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by thirdplace_ 5y ago
My layman thoughts: The concept of utils as a common denominator for peoples value judgements or well-being is a dead-end. Economists use utils but that's only for working with ordinal preferences in math. I do think that ultimately, p
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Good work there. Imagine if we had a universal feed generator that could generate a feed out of everything. No more manual checking labor.
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by thirdplace_ 5y ago
It surprises me why bitcoin isn't banned yet. It is a credible threat to internal revenue services all over the world.
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Neverssl.com Now Supports SSL(neverssl.com)
3 points by thirdplace_ 5y ago|1 comments
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by thirdplace_ 5y ago
I have used PHP for years. I like it too. Its tight integration with http is nice. The PHP language can be used as a templating language itself: <?php $user = 'root'; ?> <p> Hello <?= $user ?>
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Combining 5000 Super Mario Bros Speedrun Attempts into One Video(kottke.org)
1 points by thirdplace_ 5y ago|0 comments
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by thirdplace_ 5y ago
Note that these are S&P500 numbers.
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by thirdplace_ 5y ago
Which stock exchanges do you support? Any data other than stock exchanges?
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by thirdplace_ 5y ago
I've been drinking coffee for years. I can stop for a few weeks without any withdrawal symptoms. So it's highly personal.
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Like IRC, Bittorrent lacks convenience and a nice UX which seems to be required for mass adoption. Most people use dropbox for transferring large files. Some even use email as file transfer if it's below some maximum size (20-50 MB). I
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by thirdplace_ 5y ago
I am using migadu after recommendation from drew devault. It's nice if you have a couple domains you want mail for.
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Irc.com by Freenode (2021)(freenode.net)
3 points by thirdplace_ 5y ago|2 comments
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by thirdplace_ 5y ago
An overlooked fact in the article is that each individual engages in different degrees of risk. Some people engage in more risky behaviour than others and insurance is more profitable for them.
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by thirdplace_ 5y ago
This is a browser addon with css rules for hiding the cookie prompts. I utilized my google fu for about 5 minutes and was unable to find the source code for this. I did fetch the .xpi file from mozilla.org and unzipped it. https:/&#x2
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by thirdplace_ 5y ago
This text reminds me of the fact that value judgements are personal and subjective. So, one man's benefit is another man's cost. To make matters worse, it's hard to do math with these things, thus net benefit can't pos
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In the coming CYBER WAR, many countries will disconnect themselves from the internet. And they will name themselves China net, Russia net, US net and so on.
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by thirdplace_ 5y ago
> What does this mean? I have found that viewing money as a regular good eases the thought process. The price of money is regulated by demand and supply. Most of the demand comes because government requires taxes to be paid in the fiat m
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Taking IRC Further (2021)(freenode.net)
1 points by thirdplace_ 5y ago|1 comments
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Ah, the holy grail of not forgetting what you read and learn. For this author, visualizing worked well, for others maybe not. The sad fact is that all memories fade over time unless recalled. My opinion: commit only the most important ideas
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We are soon coming full circle when this generation's programmers realize they can render html templates server-side.
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I also had this suspicion for some time. In reality they have a large amount of premises in their economic models which must be true in order for the conclusion to follow. Also there is e.g. a large amount of empiric data supporting minimum