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by andruby 5y ago
I personally like talking about life-stuff with certain people, but not with all. In practice there's a handful of people where we do share those things, and a bunch where we don't. And imo that's totally fine. We usually sta
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by andruby 5y ago
Honestly curious. What is the dissonance that you see there? Digital fiat currency is indeed bank databases. Similarly, stock markets and stock ownership are also stored in permissioned databases. Both are highly regulated and enforced by l
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I'm sorry to have triggered you. I didn't mean to sound like that was a sacrifice . Elderly and poor will be hurt the most, that is true. If the source I linked to is correct, it claims it would only impact 10% of demand. While I
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by andruby 5y ago
Europe has some gas reserves. We could "see out winter if Russian imports stop" [0]. I personally don't mind wearing an extra sweater or jacket inside if it stops Europe from paying billions to Gazprom. > While a complete
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by andruby 5y ago
Is Russia an _official_ enemy though? I mean morally, after yesterday, of course. But is there any legal grounds?
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by andruby 5y ago
For USDT, you could make the case that it is comparable to the assets banks hold from customers. The creators of USDT claim that every holder can exchange it back to 1USD each. Although legally this is very different from a bank, I would ar
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by andruby 5y ago
That sounds like someone that has confidence and curiosity. In Dutch we have a word "relativeren" which I think loosely translates to "being able to put things in perspective". I think that is a really important super po
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by andruby 5y ago
Relatable story here about security. My dad is a pilot, and pre 9/11, I would sometimes join him as a kid on flights from Europe to the US. I still vividly remember walking with a backpack behind my dad in pilot uniform trough all the
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by andruby 5y ago
Is spending $15 on an alarm clock wasting money? That thing will probably last a decade or two and outlive a couple of phone generations. You’ll get to lead by example and perhaps even improve your sleep.
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That’s easy to fix with a $15 alarm clock.
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> Is there a way to recreate the experience of love by agitating the brain to secret certain chemical substances? Yes. But I really don't think you want to go there.
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Sure, but market orders or bids that cross your ask will trigger a transaction at your ask price. I’m sure quote stuffing happens, especially deeper in the order book. Or with very small amounts closer to the cross.
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But they _are_ willing to trade at those prices. The person who posted the highest bid is willing to buy at that price and the person who posted the lowest ask is willing to sell at that price. Both regardless of the last trade price. The l
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by andruby 5y ago
That Coinbase, the US company, can be held accountable for USDC, and falls within the reach of the FBI. If USDT fails and goes to 0, people will lose their money, and probably no government will be able to go after the creators of USDT (Bit
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That would be the ultimate irony. Cryptocurrencies getting bailed out by governments.
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Any source on that Q=30 requirement for practical reactors? I’d assume that anything >1 is theoretically “profitable” and something like 2~5 might already be economically viable.
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Even without fuel, geothermal still has constraints. Where can we build it? What are the build costs and costs to run (maintenance, staffing, etc)? I doubt we can scale geothermal indefinitely. Fusion might suffer from similar constraints,
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True, but if we can crack fusion energy, we can stop burning fossil fuels and we might even have ample energy to extract CO2 from the atmosphere.
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Wrt NFT: yes. Just like the art business is great for laundering, so is the art+crypto combo of NFT’s. At least, that’s how I think about it.
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by andruby 5y ago
I love my Fully Jarvis standing desk. It has a curved edge so I can “stand” into it. The Capisco Hag chair is even better. Tens of ways to sit/stand on it. Which is perfect for me since I can’t sit still.
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by andruby 5y ago
> I don't mean to be snarky No worries. I should’ve included it more clearly in my comment. I use the question to gauge seniority and experience to help determine salary proposal. As I mention, there is typically a difference in the
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by andruby 5y ago
We don’t appreciate person attacks here on HN. Democracy allows regular people, not in the in-crowd, to put themselves up for election. As far as I understand these roles are not full time, minimally compensated or even completely voluntary
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by andruby 5y ago
“Effortless to follow” is eloquently put. When I interview candidates during recruiting I often ask the open ended question “what is good code for you” as it gets people talking. There is rarely a wrong answer. Usually, there is a differenc
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by andruby 5y ago
Exactly. “Write code for humans first”.
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It’s been a while since I’ve seen it, but I can’t remember it including anything with dolphins.
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What do you mean?
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Look at the link. They are co-locating at OVH (or running dedicated servers). Which is as close to self-hosting as I can imagine.
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See sibling comment about IGN buying out Humble. That seems like a clash of company cultures that could precipitate a change of core values.
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I didn’t know IGN bought Humble. That really explains a lot.
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That totally happens by the way. When we built our house, we had to use bathroom supplier X and the builder took a cut (might very well be 30%). Same for the kitchen. The builder brings in the customers, and the bathroom and kitchen supplie

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