ohwhatfollyisman

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[–] ohwhatfollyisman 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

i was referring to voters in my own country (india), but i guess point is universally applicable to all democracies?

[–] ohwhatfollyisman 1 points 2 weeks ago

one doesn't track who is going to conceive a child beforehand, one uses carrots and sticks as needed once the child is born and allows the rest of the population to modify their behaviour accordingly.

(ironically in the context of this response, a system used with great success by china to enforce their one-child policy at the end of the last century without anywhere near the level of tracking which is commonplace in most countries today.)

[–] ohwhatfollyisman 25 points 2 weeks ago

is there an internal contest amongst the departments in microsoft to see who can farm the most user data?

[–] ohwhatfollyisman 9 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

yes, of course. after all, if a clown is democratically elected in a landslide victory, that clown is representative of everyone that voted them in.

the cartoonist therefore seems to have forgotten to slap on the clown makeup on all the members of the audience.

[–] ohwhatfollyisman 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i personally don't see what the child did wrong here.

[–] ohwhatfollyisman 1 points 2 weeks ago

society has made us see cars more as a statement of one's image rather than an object of utility.

this is also why luxury brands thrive in general -- because there exist people with more money than sense.

[–] ohwhatfollyisman 7 points 2 weeks ago

i know this is anecdotal but i've sat up front in the bajaj re tuktuk. one can almost see the single front wheel from that position -- visibility for that one vehicle is definitely closer than the 2 meters shown in this graphic.

[–] ohwhatfollyisman 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

the irony is that versions of such a test are enforced in almost every country when a parent wants to adopt a child. the framework is in place already -- its scope just needs to be expanded.

although how much such a test would help avoid the scenario in OP, i don't know.

[–] ohwhatfollyisman 11 points 2 weeks ago

i mean, he did take out a drug dealer.

[–] ohwhatfollyisman 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

source: "Chacha Chaudhury: Duplicate" (literally: Uncle Chaudhury: Duplicate. Chacha Chaudhury has been a famous comic character in india for 40-50 years or so).

context: some folks have just robbed a bank and are driving away. one of the bank's officers runs after them screaming for them to stop. her usage of the word "booty" is a translation artefact; i haven't read the original hindi version, but i'm guessing the line would have been closer to "stop them, they've looted the bank!".

[–] ohwhatfollyisman 7 points 2 weeks ago

one guesses it would take a long time to prepare, what with the gradually increasing temperature in order to stop the frog from hopping out.

[–] ohwhatfollyisman 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

yeah, no. looking at how the average person uses excel, this isn't the greatest idea.

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