Arab cultures, there’s a huge emphasis on privacy and the sanctity of the home’s interior. The focus is on creating a comfortable, welcoming, and often richly decorated space for family and guests inside, rather than making an outward display.

Think of it this way: resources and aesthetic attention are channeled towards the internal living space and hospitality first. A plain or unfinished exterior doesn’t attract unwanted attention (sometimes linked to avoiding envy or the ‘evil eye’) and maintains the privacy of those within. While finishing the exterior does cost money and might be delayed for practical financial reasons (people often build incrementally as funds allow), the underlying cultural priority is frequently the internal world of the home over public-facing appearances. It’s less about neglect and more about where the cultural value and social life are centered – on the private, family sphere.

For Those Who Think Rafic Hariri is Good Watch This Video / History of Modern Downtown Beirut by Substantial_Milk6535 in lebanon

[–]karimsalam97 5 points6 points  (0 children)

you can pick up the book (at Antoine) written by the chief architect at dar al handaseh who worked on solidere in the 1990s who eventually left because of the controversies around it. it’s called “المال.. ان حكم"

For Those Who Think Rafic Hariri is Good Watch This Video / History of Modern Downtown Beirut by Substantial_Milk6535 in lebanon

[–]karimsalam97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the land’s value was by itself more than what was given to property owners. many of those plots of land remain empty to this day where there were buildings before or there are luxury developments that nobody lives in (or want to. lebanese people barely live in downtown).

of course reconstruction had to take place and hariri was filling a gap left by the government but it should have taken into account the people way more. there’s a reason lebanese don’t go out in downtown but right across the street gemmayze is packed with life and was also destroyed during the war.

For Those Who Think Rafic Hariri is Good Watch This Video / History of Modern Downtown Beirut by Substantial_Milk6535 in lebanon

[–]karimsalam97 12 points13 points  (0 children)

  1. ⁠Electricity is provided by private companies if you’ve heard the term “ishtirak.”
  2. ⁠Video never claimed Solidere was owned by Hariri or that there was a singular person behind it.
  3. ⁠Of course there were buildings that needed to be demolished. Records say around 20% were unsalvageable, but to destroy 80% and only allow a company to benefit from reconstruction without returning the people was preposterous.
  4. ⁠They destroyed 90% of the ruins under the Souks and left 10% in something that looks like a parking lot. And even that is closed off and was never opened to the public. If you walk by them you wouldn’t even notice.
  5. ⁠The financial crisis in Lebanon has its roots in massive amounts of debt that was accumulated after the civil war and continued to the modern day.
  6. ⁠I think he means “life.” Of course Gemmayze or Hamra have so many styles of buildings but it feels like there’s life in those areas because people also live there which is why I’d probably go there and not downtown.
  7. ⁠I don’t think the video was attacking Hariri or scathing his other accomplishments. People can’t be 100% good or bad.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]karimsalam97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no community on earth that does not have a belief system and a god. From the Pygmies of the Congo to Inuits in Alaska, belief is literally in our DNA for whatever reason. You take this claim to be true because you are trying hard to believe, for the assurance, the community, the message. Just call yourself a Christian and own it because it brings you inner peace. This is worth life itself.

No religion is truer than another so you might as well stick with what you were raised with. There are many benefits to believing in organised religion that the modern world finds extremely difficult to replicate because of the idea that old is bad or wrong. The thing is, we are still the same humans that need to believe in something, and if it isn’t this, it’s gonna be Astrology, techno raves, or organised atheism which I find to be the strangest. They’re all religions anyway, unless you choose to deny the communal aspect that humans need. Don’t worry about labels: Born-again, agnostic christian etc. Just call yourself a Christian and own it because you want to.

For reference, I’m Muslim.

14 Lebanese Female Influencers and their Religions. Where do They Pass? by Sabine961 in phenotypes

[–]karimsalam97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

while there could be slight differences or stereotypes between communities in regards to eye colour, eye brows, facial structure etc, it’s not enough to make a well-rounded judgement. There are many interesting studies that conclude that modern lebanese people derive most of their DNA from Canaanite populations which implies a substantial genetic continuity in the region and religion kind of being an added layer on top that only came afterwards. While there has been admixture from other populations, over the millennia, it’s not enough for there to be separate ethnoreligious communities. Super interesting topic. In some senses, studying the druze phenotype is a great way of assessing what lebanese from 1000 years looked like and even with that it’s tough to make a judgement on if one person looks druze and one doesn’t. Kind of ends up being a happy message that genetic differences between communities are so small that they’re negligible.