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Solvitieg··on Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act
There are even better Youtube channels which remains largely apolitical, like this one by a citizen journalist:

Ottawa Walks: https://www.youtube.com/c/Ottawalks/videos

Pre-convoy this user was just doing walking live streams around the city.

Solvitieg··on Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders plan to make shots compulsory
It's wild how we can be vaccinated with two doses and still be considered an anti-vaxxer. Is this not doublespeak?
Solvitieg··on Low interest rates in advanced countries have pushed money into real estate
> No one seems to complain about house prices more than people in the US

You need to talk to some Canadians ;)

Solvitieg··on El Salvador makes Bitcoin legal tender
Why intentionally spread misinformation?

Fees are currently $1.17 and were as low as $0.30 recently.

https://mempool.space/

Solvitieg··on Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starting in early September
Considering that we spend most of our day doing this "work" thing, I find it much more tolerable to view my coworkers as close friends and my career as an opportunity.

This is especially easy in such a privileged sector as tech where pay is excellent, office life is compelling, and work is challenging and exciting.

I don't know how people survive day-to-day with a perspective like yours. I get that people can get fulfillment outside of work, but its actually possible to enjoy both.

"Work is just a pay cheque culture" is just as toxic as "hustle culture".

Solvitieg··on Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starting in early September
Ones support of WFH seems to depend almost entirely on their distance from the office. The other stuff is superfluous.
Solvitieg··on My salary as a full-stack developer
> I'm currently making 6,000 USD per month. After paying my taxes, this leaves me around 3,000 USD to spend each month.

Just curious, why is your blended tax rate 50%

Solvitieg··on Commits are snapshots not diffs (2020)
For sure, I understand that.

It tends not to be an issue when a developer is working on an isolated feature that only he or she cares about, that is reviewed in a timely matter, and gets directly committed to main.

Often this is not the case.

Solvitieg··on Commits are snapshots not diffs (2020)
In practice, rebasing increases conflicts, requires teams to time their merges, and obfuscates the history of the project.

I never understood why people think this is a good pattern.

Solvitieg··on Social media addiction linked to cyberbullying
But if you remove the ability to be physically aggressive, would you expect the bullying to stop?
Solvitieg··on Living Like It's 99, No Social Media, No Smartphone
Many people I know, who are much smarter than me, keep their Android phones for 3, 4, 5 years. So I'm not sure this is an issue.
Solvitieg··on GameStop drops by 40% in 25 minutes
I was onside with the retail investors during the short squeeze against wallstreet hedge funds. But I don't think that narrative holds anymore and its beginning to look like stock manipulation
Solvitieg··on Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay
I'm surprised I haven't seen "trunk" be suggested more as it works well with the branching analogy. It's used by SVN but I don't think that should matter.
Solvitieg··on Female Founder Secrets: Fertility
Another downside is smaller multi-generational families.

Children birthed to older parents are unlikely to have grandparents.

Solvitieg··on Icons – Google Fonts
So is Javascript but that hasn't stopped anybody
Solvitieg··on Bitcoin Is Time
> energy usage due to Proof of Work is growing astronomically, and the higher the price of bitcoin

Not true. The energy used to power the bitcoin network has been stable for a few years.

https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption

Solvitieg··on Bitcoin Is Time
It's easier to parrot a tired critique than it is to contribute a useful thought.

What's concerning is its the top comment on this HN thread.

Solvitieg··on Sir Kazuo Ishiguro warns of young authors self-censoring out of 'fear'
I think what's interesting is the moral policing is no longer coming from the religious right.

I recommend "The Realignment" podcast which often discusses why this shift has occurred: https://the-realignment.simplecast.com/

Solvitieg··on Coinbase S-1
Perhaps you're being intentionally tongue in cheek. But the implication of your comment is that you like Bitcoin because it has made you wealthy.
Solvitieg··on Covid vaccination linked to 'substantial reduction' in hospital admissions
This is what I found bizarre about NZ's approach. Their goals was 0 _cases_ in the entire country. It's a great accomplishment but perhaps unnecessary.
Solvitieg··on Show HN: Call a Dev – Pay Stack Overflow users $1/min for live programming help
I'm not sure I agree.

Stackoverflow pays $0/h and attracts great answers and OSS pays $0/h and attracts great developers.

Solvitieg··on Nvidia Limits RTX 3060 Hash Rate
Bitcoin's energy consumption has been stable for nearly four years.

Perhaps this is the cost of running a secure system.

Solvitieg··on Mining Bitcoin with pencil and paper: 0.67 hashes per day (2014)
To everyone complaining about energy: We will almost certainly use more energy in the future than we use today.

The proper response to climate change is not necessarily to consume less energy.

Solvitieg··on MasterCard to open up network to cryptocurrencies
I'm not making claims, I'm posting my opinion about what I read on this website.
Solvitieg··on MasterCard to open up network to cryptocurrencies
It's bizarre that in this tread, the US dollar is treated like an immaculate flawless tool for transferring value. But in every thread about economics, its agreed the US dollar lacks trusts, is being manipulated by the fed, and is the leading cause of gross wealth inequality.
Solvitieg··on Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index
Because you definitely can't do that with fiat...

This is such an old, tired take.

Solvitieg··on Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in the future
Blockchain technology creates object permanence in digital spaces.
Solvitieg··on Myopia treatment 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in Asia
Me too.

And to everyone saying "its just age"... well, it doesn't seem that way.

I noticed this pattern and stopped going to the Optometrist for five years. When I finally went again, my myopia was -0.25 worse, so I got new glasses. Then I went again the next year and its -0.25 worse again.

My myopia didn't worsen over a period of five years. Then suddenly worsened over a period of one year.

Solvitieg··on Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cloud providers
I think everyone would benefit if we stopped using the phrase "free speech" because it consistently derails the conversation into a 1st amendment vs private companies argument. Which is a very tired argument at this point.

A better word for what's happening is "censorship" and society's willingness to allow organizations to censor their customers.

Solvitieg··on Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store
I didn't realize people were forced to use Parlor.

This isn't about maintaining peace on their platforms or to protect users. Its about controling all conversations, everywhere

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