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by agubelu 4y ago
Another productivity black hole: Antimatter Dimensions https://ivark.github.io/
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by agubelu 4y ago
I think I have a decent technical understanding of how blockchains work, but I still sometimes have trouble understanding how exactly they would work for some proposed applications like this one. Could you please ellaborate? Correct me if I
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by agubelu 4y ago
> That's exciting for situations where trusting a central actor to be well intentioned forever is not wise. Publishing "news" on a blockchain, so you don't have to worry about a future actor trying to whitewash what h
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by agubelu 4y ago
I'm not sure you can leave an aircraft mid-flight
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by agubelu 4y ago
As someone from the other side of the Atlantic, I've always been surprised at how much people in the US rely on debt and credit lines for their daily lives (besides very infrequent, very expensive purchases such as a house). I'm p
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by agubelu 4y ago
Because I guess outlawing predatory business practices is out of the question
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by agubelu 5y ago
You're right, I think it's more appropriate to call it an explanation rather than a conclusion
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by agubelu 5y ago
The Witness does have a conclusion that explains the world. I can't explain what it is or how to access it without spoilers, but it can be found.
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Twitter removes home tab, switches back to timeline(twitter.com)
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by agubelu 5y ago
Russia is an authoritarian state where open dissent with the government has repeatedly resulted in being imprisoned or assassinated. It's very easy to say "just go outside and hold a demonstration" from the comfort of a democ
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by agubelu 5y ago
Apparently, maintaining a historical and cultural element such as a language is not worth spending a neglectable amount of tax money because... it doesn't provide monetary returns?
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by agubelu 5y ago
How is asking whether you can actually spend a currency moving the goal posts? I think a better example of moving the goal posts would be how Bitcoin has gone from “currency", to "store of value", to "digital asset"
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by agubelu 5y ago
And I assume you then exchange your Bitcoin to USD or VEF, and proceed to use the standard monetary system. Or do you pay for your groceries with BTC?
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by agubelu 5y ago
Personally, I really like error handling in Rust. It makes me think about handling deviations from the happy path much more than exceptions ever did. As you said, you can choose to .unwrap() everything and that's fine if it's what
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by agubelu 5y ago
That's crazy. Are they going to limit the amount of weight you can lift as well?
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by agubelu 5y ago
#define true (rand() < 0.99)
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by agubelu 6y ago
How exactly is selling vaccines directly to private citizens going to fix the underlying issue, which is insufficient production?
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by agubelu 6y ago
I don't dislike the idea but, as a Spanish speaker, my first impression reading the main page could be notably better: - Typos: "cabezera", "al rededor", lots of tildes missing in general - Google "translade&qu
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by agubelu 6y ago
Bureaucracy, and scarcity. Personal freedom to buy it would be great if there were more than plenty for everyone, but right now they should be given to those who have a much higher risk of severe complications and/or death. Not even th