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arendjr

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  • might be a form of Jevons Paradox

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  • Have you tried disabling the file indexing service? I think it’s called Baloo?

    Usually it doesn’t have too much overhead, but in combination with certain workflows it could be a bottleneck.

  • This bathroom is astonishing.

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  • Pretty sure I would keep bumping my head trying to drink from that glass of water 😂

  • Where is Linux not working well in your daily usage? Share your pain points as of 2026, so we can respectfully discuss

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  • So many successes

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  • I think it’s good for people to have children. At least one and preferably no more than two.

    If we contain population growth, the riches already created are for the taking for generations to come and the planet finally gets a rest.

    It does require a reckoning with the capitalist elite that would like to produce anyway, but I feel that may be coming regardless of our feelings towards children.

  • Microsoft CEO warns that we must 'do something useful' with AI or they'll lose 'social permission' to burn electricity on it

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  • Your comment is fair. I try to follow my own philosophy, so I picked a side and stand for it. I feel strongly about it, so that’s why I may use hyperbole at times.

    Yet I understand it’s not everybody’s opinion, so I try to respect those people even when I don’t necessarily respect their positions. It’s a tough line to draw sometimes.

  • Microsoft CEO warns that we must 'do something useful' with AI or they'll lose 'social permission' to burn electricity on it

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  • So I’m the literal author of the Philosophy of Balance, and I don’t see any reason why LLMs are deserving of a balanced take.

    This is how the Philosophy of Balance works: We should strive…

    • for balance within ourselves
    • for balance with those around us
    • and ultimately, for balance with Life and the Universe at large

    But here’s the thing: LLMs and the technocratic elite funding them are a net negative to humanity and the world at large. Therefore, to strive for a balanced approach towards AI puts you on the wrong side of the battle for humanity, and therefore human history.

    Pick a side.

  • Microsoft CEO warns that we must 'do something useful' with AI or they'll lose 'social permission' to burn electricity on it

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  • May the depression be long lasting and heartfelt in the United States of AI.

  • You Must Believe In Yourself

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  • I’m a fiction author in addition to my philosophy blog 😉

    But if you’re asking what my inspiration is… I dunno, too much to list here.

    But in case you’re wondering, it’s not AI 😅 I hate LLMs. And the only way to fight what you hate is through love, or so I’ve found.

  • Philosophy @lemmy.world
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    You Must Believe In Yourself

    philosophyofbalance.com /blog/you-must-believe-in-yourself/

  • More than half of US families are one paycheck away from homelessness.

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  • Trump says anything less than having Greenland in the United States’ hands is ‘unacceptable’

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  • Simple: if the toddler has found daddy’s gun because the safe was left open… you better try talking before you scare it.

  • Choose your path!

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  • I’m gonna wait for backup on this one.

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  • As someone who dealt with psychosis in the past (diagnosed bipolar), I’ll happily say that psychosis is not a valid excuse to push bullshit onto others.

    If you need others to point you to specifics, you need to rethink your life choices and stop using LLMs.

  • A plan for a post-American, enshittification-resistant internet (a speech at 39C3 in Hamburg on Dec 28, 2025)

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  • Glad that Youtube is hosted in Belgium, so we can still watch it in the post-American world.

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  • I have it on reliable authority that women like boobs too. Source: am married

  • Philosophy @lemmy.world
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    Quid Pro Quo Bu Hao Chi

    philosophyofbalance.com /blog/quit-pro-quo-bu-hao-chi/

  • Europe gets serious about cutting US digital umbilical cord

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  • Happy Nextcloud user here. It has its ups and downs, but overall I vastly prefer it over Google Docs.

  • technical debt

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  • That’s why you should go work at big corporate enterprises. Then you have both job security as well as the ability to spend as much time as necessary on getting things right. And you might even learn to say no to middle management.

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    GritQL accepted by the Biome organisation

    biomejs.dev /blog/gritql-under-biome-umbrella/
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    Overcome Your Fear

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  • Oh yeah, fear of fire is a big one for me too.

    When I still lived in Amsterdam, I experienced an apartment fire. I was living on the top floor of an apartment building, right underneath the roof. At some point, roof workers were burning the roof with tar, which I think is an accepted technique for making the roofs water proof. But one day they went for their lunch break, while leaving the torch ignited. What happened is that the roof caught fire, crept towards the gas canister attached to the torch, which then exploded with a bang loud enough to put me on local television because the canister happened to have exploded directly above my bed.

    Thank God I was working at the office that day, because from the place where my bed was, you could look up straight to heaven after that explosion.

    You wouldn’t want to know how many times I lay awake asking myself what-if questions after that. Can’t recall the nights.

  • what's the coolest thing you have ever programmed?

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  • I’m hoping early 2026, but I’m looking to hire a platform owner for Android, since I don’t use it myself. So it’s 🤞

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  • World Politics @lemmy.world
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    The Power of Europe

    philosophyofbalance.com /blog/the-power-of-europe/
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    Determinism is Oppression

    philosophyofbalance.com /blog/determinism-is-oppression/
  • AI - Artificial intelligence @programming.dev
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    Man vs. Machine

    philosophyofbalance.com /blog/say-no-to-ai/
  • Psychology @lemmy.world
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    Teaching Empathy

    philosophyofbalance.com /blog/teaching-empathy/
  • Philosophy @lemmy.world
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    Teaching Empathy

    philosophyofbalance.com /blog/teaching-empathy/
  • Philosophy @lemmy.world
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    Materialism Is an Illusion

    philosophyofbalance.com /blog/materialism-is-an-illusion/
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    Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation

    phys.org /news/2025-10-mathematical-proof-debunks-idea-universe.html
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    Balanced/nuanced views of property ownership

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    Free Will Is Real And You Better Believe It

    philosophyofbalance.com /blog/free-will-you-better-believe-it/
  • TypeScript @programming.dev
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    Biome v2 launched: First type-aware linter that doesn't require tsc

    biomejs.dev /blog/biome-v2/
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    Biome v2 launched: First type-aware linter that doesn't require tsc

    biomejs.dev /blog/biome-v2/
  • Programming @programming.dev
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    Biome v2 launched: First type-aware linter that doesn't require tsc

    biomejs.dev /blog/biome-v2/
  • Programming @programming.dev
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    Biome Type Inference: A Look Behind The Scenes

    arendjr.nl /blog/2025/05/biome-type-architecture/
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    Biome partners with Vercel to improve type inference

    biomejs.dev /blog/vercel-partners-biome-type-inference/
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    Biome v2.0 beta

    biomejs.dev /blog/biome-v2-0-beta/
  • Progressive Politics @lemmy.world
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    New Monarchy: A Rethinking of the Values of Democracy

    arendjr.nl /blog/2025/02/new-monarchy/