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"The body thinks it’s on fire, so it unleashes a wave of endorphins to help quell the burning. You start to feel something akin to a runner’s high. The sharp stinging pain will subside, but the rush — and subsequent sense of tranquility — lasts a bit longer."

This is called going into Shock!!

I've always liked spicy food but not to the point they cause physical discomfort this just seems like a waste of good spices to me, a far more economical solution would be to just eat a piece of conservatively spiced chicken then have your buddy kick You in the balls.

I like the Union Gospel Mission, I am not a particularly religious person but feel they do good work, have been around for a long time and have very few negative media reports.

There is also a bit of self interest because as unlikely as it seems there is a possibility that at some point in the future, I may find myself in a situation where I am in need of a warm meal and a kind hand.

In an effort to give You the benefit of the doubt and encourage an open and positive conversation regarding your situation rather than assume You knowingly did something wrong that caused Google to suspend your account.

Would You be able to provide more specifics to your situation?

Were You providing ad space?(If so on what type of site/genre) or buying ad space?(If so what type of products)

Have You ever created another account to get around these bans before? It seems like such a strange thing for Google to include in their message.

Any reason the link You provided takes me to a Japanese language page?

I agree that it would be wonderful to have support phone lines for Google, even if it was a pay per use or charge by the minute model.

I hope You resolve the issue.

I was thinking a solver that found the most efficient, least number of hops to reach target word from seed word. Maybe it is an NP Hard problem? This also reminds me of 7 degrees of Kevin Bacon.

I could see this going over well for an Online "socially distanced" game night, or possibly a classroom activity to encourage efficient research techniques.

This is a neat idea, I tried getting from "Soup" to "Superman" but got stuck down a rabbit hole in Academy Awards.

Have You made a solver for this game? I wonder if Cloudfare would take exception to such a thing?

A wildfire in North America in the middle of winter is madness, it seems like one last FU from 2021. The good news albeit stranger yet, is there is a snow storm forecast for the area that should help lower the fire risk.

Maybe a Freelancer site? If You were to provide the specifics and bounty offered I think it would be a simple matter to process payouts through one of these sites.

EG: Fiver

Here is a startup listed on YC companies page

https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pangea-app

You are right and I stand corrected, sometimes it is just too easy to become cynical in this trustless world we find ourselves. I will make an effort to tone down my comments in the future. I don't intentionally visit HN to pick a fight but rather to get informed and converse with other technically minded people.

Having watched a few of the sessions held by congress questioning social media CEOs and the like, I think this story is quite plausible.

In between the grandstanding some of the politicians asked such odd questions, I think an introduction to digital safety should be a requisite course for all public servants along side antidiscrimination and inclusivity.

I wouldn't be surprised if there is someone already in jail who has been charged and convicted to a similar action.

Here is a Canadian example of a similar event.

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/covid-19-records-w...

I didn't read past the paywall but the 1st paragraph was enough to understand this article is not about addictive videogames and business modeling but Pro-China Anti-liberal propaganda. I know this to be true because the first paragraph didn't mention either. Then at the beginning of the next paragraph they claim that Video game addiction clinics spread from China to the West, which is laughable considering such places have been operating in the West before the WTO invited China to the party and the majority of their citizens were living on farms.

Your welcome

I hope You resolve the issue.

Here is another link that You may find useful:

https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7474347?hl=en

Well I guess You know best, good luck. Happy New years.

Maybe this will help You in your efforts

https://support.google.com/transparencyreport/answer/7347822...

I hope this is less useless, next time try to be less "Awesome" and "Fantastic" or "Awtastik" when addressing people who are just trying to help.

Could it be as simple as competitors advertising?

Morality of paid promotions of academic research aside, it would seem to me that the "Algorithms" would favor promoted materials due to a greater "distinct visitors" count and resultant shares.

Also without knowing the specifics the statement "Check things over, ensure his server..." stands out a bit.

I may be way off on this but suspect this indicates a private physical server possibly located at the researchers office/home? Again, I may be totally wrong but expect the web crawlers favor faster and less latent remote hosted servers over private ones. Especially if there is intermittent and or varying bandwidth on these systems, and issues with security certificates.

I also believe that more dynamic content by including feeds related to the subject matter would greatly improve site and search rankings as well as encourage return visits.

These things could be dismissed or confirmed quite easily and a fairly low cost. If it seems dishonest to pay for promoting their research. Could they justify it by considering the advertising campaign as research in itself?

I am certain there are far more knowledgeable SEO experts who peruse HN and I could be completely incorrect but still feel looking into these things would be a much better use of time and effort rather than chasing phantoms who may or may not be attacking them.

OK Thanks,

My current idea is to invert the network connections and use the wireless to connect the RPi to my internal internet connection and the wired connection to serve out the internet to my neighbors. The main reason for this is the tp-link WIFI antenna I got for Xmas comes with a POE injector which will make outdoor installation much easier and I am assuming it will have an increased range over the built-in Rpi WIFI.

