天空вℓσи∂ [Unemployed edition] @skyblond@social.cleverlibre.org

One of my favourite YouTuber, now on mastodon!

via @TechConnectify

https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109377208817234287

Well... That's true, LOL.
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Actually making THAT chess cheat device
by Mike Boyd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uDM3fPeNFM

Today the local [Residents' committee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residents%27_committee) installed a door sensor at my house because my family was considered close contacts.

And thanks to smartphones' built-in Hall sensor, it looks like it's magnetic controlled. Very likely to be a Hall sensor too, since a randomly positioned magnet didn't work. And the only magnet I have is a fusiform-shaped one. I think I should position it in a certain way to bypass/spoof the device.

While I'm trying to figure out the polarity by spinning a magnet on top of the water and see which side points to the geo north, I suddenly realized, I'm not a caveman, my phone can do this!

After figuring out which side will give a correct reading (x,y,z things and positive/negative readings are so confusing), it takes me no effort to spoof the IoT device, so they (possibly the government? I don't know) would never know when I open the door, as long as I want. (Technically speaking, I was not allowed to leave my temporary property, which is larger than my house and physically containing it. But due to some reason, they decide to install the device on the door that does not physically separate my personal space from the public area. Shortly speaking, I can open the door multiple times and annoy the person who monitors the device, as long as I don't leave the area and make physical contact with other people.)

Is that a good thing? No. But it's a bad thing? Yes, but not very confident. Although it might be illegal to spoof a device like that, but I'm pretty sure I won't be arrested (I mean, I'm 99% sure, I'm still betting on that 1% chance). And like hypixel skyblock, I spend a lot of time building semi-afk farms to get in-game coins. I have several theories that the watchdog won't catch me if I use the auto farming mod in a certain way, but that's fully automated and introduce unfair advantages. I won't use them because it's unfair. However, with that semi-afk farm, all I need to do is press the left button, and press W or A key based on my direction, and the game's mechanism will kick in and do the job. That's legal in Hypixel.

Then I can extend that operation (breaking the rules from here), like having hardware/software hold the key for me, while I tell it when to switch the key. That certainly breaks the rule since Minecraft itself won't press a key for you. But I think it's acceptable. You may see the line become ambiguous. Using software to auto-farm is unfair, but using software help me hold the key is acceptable. And back to the IoT device on my door: spoof it is not good, but also not very bad. I didn't leave my private area and didn't put others in danger. I'm ok with that.

That's what I want to say. There are no perfect rules/SOPs.Not in games, and not in real life. You need to give people a certain amount of freedom even if it's not a good thing, as long as it's not a bad thing.

So, I would ask you to accept the imperfections of our world, and stop asking for utopia/active moderation/whatever rules you think to protect people.

That's a good one. LOL

Well...

> Can I use Venmo outside of the United States?
>
> Not yet! While we hope to make Venmo available internationally, Venmo is only accessible within the United States at this time.

[(source)](https://help.venmo.com/hc/en-us/articles/235225428-Signing-Up-for-a-Personal-Account-FAQ)

Well, more accurately speaking, you need to bind your identity to reply. And your reply to the news (well, they didn't define what is news, let's wait for that) will be reviewed before it can be published.

For everything other than news, you can reply, but they will moderate it, without saying what rules they would use.

Anyway, I don't want to point out everything for you (of course I don't, I'm physically in China). Here is the source (Chinese). Help yourself:

http://www.cac.gov.cn/2022-11/16/c_1670253725725039.htm

The Chinese government recently start moderating replies, which require you to link/bind your account with your legal identity before you can send any replies. And those replies need to be "reviewed" before they can be published to others.

Also, they said the "like button" is a variant of reply, so it needs to be moderated too.

Any platform that doesn't enforce this will be forced to close/blocked/disappeared.

Disclaimer: I'm a Chinese. I'm a programmer. I know nothing about laws. I have never been to America before. I referenced some law concepts and I did my best to ask google to explain those terms to me, so I could understand them better and use them correctly as possible as I can.

If I got something wrong, like I have a misunderstanding of freedom of speech, the idea of utopia, etc., let me know.

(Yeah, let me know, in a nice and polite way, do I need to actively remind people? Do I need to require people to dm me their comments for review before they can post in the comment area? To comply with the "actively moderation" rule? Huh?)

From [joinmastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/covenant):

> Active moderation against racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia

Well, any definitions for "active moderation"? Server moderators are not law enforcement. They can't chase those people 7x24 unless you pay taxes to them.

> Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

But heck, you can't break other laws because of your freedom of speech. I think that's a piece of common knowledge, since it's unlikely to be a necessity. And that cannot be your excuse for committing harassment, discrimination, etc.

> Definition of necessity: A defense that permits a person to act in a criminal manner when an emergency situation, not of the person's own creation compels the person to act in a criminal manner to avoid greater harm from occurring.

What's the f*cking wrong with 2022? Why do people keep asking for a utopia? Could you just control yourself?

*If you really want someone constantly and actively moderate for you, then welcome to China. The government will like you, a lot. And a free tip: read 1984 and Brave New World before you move there.*

"If you're going to do something wrong, do it wrong right."
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I spent hours on this cursed Minecraft build
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDyZWQOcDPM

Spent 10 hours on Minecraft today.

I was going to finish my code, but in the end of the day, I built a semi-afk sugarcane farm in Hypixel skyblock, which yields me ~1m coins for 9 hours, where I only need to press w or d (depending on me row) and hold the left click.

Considering I'm still in the end island (need combat level > 18), this is a pretty good money making way for early/mid game, right?

(I will finish the code tomorrow. I will, I promise.)

Interesting.
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“The US Government Sells Human Poop” (YouTube)

This government warehouse keeps our entire society up to standard. Part of this video was sponsored by Google Domains. Take the first step to get online with...

https://youtu.be/esQyYGezS7c