NotNotMike @ notnotmike @programming.dev

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I have the opposite view, but I thought it would be too incendiary a topic to bring up...

I hope it's a giraffe

Absolute nonsense

Technically, I wait until you're done speaking to strike

I have one in my garage and you'd better believe I'm going to inspect it now

The streamer Atrioc recently made a comment about old videos like this that really makes me think every time I see a throwback like this.

He pointed out how our media consumption has completely changed, and that for many of the most viral videos 10 years ago, people wouldn't even make it halfway through them if they were posted today.

"Charlie bit my finger" was so popular but if it had been released today would be absolutely ignored. The actual bite doesn't happen for 20 seconds which is longer than most short form content

Good lord they look exceptionally soft. It's impossible to resist disturbing them

Yeah the news of this non-recusal came too soon after the other recusal. Very confusing timeline if you didn't know there were two cases

The mathematical proof is that Elon owns several hundred million Tesla shares and his holding or selling of those shares will impact the share price of the judge's shares. Up or down, the price will be impacted, that's just how markets work. If he is forced to sell those shares to fund X, the judge will be impacted.

Also, you shouldn't really need an exact proof for the judge's recusal. There is a chance he is impacted by the result of the case in a significant monetary way, so why not pass the case to a judge who doesn't have these connections. This isn't the last judge in Texas (just one of the most partisan) so there is far greater upsides to recusal than downsides.

Why risk the optics of impropriety when you don't have to?

For anyone confused by this headline, there are two trials this judge is considering for X

[O'Conner] was overseeing two lawsuits filed by X and recused himself from only one of the cases.

This isn't the new case about the "illegal boycott" O'Conner has recused himself from that trial (likely) because he also owns stock in Unilever, one of the defending companies

In my opinion, it comes down to the wording of the U.S. judges' code of conduct

A judge shall disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding in which the judge’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned

While the link between Musk's two companies might be debatable, it definitely raises "reasonable questions" about whether or not the judge can be impartial. It is much easier to recuse oneself then to try to deal with a mistrial, so the judge not recusing themselves is extremely suspicious.

Also, as to evidence to whether Musk's involvement with X has impacted Tesla stock, that has been a matter of debate for a while. X is in a dire financial situation because of the loans taken out during the buyout. If they cannot get advertisers back on the platform, then either X goes bankrupt or Elon has to chip in his own money. Musk's money is mostly locked in to Tesla stock, and if he sells a large number, the stock will inevitably go down. Therefore, if Elon loses this case, it is very possible that the judge will lose money.

I just wish people were less aggressive when arguing on the internet. It just gets so vitriolic and about winning rather than finding the truth

I also hate when people think "downvote = disagree" when that's really not what we should be using it for. I never down vote in a debate (unless they get rude or offensive) and I always feel bad when someone comes along and down votes the person I'm arguing with! Now they're going to think it's me doing it and get angry!

There's a PR open for the feature, but doesn't look like it's actually been implemented yet.

It has 6.4k stars on GitHub and a very active repository (also it's "Obtainium" without the "un")

• HeliBoard replaces GBoard
• Firefox replaces Chrome
• Element replaces Discord (with the right server)
• Organic Maps replaces Google Maps
• Waistline replaces MyFitnessPal
• Tasks replaces Microsoft ToDo
• Aegis replaces Google/Microsoft Aurhenticator
• Obtainium replaces the App Store

Here's a JSON export of my current Obtainium library

So then you're referring to "Credibility" on MBFC rather than "Factuality" which is what I was referring to.

I personally don't put much stock in that category. The "Credibility" is based on several factors including the age and popularity of the publication, the bias, and the factuality.

By MBFC system, it has a credibility score of, by my estimate, 6 points which is the minimum threshold for the high credibility rating.

Their scoring and our interpretation aside, I would still love to see sources and reasons on why you think the Jerusalem Post should be rated lower

It definitely doesn't or shouldn't. MBFC rates it as "mostly" trustworthy on their site. Definitely not highly

And do you have examples of either the source being untrustworthy or another service rating it more towards your perspective of the source?

This thread is making me want to try some aftershave

https://textra.me/

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