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True about the complete theory. I would suggest that proper review takes time though. Many eyes.

Difficult to properly peer review when things are moving so quickly.

Bingo. Power play entirely.

Some recent virus science for you: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.26.920249v1....

"Notably, the new coronavirus provides a new lineage for almost half of its genome, with no close genetic relationships to other viruses within the subgenus of sarbecovirus. This genomic part comprises also half of the spike region encoding a multifunctional protein responsible also for virus entry into host cells[30, 31]. The unique genetic features of 2019-nCoV and their potential association with virus characteristics and virulence in humans remain to be elucidated."

Hmmm... interesting.

Edit, full title of article. "Full-genome evolutionary analysis of the novel corona virus (2019-nCoV) rejects the hypothesis of emergence as a result of a recent recombination event"

Once upon a time I trusted the "news", and to be fair, it seemed more balanced than it is now. Maybe that was just naivete.

Today? Hard to find any "news" that isn't slanted. The weather perhaps? "News" has become propaganda.

Another reason for a stock to rise these days is stock buybacks. Great work if you're in upper management and can compensate yourself via corporate buybacks using "free money".(with interest rates being near zero and artificially suppressed)

Thanks for having the guts to say this. Granted that collectively "the West", those who explicitly or tacitly support the Anglo-American banking cartel, are not without major flaws and human rights abuses as well. But execution of your political opponents to harvest their organs for money? That is above and way, way beyond the pale.

We don't need China. Increasing automation, and with other countries picking up the slack, China will become more and more irrelevant. We don't need to support in any way the completely amoral CCP.

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An amazingly deep book. Which I've been rereading every since it came out.

Much food for thought as Pirsig furiously "statically latches" his Metaphysics of Quality.

Edit: and yes, can confirm world my view has changed significantly since first reading. Even more than ZAMM, which has had a similar effect.

Precisely this.

Jimmy has his priorities straight. A humble man who tells the truth. And knows what is most important in this life. Hint: it's neither wealth nor power.

Yes to both.

Very true, most assuredly not just an India thing.(although perhaps India is a well known example)

The basic premise, stated another way, is that power tends to corrupt.

Agree pretty much apart from the bitcoin failure part.

In nine years, bitcoin keeps on ticking and evolving. Segwit was/is a big deal, as lack of segwit held up further development. Lightning, x-chain atomic swaps, Schnorr signatures, MAST, side-chains to name a few additional features and improvements.

It's early days yet. Give it time.

Yes. Couldn't agree more. Politics in so called democracies is nothing more than legal organized crime syndication.

In other words, politicians run legal protection rackets. Mafias.

Amazing talent. Unfortunate that many only know of the Zen book. His second book, Lila, which expands on the "Metaphysics of Quality" has much to offer.

http://del.icio.us would appear to be back. Was able to sign in today and add a new bookmark.

I would not romanticize your friend's pain and suffering.

My take on the article is that hearing voices does not equate to suffering in all cases. There may be cultural or other influences involved.

Yes. A plausible explanation of our cultural prejudice against "hearing voices". An amazing and thought provoking book. Even if you don't agree with his thesis. Highly recommended.

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind - Julian Jaynes

Wholeness and the Implicate Order - David Bohm

"Trust no thought while sitting" (Thoreau)

And Austria repatriated 110 tonnes from the Bank of England this year. Venezuela 160 tonnes in 2011. Many other countries are moving in this direction.

Good interview from the "father" of the German repatriation movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=136&v=nmuNeQr276U

Very good article, well written and persuasive. Much food for thought here.

Does indeed deserve to be at the top of HN.

This. A result of the proverbial revolving door between regulators and the banks. You can have regulations up the wazoo and it won't make a spec of difference if they are not properly enforced. Even with the odd criminal conviction bank regulation is kabuki theatre for mass consumption. These guys get away with murder - literally. EDIT: yes, literally the murder of thousands in Mexico. HSBC bank & Sinaloa cartel. HSBC in particular has a long history of enabling drug cartels. The Opium Wars.

C51 voting split down party lines. Cons & Libs for, NDP, Greens and Independent against. Many MPs abstained.

https://openparliament.ca/votes/41-2/395/

THE TYGER (from Songs Of Experience)

By William Blake

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare sieze the fire?

And what shoulder, & what art. Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat, What dread hand? & what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain? In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

When the stars threw down their spears, And watered heaven with their tears, Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

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Disgusting, cowardly and counter productive.

In light of last week's disclosures in particular.

- ARM® TrustZone® - secure boot + storage + RAM - user-fused keys for running only trusted firmware - optional secure mode detection LED indicator - minimal design limits scope of supply chain attacks - great auditability due to open hardware and software