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by _9omd 5y ago
This is exactly the problem. The idea of GMOs is fine, but if it's increasing the load of gut damaging chemicals in the food supply that is not good. And the truth is we simply don't know, so it's crazy to just assume that th
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by _9omd 5y ago
I seriously hope this is sarcasm. The best devs I know are the ones that goof off the most, because they're the ones that know they're good at what they do. The crappy devs are the ones who sit quietly at their desks all day and p
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by _9omd 5y ago
This 100%. People are acting like someone is chaining them to their desk. Seriously, just get up! No one is going to say shit, you have all the power in this current market. I'm a huge fan of 2hr lunches that include a nap in the park.
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by _9omd 5y ago
But why go 9-5? Show up at 10. Take a 2hr lunch at noon, and leave at 4. Ride your bike in, chill with people you like, get some work done, don't stress yourself. Ride your bike home and crack a beer. No one is chaining you to a desk,
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by _9omd 5y ago
I'm currently living alone, and while not currently working, the idea of working from home feels like being stuck in solitary confinement all day. I've tended to have offices I biked to, where I worked with people I liked, so I ge
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by _9omd 5y ago
I completely agree that the commodification of dating is a big part of the problem. The same reason it's hard to read a long blog article or pick a show on Netflix are why app dating is so hard. I find it quite easy to land first dates
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by _9omd 5y ago
Wow, I had no idea a movie like Wolf of Wall Street had so much CGI. This makes your point perfectly, that it truly is not noticeable and seamless in a lot of movies. CGI is just a tool, and it's not to blame for so many mediocre movi
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by _9omd 5y ago
This is a really interesting point, and something I've pondered before. Bacterial die off can be particularly bad because Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a form of endotoxin, is released from the membranes of the dead bacteria and can potent
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by _9omd 5y ago
You might be interested in this paper, "A collective analysis of lifespan-extending compounds in diverse model organisms.[1]" Interestingly, common substances like aspirin and minocycline had a large impact on lifespan in the simp
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by _9omd 5y ago
This zero use cases rhetoric is really low effort. Here are some just off the top of my head. sovereign store of value (useful if your government sucks) permissionless payments (funding wikileaks) private/anonymous transactions (Monero
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by _9omd 5y ago
Well of course there's no way to prove it now. Could you have proved how revolutionary the internet would be in its early days? You have to be open minded and extrapolate from the principles of the new system and its interactions with
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by _9omd 5y ago
I agree that gold and Bitcoin have some very key similarities, but gold and crypto in general are quite different. With regards to Bitcoin, yes they're both stores of value, but Bitcoin has the added ability to transact globally and be
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by _9omd 5y ago
I don't think crypto will replace the financial systems we have or that we should burn down what's already there. I think the way it will play out is that it will increasingly get used on the backend of the legacy financial system
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by _9omd 5y ago
I agree, I've also moved back to a single monitor. Less distraction, and for me also less neck pain as I keep what I'm focusing on straight in front of me, instead of having a monitor off to one side.
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by _9omd 5y ago
I think part of the problem is that DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) is simply a poor way to describe what these new orgs are. Yes they're decentralized, but they are not fully autonomous, as they still require people writin
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by _9omd 5y ago
But there's no reason consumer protections, user friendly addressing, and other features can't be built on layers above the base crypto protocols. For the monetary system to be optimally flexible the base layer should be fully neu
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by _9omd 5y ago
You make a good point about software development in general, but I don't think it applies to things as fundamentally revolutionary as crypto. Sometimes system _do_ have to be completely re-thought from the ground up. I don't belie
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by _9omd 5y ago
I think it might help if you look at it in a slightly different way. While yes, crypto investors can capture the value of the network growth, this isn't the important point. Crypto protocols are fundamentally value storage and transfer
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by _9omd 5y ago
Honesty, it's probably everything you listed. Also, if you were on vacation, reduced stress, sun exposure, movement, etc. would contribute too. I looked into the negative ion thing a few years ago, and there does appear to be something
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by _9omd 5y ago
Yes, a coin that's mined by "Proof of Carbon Capture" would be amazing, but I can't imagine how it would work. Decentralization and neutrality is hard/impossible once you're trying to interface with the real wo
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by _9omd 5y ago
Turnip mania peaked with Super Mario Bros 2.
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by _9omd 5y ago
I haven't read the paper, but based on your description these are really lame arguments. There is plenty of benefit/utility for holding Bitcoin, even if that doesn't apply to everyone in the world. The two biggest are the abi
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by _9omd 5y ago
Oh I get it, I actually think it's a well written/funny joke. I'm just disappointed whenever Bitcoin/crypto comes up on HN that the top comments are usually very shallow critiques of it. It feels like often a lot of peop
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by _9omd 5y ago
Bitcoin is freedom technology, providing the ability for people to opt out of monetary systems that don't serve their needs. It's a technological-monetary-social-political revolution disguised as a get rich quick scheme. The avera
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by _9omd 5y ago
How is this the top comment here! I'd expect better out of HN users. Even if you don't like bitcoin it's ridiculous to attack it with a joke that doesn't actually map to reality. Sure, it's a pretty good joke, but i