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svd4anythingon Hal Finney’s proposal for optimizing Bitcoin to be enabled in Bitcoin Core

I guess I missed the xenophobia and racism in his twitter feed. That wouldn’t surprise me however I’m just not sure what you are referring to specifically.

svd4anythingon Hal Finney’s proposal for optimizing Bitcoin to be enabled in Bitcoin Core

I understand but that’s a strange hope a bit based on his twitter bring too right-wing or libertarian than he would prefer, yet those beliefs are actually very consistent with a lot of Satoshi’s known leanings and beliefs. The block zero comment is pretty libertarian for example and many of his comments on email lists are also. So it’s a bit illogical for the OP to hope for otherwise.

svd4anythingon Hal Finney’s proposal for optimizing Bitcoin to be enabled in Bitcoin Core

His twitter feed is very libertarian and Austrian economics themed. That doesn’t surprise me at all, should it?

svd4anythingon The Reemergent 1977 H1N1 Strain and the Gain-of-Function Debate (2015)

Exactly so clearly if you even are willing to consider the possibility that SARS-Cov-2 escaped, you are crazy and a right wing nut ok. See how that works.

svd4anythingon The Reemergent 1977 H1N1 Strain and the Gain-of-Function Debate (2015)

New account and I’m guessing you just haven’t read too many experts actually.

https://youtu.be/pRCzZp1J0v0

1:54:50

svd4anythingon The Reemergent 1977 H1N1 Strain and the Gain-of-Function Debate (2015)

I’m curious if you have done any research at all into Covid’s origin? For me it would be very surprising to find someone who has now expressing your implied distain for those who are considering the possibility it originated in the Wuhan lab. This isn’t a political topic or at least shouldn’t be.

svd4anythingon Monitoring your own infrastructure using Grafana, InfluxDB, and CollectD

Is that really true? Do you have any reference for that, I’m curious how different it is. FWIW I use InfluxDB and haven’t really thought it was a huge resource hog.

svd4anythingon On Trouser Pockets

https://tripleaughtdesign.com/shop/agent-xc-chino/

For office appropriate. I use the jeans.

svd4anythingon Population-level herd immunity against Covid-19 will not be achieved in 2020

http://www.columbia.edu/~jls106/galanti_shaman_ms_supp.pdf

svd4anythingon Scientists create antibody that defeats coronavirus in lab

That’s total nonsense. There are many reasons to believe the immunity is very very short.

http://www.columbia.edu/~jls106/galanti_shaman_ms_supp.pdf

svd4anythingon Scientists create antibody that defeats coronavirus in lab

I would also argue vaccine is not likely for many related reasons.

svd4anythingon Scientists create antibody that defeats coronavirus in lab

There is a big problem with optimistically assuming immune systems will respond like SARS even, because we know in general terms the more severe the symptoms the longer the immunity lasts, but wait ... huge huge numbers of people with Covid-19 are asymptotic, that is not the cases with it’s SARS and MERS relatives! wake up people, herd immunity is delusional and dangerous. more likely is very short immunity, just like the other 4 Corona family virus which cause many of our common colds, high asymptotic rates, and reinfect us very very frequently and NOT due to mutations!

http://www.columbia.edu/~jls106/galanti_shaman_ms_supp.pdf

svd4anythingon Scientists create antibody that defeats coronavirus in lab

Talk about spreading mis-information! I really hope you were joking about self-infecting.

svd4anythingon Scientists create antibody that defeats coronavirus in lab

I’m assuming because you are sure having it once will give you some immunity? It’s really unclear if that is true and I respectfully disagree with those who same it is more likely than not.

svd4anythingon Japanese woman confirmed as coronavirus case for second time

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-reinfection-...

svd4anythingon Japanese woman confirmed as coronavirus case for second time

Ok I get it. But in truth your reaction is a coping mechanism for information that makes you uncomfortable. The quote is not misinformation and is actually the entire primary point of the article. Which in my experience those type of comments help me decide to read it in full. Anyway, sorry it annoys you.

svd4anythingon I Was Wrong about Nix

It’s absolutely more readable.

svd4anythingon I Was Wrong about Nix

For sure they are pilling on ... for what I don’t get. Relax people.

svd4anythingon I Was Wrong about Nix

Ok I’ll give another reason. Nix community is more relaxed and doesn’t downvote just because they don’t like some comment or somebody disagrees with them.

svd4anythingon I Was Wrong about Nix

But the bespoke language has some benefits. It’s concise and specifically designed for the problem. Also Nix has more contributors and that is very important to have a large collection of recipes to start from.

svd4anythingon System76 Launches Threadripper Workstations

https://www.falcon-nw.com/

Just pay a little more and get a higher quality everything from Falcon NW with a threadripper in their Talon.

svd4anythingon The Rotating Lepton Model

Couldn’t this just mean spin is more complicated? Are there other obvious issues like this that the small group of proponents are also ignoring?

svd4anythingon The Rotating Lepton Model

This model seems like an incredible breakthrough. Can any physicists comment on why this model isn’t taken more seriously?

svd4anythingon Statistical Consequences of Fat Tails by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

I can confirm that as well. I’ve been at the same small table with him for lunch and he is very civil and thoughtful.

svd4anythingon Equinix is acquiring Packet

Exactly the story he has sounds fabricated. Maybe he is mixing providers up.

svd4anythingon U.S. airstrike kills top Iran general Qassim Suleimani

The US is not thinking about invading Iran. There is absolutely 0% domestic political support which even if somehow Iran foolishly tries to use 911 type terrorism as a retaliation is not going to generate political support for another pointless occupation.

svd4anythingon U.S. airstrike kills top Iran general Qassim Suleimani

Well the equivalent would be the Chinese drug lord boss found in Manilla while moving a large shipment and then taken out by a CIA drone.

That sounds very reasonable and I can’t imagine what you are opposed to, what exactly is the problem with either what happened or the scenario in Manilla?

svd4anythingon U.S. airstrike kills top Iran general Qassim Suleimani

That’s absurd. US is almost 30% of the world GDP and growing as a proportion. It is Iran that can’t afford war.

Iranian military power is weakest its been and getting weaker, it is no match in any sense for US military power. The US is not going to occupy Iran but it can put them into the dark ages in matters of hours and probably eliminate most of their military.

An Iranian terrorist general constantly plotting cowardly attacks against innocents well deserved assassination by drone outside of his own country.

svd4anythingon Ask HN: How many email addresses do you actively use?

Wow that is such an interesting idea to me. one of those “that was obvious why didn’t I think of that” type reactions.

What help-desk system is your favorite?

svd4anythingon Rooms can be as bright as the outdoors

I’m the same. It is very interesting how people have radically different experiences with light. I feel the best in winter with cloudy dark days. My wife is completely opposite and so are most people it seems, they feel good in sunlight. I’m afraid of it and the summer heat.