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eof··on Ask HN: What comes after BitTorrent?
Seems like IPFS potentially?
eof··on Why America Is the World’s First Poor Rich Country
And an IQ/aptitude at least a std deviation from the mean.
eof··on Spend analysis of 6 years, 686 rides, and $12k spent on Uber (2017)
I was not aware there were a subset of consumer vehicles that were considered 'fleet vehicles.' A quick google search doesn't show me: beyond crown vics and f150 (all of them?) how do I find the full list of fleet vehicles?
eof··on Memory transfer between snails challenges view of how brain remembers
> RNA stores/caches the response

tomato / tomato -- right?

what is storage/cache if not memory?

I would argue there is no "standard definition of memory" as it relates to beings / consciousness / qualia.

Even if we limit "memory" to what people have when they reflect on past events.. we don't know /what/ that is; where it is stored, why it is so error prone, etc.

we also don't know much at all about the mechanism behind RNA; we have mapped some genes but afaik, the mechanism for how those sequences actually do anything at all, yet alone things in particular is a huge mystery.

eof··on Man Allegedly Used Change of Address Form to Move UPS Headquarters
Somewhat related to this, you can submit an "informed delivery" for any address; and they will send you photos of every piece of mail being sent to that address. For free!

I found this out on accident when I forwarded my mail somewhere else while I was traveling and they prompted me to sign up. I immediately started receiving emails with photos of all the mail going to this address.

eof··on Mindfulness may have been over-hyped
In my experience, mindfulness is like working out; it is temporarily uncomfortable (atleast/especially at first) in exchange for comfort over time.

Running is somewhat similar in that at first it is uncomfortable but your body learns to lean into it.

That being said, prolonged periods of mindfulness and focus can bring about unparalleled states of bliss, but those are fleeting.

eof··on Bitcoin Sees Wall Street Warm to Trading Virtual Currency
i am not talking about remittances though that is also a legit use case. i just meant overseas business.

i don't really see its electricity use as a big issue since market forces will inevitably reduce cost or increase supply.

part of the reason though people will put a lot into an experiment like this is that the network effect is important to its success. needs to be very liquid.

for me personally having a fungible electronic currency that cannot be taken away by law or inflation is itself valuable

eof··on Bitcoin Sees Wall Street Warm to Trading Virtual Currency
i have paid and been paid overseas in bitcoin. as have others.. how is this not valuable?

no one judge can take it away from me, and i value that as others do. i fail to see how a decentralized store of value and exchange is nil value

eof··on E-waste recycler loses appeal on computer restore disks, must serve prison term
You think there were only two names on the ballot?
eof··on ‘Bitcoin is a scam’ says Bill Harris, former CEO of PayPal and Intuit
I don't think inflation is (necessarily) a problem. I do think that some people benefit immensely from being "close to the source" of money creation; and especially when times get tough, those with access to this fountain benefit at the peril of the masses who are using the currency.

There are cryptos with inflation built in, probably in whatever most ideal form you or anyone thinks is correct.

Or, I might say: You have a narrow view of bitcoin if you think stopping inflation is the problem that it's solving.

eof··on ‘Bitcoin is a scam’ says Bill Harris, former CEO of PayPal and Intuit
Is bitcoin a scam? Or is the notion of decentralized money a scam?

Sad if we must bow to the various central banks that will rise, fall, and inflate their currencies to nothing until the heat death of the universe.

eof··on Facebook Container for Firefox
There are lots of "shoulds" in the world. People should be nice, not steal, etc.

It seems to me, if users act differently, there "should" be a way to fingerprint them.

eof··on Pinebook: An Affordable 64-bit ARM based Open Source Notebook
Because less people are buying macbooks and maybe you will by a macdock instead?
eof··on Vipassana for Hackers [pdf]
seems getting that pdf on mobile is impossible?
eof··on Australian coal power plant is being reopened for blockchain mining
it will offer that to everyone, including blockchain companies
eof··on Australian coal power plant is being reopened for blockchain mining
> According to a spokesperson from Hunter Energy, it expects roughly 5% of the energy from the power plant will be used for blockchain related processes.

clickbait nonsense

eof··on Backpage.com Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking in Texas
i didn't mean to imply your faith was unjustified. more that it's indicative of a problem
eof··on Backpage.com Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking in Texas
shows an incredible faith in our justice system.
eof··on Facebook Should Pay Us for Using Our Data
They are, with a free service.
eof··on Ask HN: Are there any reasonable alternatives to MacBook Pro for developer?
my system76 handles 4k perfectly
eof··on Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane alternative to jail
unfortunately we don't have a reform system, but a punishment system as if the suffering of the offender is important
eof··on New “Android Go” phones show how much you can get for $100
having used androids and always getting frustrated at them getting super laggy, i finally took my friends advice and bought a used 5s for $80. runs like butter for the last year.

unbelievable to me we still can't keep garbage processes and excessive ui down enough to have a budget phone run like crap

eof··on GlassPhone
pretty sure this is photos of performance art
eof··on To solve problems caused by sitting, learn to squat (2017)
Really interesting. I've always been a squatter for no apparent reason (white, raised by middle class republicans in california).

I often sit semi-squatted at my computer; basically my feet on the seat and thighs against my chest. I've actually avoided this consciously since it seemed like 'bad posture'.

I wonder if I have actually been actively avoiding something I should be doing more of. It's always felt more comfortable this way.

eof··on "Pwned Passwords" V2 With Half a Billion Passwords
hunter7 - 7935 times
eof··on "Pwned Passwords" V2 With Half a Billion Passwords
This is a tangent; but I had a 'pwned' password that I've used for years on steam that started getting hacked like 4-5x a week; I would just ignore the 2 factor attempts for several months.

I finally changed the password to a slight variation that is not in this list (nor likely any others, 9 random alphanumerics); and within a week the two factor notifications started back up!

I was really surprised; admittedly the modification was trivial, but that is pretty thorough for a steam account I've spent like $100 in.

eof··on A beginner’s guide to getting started in the cryptocurrency world
to be fair basically all of our non-cash money would fail to work in that scenario
eof··on Steam is no longer supporting Bitcoin
Nothing has that value if you look at a long enough time span. Gold, a traditional store of value, gained >100% and then lost >50% in the course of a decade.

Obviously this is not even noise compared to bitcoin; but my point is that bitcoin has shown to be an exceptional store of value for a long term hold.

Beyond that, I think most people who believe in bitcoin as a long term store of value expect that when it reaches a mature global-level market cap; the swings should be less severe.

eof··on The Coin Flip: A Fundamentally Unfair Proposition? (2009)
Logically correct; as a game of blackjack following basic strategy is less than 1% ;-)
eof··on A/B test of banner ads vs. traffic
It is probably a combination of performance impact, lower page views per visit, and lower return rate.
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