Türkiye did that a few years ago
Trying to get the English name for the country to include a letter that does not exist in English is just the kind of trolling we've grown to expect.
Readit Newshfsh commented on Mysterious tablet with unknown language unearthed in Georgia archaeologymag.com/2024/1... · Posted by u/speckx
hfsh commented on 20 years of Google Scholar blog.google/outreach-init... · Posted by u/thepuppet33r
ok, but Search aside (which is Google's primary product; we were talking about side project), many of these are also-rans; they didn't really change the landscape the way Google Maps (and of course Search). OK, maybe Android, but that wasn't developed by Google. Neither was YouTube (groundbreaking), or Waze (not groundbreaking).
The only one I would take from your list would be Kubernetes and Google Earth, and Kubernetes being more of a dev tool would really count as far as impact and usefulness to society (Go would fit there).
Google Books _could_ have been great, but Google didn't take care of it. Same with Google Reader.
>which is Google's primary product
Which used to be Google's primary product, way waaaay back when. Their primary product now is advertising, and has been for a very long time.
hfsh commented on Experimental digital camera with a color eInk display eink.cam... · Posted by u/radiator
Neat idea. But also, somebody's definitely going to take some kind of inappropriate picture just as the charge runs out, and will be stuck with it at the worst time. And somehow this makes it even better.
hfsh commented on Trump wins presidency for second time thehill.com/homenews/camp... · Posted by u/koolba
Trump doesn’t want to leave NATO, that would be dumb. He wants those not “paying their fair share” to pay more or the US will leave. It’s a negotiating tactic. So if you don’t want the US to leave NATO and you’re in a NATO country then get them to spend more on NATO.
And by 'pay more' he means 'buy more US weapons'. NATO is a conveniently captive market for the US arms manufacturers, and no way they're going to want to pull out of that while they still have stock to sell.
hfsh commented on For advertising, Firefox now collects user data by default heise.de/en/news/For-adve... · Posted by u/firebaze
> Seeing ads outside likely doesn't harm you though, you can ignore them.
Just for a different perspective, I can't ignore them. I read more-or-less all text that comes into my field of vision, and cannot help but look at bright flashing lights. To my knowledge this isn't recognized anywhere as a disability (though it is associated with a standard diagnosis).
For me, and presumably others like me, flashing road signs that tell me I'm driving the right speed thanks are a serious dustraction even though I've seen the same one hundreds of times. I stopped watching association football when animated sideline ads became common because I could mot focus on the game.
If it makes sense to put in wheelchair ramps at the stadium couldn't it make sense to accommodate me, even if most people can redirect their attention just as easily as walking up the stairs?
> To my knowledge this isn't recognized anywhere as a disability (though it is associated with a standard diagnosis)
I have the same issue, and I strongly suspect it has to do with my ADHD. I absolutely hate ads in pretty much all forms.
hfsh commented on The Lonely Funeral Project in Amsterdam upworthy.com/the-lonely-f... · Posted by u/thunderbong
It is interesting that the first two comments on here are in relation to the living. Yes we should strive to reduce the suffering of the living to the fullest extent possible. But, just as much, the dead do deserve our attention and respect.
Is it “pointless” from some sort of “efficient use of time and resources”? Of course it is. That isn’t the point. Much of what gives meaning and purpose in life can be deemed “pointless” (music, fiction, liturgy). As Aristotle said:
> we are unleisurely in order to have leisure
The dignity of a person doesn’t cease when they are dead.
> But, just as much, the dead do deserve our attention and respect.
They do in a way, but don't fool yourself that it's actually about the individual dead. It's about humanity in general, and the contribution – good, bad, or meaningless – that every single human life has made to our collective existence. It's good that we admire rainbows, but that doesn't mean we should revere every droplet of water.
> The dignity of a person doesn’t cease when they are dead.
It doesn't 'cease' inasmuch as it becomes a meaningless term. The dead don't have dignity, they are no longer people. It's the memories of the dead have dignity. Those memories are not a part of the dead, they are a part of the living that remember them.
hfsh commented on Lenovo PC boss: 4 in 5 of our devices will be repairable by 2025 theregister.com/2023/10/0... · Posted by u/mikece
Not chx, but note that none of the linked articles mention Thinkpads.
Sure, but nobody but chx even brought up Thinkpads in the first place.
hfsh commented on ‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any profit fruitnet.com/main-navigat... · Posted by u/NoRagrets
Doesn't it make more sense just to ditch plant-based calories altogether and just focus on animal-based calories, which are so much more nutrient dense while also being dramatically better for the environment?
> while also being dramatically better for the environment?
[citation very fucking much needed]
hfsh commented on Why we didn’t get a malaria vaccine sooner worksinprogress.co/issue/... · Posted by u/Metacelsus
When Malaria stopped infecting and killing the people in poor countries, and on to places like Europe and USA, gee golly whillikers... I wonder why it's now being invested and being treated?
Its all about the money. And most questions of this type is the same response as well.
Malaria used to be quite common in Europe and the USA...
hfsh commented on Why we didn’t get a malaria vaccine sooner worksinprogress.co/issue/... · Posted by u/Metacelsus