tdsamardzhiev (u/tdsamardzhiev)

tdsamardzhiev commented on Turbine “torture” for Greek islanders as wind farms proliferate channelnewsasia.com/susta... · Posted by u/mdp2021

csdvrx · 4 years ago

> I feel it is not at all hyperbole to call it "torture."

Unfortunately, the topic of windmills is getting politized, and complaining against the negative effects is now being ridiculed and tried to antivaxxing and luddism.

> > There is a growing literature on the health effects of low-frequency noise, and also on (mostly losing) battles of communities against nearby wind farms.

If even Trump couldn't prevent a wind farm near one of his Scottish properties, it's indeed mostly battles being lost:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-biden-just-broug...

While nimbism may play a large role, the negative health effects reported by many people like you should not be neglected.

And I just don't understand why the damage to the wildlife is almost never mentionned.

tdsamardzhiev · 4 years ago

Yeah, reading the comments, I was surprised how personally some people seem to take it.

>> has to be a lie - they haven't died from lack of sleep

C'mon guys, you can't be serious?!

tdsamardzhiev commented on Valve’s Steam Deck wows reviewers: ‘The most innovative gaming PC in 20 years’ pcworld.com/article/61274... · Posted by u/mywacaday

RF_Savage · 4 years ago

Couldn't you just underclock and undervolt the current day SteamDeck to achieve that?

Or in general set a really strict power envelope for the AMD APU used in it?

tdsamardzhiev · 4 years ago

Umm.. maybe? I'll wait and see. Not that I have much of a choice with the current hardware availability issues..

tdsamardzhiev commented on Valve’s Steam Deck wows reviewers: ‘The most innovative gaming PC in 20 years’ pcworld.com/article/61274... · Posted by u/mywacaday

tdsamardzhiev · 4 years ago

I'd insta-preorder a cooler running, less powerful, fanless version.

tdsamardzhiev commented on I would like a job writing Haskell blog.plover.com/2022/02/0... · Posted by u/Rerarom

tdsamardzhiev · 4 years ago

Chaos Group does some cool work in Haskell: https://www.chaos.com/all-products

tdsamardzhiev commented on Facebook/Instagram consider shutting down in EU if they can't move data to US cityam.com/mark-zuckerber... · Posted by u/mpweiher

Matthias247 · 4 years ago

Well, it won't happen. It's just a way too big market to give up. Even if they are forced to invest a significant amount of their engineering power to get it done, they probably will have to. And I think they should be required to do it, if the same requirements apply to every other company too.

tdsamardzhiev · 4 years ago

> Well, it won't happen.

One can dream, no?

tdsamardzhiev commented on Unlearning perfectionism arunkprasad.com/log/unlea... · Posted by u/akprasad

peoplefromibiza · 4 years ago

> The first is that perfection & progress is much like driving late at night with headlights. You will only be able to see as far as your headlights allow.

that's all you need to drive ar night though (and driving in general)

if you drive looking around you, you can become a danger for yourself and others.

What I mean is that perfectionism is doing things the right way and make the best out of the limits you encounter.

I feel like many confuse perfectionism with obsession.

Perfectionism = not bad

Obsession = bad

tdsamardzhiev · 4 years ago

> perfectionism is doing things the right way and make the best out of the limits you encounter

This is 'being a reasonable homo sapiens'. Perfectionism is having absurd expectations and refusing to do anything unless they're met.

tdsamardzhiev commented on Activision Blizzard pushes out dozens of employees over workplace misconduct wsj.com/articles/activisi... · Posted by u/kyrra

stathibus · 4 years ago

The mostly empty low-effort changes they've made to their games recently in the name of inclusion also match this strategy.

tdsamardzhiev · 4 years ago

It's the game industry way. Diversity this, inclusiveness that, but when you want to go on holiday for Orthodox Easter instead of Catholic Easter, we have a problem. And you realize it's all pandering and saving face in front of the public.

tdsamardzhiev commented on John Deere hit with class action lawsuit over alleged tractor repair monopoly vice.com/en/article/xgdaz... · Posted by u/lostgame

klyrs · 4 years ago

No, I think that John Deere is in violation of antitrust law. Apple, too. And I'm hoping that judges agree with me. And if not, I would hope that Congress could pass laws that Apple and Deere would be made to follow -- would and could, because I have little faith in the legislative branch at this time.

Punishing because it feels right is what I take issue with. Punishing on the basis of a violated law is, at least, above-board.

tdsamardzhiev · 4 years ago

I thought about it. Maybe it's a cultural difference. Maybe you're right, at least when it comes to right now and American society. Sorry if my comments seem crude or inconsiderate.

tdsamardzhiev commented on John Deere hit with class action lawsuit over alleged tractor repair monopoly vice.com/en/article/xgdaz... · Posted by u/lostgame

omegalulw · 4 years ago

> This sort of "justice" is literally arbitrary, and leads to incredible injustices

+1. I expect stuff like this from regular social media like reddit but I'm appalled that this is so common here on HN too.

tdsamardzhiev · 4 years ago

And I expect decent counterarguments, but here we are.

tdsamardzhiev commented on John Deere hit with class action lawsuit over alleged tractor repair monopoly vice.com/en/article/xgdaz... · Posted by u/lostgame

klyrs · 4 years ago

What??? The existence of a law against any specific or general act is necessary for taking legal action. Your unnecessarily crude example is a violation of an existing law. Box checked. It's not a violation of the Sherman Act (Clayton Act, FTC Act), so let's stop talking about that example, thanks.

The question in the air in these cases is whether Deere, Apple, etc. are violations of specific anti-trust laws -- the language of those law is intentionally open-ended, and there isn't a ton of case-law. Thus, these cases have a high chance of setting precedent.

Now, it seems that what you're suggesting is that we should be able to punish companies, people, etc for being "bad" just because we know it's "bad." This sort of "justice" is literally arbitrary, and leads to incredible injustices. The closest remedies we have as a people, if this behavior is found to not violate existing anti-trust laws, is to persuade Congress to pass new laws (good luck), pass a constitutional amendment (nope), or to wage a class-action suit (here's your gift certificate for a can of beans).

tdsamardzhiev · 4 years ago

The creation of such laws is only a matter of (perhaps very long) time. You think this is an "arbitrary" viewpoint? Fine, give me your best argument why what John Deere is doing is "good".