Zoboomafoo
@Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net
- Comment on How come liberals dont hate conservatives the way conservatives hate liberals 1 week ago:
The underlying issues that fuel that anger
Fox News and AM Radio
- Comment on The Man Who Destroyed Google Search 1 week ago:
“I implemented this model at Yahoo!”
“So you’re the reason why Yahoo! is a useless search engine and its market share crashed?”
“Yes”
“You’re hired!”
This sort of shit makes me want to go into business myself to show everyone how easy it would be to make long-term stable growth by just not squeezing employees and customers for every cent
- Comment on Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles 2 weeks ago:
what a classic
- Comment on Progress! 4 weeks ago:
and a Star Trek episode
- Comment on Math question: how do we get an irrational number pi from the ratio of circumference and the diameter of a circle? 3 months ago:
It’s not that it can be measured forever, it’s just that it refuses to match up with any line on the ruler.
For a line of length pi: it’s somewhere between 3 or 4, so you get a ruler and figure out it’s 3.1ish, so you get a better ruler and you get 3.14ish. get the best ruler in existence and you get 3.14159265…ish
- Comment on Pentagon ex-UFO chief says conspiracy theorists in government drive spending 3 months ago:
As Kirkpatrick described in his own words, the extent of his investigation of whistleblower claims amounted to asking the government’s secret-keepers if a certain illegal program existed. Kirkpatrick’s approach, as astute observers have noted, is roughly akin to asking a mob boss if he is engaging in illegal activity, and subsequently being satisfied with a “no.”
- Comment on First graphene semiconductor was created 3 months ago:
thequantuminsider.com/…/using-scotch-tape-and-qua…
Carbon, so hot right now
- Comment on Please Joe... 3 months ago:
Failure has a cost
- Comment on Please Joe... 3 months ago:
That’s your conclusion from the Republican primaries so far?
- Comment on AI fraud act could outlaw parodies, political cartoons, and more 3 months ago:
It’s even better when they give it a name that isn’t related to the bill, like the Inflation Reduction Act, which will not reduce inflation at all
- Comment on Former NASA administrator hates Artemis, wants to party like it’s 2008 3 months ago:
Peak spaceflight and exploration in human history? Better roll it back, we wouldn’t want to make too much scientific progress
- Comment on If only there was a GOOD fish with a gun to save them! 3 months ago:
Maybe I don’t think dead children is funny
- Comment on I'm never lonely cuz i got these little guys with me :) 3 months ago:
Among other things, yes
- Comment on Functional Programming vs. Object Oriented Programming 3 months ago:
Agreed, I was hoping for some examples of Functional Programming, since I’m unfamiliar with it.
I got a long form ad for their Haskell book at least!
- Comment on Google Search Really Has Gotten Worse, Researchers Find 3 months ago:
I’ve run into that, I recently started playing The Finals (which I recommend), and Google searches have a hard time not changing my searches to American football, even if I put “video game” in the search
- Comment on China commerce minister frustrated by US 'interfering' in international lithography exports via third countries 4 months ago:
Cutting China’s supply while you’re building up your own semiconductor manufacturing?
Smart move by the US.
- Comment on A huge battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plant 4 months ago:
Iron-Air batteries will fill that role
- Comment on No wonder Jesus didn't get a fair trial... 4 months ago:
That’s the intent behind fasting during Ramadan for Muslims
- Comment on Generative AI Has a Visual Plagiarism Problem 4 months ago:
That Tree God on the bottom right looks really neat, and a worthy addition to the “Villain with legitimate grievances that murders for no good reason” club
- Comment on Scientist Discover How to Convert CO2 into Powder That Can Be Stored for Decades 4 months ago:
Ok and?
Are you saying not to try?
- Comment on Star Citizen Introducing a $48,000 Ship Bundle, but Only for Players Who Have Already Spent $10,000 4 months ago:
According to a friend of mine that plays, the whales were asking for this feature so they didn’t have to go through the purchase process for each one
- Comment on Star Citizen Introducing a $48,000 Ship Bundle, but Only for Players Who Have Already Spent $10,000 4 months ago:
$45 plus a rig that can play it, I have a decent one and it nearly melted
- Comment on Every race needs at least one. 4 months ago:
So it was all a ruse?
- Comment on You can only pick one 4 months ago:
Amazon doesn’t even have the “no reselling” rule that Honey does
- Comment on US pay-TV subscriber base eroding at record pace 4 months ago:
- Comment on What's your favorite game that you will NEVER finish? 4 months ago:
I spent too much time dicking around in that game, now regular bandits are wearing plate
- Comment on Starbucks accused of rigging payments in app for nearly $900 million gain over 5 years by consumer watchdog group 4 months ago:
I hope this suit works, there’s a lot of game microtransactions out there that could use the precedent
- Comment on The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion 4 months ago:
I had a week to myself and binged a Factorio run, I got the “Complete all technologies” with only solar and a single research station
- Comment on Moderna’s mRNA cancer vaccine works even better than thought 4 months ago:
Do drugs other than betel nuts grow on trees in your country?
- Comment on Moderna’s mRNA cancer vaccine works even better than thought 4 months ago:
They’ll have to fight the shareholders of the health insurance industry, who don’t want to pay for a long-term condition