That seems to be Tynan's MO. I like it. No hype, no teasers, just quietly works until he has something worth selling.
Perfect! We'd have pretty low utilization on those 80 CPUs, though -- if we made them smaller, the power draw would be lower and it would be cheaper. We could then get away with adding more CPUs. It would then make sense to put the array of simple CPUs on its own card, dedicated to graphics processing... wait a minute.
If you can't come into work because your tires are slashed, you should not be fired.
I need to wear glasses, and when I switched from square frames to round frames I swear people were less scared of me. Nobody wears glasses to a fight so you look less intimidating, and larger, rounder frames make your face look softer.
Wear slightly fancier clothes, I'm not saying wear a suit but buy some cheap button-down shirts, maybe tuck it in.
You seem focused on your face especially. Learn how to do makeup. I believe a little eyeliner can make you seem kinder. (I don't use makeup myself, so you'll have to find someone else to teach you / verify this.) Done properly, nobody will notice the makeup.
Voice and gait training might also help. I have a theatre background and I know that there are ways to look more intimidating without actually changing your appearance, so you could probably train yourself to do the opposite of that.
Temporary but very effective fix, look at your phone. I'm a big guy myself, and if I'm waiting for a bus in the middle of the night and there's someone else there who seems nervous, I'll just read (or pretend to read) something on my phone. Instantly reduces your threat profile to nothing.
I tried to install Linux on my new laptop, trying multiple different distros.
In short, driver problems. So many driver problems. I was sinking too much time into it, and I was basically unable to use my computer. So I gave up and switched back to Windows. Windows has its own annoyances, and I want to use Linux... but Windows mostly works, most of the time. Linux doesn't, and I have neither the time nor the technical skills to make it work.
Can't the Speaker shut that shit down? Especially since he's admitted exactly what he plans to do?
Via is a crown corporation, though, so aren't the profits also socialized? Correct me if I don't understand how crown corporations work.
Because I didn't want people arguing about current events and the end of the Cold War seemed as good a cutoff as any.
Liquid democracy is a proposed way to do a direct democracy in a large country. It's only been tried on very small scales (Google used it to decide which food to get for their cafeterias), so we don't really know if it would work, but I like the idea.
I'd point out that there are countries which don't have much corruption or governmental malfeasance. Nordic countries tend to score very well on the Corruption Perception Index, and also have good social safety nets and governments that (generally, for the most part) serve the people. They're all small countries, though -- I suspect that politics becomes an increasingly dirty business the more power a country has.
If you haven't already, you might want to look into selectorate theory. It essentially shows not only how the psychopaths at the top stay in power, but also why attempts to reform the system often result in a new crop of rulers who are just as bad or worse than those they replaced. (c.f. Cromwell's revolt, French Revolution, Russian Revolution). A proponent of selectorate theory would argue that the solution is not to remove the psychopaths -- it's to create a system where things in a politician's selfish interest happen to line up with things that benefit the people. It's excellently summed up by this video.
In terms of curtailing corporate power from the top down, studying the history of U.S. antitrust law would be a good place to start. Extra Credits has a good series about it.
One reform method that has worked before is unionization. The vast majority of worker protections came about because of labour action. Unions are a lot weaker than they used to be, but it doesn't have to stay that way. If you can, unionizing your workplace is probably the most impactful action you could take to improve the existing system.
If your tastes are more radical, you could also consider mutual aid societies. A robust one could conceivably Theseus its way into failing institutions, or evolve into a provisional government if everything collapses.
Uh, what? I'm Canadian, but isn't the Second Amendment a negative right? The government isn't allowed to stop you from carrying a gun. You can agree with that and still think there are reasons an individual might not want to carry a gun.
There's a difference between expressing emotion in general and expecting a random friend to be able to deal with your emotions and help you. Obviously you should help your friends with their emotions, and they should help you with yours, but sometimes, especially if you have a persistent problem, expecting a friend to go over similar emotions frequently (which usually means the friend gets upset too, if they care about you) can be an unfair imposition.
I haven't met any of the "a lot of guys" who don't get this, but I don't really doubt they exist, since both working through emotions and respectfully negotiating boundaries can be difficult.
I don't like that the conservative party is using provincial funds to advertise for their political views -- especially with advertisements which aren't rigorously truthful. It feels slimy, but does anyone know if this is legal?