I found this Git which seems to go over the process of setting up a standard capture portal which after setting up, I am hoping will be fairly easy to swap the device IDs to achieve my goal.

https://github.com/TomHumphries/RaspberryPiHotspot

Yes thank You very much.

I have a number of articles to read now on turning a RPi into a "Captive Portal.

Thanks for the fast response!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_steam_engine#:~....

Interesting, do you also take advantage of the excess amount of water being pumped through your system with a reverse osmosis system?

I would imagine this would be of great benefit if You are already moving the water to heat and cool your home.

I was not aware they used such methods, I assumed they would use a glycol type solution to achieve better heat transfer and enable the transfer of heated media within a closed loop system of piping or well jackets. I find it shocking that they have been employing the tactics You described above, especially under the guise of a renewable alternative energy that is good for the environment.

Operating at such deep levels and high temperatures presents many challenges that can be avoided with lower overall temperatures and shallow wells.

Eg: My residential well is at least +32F whilst the ambient outside temperature is -40F. I know this through observation of water flowing out of my tap and an outdoor thermometer. This provides a temperature difference of >72F which can be extracted through simple heat converters and then multiplied by compression to achieve temperatures sufficient for steam production. By exploiting the physical properties of steam condensation vast amounts of energy can be produced during this state change.

I understand this report is directed towards large scale energy production with 30 year+ timelines but believe smaller decentralized solutions have many benefits over these large projects.

I also do not understand why "Closed-loop" terminology is implying that this system is something new or distinct as all geothermal systems to my knowledge use closed loop systems to prevent environmental damage.(Other than possibly a water wheel at Yellowstone?)

I use mine to settle arguments and shut down "know it all"s

"Alexa tell me why my friend is full of..."

"Did this answer your question?"

"Yes, thankyou Alexa!"

When I was a kid my Mom would have us grab the "Big" dictionary and look things up, most likely it gave her a few moments of peace and quiet while we eagrly ran to her bedroom to carry "Grampa Dict" or "Great Grampa Dict"(The really big one!) back to the living room and look up whatever we were arguing about.

What exactly drove You to this decision?

You are probably right. In the Stripe terms of service it states:

4. Responsibilities and Disclosures to Your Customers

(iv) not use Services to sell products or services in a manner that is unfair or deceptive, exposes Customers to unreasonable risks, or does not disclose material terms of a purchase in advance;

and (v) inform Customers that Stripe and its global affiliates process Transactions (including payment Transactions) for you.

>>>Another $20 million will go to toward plaintiffs’ legal fees.

I have lost all understanding of the value of money.

Everything about this sounds Phishy to me. Unless You are We-Travel there is something wrong with your supposed numbers and I doubt a company that is listed as a premier flagship customer of stripe would be getting the boot before they took down their promotional material regarding We=Travel.

Are You sure your not just dreaming/sleep walking right now?

Just to put things in a bit more perspective You claim that You gross between 60 and 100 million per year in sales. Anyone can do a google search of the top global travel companies based on sales and unless You are in the top 100 those numbers don't jive. Any top 100 in the world company would have their lawyers all over this, even over the Christmas to New years dearth.

I wonder if this is an example of an amazing event in the universe or an example of the amazing improvements in observational technologies. Will this be a much more common observation in six months or so when the James Webb telescope comes online?

I suppose You could also measure such things in respect to time, considering the apparent distance of this event it also occurred long long ago in a galaxy far far away!

>>>until we all have quantum computing based smartphones or some other comparable esoteric technology...

I suspect even after quantum supremacy is achieved those who wear an iron ring will have an advantage due to their ability to grasp new concepts and foundational skill sets acquired through their pursuit of an engineering degree.

Don't choke now!

Until You actually have the degree there is no point in worrying about staying competitive.

Many people have a hard time finishing what they start, in some ways that is the hardest part of a job or school. There are plenty of dreamers out there with unrealized degrees and unfished projects that seem to go through life bouncing from one idea or job to the next. Successful people have the fortitude to put in the hard work and achieve the goals they set out in the beginning.

If You are truly about to get your degree, don't sabotage your success by quitting now.

Merry Christmas, thanks for keeping Your comment respectful.

>>>Nobody is reading that word an thinking “Gunpowder, Treason…”

Normally I wouldn't bother responding to a bully, but You are incorrect and I feel there are plenty of people other than myself that would read that in the way You discounted as foolish and unreasonable. Especially given the current times we are living in with a great pandemic that affects sense of smell, an abundance of conspiracy theories on any given subject and the name of the largest corporation in the world in the title.

You may never read a thing in such a way but to call others point of view as "Absurd" is "Arrogant" and "Conceited".

Happy New Years!

I meant the HN Title not Your comment, sorry for the confusion.