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  • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldNone of these
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    1 month ago

    I would loudly go on the record for my reasoning that Hypertext Markup Language is not Turing Complete, and therefore fails to be a programming language by the only academic and theoretical definition that matters.

    They already are going to award me “lawyer up” money, so I’ll come after them for damages later if B is the "right’ answer.


  • Yes, exactly! People were easily misled to think that provable attribution for a thing is the same as ownership.

    FWIW, I think that a blockchain registry for attribution would be invaluable for combating misinformation. The problem is to get content providers (media) and browsers to cooperate over a standard. If you could get a few certificate registrars onboard, it would work even better, since they have the secure infrastructure to seed this whole thing and help manage identities for the parties involved.


  • Is Sisyphus happy?

    Possibly. For once in his endless existence he now has an objective aside from “move this big rock.” No matter which target gets clobbered, moving the boulder has a point. That and nobody has any idea what will really happen - how exciting! Who knows, maybe we do this all again tomorrow and see if the outcome is the same?

    As a bonus, if you give Sisyphus the ability to choose which target, he gets to exercise some agency. Forever in a state of doing the same exact thing all the time, this would likely feel like sipping on ambrosia for the first time. It would be a tremendous act of mercy.

    Edit: Also, Tartarus is now in anarchy, so anything is possible.

    OP’s thought experiment shows that some rando just showed up with lodging of infinite size and the nautical manifestation of a logical paradox, in his back pocket. And what does he do with this awesome, reality-bending power? They conduct philosophical experiments that only end in more questions. Moreover, he’s aggravating Zeus’ terms of Sisyphus’ imprisonment, and you don’t have to be Prometheus to know that’s playing with fire. The gods must be busy doing, uh, other things.


  • I’m kinda/sorta there now. The factory media console in my car “understands” mp3 files on a USB flash drive. Why Nissan decided to go with the most cursed UI/UX imaginable to navigate this is beyond me. It’s practically useless. I would love to slap in a 1990’s vintage Pioneer head unit - with mp3 capability - and call it a day.