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More efficient at what? A database would not provide the decentralization the farcaster protocol requires

Definitely recommend checking it out

Free with a US phone number Also most of it is off the blockchain, just accounts are on chain

I think farcaster has a much more interesting future given client diversity and protocol extensions Didn’t see it mentioned in the article surprisingly

Wallets that interact with mixers and then deposit to a central exchange can easily have there withdrawals blocked

The person they responded to was beyond dismissive but invalidating of their comment. The responder's message "I don't give a shit" was in poor taste and discourages community inte…

There's some crypto legislation. love crypto or hate it, it is defining the industry

do you have any actual thoughts against web3 or is it just your bête noire?

I think Cézanne's best works being of his older age + loss of early artwork make this an interesting find He is one to have made their model sit for 150 days and not be content wit…

Echoing others, I don't think this will have a huge impact as iPhone SOS is a last resort for those who are unprepared Garmin inReach is a robust and rugged satellite communicator …

I definitely agree with you. Even my Garmin Phoenix 5x plus will last multiple days with GPS usage for Backcountry camping. Another factor I worry about is the durability of the sc…

This would definitely be a game changer. I have a Garmin Fenix and the only thing it locks is the ability to use it for diving to 40m. Although Garmin has a similar watch for divin…

Meetup was a great platform but has totally lost it in the user experience. Out of all popular consumer apps, I would argue Meetup has the highest friction for both organizers and …

One reason may be the deployment of Starlink to Ukraine

anecdotal evidence by default they have it so S3 requests with wrong headers are still sent I didn't know this and one day I changed the send header but not receive header Turned o…

Very cool Matthew, thanks for sharing

For what its worth, this seems to be a global occurrence -- there's been quite a lot of talk about Air Canada & Toronto's Pearson airport. Presumptively, people will continue to bl…

FWIW the 1 week every 4 months is on top of your vacation, not "encouraged vacation", but rather a company wide recharge week I agree those who started in the 6 months after IPO go…

I've wondered this myself. As far as I can tell: they will use conventional ballistic missile defense (with improved/modified operations); lazers; railguns; or hypersonic misses th…

Seems interesting, but I'm not too sure about what the product is FWIW check out our community-based social platform we applied to S22 with at https://radar.ac

not my experience... is this a board/school policy or a specific teacher? never seen teaches let exams be retaken

All Israelis have equal rights, why do you say Israel an apartheid state?

I'd take the Hammerhead Karoo 2 over the Elemnt or Bolt :) More consistent updates, built on android (sideloading for apps!), and upward trajectory

If Israel is a settler colony like you say, play tell what the host country is?