notatrumper

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by notatrumper 6y ago
How does skill help you get connected to the internet, if nobody is willing to connect you?
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by notatrumper 6y ago
I suppose I could rationalize my continued use of Apple products and even stock ownership with the TOS argument: people voluntarily decide to use Apple products and accept their ToS, and henceforth they are not living in "free speech l
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by notatrumper 6y ago
Yes, things have changed, unfortunately.
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by notatrumper 6y ago
Pretty sure that every good writer can make it, though. Perhaps the mediocre writers have an advantage if they have relations. No doubt a lot of awfully bad books are being published every year, and some even are successful. I used to think
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by notatrumper 6y ago
You don't want anything from me, yet you accuse me of not being emphatic. Or you just want to help me to communicate better, but then, how about reading other people's comments without prejudice? The correct way to show empathy to
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by notatrumper 6y ago
That's again the classic power games bullshit. "You could never understand me", "It's impossible for me to understand you" and so on. That's overly dramatic and self-aggrandizing. And in the case of the pe
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by notatrumper 6y ago
Why would it be a big emotional sacrifice to marry into money? Especially if (as some studies suggest) money is a big part of what makes men attractive, odds should be high for actual love being involved in the decision.
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by notatrumper 6y ago
It's a well known data point. In general, women don't like to marry down, and men have less of an issue marrying down. Think of the classic "doctor marries nurse". If you Google, you should find a lot of articles about i
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by notatrumper 6y ago
Unless they bought Bitcoin for 1$ in 2009. Another tried and proven way is to marry somebody who is rich. Mostly just an option for women, though.
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by notatrumper 6y ago
My impression is that "privilege" has by now taken on that meaning of "unfairness". It seems to be the most common modern use ("check your privilege" and so on). It sounds as if those people don't deserve
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by notatrumper 6y ago
"lording" was a bit strong, I just couldn't think of better words to describe it. You clearly seem to want me to do or feel "something". In the other thread you talk about things like "the decent thing to do&qu
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by notatrumper 6y ago
"Those are probably not the people who compare themselves with Sophie Scholl on protests or something like that. They know the difference." Are there many of those? Here in Germany we had one case I am aware of, and while I didn&#
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by notatrumper 6y ago
Yes, having money is good. That's why many people strive to have money. I personally also don't think it is unfair if kids of rich parents inherit their money (or their support). After all, being able to take care of one's ch
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by notatrumper 6y ago
First of all, different people have different dreams about Bitcoin. There is not the "one" dream. Secondly, this sound like the standard argument against deflation, why would people ever spend their money? Why indeed? Why should p
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by notatrumper 6y ago
I'm sure if I would tell you about the death of my dog in this thread, you would complain that I bring it up in the context of somebody with a horrible chronic disease. I just want to understand your motivation, and the motivation of t
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by notatrumper 6y ago
It's OK to worry about totalitarian control, as there are always groups and politicians working towards that goal. It's actually one of the lessons one should draw from remembering dark times. Some people may worry more than other
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by notatrumper 6y ago
What makes you assume I learned something I didn't already know? As I said, I know there are people who have it worse than me. And as I also said, and you confirmed, it makes sense if you have somebody in your circles who has such a co
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by notatrumper 6y ago
Maybe for some people the consequences of lockdowns are more severe than for you. Aren't you all about feeling with people's predicaments? Also I don't agree with the (common) argument that nobody should be allowed to complai
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by notatrumper 6y ago
It doesn't have calendar or mail at the moment. Note taking is probably very simple. I am not sure if it lets you take notes per web site, or just in general. I'm not fully sold on "doesn't belong in browser" - arg
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by notatrumper 6y ago
Some people have it even worse - they die. So again, what is the point? I acknowledge that some (many) people have it worse than myself. Now what? It is also a common recommendation to meditate on ones inevitable death daily. Maybe thinking
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by notatrumper 6y ago
Sure, but that is the "ownership" problem, I was talking about the smart lock problem. Yeah I was talking about ownership - but having to verify that externally does not take away from the smart lock problem. I think the typical f
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by notatrumper 6y ago
And what exactly is the point of complaining about that?
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by notatrumper 6y ago
What exactly do you mean? You mean if you want to do something extraordinary, bureaucracy keeps you in check? I think "normal days" are pretty automatic in terms of bureaucracy?
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by notatrumper 6y ago
Why not? The smart card and the lock are IRL. The smart contract knows who is allowed to open the lock. The lock can query the current state of the contract to check if the smart card being used on it is allowed to open the lock. I have hea
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by notatrumper 6y ago
So what? It is common for articles to be posted to HN more than once. And what about it is "drivel"? I was never a GWB fan, but I found it interesting.
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by notatrumper 6y ago
I wonder how common it is that people consider smarter people stupid? Could be a variant of the much talked about Dunning-Kruger effect?
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by notatrumper 6y ago
Some people are less concerned about "the look". I personally just want a social network were I don't have to worry about being banned every minute. (Not sure if PArler qualifies, but I suppose it is their selling point).
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by notatrumper 6y ago
If people were happy with Gab, Parler would not have been started, I suppose.
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by notatrumper 6y ago
Just because the invested some money in that, doesn't mean they should bet all their wealth on it?
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by notatrumper 6y ago
But the one tweet is not the issue, they say. It is the one tweet in the context of all his tweets. I mean the one tweet only said "I won't attend the inauguration". They don't explicitly say what tweets are the actual r

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