DanielVZ

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Mvndy (Comic)(mvndy.cl)
1 points by DanielVZ 5d ago|0 comments
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by DanielVZ 5d ago
The order of how money emerges is wrong and thus the premise that each step moves the trust higher in hierarchy is wrong. It didn’t necessarily come from banter (see rai stones from yap island). Debt didn’t always come from currency (See In
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Skins(acdw.net)
1 points by DanielVZ 8d ago|0 comments
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My Software Agnostic Window Management Setup(devz.cl)
2 points by DanielVZ 9d ago|0 comments
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by DanielVZ 9d ago
It’s one of the main reasons I don’t use mainstream social media. It has always irked me how on the one hand people are unknowingly being used as laughingstock, but on the other hand users are unknowingly wasting their attention on making a
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Lolcow Theory of the Internet(etymology.substack.com)
8 points by DanielVZ 9d ago|2 comments
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Apple Hong Kong's credit card fraud problem(larrysalibra.com)
1 points by DanielVZ 10d ago|0 comments
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Origin stories: idioms using 'walk'(suzannearnold.com)
2 points by DanielVZ 10d ago|0 comments
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by DanielVZ 11d ago
To expand the sibling comment. In principle the money would reflect IOUs the general public owes them. But also following this logic the way I see it is they accumulated their money was by getting more IOUs through: people employment (being
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by DanielVZ 11d ago
> This was fuelled by what is known as moka, a system of competitive gift giving, where you give someone in your tribe goods like a pile of pigs and shells, and they are then obligated to give you back more later, and you them more again
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Grief in the Age of "Infinite" Progress(devz.cl)
2 points by DanielVZ 12d ago|0 comments
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by DanielVZ 15d ago
I changed the '..' at the top with a '<-' to make it more noticeable. I also gave the dots some functionality :) thanks for the suggestion
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by DanielVZ 16d ago
This was the intention. Originally it was more clear but I moved the other half of the story to the conclusion where it's even more evident that the stories were a way to build rapport and establish some kind of credibility. I like the
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by DanielVZ 16d ago
To be honest what happened was that I tried to write a short introduction with both stories from university, they got way too long, then wrote the writing advice, and then tried to mix them both into a coherent post, then noticed the analog
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by DanielVZ 16d ago
OHHH THAT'S SUCH A GOOD IDEA. I'm going to add some interactivity to the circles
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by DanielVZ 16d ago
Yep. The main reason I didn't further pursue History academia was that it was too much of a monoculture with a bit of nepotism sparkled all over it. Not to discard everyone there of course; there were some awesome courses and faculty.
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I Rewrote English with Spanish Spelling Rules(devz.cl)
2 points by DanielVZ 16d ago|1 comments
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by DanielVZ 18d ago
Found an ebook version for sale here: https://ebooks.ediciones.uc.cl/library/publication/de-newton...
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To write non-fiction, draw the trunk, then the rest of the tree(devz.cl)
115 points by DanielVZ 18d ago|34 comments
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by DanielVZ 19d ago
Staycations are another name for this, but for these vacations I didn't stay home so idk if it applies here.
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by DanielVZ 19d ago
> I spent my vacation reading From Third World to First by Lee Kuan Yew. Will add this to my reading backlog! Was looking for something exactly like this.
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by DanielVZ 19d ago
I'm sure nature is awesome anywhere, but there's something about spending time in nature with the Andes in the background that's magical.
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by DanielVZ 19d ago
Starting to learn to play the keyboard was an awesome experience for me. Unfortunately I was learning on my brother's and I don't have it anymore. I think I'll gift myself one on christmas.
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by DanielVZ 19d ago
Thankfully I'm happy where I am for now. Bigger bowls would require life choices that not only would affect me, but also my family. I'm really grateful for the position I'm in currently.
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by DanielVZ 19d ago
Not sure if always but probably there's a rise of anti-intellectualism in general since I'd say the 2000s. I remember being amazed by how intelligent adults were when I was little. Always doing cross-words, sudoku, reading books,
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by DanielVZ 19d ago
And also readers not using it. So far I’ve gotten no legit webmention on any post. But I keep it hoping that some day someone will make a reply post and it will be magical
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De-Brainrot Vacations(devz.cl)
518 points by DanielVZ 19d ago|210 comments
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AFS II: Please Stop Invocating KISS and DRY(devz.cl)
2 points by DanielVZ 2mo ago|0 comments
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by DanielVZ 2mo ago
I was recently spending the last few days pondering how I would program in pen and paper if there were no technical restrictions other than having to define the program. I just started note taking by hand and I find it way more enjoyable th
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by DanielVZ 2mo ago
My grandad had a big library of books, but in his obsession of preservation, he wrapped all of their covers in gift wrap paper. It kind of defeated the purpose of having so many books in a library. You weren't able to browse them easil

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