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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cool

"7 informal: b: very fashionable, impressive, or appealing in a way that is generally approved of especially by young people"


Is this worth reporting/sharing here? There are likely countless instances of this, no?

This argument would be a lot more convincing if you linked to issues or something.

I can second the sentiment, I have had kdenlive crash on me several times without saving.

I still use it because it's great for quick and simple things, and I save frequently, but it is extremely frustrating when it happens.


The parent does not want (or claims) to produce a report on Kdenlive's reliability or lack thereof.

He merely comments on it. Those interested either already know (and agree or disagree) or can find out with a test run.


So my son and I have used Kdenlive quite a bit and we've never had it crash. That's why I was asking for specifics: it would be interesting to know what circumstances lead to crashes, even if it's just a hunch.

It seems infinitely more likely to me that this is simple coincidence than something nefarious.

Don’t get me wrong, I agree; but the odds of that coincidence are extremely long.

I'm sad my second thought about this (after dismissing it as a coincidence) was that it could be used for marketing - "I randomly thought about this book/show/movie whatever, and hey what do you know? The sequel is coming out!". Basically another variation on 'organic' advertising in comments that's been around for a while.

Of course I highly doubt that's what actually happening here, but the idea is unpleasant. I hate advertising, I don't want it messing with real interactions with other humans. I'm not sure how to express the idea, it's like its so pervasive I'm thinking about it when its not even present.


This idea makes me deeply uncomfortable, and I shouldn't have included the name of the book in my original comment (now too late to edit).

If you check on average every three years, the odds of you checking the very same day the book comes out are about 1‰, which is improbable but not _extremely_. Add that together with all the probabilities of things that would make you think "wow, that's improbable" and we have pretty high odds of something improbable happening.

In addition, there are factors that make it more probable.

- The sequel came out a bit less than 2 years after the first book, which is fairly typical. It means it is a likely time to think "what about the sequel?"

- Doctor appointments and book releases both tend to happen on tuesdays. Especially book releases, so it is possible that you tend to think more about books on tuesdays

- It is possible to think about the book more than once without realizing it, maybe even inquery about the sequel without realizing it, and because the result is negative and unimportant, it is easy to forget. It is not uncommon for me to search something just to find it in my history, completely forgotten

I would put the likelihood of something like that happening by accident to about 1/100, the "noticeable but not memorable" kind, such as meeting the same person twice in a day in a different context, or arriving at a highly coveted parking spot just as the previous guy is leaving.


Okay, I squinted hard at that notation “1‰” and had Gemini explain it to me, and it appears that you made no typos, but I couldn’t let that go unexplained!

ButlerianJihad… had Gemini explain it to you…

Well, you know. Every med student goes through this "I Am An Earthly God" phase. Usually it passes. But the guy isn't obviously in favor of the concept for which his account is named, so there isn't the contradiction here that appears to exist on the face of it. (Speaking of usernames, hello, Grima! How on Middle-earth did you survive that fall?)

Literally the first person to understand the reference in ~14 years of using this handle, thank you.

You are most welcome! - especially at such long last.

Couldn't skip an opportunity to use an unusual character, could I‽

Is it possible this is due to a memorability bias, where perhaps you’ve done basically the same sort of thing many times before and just forgot about it because nothing noteworthy happened? Then it wouldn’t be as much of a coincidence.

Don't many public libraries have other things other than printed books, including music?

> they will have to lead from a position of deep unpopularity

Can you elaborate on... why?


The breakdown of the welfarism as there's simply not enough workers to feed the welfare state.

The economic stagnation.

The discontent with the current bureaucratic and unelected elite that makes up 2/3 of the Trilogue.


Tons of regulations over and over.

  General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act)
  ePrivacy Directive (Cookie Law)
  Digital Services Act (DSA)
  Digital Markets Act (DMA)
  Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
  Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
  EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
  Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)
  REACH Regulation (chemicals control)
  Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)
  Nature Restoration Law
  Renewable Energy Directive (RED III)
  Working Time Directive
  Posted Workers Directive
  Roaming Regulation (price caps for telecoms)
  VAT Directive (harmonized VAT rules)
  State Aid Rules
  Schengen Border Code (migration/border controls)
  Eco-design and product standardization rules
  Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
  EU Taxonomy Regulation
  Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
  Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse
It dictate sustainability, but instead create unsustainable behemot that costs tax payers more than it brings. It hampers competitiveness, remove freedoms from citizens and holding back the economy. One of the original ideas of building EU was to bring common market. Not any more.

