the_omegist

It seems highly unlikely, considering how important hands are for survival, the risks of a debilitating handicap or death if something went wrong, and the fact that hands don’t seem to be linked to any sort of spiritual symbolism (as opposed to eyes, forehead, etc.) in any religion, at least not to the point of doing something so extreme to them.

Even if trepanation was used in very ancient times, it had, to my understanding, some surgical goal.

So, this is yet another case of ‘research’ exhibiting poor logical skills.

On a side note, I always thought the absence of "formal you" made english-speaking countries more laid-back. This is usually a good thing, because it makes ideas and information circulate more smoothly.

But like everything, it has some drawbacks : the constant need to level everything and to some kind of hypocrisy.

I have nothing to back my intuition on, just some Sapir-Whorfish reasoning...

No idea why you are being downvoted. I think people in some circles and some places hold strongly to their newly crafted dogmas.

No one is equal to no one. I do not see how this can be taken badly at all : absence of equality does not equate to lack of intrinsic merit.

As to the main topic : I think some degree of deference to some people, represented by some specific words, is a good thing, as long as it does not fall into some Byzantine rules that make communication less efficient.

You're right in the absolute, but the issue here is that YT has a monopoly. So if it gets too easy for them to make people abandon ad blocking like this, what stops them from rising their prices every year ?

I see this as a nice "balance" that reminds them (if enough people don't cave in) that their monopoly is not giving them a free rein to do anything they want.

Yeah, I had the exact same experience.

I am surprised how bad it is with ahk scripts and wonder why. What is indeed "original" is that it gives code with unexisting functions, which it never does for the other languages (in my experience).

Perhaps the language is not that famous compared to js or C but i doubt. There are tons of forums discussing issues... Strange.

Thanks for the link. I will check that.

From the comments, it seems quite effective...until perhaps youtube decides to check the ads speed & blocks them at x1.

Not sure this is the best topic to ask this.

This is not a domain I am knowledgeable about but : if Youtube detects (somehow) when an ad is blocked , why don't adblockers become "adfastworwarders" ?

I am using a bookmarklet to play Youtube videos faster & I noticed the videos are also played at the same speed. Couldn't "adfastworwarders" detect the start of an ad & like play it at x10 or x20? It would still create a tiny "cut" in the watching experience but perhaps a way to skip ads ?

Any reason this cannot be a path for adblockers?

I did not see your comment & posted something pretty similar :

Not sure this is the best topic to ask this.

This is not a domain I am knowledgeable about but : if Youtube detects (somehow) when an ad is blocked , why don't adblockers become "adfastworwarders" ?

I am using a bookmarklet to play Youtube videos faster & I noticed the videos are also played at the same speed. Couldn't "adfastworwarders" detect the start of an ad & like play it at x10 or x20? It would still create a tiny "cut" in the watching experience but perhaps a way to skip ads ?

Any reason this cannot be a path for adblockers?

After reading most comments here, few/none mentions the real "technical" challenge with such idea : society.

Even if the tech would be able to "revive" them, they also need to bet that : - the company won't go bankrupt (how many corporations last 10yearS?50?100?) - no technical issue happens (blackout, computer bug, ...) : this increases with each year added - society's law/structure will remain the same (democratic, not a chaos)

So unless it is government-backed I would not bet much on the success rate...

If you put a small amount of money in a bank and hoping the bank does not go bankrupt : you could wake up being among the richest in the world.

This would be the smallest risk.

That's the planet's problem... not mine.

More seriously : with such mindset, mankind would not be where it is now. It's by pushing the limits that you access some higher "truth", be it tech innovation or societal rules.

> As a man, I seriously don't know how women do it, and how many even do it multiple times.

Are you aware you are praising women for something any female in any species does ? Sure it is not always easy, but if a woman has children it's (unless some quite obvious reasons) because the benefits outweighs the inconveniences. This is not some heroic deed.

> The notion that two people make equal sacrifices when they have a child is laughable.

You only focus on the short-term (potential) medical issues, but if you take into account the long-term and a broader view, things average out and can even be a net benefit for women through the current laws in most western countries.

Not sure how many "chinese" movies you've watched...

They make many types of movies, from the "arty" types to blockbusters.

Hong Kong didn't wait 2023 to make movies that appealed to a world audience.