reedjosh

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by reedjosh 5y ago
Fair. Just like that I saw a little pushback to the usual fanboy reaction to brain implants. I'm sure there are plenty of valid use cases including this one. Just think we should take caution with technology so we also don't norma
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> Only those with shares can vote, and more shares = more votes. Only in Proof of Stake. This is wby Proof of Work is still considered the most secure against centralization. > Otherwise, power will inevitably accumulate in increasing
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Laws are enforced with guns.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
I disagree that the middle class is hurt the most. Whoever can leverage the most debt for assets benefits the most under an inflationary scheme. This tends to be banks and generally wealthy people. Stated inversly the poorest are hurt the m
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Can they? If people buy P2P without KYC, how can force be applied? Further, is there the will to have people's property confiscated via violence? If so, where are we democratically? Where does state power end? Why does state power mak
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Artificially appreciating assets means paying more taxes when exchanging them via fiat even though no actual value was created in the exchange.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> Inflation generally hurts the middle-class the most. The middle class typically has a mortgage and student loan debt for which inflation benefits them. The closer you are to the spiket, the more debt based inflation benefits you. The p
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by reedjosh 5y ago
That's what charitable foundations/trusts are about.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> You are setting up a Lightning node? Yes. > For? To learn, and for myself and friends to use. Vague question. I want the Lightning network to be the BTC solution to transaction throughput and privacy, but I don't know that it i
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by reedjosh 5y ago
For me, I always incorporated something interesting and new into the small projects. While maybe not necessary to use Pandas or an ARG parse framework, or even Redis caching, I found by adding little things like these to smaller projects I
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Ha, no I really do have one coming.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Lightning though... Amiright!? I'm setting up a node as soon as my ssd arrives.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> What are some examples of good user-funded investigative journalist sources? Go to substack and find someone you trust. I like Matt Taibbi and Glenn Greenwald, but YMMV. Also, check out Congressional Dish. She reads legislation and rep
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Well, without fear you can't bring in a global carbon market that benefits corporations while cutting off spending to individuals that have hit their 'carbon limit.' See Duconomy... https://www.fastcompany.com&#x2F
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Don't accept news sources that ąre not user funded. Advertising is really just bribes for positive press.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Wow, thank you for this. I can't seem to convince my wife to move to Florida, but I think Florida may be my spirit animal.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
True, but at least you would need unique bills to run through, and law enforcement can then track those bills.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Decentralized and or federated social and value sharing systems.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> running cash through the ATM to clear out the entire wallet? Just guessing, but the machine probably scans the serial numbers on bills.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Their advertisers wouldn't much like that. Pharma being one of their larger advertisers, allowing videos about cheap out of patent drugs that may prevent someone from taking a vaccine is in direct opposition to this model.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
The quotes you provide are not anti scientific method. They're meant to mock unthinking obedience to the authority figure science has become. The scientific method is great! 'Follow the science' means don't question me I
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> the complete lack of civic thinking in some circles is really disturbing. I used to love the idea of the government fixing societies' woes. Unfortunately in my lifetime I've seen several business cycles wherein the rich get
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> Aside from that, anyone declaring monetary value on a crypto asset should have to declare it, and if they don't, they go to actual prison for tax evasion. I'm looking forward to those people replacing weed smokers in prison -
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by reedjosh 5y ago
I view bitcoin as money. You can make bitcoin via good old fashion work. There are tons of these out there https://bitcoinerjobs.co/
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Or transacting for goods and services. You know, like in an economy. I just bought coffee with it.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Lets not bear this then. Central Bank Digital Currency is just around the corner if crypto is banned. CBDC is an authoritarian's wet dream. Speak against the government--you're no longer allowed to transact in society. Retroactive
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> IP Refresh > Does the service limit your usage of a single IP address? From the linked page listed as a yes in the features list.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Dexs is short for distributed exchanges. Not a particular currency.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Thank you! I actually really do appreciate this. I'll review further.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> "whom" is incorrect there. I was describing what I was saying, and thus Rogan was not the subject of the sentence. I'm all for pedantry though, so please do elucidate. :)

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