Basically EU holds power through funding projects by grants, which fundamentally breaks free market and there is no transparency in it (ie. Pfizer contracts, proponents of Chat Control, etc.).


ehm lol? Roaming Regulation (price caps for telecoms) is very popular and was even advertised by the EU itself. DSA, DMA and REACH arent very famous but you explain more deeply most people would agree. Orban was voted out of office e.g. because chemical problems in a Samsung factory. So at least your hypothesis must be cited. Apple and Google arent very popular mega corps.

Apple and Google arent very popular mega corps

That's why DSA doesn't work. Small and medium-sized enterprises comply and delete unnecessary content because they face crippling fines, while big ones just pay fines made from harmful content. Over and over.


tell me more about these popular small and medium sized enterprises which are struggeling under the obligation of the DSA. I like to hear which ones at least.

Btw, the Very Large ones regulated under DSA are either neutral or negative seen.


Half of these are vital for wellbeing and financial reasons. Only a libertarian or MAG hatter argued that, say, Working Time directive, Schengen regulations or GDPR are detrimental to EU citizens.

LOL.


Profit-seeking? That seems like a stretch.

Also how do you know they have any "massive deals"? Do they publish details about the money they receive?


It can be so frustrating to read these takes about stuff like DS or Autism - and so tempting to just respond in anger. I'm glad you took a step back too.

You might consider posting that all as a top-level comment. It's very important context.

So sorry for what you had to go through


I guess I'm a little surprised that they felt this release was too hot. I'm not really surprised at the response from the music industry, but rather I thought AA was more confident in their opsec/safety from this sort of threat.

I would assume it's moreso they don't want to lose their domains too quickly. Though they've only given one sentence to go off, so it's hard to speculate.

Stuff like this really makes you wonder what life might look like out in the universe.

https://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/TheyMade.s... - love this short story and its take on that question.

A classic, and regularly shared here on HN :)

I really like this version of it personally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6JFTmQCFHg


Some things on Earth (especially in the ocean) you'd think were extraterrestrial... What a gift to still be able to find such amazing animals out there.

They all, so far, share the same basic biochemistry, derived from the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA).

What would be extraordinarily interesting would be if we could find life on Earth with a fundamentally different biochemstry. Very different genetic code, even. This would be sign that Origin of Life is not the Great Filter. And we don't even have to go to another planet to conduct this search for "alien" life.


Some of those things down in the ocean are almost too extraterrestrial... they can stay undiscovered!

Isn't life on this planet also life out in the universe? It depends on your point of view.

[1] Pale blue dot - Carl Sagan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g


Do you consider things that are inside a house to also be outside a house?

All things are moving in space and time and in relation to other objects so inside or outside are relative points of view.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity

[2] Point of view is worth 80 IQ points - Alan Kay. He didn't specify the sign....


I wonder if life elsewhere in the universe is pedantic too.

QED.

[1] Why people hate smart individuals: Studies reveal it's linked to your own intelligence level https://www.gq.com.au/health/wellness/studies-say-who-you-ha...

[2] On the importance of being pedantic https://medium.com/@lfloridi/on-the-importance-of-being-peda...

[3] Pedantic definition https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pedantic

[4] Pedantic opinion https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/pedantic


If you were so smart, you'd probably find better sources than GQ and Medium to prove your point.

Or Hacker News for that matter. Never trust anything on the internet [1] on face value. Start by asking qui bono? Is this a reputable source, like a scientist[2]?. Be critical and sceptical.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Internet,_nobody_knows_...

[2] https://youtu.be/NV0Z6vlIJig?t=216


> sceptical

How can I trust someone who can't use spell check?


I used four spell checkers including Apple, Wikipedia and Google search.

Don't trust anything you read on the internet, including your comment.


I regret to inform you that is the preferred spelling in British English.

Things inside this house are indeed outside that house.

An apartment inside an apartment complex is still inside the same building. Earth is in the Universe. There's a difference between "in the Universe" and "outside of Earth".

A superset also includes everything in all its subsets.


Is the coffee actually in the mug or only on top of it?

Well, can you walk around inside of a coffee cup? If so, you are on it. If not, you are in it.

In Spanish I don't care.

I'm confused, in es-ar, it can be:

* "El café está en la taza." [preferred]

* "El café está sobre la taza." [I'd never use this.]

* "El café está adentro de la taza."

I'd probably use "en(in?)" for a cup, "sobre(over?)" for a plate an "adentro de (inside?)" for a jar.


Sounds like you might be interested in “The Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zoologist%27s_Guide_to_the...


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