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by beefield 4y ago
> I got the same kind of "hangover" I used to get after a night of binge drinking on basically nothing but really salt heavy foods. Based on my personal experiences in some weird outdoor hobbies, I would say that surprisingly l
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by beefield 4y ago
I think I am going to at least check the free tier anyways, but to manage my expectations, does anyone have experience from non-us-centric non englis h searches, are they also good?
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by beefield 4y ago
Okay, I think I have some weird blind spot here. I have really hard time understanding the reasoning behind philanthropy being a societal good that should be subsidized by taxpayers. Let's take econ 101 and revealed preferences. It i
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by beefield 4y ago
> many economists think of money as something that is simultaneously: (1) A means of payment (2) a unit of account (3) a store of value. Just some further notes on this. The word "is" is a bit ambiguous here. To clarify, those
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by beefield 4y ago
It does not make sense (to me) to say that you use dollars to buy a big mac in Paris. You use euros, which your credit card company conveniently bills from you as dollars.
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by beefield 4y ago
> For people in the US though they can just go into a Walmart or McDonald’s and use it right now. Am I right to assume that "use" here is in the same sense[1] that you can "use" "dollars" to pay your Big Mac
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by beefield 4y ago
You might be interested to read about a seasonal thermal storage project in Vojens, Denmark: https://deepresource.wordpress.com/2020/12/16/district-heati...
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by beefield 4y ago
> which legacy bank would be able to redeem all money of all account holders? the answer is: none. That answer is correct only in a very limited sense. All legacy banks have more assets than (non-equity) liabilities. In addition to that,
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by beefield 4y ago
> watermaker that uses 4w/liter I think you have a typo there, but I am not sure what you mean. Maybe 4Wh/liter? (Knowing nothing about desalination, that sounds low, though)
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by beefield 4y ago
Not sure if there is sarcasm there, but it is pretty much a definition of fraud if someone claims that an extremely risky asset is risk-free.
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by beefield 4y ago
> I think what you meant to imply is that it’s not backed 1:1. This isn’t only an issue with Tether. This is the case with any fractional reserve banking system. There is a minor difference, though. On a typical fractional reserve bank
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by beefield 4y ago
It would not be that difficult to guarantee Tether price if tether actually did what they originally claimed. Take usd in, store that in diversified bank accounts/liquid treasuries, and if there ever is downward pressure on the Tether
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by beefield 4y ago
You... do understand that the "safest" world literally means you lying in a bombproof vat of fluid with all your sensory input produced virtually so that there is no way you can get into an accident that harms you physically? A
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by beefield 4y ago
> It's a radio I can use to summon help. Why would I _ever_ want to be without that? I think it's good for you to occasionally to know that you are on your own. Completely responsible on what you do. Be it on the nearby fores
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by beefield 4y ago
In some editors (SQL server management studio, visual studio code, but badly), ctrl-shift-arrow keys lets you edit many rows of text simultaneously. Simplest example is multi-row comment, but if you align your code well, some repetitive ta
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by beefield 4y ago
I would argue that the fundamental problem is that the companies selling software "engineering" products do not actually take any responsibility that the product they have engineered works as intended. (see: https://www
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by beefield 4y ago
My understanding is that unless you actually keep a jet on standby (which has its own costs), it is surprisingly difficult to beat commercial airliners on speed if the clock starts ticking now . You can always board the next flight, but wi
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by beefield 4y ago
Frankly, I personally and subjectively agree with you more than you might guess. But objectively... I do not quite see why our "feeling of increasing mastery" of kicking around a rubber ball is somehow more "adult" or &q
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by beefield 4y ago
This should be the top comment for the GP. To a very good approximation all pursuits of all adults are fundamentally rubbish in a childish level. Just as an example, I think it is widely accepted that following sports is a decent way
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by beefield 4y ago
Yes, they cap at 25kmh (in Europe). But that means you can keep that 25kmh in uphill/upwind as well and you accelerate faster. Admittably my experience is more on the mountain bike side, where 25kmh is relatively faster than on the roa
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by beefield 4y ago
> Though I think, if you're already riding a bike regularly, you probably shouldn't switch to electric, because it'll definitely mean less workout. If any part of your regular bike riding is for fun/exercise and not e
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by beefield 4y ago
As much as I hate to admit it, it is going to be a long time before we get rid of spreadsheets in de facto production use. And for that, I really would like to see one thing: I'd like to have a separate worksheet type for "dat
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by beefield 4y ago
I'd be interested in all observations that make "non-classical" thinking of physics necessary. I have no deep enough knowledge to distinguish quantum physics and particle physics. So for example what is the experiment that ma
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by beefield 4y ago
Talking about particle/quantum physics, is there a book/youtube channel/whatnot that would describe (some/main) experiments and results that have convinced physicists that classical physics does not work when you go smal
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by beefield 5y ago
Just got an startup idea from hell. Why nobody does CAPTCHAs that are based on ads?
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by beefield 5y ago
> seize private property Mind your tongue. It's not seizing, it is just a special legal operation. Absolutely nothing to do with seizing. I'd also want to remind what Karl Popper said about Paradox of Tolerance. " Unlimite
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by beefield 5y ago
Okay, weird one as asked: Ingest 500ml of hydrogen dioxide before every meal or snack. That's it. Disclaimer: I have not tried or heard whether this actually is effective.
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by beefield 5y ago
My hat is off if you can pull it off, but I have to say it sounds economically dangerous. To you, that is. (And still, as long as you do not show your bid/ask, it looks like you are hiding something in your price.)
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by beefield 5y ago
Sorry, a bit cranky today. It very much looks like you are just hiding the markup on your fx rate, and not even letting people figure it out by showing your bid/ask.
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by beefield 5y ago
We are not talking about NATO. We are talking about your claim that other sovereign countries should not have the freedom to choose who they play chess with. I mean, you have all the freedom to make yourself more lucrative voluntary ches

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