RikNieu

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The Ukraine war could last 10-20 years(theweek.com)
4 points by RikNieu 5y ago|1 comments
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Belarus to Host Russian Nukes in Major Reversal of Post-Soviet Order(newsweek.com)
14 points by RikNieu 5y ago|0 comments
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A side effect-free treatment for cancer without damaging normal cells(businesskorea.co.kr)
6 points by RikNieu 5y ago|0 comments
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I was promised a percent equity(old.reddit.com)
6 points by RikNieu 5y ago|1 comments
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by RikNieu 5y ago
Not me, but this seems to be a common issue.
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SpaceX moonbase staffed by “Hundreds or thousands”(futurism.com)
3 points by RikNieu 5y ago|5 comments
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by RikNieu 5y ago
It's still fun!
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by RikNieu 5y ago
I explored this idea last year in a blog post https://www.riknieu.com/nfts-are-the-new-beanie-babies/
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by RikNieu 5y ago
And Tom Segura & Christina Pazsitzky? Wot?
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by RikNieu 5y ago
Lex mentioned it in one of his recent ones, I can't recall which one, sorry
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by RikNieu 5y ago
Afaik both him and Lex Fridman tried to get Fouci on. He either declined or wanted to limit it to 15m
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by RikNieu 5y ago
Three key things: * viewing a session as a vacation of the mind and giving yourself permission to let go of pressing life matters for a bit * reframing thoughts like "how much time is left?" as being part of the passing mental lan
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by RikNieu 5y ago
> “further debate would do unnecessary harm to science in general and science in China in particular”. You know what else causes unnecessary harm to science, public trust and health policy? Repeated and condescending lies and gas-lighti
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by RikNieu 5y ago
What do you mean by "needed it?" How did it affect your life afterwards?
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by RikNieu 5y ago
What kind of immediate and long-term side effects did you have, if I may ask? And what happened during the experience?
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by RikNieu 5y ago
I feel that it has potential for some interesting use-cases but that hype is overshadowing clear thinking at the moment. A lot of the benefits either don't really exist like supporters say they do, or are actually gotchas. In brief * s
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by RikNieu 5y ago
That was a great read, gald you made some progress. I started with year-end reviews too. Hopefully next year will see me having some success as well. https://www.riknieu.com/2021-year-in-review/
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Are the Upsides of Web3 Downsides?(riknieu.com)
2 points by RikNieu 5y ago|0 comments
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Cryptocurrency Is Bunk(jacobinmag.com)
21 points by RikNieu 5y ago|18 comments
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by RikNieu 5y ago
100%, I think that's mostly batshit too. But it's not taking over my Twitter feed, so I have no reason to address it directly.
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NFTs are the new Beanie Babies(riknieu.com)
26 points by RikNieu 5y ago|37 comments
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by RikNieu 5y ago
Do you want Daleks? Because this is how you get Daleks
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by RikNieu 5y ago
Not for everyone.
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by RikNieu 5y ago
"Anyone can join, if they have the money." Yep, status symbols. NFTs are just internet bling/flexing, like digital cold chains and chunky rings.
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by RikNieu 5y ago
Maybe just great numbers?
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by RikNieu 5y ago
This is the most ridiculous thing I've read in a long while, coming from the "overpaid executive class".
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by RikNieu 5y ago
How do taxes work? And legal an accounting fees?
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by RikNieu 5y ago
Why do all major companies act like this? Facebook, Google, PayPal, Stripe... Is this being taught in some Ivy League module somewhere? I'm genuinely baffled.
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by RikNieu 5y ago
Because it's a choice between two apocalypses. One is slow motion and over the horizon, and "no ones fault" and the other would be voluntary. I wrote about my thinking on this last year. https://www.riknieu.com&#x2
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by RikNieu 5y ago
That argument might hold... but other commenters here suggested the same terms were put to first world countries, like the US and UK.

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