miketery

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by miketery 4y ago
Or cars are no longer a thing in high density zones in some cities (e.g. NY, London, Montreal). Only buses and vans. Some private cars w/ driver - but say $1000 tax / day.
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by miketery 4y ago
Also how about the highly coordinated 2013 attack on a substation in California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalf_sniper_attack
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by miketery 4y ago
LPs are usually pension plans, endowments, or family offices. The stewards of these have different incentives than the ones that are tied to the capital.
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by miketery 4y ago
IL-2 Sturmovik had some of the best physics for spins[1] out of any simulators at the time. Not sure how far things have come but from what I can tell sims still struggle with this. 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spi
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by miketery 4y ago
DAI isn't a government product.
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by miketery 4y ago
Comfort in the face of invented fear yes. However that's a net negative direction.
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by miketery 4y ago
Self sovereign identity is exactly this.
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by miketery 4y ago
Digital money is not solved. Yes for the average westerner, however many unbanked in the west and globally.
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by miketery 4y ago
The US government would never allow such a product. Any digital currency issued by the government will have strict controls.
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by miketery 4y ago
> ocean currents complicate linking these things together or with big cables back to land They would be connected by cables to the ocean floor (depends on depth I presume). But the currents shouldn't be an issue. Storms unless there
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by miketery 4y ago
Amazing work. For me, I think breaking it up after the Public Keys are generated would have helped. I lost track the first time after the public keys are computed and exchanged. The exchange is what I think I missed.
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by miketery 4y ago
They are no longer in a position to charge exuberant fees due to competition. And they depend on new inflows, in a bear market inflows are low - mostly out flows. Pie is shrinking.
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by miketery 4y ago
> I was actually trained and coached on removing myself from certain situations and not interfering or establishing certain relationships Can you expand on this? I’m sure I’ve made mistakes in the past that had I had some mentorship or w
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by miketery 4y ago
She also personally approved an anti-semetic smear campaign against Soros, because his trust gave money to some non-profit that were critical of facebook.
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by miketery 4y ago
This one is easier to get around Howey test if done right. But I can't tell from the site whether they'll do it this way. As a buyer the key is to provide direct ownership of the panel, and a contract where I pay for a service to
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by miketery 4y ago
Agreed, but people (read: I) do dread some of the critical tooling / configs around it (e.g. bundlers). Regardless its amazing how quickly you can spin up a feature rich app these days.
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by miketery 4y ago
My understanding regarding credit score is that it's one of the most regulated and explainable algorithms. It's not transparent to the public, but it is auditable due to anti discrimination regulations. Am I wrong on this?
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by miketery 4y ago
How does polygon generate revenue off this? Or is the idea that there is more liquidity therefore more opportunities on said network which may generate revenue. I think the latter is fine. But curious with the former if there are associated
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by miketery 5y ago
> Chronic use on infrastructure meant for pedestrians. The issue is Stroads [1][2]. Infrastructure caters too much for cars. If we had real streets, this wouldn't be an issue. I was just in Nashville, and they have scooters you can
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by miketery 5y ago
That’s not true. On the way up these funds take 20% cut on the profits. On the way down they give nothing back. It’s a one way function. So they indeed sqeeuzed public money (retail and pension funds).
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by miketery 5y ago
That's neat! Did you use paid APIs or free yahoo ones? Are you sharing code?
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by miketery 5y ago
USP? Edit: found it, unique selling proposition. And totally agreed, how do you compete with google pay, Apple Pay, Instagram, etc. it’s a losing game when you don’t have network effect.
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by miketery 5y ago
I 100% agree. The issue at hand is that those insane people are a small fringe, there are many people who hold slight skepticism, and they are quickly labelled insane and grouped with the fringe. That's not a good thing for a healthy s
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by miketery 5y ago
> I'm sure there will be some good games soon about how insane it is that there's anti-vaxxers, or election deniers. I think using the word insane isn’t warranted. Check out Jonathan Haidt’s book, The Rightous Mind. There are g
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by miketery 5y ago
Couldn't agree more. Electric Unicycles are unbelievable, here are the benefits: 1. Size / Portable, about 7" x 17" x 24" 2. Agility, better maneuverability around cars and obstacles 3. Speed, can go >40mph, most
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by miketery 5y ago
Congrats on the launch, and great space to be in. How are you different then something like Lofta? I tried signing up to use Lofta recently, but dropped off once they wanted me to sign some documents and I felt like it was no longer a simpl
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by miketery 5y ago
If you're an average joe, no need to worry. If you're a VIP or PEP then you should worry that you'll be targeted, and public WiFi is an easy middle man.
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by miketery 5y ago
I think it's several reasons. One more complicated machine. Two higher paid professionals. And finally healthcare is a racket in the US (cost to value wise).
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by miketery 5y ago
Bombardier had a superior product and had a massive sale to Delta lined up. Boeing came in with the government and added 300% tariff. Talk about "free market."
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by miketery 5y ago
Lowering interest rate to stimulate economy, increasing interest rate to lower inflation. Problem is we've got no room left to lower and asset prices have never been higher.

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