Zedstrian

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[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

A success does not include leaving a victim of failed experimental medicine with a non-functional implant. In contrast to how animal subjects are used as test subjects (often conducted with less oversight than there should be), using experimental medicine on volunteering patients should be done not just to collect better data than the chimps before them supplied, but with the genuine expectation that the product in question will benefit the patient beyond their usefulness as a test subject for continued product development.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 93 points 6 months ago (6 children)

As with corporate mediators though, wouldn't such investigation companies have a financial incentive to favor their clients, so as to improve the odds of being rehired?

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 6 months ago

It doesn't seem like the suggestion would be to destroy cultural landmarks, or even the majority of commercial ones, just the key components of the island's chipmaking industry that would incentivize an invasion by mainland China. It's an outcome that no one wants, but remains sufficiently feasible so as to be effective in preventing such an invasion in the first place. If the current CCP is bad, one that directly controls the majority of the world's chipmaking industry would be far worse.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

No need, Firefox buffer settings (media.cache) can be adjusted via the about:config page.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The difference is that most of that content lasted for at least a few decades, if not centuries before being lost to time. As content on the internet is 'destroyed' if no one hosts it any more, a lot of valuable content is being lost in just a few years after being created. Archiving needs to be more widespread and better supported if the resources and culture of the internet as it has evolved over time are to be preserved for posterity.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 6 months ago (3 children)

"Genius! Who would'a thought? 10,000 extra shares in your bonus this year!"

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I have mine configured as a background service with a Rainmeter desktop widget to play music at a moment's notice. Works better than any official Windows option.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 months ago

For my relatives Facebook's not the problem, it's all the far right wing propaganda on YouTube that makes claims without backing them up with any sort of evidence. The more they watch, the more they believe it, and the less they believe evidence to the contrary.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago

While statements like that are needless fear mongering, any jobs they do replace in the long term are at least making the economy more efficient, in the same sense as computers did. It's unfortunate for anyone's job to become redundant, but technology shouldn't be delayed or avoided for that reason alone.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 6 months ago

From the perspective of a piracy community, however, that's not a win.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Unless the EU makes Apple get rid of the yearly cost per installation, any app store other than Apple's is limited by the inability to have free or freemium apps, giving them a substantial disadvantage in comparison.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 6 months ago (3 children)

They need to self-host their repository if they don't want to end up in the same situation...

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