augustuspolius

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by augustuspolius 4y ago
In your scenario, why would NATO get involved in any regional conflicts in Russia?
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
Did you forget #0? 0) Russia invades Ukraine in 2014: annexes Crimea and funds an insurgence in its 2 eastern regions.
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
There is much more to that than just a new name. Facebook basically pivoted as a company. Now, if you have stock, you are an investor into a company with a different focus, different risks, different name, a different future, etc. if Goog
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
Because they want to have a tighter control of user experience, which includes the choice of the font used to display text. So they list their preferred fonts first, with fallback fonts at the end. It’s a fair reason with an appropriate CSS
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
Doesn’t sound like mining Bitcoin is the right advice here. It’s pretty easy to buy crypto in the UK using one of the many exchanges available.
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
Right - even more potential for abuse.
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
Why would we want to foster a society where the majority are slackers?
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
This argument doesn’t get enough attention. There is a large population right now that has enough money not to work and - perhaps surprisingly to some - they do not engage in creative side projects for fun. They choose not to work.
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
Why not to increase federal minimum wage instead to, say, $30/h? If you were making $4000 - you are good already. If you were making $1000 - you get an increase.
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
Realistically speaking, it sounds like introducing UBI would require a plethora of fundamental reforms (political, taxes, housing, job market) to be successful. While I enjoy thinking about that as a mental exercise, I consider it a complet
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
Agreed. The way I see it is that UBI has all the makings of an abusive relationship. One party supports the other, while there is no reciprocation. You don’t have to contribute to the society - the society will support all your basic needs.
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
So do you want to have both UBI and a low effective tax?
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
I am having an exceptionally positive experience with them. Saying that, I am pretty experienced when it comes to therapy and psychedelics, so didn’t need a lot of handholding from them.
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
I was trying to find a legal MDMA assisted therapy recently but apparently it’s still illegal outside of clinical trials.
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
Check out Mindbloom. These sessions are bundled with a psychiatric and medical assessment, integration sessions, clear and easy to follow guidance for every session, music options. They are very focused on “set and setting”. Also the first
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
That’s a very inconsistent logic. LSD failed due to its uncontrolled mass distribution which should have never happened. Early lab experiments were very promising, and LSD is slowly coming back (check out MAPS). Ketamine has been in product
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
Educating yourself on psychoactive substances is a good advise. Saying that, many people who are dealing with depression and anxiety need active help. Growing and consuming your own mushrooms might be a very counterproductive or even danger
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
Sorry to hear about your wife’s experience. I have never heard of such an intense schedule. In my experience it’s either an ivy or a sublingual session once every 7-14 days. As with any psychoactive medication, taking it too often sounds ph
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
Sort of. It happened several times in the past few months.
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
What do you mean by getting the homeless into permanent housing? The state will give the homeless apartments free of charge for the rest of their lives? For a limited period of time? Any homeless person who relocates to California? How l
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
They have a few far cheaper reprints on eBay.
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
This feature is not exclusive to gmail, I have it set up with all my email providers.
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
Helping the poor is meaningful… to your life. Inherently life only has meaning that we ourselves attach to it.
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing.
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
You might have been in a unique situation, not sure. But both Paysend and Wise (ex-TransferWise) payments are basically instant and 10-100 times cheaper than crypto. I also find it a bit humorous that crypto used to boast 3 main advantages:
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
Not sure if a valid analogy, but don’t think engineers who designed and built autobahns or other infrastructure in Nazi Germany were held responsible for indirectly facilitating a genocide.
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
Are real-time videos just photo transitions with effects?
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
I would argue that all your examples are mixed reality at best. I find VR tech incredible interesting but can’t spend more than 30 min in my Quest 2. When I use my other devices my reality - the real world - is still present both in the per
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
Oh for sure. They will require some account for managing purchases, etc. It used to be Oculus before FB, but since they are replacing Oculus with Meta, it will require a Meta account.
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by augustuspolius 5y ago
You don’t think there is a market fit and yet it’s already sold out? I am not defending the form factor or esthetics, but TE has a huge following and their products are usually very successful.

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