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question11··on Money Laundering and AML Compliance
Cryptocurrencies? Maybe for a few 100k

Real Estate provides a much easier method to move millions.

question11··on Ash HN: Is there a concurrent database that fits between SQLite and PostgreSQL?
I would argue that postgresql is pretty light if you just want to use it as a crud backend.
question11··on Crypto lobbying is going ballistic
Corrupt or semi corrupt governments? (more than 50% of the world is impacted).
question11··on Ask HN: Why is everything changing too fast?
Lucky you aren't a Javascript developer.

Makes me love the command line.

question11··on Shorting Bitcoin
USDC mostly solves this as it is not too hard to get a circle account.
question11··on Movies every physics lover should watch (2020)
Contact was written by Carl Sagan... I believe the science holds together.
question11··on Open source mechanical Swiss watch movement
which model chinese watch?
question11··on Introduction to Security Good Practices
Few points to add that I do.

1) check out bitwarden + aegis - both seem popular as another tools

2) Reinstall your linux desktop instead of upgrading once in a while ( remove worms). Make sure you have all updates regularly.

3) When you are developing be careful with libraries - for example pin your versioning in python in the event you get a bad repo

4) use adware blocker to block malware in firefox

5) with keepassxc use the extra file - for security - call it random.mp3 and do not keep it in the cloud even encrypted

6) keep your otp passwords separate

7) use u2f for your main email account - yuibkey or other cheap alternative.

8) explore ssh using yuikey

9) use personal firewall on laptop

10) Use drive encryption for your laptop - backups need to be all encrypted as well

11) Bonus - have separate email account only for password resets that is very hardened and you don't log in regularly. Maybe with 2 different 2 factor auth on it.

12) Bonus 2 - have separate phone number for 2 factor sms authentication that people can't know about - (voip or tosser phone)

question11··on Nassim Taleb: Bitcoin failed as a currency and became a speculative ponzi scheme
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponzi_scheme

1) require an initial investment and promise above-average returns

2) money cannot be withdrawn for a certain period of time in exchange for higher returns.

High investment returns with little or no risk.? Overly consistent returns?

Your argument is that if I buy an ETF for gold and they charge 2% to keep the gold safe and manage it. This etf is a ponzi scheme as they need have holders to keep the thing going.

As the transaction fees go to miners you could then argue VISA and mastercard are ponzi schemes?

question11··on Canada Proposes New Regime to Block and Deindex Pirate Sites
Support a pirate party

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_Party

question11··on Django 3.2
I think a lot of developers have moved to reactjs calling an api.
question11··on Fed up with the Mac, I spent six months with a Linux laptop
1) did you try gscan2pdf, pdf arranger, or libreoffice with the pdf?

2) tearing is typically video driver related. Solution for many is to use intels video drivers

3) if you are tied to the apple ecosystem its always going to be easier to stick with it.

4) Most linux users focus on vim shortcuts or terminal/bash shortcuts. Thus the ecosystem will be behind

question11··on People try to do right by each other, no matter the motivation, study finds
They don't outline how they removed culture from the study.

Maybe this applies only to people in Ohio? Or maybe those nice canadians next door?

question11··on Ask HN: How do I reach making $1-1.5k/mo in 13 months?
My friend told me don't study for free.. make sure you get paid
question11··on When did I run that command? Update your Bash prompt with the command start time
AS400 had this..! all commands logged to a sql style database and a way to revert them (a revertible rm -rf *). Very cool
question11··on We've Built Cities We Can't Afford
I think it starts to make sense when you add in subways and the personal cost of car ownership (1 car vs 3 car families) then density makes complete sense.
question11··on Ask HN: Delegation Balance as an IT Manager
kind an andy grove approach - sounds smart
question11··on Ask HN: Delegation Balance as an IT Manager
thanks for your response!

I will try to implement what you said... Perhaps it comes down to

1) hiring better for communication and tech skills 2) getting more senior devs 3) Work on communication

I recently tried to clone myself by hiring a bright young guy to take over some stuff. It ended up as a 3 month disaster. A week to do 30 minutes of work. He worked well in the office but can't seem to handle virtual teams (corona).

question11··on CBDC: Considerations for the Digital Euro
We have been running a digital EUR for a years... useful for quick payments and settlement especially for fx...
question11··on Ask HN: What payment processor can a private individual use to offer a service?
no one said crypto? stable USDT, EURT, Bitcoin?