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@SimpleStacker
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Mini Pleb Economist: AAR from the classroom
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 35m \ parent \ on: The New Nintendo Switch 2 Announcements Are FANTASTIC! gaming
It's definitely a bold move. Heard they're gonna charge $80 for Mario Kart too!
Dunno if this is smart for Nintendo. They have a reputation as the family friendly kid friendly option, which usually means lower cost.
0 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 40m \ parent \ on: What are you working on this week? meta
Since you're talking about refactoring, is there a better way to make DB updates than with Prisma migrations?
It can get very hard to follow since tables get defined and redefined in migration files instead of in one place. I checked and Prisma says you can't define a materialized view in the schema, so that's kinda sucky. But even things like custom functions... do they need to be defined in migration files? I may be asking for too much here...
10 sats \ 3 replies \ @SimpleStacker 45m \ on: The New Nintendo Switch 2 Announcements Are FANTASTIC! gaming
A little on the expensive side, IMO.
I don't know if most Switch consumers are willing to shell out that kinda cash. Especially given Switch's reputation as the lower cost option
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 47m \ parent \ on: What are you working on this week? meta
Have you tried overleaf GitHub integration? That'd be the next step for me to figure out
30 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 1h \ on: Morel Mushroom Sightings Map food_and_drinks
What, I find them all the time.
They're usually found in the Spring via foraging in the Secret Woods or on the Forest Farm.
84 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 1h \ parent \ on: Tesla shares rise on unconfirmed report Musk could be leaving DOGE post soon Politics_And_Law
Yep, at the very least they've moved the Overton Window. I've had some good conversations with some friends about why it's not actually crazy to cut the Dept. of Education
121 sats \ 5 replies \ @SimpleStacker 1h \ parent \ on: Tesla shares rise on unconfirmed report Musk could be leaving DOGE post soon Politics_And_Law
Trump never really cared about cuts. Maybe Elon did, but he would've been pretty alone within Trump world on that.
My original prediction was that DOGE wouldn't make much of an impact, they would claim some victory which is much inflated compared to reality, then move on. I stand by that prediction.
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker OP 1h \ parent \ on: The Flat Earthers might be correct--the holographic principle science
Cool, always appreciate an insiders perspective on these things.
I also think a lot of this is pointless theorizing... but the insight about the information encoded on the surface of a black hole was pretty interesting to me.... and it kinda makes sense from my vague understanding of relativity.
8 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 1h \ on: [Not-so-daily puzzle] Singapore at it, again science
This is trickier than it seems.
By statement 1, A needs to know that B doesn't know. How? Well, B can only know for sure if B sees an 18 or 19.
  • If A sees May, B could have 15, 16, or 19. If it's 19, B would definitely know. Thus it can't be May.
  • If A sees June, B could have 17 or 18, so it can't be June.
  • If A sees July, B could have 14 or 16, so it could be July.
  • If A sees August, B could have 14, 15, or 17 so it could be August.
By statement 2, B must now know. B knows it could only be July or August.
  • If B had 14, he wouldn't be able to know still.
  • If B has 16, he knows it's July 16. If B has 15 or 17, he knows it's August 15 or August 17.
By statement 3, A must now know.
  • If B had 15 or 17 and A had August, A still wouldn't know the exact date in August.
  • Therefore, it must be July 16.
EDIT: after all, this was not for primary school kids. It was for a math olympiad, in Singapore, for 14/15 year olds...
WHEW
31 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 2h \ parent \ on: Where do you fall on the DnD alignment chart? AskSN
My thoughts on these new lawful/chaotic standards: #932252
32 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 2h \ on: Where do you fall on the DnD alignment chart? AskSN
I'm not sure if I like their new alignment standards. Robin Hood is the quintessential Chaotic Good character, but it seems like if he follows his own personal code of conduct he'd be considered Lawful Good under the new standards.
IMO Lawful/Chaotic should be less about personal code of conduct, and more about how well your personal code of conduct aligns with your society's code of conduct.
That being said... whether I'm good or evil depends on what the "party" refers to. If it's my family, I'm good. If it's my neighborhood, city, or country, then I'm neutral or even evil.
I like to think of myself as Neutral Good. When I play D&D games I usually gravitates towards those types of characters.
30 sats \ 2 replies \ @SimpleStacker 2h \ parent \ on: Where do you fall on the DnD alignment chart? AskSN
Nah, man, I see how you manage your repo, and you literally pay for FOSS. U lawful bro
100 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 3h \ on: Profile of bitcoin's energy usage and how it's changing over time bitcoin_Mining
I think the best argument against any energy FUD is to simply say that Bitcoin's energy mix is cleaner than the average kwH. So if you're criticizing Bitcoin's energy-use, it's really because you think it's a wasteful use of energy, not because its production is dirty. And if you say that, then it's probably because you haven't thought about monetary economics. So let me explain.... proceed to orange pill
51 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 3h \ parent \ on: Choose The Top Econ Post of Q1 econ
I need to get working on #6!
But I actually have a book review planned for my next post (which would go in ~BooksAndArticles)
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker OP 5h \ parent \ on: Experiencing the destructiveness of woke mindsets first hand AI
I agree, the non confrontational culture is part of the problem. Still this is just one meeting and you gotta pick your battles. This person isn't normally on the committee so if she comes again then we'll see if more people step up.