manxman

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by manxman 4y ago
This seems to be a Canadian thing. They did it here as well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
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by manxman 4y ago
“Between 500 and 1000 each year” in the whole UK?! BBC journalism continuing at its very best.
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by manxman 4y ago
Perhaps, but their backing of Helium alone is makes the headline have basis. I mean if you’re reading this on a helium hotspot somewhere then I will gladly stand corrected but if not…
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by manxman 4y ago
The problem is that all the proponents of blockchain have conflated technical arguments for decentralisation with lofty political ideas for radical social reengineering and have been working to pump the blockchain assets to give themselves
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by manxman 4y ago
I’m glad to see someone dare to call out all of the BS. People are credibly allowed to question your idols even if you don’t like it or disagree. ;)
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by manxman 4y ago
Could I black box your hypothesis so its stated functionality can be tested properly? O:->
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by manxman 4y ago
How do you adapt culture to issues like this when they aren't cool and people generally want to avoid and not confront uncomfortable realities?
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by manxman 4y ago
I think there's a growing need for options in this area generally. The issue is that even indy media sources have become broken in recent years. The Intercept of Poitras and Greenwald isn't the organisation it was when they founde
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by manxman 4y ago
Shrdlu agrees.
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by manxman 4y ago
Yep. Or if you're into the blockchain scene it could be argued that this centralised historical record is open to abuse and needs to be cryptographically verified and distributed in order for it to be in any way reliable? ;)
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by manxman 4y ago
There are crackpots out there for sure. There are also targeted people. And even the paranoid have enemies. ;)
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by manxman 4y ago
“In all revolutions the vanquished are the ones who are guilty of treason, even by the historians,” Vest said, “for history is written by the victors and framed according to the prejudices and bias existing on their side.” The idea that wri
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by manxman 4y ago
I guess everything going to be modern politics - tune in to the media source that confirms your existing biases and feel good at the social validation that others think like you do. Nothing is real at a quantum level.
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by manxman 4y ago
This phenomenon is real and you are correct. It's also known by those who use targeted harassment because it gives them perfect plausible deniability. Think about it from the side of the guys who stand to gain from targeted harassment.
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by manxman 4y ago
For those who think this is far fetched and have the freedom to work remotely and want to experience most of the tactics from this article first hand, try moving to The Isle of Man. If you’re British and work in tech you don’t even need a v
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by manxman 4y ago
Is this something to be proud of at the peak of "the everything bubble"?
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by manxman 4y ago
Be careful with the offshore jurisdictions. The low taxes can be offset by a lot of weirdness and org crime. It works if you’re a big corporate and have the right protection. Everyone knows each other in the small islands and scams get run
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by manxman 5y ago
…on Earth as it is in Heaven. Amen!
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by manxman 5y ago
Look at the publication - socialist website. The lack of citations points to this being about leftist authoritarianism to keep people afraid and malleable