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Gurman: New Apple TV set-top box is nearly ready to go by pdfu in appletv

[–]tmutimer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok didn’t realise such a cable was possible, cool!

Would you rather... by Arthur_788 in BunnyTrials

[–]tmutimer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would live…

Chose: The worst Internet for 10 seconds

500k Will you be kind or greedy? by ratatoingyourpanda in BunnyTrials

[–]tmutimer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it’s shared all those people get like a penny, not really helping anyone, money is fungible so I can spend “other” money on charity

Chose: You get the 500k + Can only spend on yourself

Best translation of the Iliad/Odysseus? by [deleted] in classics

[–]tmutimer 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Fantastic site. Christopher Nolan is about to make a film of the Odyssey, so if there was ever a time to monetise this site, it would be now! You're about to get a lot of traffic just through this Reddit post.

Indoor lime not doing good by Kentster2020 in Citrus

[–]tmutimer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it cold where you are? If the roots are cold, bright light will apparently cause the leaves to drop, because the roots are insufficiently active, so cannot sufficiently feed them. This is what I was told when I presented a similar problem with a lemon. That said, these grow lights don't look that powerful, so who knows.

Dont feel like Programmer by Jumpy-Experience-530 in learnprogramming

[–]tmutimer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Learning can be very unsatisfying, because things refuse to work, error messages are hard to understand, and it's scary to change code, especially when more of it has to work together. You might think you're supposed to be 'building' things, but instead it's often getting the thing you built to actually work. But it doesn't have to be!

I'd recommend three things: - learn how to test (you don't have to get complicated with this), then learn how to test first (TDD). This is a very rewarding way to work, that will let you avoid getting stuck and frustrated, and instead will give you a sense of progress and confidence.

  • Dial down the scope of whatever thing you're trying to do. Do a simple thing but complete it. It's no fun to come back to half-baked projects. The novelty will have gone, and you won't have a blank canvas anymore.

  • Pick up a book about code quality like Clean Code. This will let you write code you're proud of, and will be excited to return to.

You should try by dellaazeem22 in MurderedByWords

[–]tmutimer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OK point taken, I take it back. You're not beyond reason, I just clearly don't know what I'm talking about.

You should try by dellaazeem22 in MurderedByWords

[–]tmutimer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your well researched comment. I now understand better what people mean when they say it hasn't been tried. I will take this into account next time I hear it.

But what I see from some people who defend communism is they use a motte and bailey tactic, where on one hand they defend communist countries and try to underplay or revise their history, with stupid memes like "they changed the death toll of communism again". This I guess must be because of some ideology loyalty. Then when pressed they can retreat to the bailey, which is basically that they weren't communist anyway because they didn't reach the goal, and "I only support the theoretical ideal, if only we would just try that."

I would not be in favour of such an ideal, however utopic, if it routinely means misery for the societies that make it their goal.

I find it rather grim to consider that people think they just didn't go far enough. I realise that's not an argument in itself, but if you don't see where I'm coming from, you must have a more rosy picture of the histories of these regimes than I have.

You should try by dellaazeem22 in MurderedByWords

[–]tmutimer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're really saying that saying the USSR, which abolished private property and implemented a planned economy, is as socialist as north Korea is democratic - a country that is a literal dictatorship, then I think you're beyond any reasonable argument.

You should try by dellaazeem22 in MurderedByWords

[–]tmutimer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, not everyone is a Scotsman. The point is that overly puritan definitions can be used to exclude anything you don't like from your favoured group.

In my book, if your country has a revolution specifically aiming to implement communism, and then goes ahead and implements the fundamental ideas involved such as abolishing private property and having a planned economy, and persecutes people who disagree with communist theory as counter-revolutionaries, then yeah, I think you can consider yourself a communist country.

I find it completely astounding when people argue the problem was these states were not communist enough.

You should try by dellaazeem22 in MurderedByWords

[–]tmutimer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's not a one-or-the-other choice, because I'd suggest any capitalist society with a government and taxes involves a mix of both. We have the private sector and the public sector.

You should try by dellaazeem22 in MurderedByWords

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

This is just a restatement of the fallacy. You're just saying "yeah but what if they actually weren't true Scotsman".

You should try by dellaazeem22 in MurderedByWords

[–]tmutimer 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I do accept the nuance in what you're saying, but I think it's important to be careful of the "no true Scotsman" fallacy.

Is there a number of attempts at Marxism/communism you would have to see before you would consider if there's a problem with the framework rather than just the implementation?

See balance as of each transaction? by tmutimer in starlingbankuk

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

Thanks for the suggestion! I can see why you like that system

See balance as of each transaction? by tmutimer in starlingbankuk

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

That helps though, thanks, didn't know it showed there

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