jMyles

65 ms·

871.
by jMyles 4y ago
I'm saying Nader did some good, but that regulation hasn't caused cars to stop being the most deadly threat people face in life before they age into the heart disease bracket. Or perhaps more to the point for the autonomous vehicl
872.
by jMyles 4y ago
No disrespect to Ralph Nader, but cars claim about the same number of lives (more in most years) than they did then. Sure, many _many_ lives are saved by seatbelts, but car-centric inner-cities combined with the psychology of invincibility
873.
by jMyles 4y ago
Casting the state as a phantom, rather than a real and challenging obstacle, is ignoring one of the primary motivations for ongoing development of the internet. Of course we don't want structures in this realm that rely on the predator
874.
by jMyles 4y ago
> The mathematical verifiability of Terra was supposedly meant Yeah, but nobody believed that. Just like now, we all know the other shoe is going to drop on Tether. We all know it. Are you going to feign surprise when that happens too?
875.
by jMyles 4y ago
Obviously your comment is a sideways jab at DAI. But why? What's the problem? That it hasn't been able to scale? Or something? DAI is imperfect, but I think it's a sincere effort. It hasn't scammed anybody and doesn
876.
by jMyles 4y ago
> theoretically sound "theoretically" here means, with cooperation from the local state, who agrees not to seize the assets. And cooperation from the local organized crime syndicate, who agrees not to seize the assets. And wi
877.
by jMyles 4y ago
DAI has just survived a massive down turn. I think your point is broadly sound, though. But it's not an argument against algorithmic pegs; it's an argument against stablecoins _in principle_. And on that point, I agree.
878.
by jMyles 4y ago
What proof do you need that collateralization, replete with shady or non-existent audits, is not a source of stability, and that something interesting, like approaches using pure mathematics, are more auditable and, in the short- and perhap
879.
by jMyles 4y ago
Listen, I don't like stablecoins either. But what's the sudden obsession on HN with collateralization of blockchain assets? Algorithmic pegs are far more interesting and democratic. That scammers have discovered they can push pon
880.
by jMyles 4y ago
The "entire point"? What, in your mind, does redemption mean for an algo stable? Obviously, as we've seen, algo stables are subject to their own engineered ponzinomics, but I don't think redemption is "the entire p
881.
by jMyles 4y ago
I implied no such thing. You, be contrast ("do your own googles") implied that I lack the work ethic or skill to determine this. But I did give it a quick go, and searching phrases like (birth trends by income decades) didn'
882.
by jMyles 4y ago
> And many of the affluent aren’t procreating. Source? Has the relative, inflation-adjusted average wealth of new parents changed substantially?
883.
by jMyles 5y ago
I am proposing that the US state no longer exist. The use cases of a single government having domain over such a large land mass, when 50 smaller states are already defined and functioning, are dwindling amidst the information age. The crim
884.
by jMyles 5y ago
Holy shit. This is nauseating. Why do we tolerate the existence of the US state anymore? What's the point of any of this? I _hate_ the feeling of the smacking the back of my head. And they did it, against a plywood wall, by grippin
885.
by jMyles 5y ago
I agree that remembering these events is a crucial enterprise in a moment like this. And, since both wars are based on bombastic lies, it seems consistent, given this act of remembering, to call the aggressor in each to account. With these
886.
by jMyles 5y ago
Interesting - why is Fortunate Son a bad choice for the theme of refusing the draft? It speaks of class stratification, and of rich folk asking poor folk to fight in their wars.
887.
by jMyles 5y ago
How do you reconcile this with the ability to see, when you start to message someone, if they're using signal? Can't a person who wants to know if you are on signal do so simply by starting a message to you? Are you suggesting tha
888.
by jMyles 5y ago
The more insidious problem is that much of this is by design. Legislators know that people don't obey the speed limits. Police officers too. It just gives them license to stop and / or charge whomever they please. It is an obv
889.
by jMyles 5y ago
Idaho stop? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop
890.
by jMyles 5y ago
Which part(s) did you think were rude?
891.
by jMyles 5y ago
> The interviewer however did not seem to understand what the author was talking about. :) Heh, I'm not sure if you realize this and are teasing me, but I'm the interviewer in that video! :-) (or at least, a version of me that
892.
by jMyles 5y ago
So it's like CJDNS? Looking at the FAQ, is answers to this question. In short, it's inspired by CJDNS, but doesn't use supernodes.
893.
by jMyles 5y ago
Does it work well on linux these days?
894.
by jMyles 5y ago
Be reminded that many of us are out here on bikes every day, and that our lives are at risk by the strange proclivities to engineer car-first roads and to drive oversized, heavy, fast vehicles on them (regardless of their means of propulsio
895.
by jMyles 5y ago
This is like saying that, if you want to use a particular prohibited plant or compound, you need to first end drug prohibition and the worldwide system of cartel profiteering. While it is most certainly a good idea to do that, you don'
896.
by jMyles 5y ago
This does not seem like a difficult problem to solve, compared to the actual engineering, production, and scaling challenges.
897.
by jMyles 5y ago
...or if they can simply be produced in a jurisdiction which does not recognize this patent?
898.
by jMyles 5y ago
I didn't receive anything because I wasn't in a position to (don't own rental property, and don't qualify for income-based assistance even if it existed for this purpose). But my less affluent neighbors also didn't
899.
by jMyles 5y ago
This is not the same as subsidizing rent so as to avert piling debt upon struggling renters whose jobs were suddenly and forcefully cancelled, some for months on end.
900.
by jMyles 5y ago
> Are governments subsidizing 100% of the missed rent? Not quite. Only 0%.

More ›