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neetfreekon US Attorney Announces $3.36B Cryptocurrency Seizure in Connection with Silk Road

Part I of an account of the wild story can be found here; it’s really quite interesting, at the least!

https://web.archive.org/web/20220112152207/https://www.wired...

neetfreekon It is time to legalise cocaine: The costs of prohibition outweigh the benefits

Perhaps relevant here would be the current approach in South Africa; it’s been decriminalised for use (for adults) in private.

One can grow a certain amount at ones private residence, and consume it freely there as well.

My understand is that outside of this context, it remains thoroughly controlled. I’ve not heard much about it having caused problems yet!

Ref: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_South_Africa

(Apologies: being the HN pleb that I am, I don’t know how to hyperlink)

neetfreekon Japan has declared today that the southern Kurils is their sovereign territory

Also recently four Russian jets violated Swedish airspace during joint Finnish-Swedish exercises.

From the linked article, described by the Swedish airforce as '"particularly serious" given the current situation, [who] called the Russian actions unprofessional and irresponsible.'

https://yle.fi/news/3-12341483

neetfreekon Ireland raises privacy question over Facebook smart glasses

Just to comment on your take about the brand itself. Ray-Ban is owned by the Luxottica Group, who are set to merge with Essilor - looking at ~25% global value of eyewear.

This means they own enough to possibly a) start normalising this whole thing by pushing out with other brands and b) Ray-Ban now bombing could be a credible calculated risk.

neetfreekon Frontpage – Terms of Service; Didn't Read

I believe it relates to any personal rights you may have as an artistic creator. Things like altering any works you produce, removing your name, and so on.

I would hope that this waiving extends only to works created on a specific platform!

neetfreekon Ask HN: How do I learn drawing?

One fun (free!) resource is DrawABox. Despite the humble name, you'll learn a lot more :)

Well structured, exercise-based, it takes you all the way from the absolute fundamentals.

https://drawabox.com/lessons

neetfreekon Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL

I don't have any particularly interesting ideas about this, but here's a relevant and fun read; an interview with Simon Pegg:

https://kingalfredpress.com/2017/09/20/the-infantalism-of-cu...

neetfreekon All DuckDuckGo bang operators on one page

I agree for many many sites, but do sometimes find it useful - specifically when you know exactly what you want from a particular site, but don't know the URL. Example: !deb for debian package information.

neetfreekon Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing, study finds

But still:

>"The researchers also noted a mild positive effect on employment, particularly in certain categories, such as families with children"

at least says something.

neetfreekon Ubuntu 20.04 LTS’ snap obsession has snapped me off of it

It's dawning on me that it's likely to only become more of a pain with each iteration of upgrades (e.g. install tweaks, synaptic, remove apport... And now remove snaps).

Time to check out Debian!

*Edited. I can't type on phones.

neetfreekon Ubuntu 20.04 LTS’ snap obsession has snapped me off of it

Point taken on the shoddy behaviour, but if you'd like to try it out there's this helpful post on disabling snap[1] shared here[2] when I installed 20.04. Quick and painless!

1. https://www.kevin-custer.com/blog/disabling-snaps-in-ubuntu-...

2. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22972661

*Edited

neetfreekon What does the 'rc' in `.bashrc`, etc. mean?

Tangentially related - but for those interested in finding out the ideas behind various Debian package names: https://wiki.debian.org/WhyTheName

neetfreekon I've been writing TILs for 5 years

And <c-w> clears the previous word :) Also <c-y> pastes the line/word back in (so you cant think of it like cut-copy).

neetfreekon Markdown is an excellent choice for documentation

Markdown is great! You get just enough formatting with little effort to structure docs well and include URLs and so on as needed. It can be written in any editor. It gets bonus points for being easy to convert to other formats - impress your family and friends today!

neetfreekon Blame Economists for the Mess We’re In

This is what we have in Finland; basically either: 1. Military service ranging from half a year to a year. 2. Civil service for a year. 3. Half a year prison sentence. 4. Exemption for medical reasons.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_Finland

neetfreekon Tech Interview Handbook

I prefer take-home assignments. I know that they often get a bad rep and have the potential for abuse; for this reason I'd argue for implementing some or other solution in the field.

I recently had one requiring me to develop a native mobile application, which I enjoyed. It was interesting, the code is useful down the line, and if I don't land the job, it beefs up my portfolio.

Initial screening by recruiters is tough as my background's missing a degree and industry experience.

Context: self-taught, started out with game dev, tried going solo - not a runaway success. Looking to move away from the field.

neetfreekon I found an easter egg from 1977

The source write-up for those looking to bypass Twitter: https://selectbutton.net/t/i-found-an-easter-egg-from-1977/8...

neetfreekon A curated list of philosophy resources

https://plato.stanford.edu

A great collection of philosophy resources which was indispensable during my undergrad philosophy studies.

Search by philosophers, traditions, what have you!

[edit: I see I was beaten to the punch by a minute! Apologies for the double post]