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by jb775 6y ago
> how does this part not just turn into the first part after a time? Probably would need a USA govt type setup...a core set of baseline rules (i.e. a constitution), a setup where changes aren't possible unless multiple parties agree
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by jb775 6y ago
But if all the data is stored in a central database, wouldn't that essentially make it centralized?
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by jb775 6y ago
Human nature eventually turns deplatforming the deplorables into deplatforming anyone I disagree with . A decentralized Twitter would need decentralized moderation.
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by jb775 6y ago
For the indie approach, you would need to automate the self-hosting setup to gain realistic traction with the masses. What about somehow utilizing wireless router hardware for the local hosting? Pretty much everyone has a similar router&#x2
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by jb775 6y ago
Probably more-so collusion between health providers and medical equipment companies. As long as the insurance company isn't losing money between total paid premiums minus total claims, they don't have any incentive to care about o
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by jb775 6y ago
I cancelled my Prime last year because the "2 day" shipping was consistently taking 4+ days. The final straw was my Halloween mask not arriving by Halloween lol. Between late deliveries, bait & switch 5-star reviews, and being
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by jb775 6y ago
> I'm very glad the ecosystem is doing what it's supposed to It's still up 128% over the past year. I'd guess this will actually have a Streisand Effect and the added publicity will cause the price to rise in the semi
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by jb775 6y ago
I'm just picturing Mario and Luigi showing up at this guys front door
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by jb775 6y ago
This is a live shot of companies buying legislation via lobbyists. Just another day at work for the Oligarchs.
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by jb775 6y ago
It's kind of scary that the stock market just hit an all time high, and we're talking about an economic recovery next year. How is the (apparent) disconnect this large?
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by jb775 6y ago
Keeping money moving is the name of the game. Each dollar transferred represents at least 10x in value trickled throughout supply chains, so they're eventually providing value from a reflexive standpoint.
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by jb775 6y ago
I'd guess that Musk personally moved to TX because he's planning on moving SpaceX and (possibly) Tesla HQs to TX. TX has lots of cheap land, low taxes, business-friendly politics, low cost of living (for employees)....CA is basi
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by jb775 6y ago
Google/Facebook/Twitter have become monopolistic de-facto utilities. The you'll have to build your own megaphone argument is no longer valid. Especially when they're attempting to impact election results while cashing
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by jb775 6y ago
What happens when the "weaponized misinformation" ends up being true? From the article: Hunter Biden was announcing that his “tax affairs” were under investigation....That news was denounced as Russian disinformation by virtually
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by jb775 6y ago
> Allowing false information to fester is wrong So what happens when "false" information "conspiracy theories" turn out to be true? How should it be handled when people in the position to censor information choose to
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by jb775 6y ago
HN is a liberal echo chamber when it comes to politics. I added that because any non-left comment gets immediately bombarded with downvotes without discussion (the typical leftist approach to political issues when challenged).
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by jb775 6y ago
A hospital gets paid $13,000 extra (per patient) if a COVID-19 patient is admitted and an extra $39,000 (per patient) if the patient goes on a ventilator. https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-12-08-hrsa-distribut
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by jb775 6y ago
This is misinformation pulling on the heartstrings of the non-logical. Most people who caught covid would have died if they caught the normal flu...like every other year. Also, wasn't it convenient of them to leave "covid" ou
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by jb775 6y ago
I'd guess they simply sent this to anyone showing to have connected to on-campus wifi using their school credentials that wasn't supposed to be there. The lax attitude surrounding privacy overreach like this is paving the way for
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by jb775 6y ago
It's comparing current year death totals to previous year death totals, but isn't taking into account the rate of population growth acceleration, and expected death rate acceleration. This is the definition of misinformation.
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by jb775 6y ago
This data is BS. Firstly, it's nonsense to take "average amount of deaths" over the past few years and extrapolate it to the current year without accounting for population growth changes, and rate of population growth acceler
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by jb775 6y ago
Agreed. Not to mention that little green dot acting as a de-facto surveillance tool itself. (I've always wanted to build a Slack green-dot-activator tool that activates the green dot based on customizable settings)
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by jb775 6y ago
You won't see the mainstream media publicize any non-vaccine solution because they're in the business of fear-mongering and because they have a chummy relationship with big pharma.
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by jb775 6y ago
Wonder how he'd hold up in a modern programming interview. I'd say 75% chance he'd be thrown an obscure curveball and be completely written off by the hiring company.
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by jb775 6y ago
I recently noticed truthorfiction.com being prominently displayed on Twitter/Google searches related to the election, so I looked into who's actually managing content there. A few quick Twitter profile searches on the "Our Te
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by jb775 6y ago
My guess is they figured out who prints the lottery tickets, then gathered data on the ticket ID numbering system produced by that printer in the past(winner vs loser ticket ID's), then trained that data via deep learning to figure out
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by jb775 6y ago
> facts are not copyrightable This is the nail in the coffin. Imagine the lengths lawyers would go if they could monetize any abstract reference to something.
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by jb775 6y ago
Awesome, I'll look into. Are you able to quickly buy/sell contracts whenever? I can live with market-timing risks, but not with risks outside of my personal decision control (e.g. i want to sell a futures contract but the platform
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by jb775 6y ago
What's the best way to take a bearish position on Bitcoin? I looked into it during the price surge a few years ago, but couldn't find anything that didn't involve setting up non-USA accounts. Any secure ways to do this for US
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by jb775 6y ago
I call BS considering 99% of sheriffs are locally elected officials. They aren't "accidentally installed". On a side note, the nice thing about sheriffs being elected is they don't have to listen to a god damn thing the

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