Breve

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[โ€“] Breve@pawb.social 8 points 2 days ago

I find it ironic that the federal government sends out carbon tax rebate cheques and the majority of people hate it, but the provincial government sends out random cheques and the majority of people are going to eat it up.

I'd like to preemptively note that both cheques are in fact sourced from taxes. ๐Ÿคท

[โ€“] Breve@pawb.social 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I think you need to be more explicit about what you mean by "not dependent on time". Setting t = 1 for that formula doesn't eliminate time, it means you're advancing time by 1 unit for every iteration of the formula defined by the units used to measure the velocity and acceleration (i.e. if v and u are measured in meters/second and a is meters/second^2 then t = 1 means you are modelling 1 second passing).

If you mean deterministic as in there are no outside influences, instead you'd want to take the distance the object needs to travel before it hits something in it's current trajectory then work backward to find out how much time it would take to cover that distance at the current velocity and acceleration.

[โ€“] Breve@pawb.social 25 points 4 days ago

Imagine being the world's richest deadbeat father.

[โ€“] Breve@pawb.social 5 points 6 days ago

Ford on new housing regulations: We shouldn't do anything because municipalities know best!

Ford on new transportation regulations: We need to do something because municipalities can't be trusted!

[โ€“] Breve@pawb.social 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That team writes emulators that run directly on Nintendo consoles, so they would likely test it on development versions of those consoles the same way actual console games are developed and tested. Otherwise they would be testing a Switch version of an SNES emulator running inside a Switch emulator on a Windows PC that would introduce it's own errors.

[โ€“] Breve@pawb.social 17 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I personally don't think it's so likely that Nintendo would write and maintain a Windows emulator just for their museum if an open-source project exists that they could legally use for free under that project's license terms. Only someone with insider knowledge would be able to say for sure though.

[โ€“] Breve@pawb.social 37 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Emulator projects should all add a clause in their EULA that specifically forbids Nintendo from using their software, then they can sue Nintendo for breaching their license. Give them a taste of their own medicine.

[โ€“] Breve@pawb.social 20 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I understand the actual market reasons that buybacks and layoffs raise a stock price, but it's always been counter-intuitive to me that shrinking the workforce that actually produces the capital and divesting money that could have been used to grow the company would be seen as positive indicators to investors.

[โ€“] Breve@pawb.social 3 points 1 week ago

But Reddit is keeping score! Number go up or no dopamine.

[โ€“] Breve@pawb.social 8 points 1 week ago

Yeah, Tesla made this claim about the model X being full self driving in 5 years and being able to become an autonomous taxi while you weren't using it. Still waiting on that one...

[โ€“] Breve@pawb.social 5 points 1 week ago

It's to get around the KYC (Know Your Client) requirements that many financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges have when creating a new account to curb money laundering. Obviously criminals using crypto for dark markets need a way to convert it back to cash without giving up their real identity.

[โ€“] Breve@pawb.social 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I promise you there are older and weirder people in the world who can still find love and fulfillment. Yeah it might be harder, but it is still possible. The most important step is to take care of yourself first. Seriously, look into therapy or support groups. You are not alone in this struggle.

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