Septimaeus

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[–] Septimaeus 4 points 2 weeks ago

If you see a ninja, that is not a ninja.

[–] Septimaeus 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Vast majority of NYers will take that as an endorsement for Zohran.

What’s the angle I’m missing here? Flip Sliwa voters? Mobilize MAGA non-voters? How would this boost Cuomo more than it boosts Zohran?

[–] Septimaeus 19 points 2 weeks ago

Witness me, daddy.

[–] Septimaeus 2 points 2 weeks ago

Lowkey for real though.

One of the trigger issues expediting their antitrust case during the first administration was their lack of responsiveness to old yam tits’ demands re: their “biased” search index results (they included critical news articles) and while the major consequence of the case (breakup) was recently prevented (by the current administration) now, coincidentally, they’re happy to play ball.

[–] Septimaeus 1 points 2 weeks ago

Agree. To take some burden off contributors, maybe we could automate some of that?

Most of us have seen bots used for routine post processing like:

  • converting AMP links
  • finding/generating archive pages
  • exposing original AP/Reuters source
  • adding DOI source for pop sci
  • alt frontend links
  • content-aware wiki refs and the like

We wouldn’t necessarily need traditional bot comments since our software is open. Content helpers could run during post creation, for example. My point is just that there’s existing logic for this kind of stuff.

[–] Septimaeus 5 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Sorry, I whooshed. Does this imply a conspiracy to keep cancer research secret?

[–] Septimaeus 2 points 2 weeks ago

Oh that’s the one in the back.

/j they’re about 2.5T

[–] Septimaeus 4 points 2 weeks ago

If withholding doesn’t match tax burden

AND difference exceeds the $1500 quarterly buffer. That is, you only owe penalties if your withholding is more-than-a-little off in your favor.

I mention that because it’s an important detail for a useful tip re: filling w-4s. Since the withholding percentage is just an estimate based on that form, including the number of allowances you specify, it’s usually a good idea to “tune” that number to prevent over-withholding and, preferably, err somewhat in your favor.

It’s better to owe taxes on your return. If the IRS owes you, it means you inadvertently gave them an interest-free loan last year.

[–] Septimaeus 6 points 2 weeks ago

Sorry, friend. No one escapes The Bees.

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[–] Septimaeus -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Glad you got that off your chest.

[–] Septimaeus 17 points 2 weeks ago

I’ve always used wooden toothpicks because

  1. Common
  2. Made from cheap soft wood: more likely to deform or destruct against metal than most plastics
  3. Cut with the grain: especially soft to anything raking against the sides (like delicate pins)
  4. The uneven “splintery” sides happen to be pretty good at snagging tiny fibers of lint to pull them out as one big ball, requiring fewer swipes

More techniques:

  • clean with port facing straight down to get gravity assist
  • blow across the opening of the port: mild negative pressure + agitation inside cavity vs blowing directly into port (which is generally warned against explicitly)
  • focus on “pinning” lint up against each of the two corners and holding gentle pressure during extraction: these corners of the port have no exposed pins, and happen to be where lint tends to accumulate anyway
[–] Septimaeus 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I assume it’s meant to poison data scraped for AI training. I’m not sure it works** but I don’t think they’re just trying to be an ass.

** E: mainly because a lot of DE time is devoted to prepping training data and we’re especially good at automatically correcting minor and consistent aberrations (common typos and other transcription errors) in large datasets

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