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> I can't remember which book it was but the comedic/tragic depiction of an unexperienced sister and two brothers overloading a sled, unwilling to give up useless comforts, so much…

Nootropics Depot [0] appears to be a high-quality vendor. They claim to test every batch of every ingredient in-house for all of their supplements. [0] https://nootropicsdepot.com/…

Give away your money and build a new company if that's the purpose you need to fulfill in life. Being altruistic can be immensely rewarding. You have tremendous privilege. Go help …

> It's been the same with crypto, for that matter. None of the reasonable people I know ever saw any grand value in crypto. Researching myself, it always just seemed to be a bullsh…

> If the current financial system stopped working and for some reason we needed to actually use Bitcoin to pay stuff, it would not be possible. This is... not true [1]. We'd need t…

It's possible CBDC's will only be launched in certain countries. I'm hoping at least America will embrace crypto instead of pushing it offshore (and of course also figure out the r…

My interest in Bitcoin (since 2014) has never been because I thought it was private. My interest is because of its potential to transform the financial system. I actually think the…

I always appreciate reading your comments even though I don't necessarily agree with the position you take. However, I'm wondering, how would "1. An annual wealth tax on crypto hol…

If you like styled components, you can use this in a similar way, applying tailwind classes instead of CSS: https://www.npmjs.com/package/tailwind-styled-components I like that it …

No concept of ownership is a stretch. If you have the keys to a Bitcoin wallet, you own that Bitcoin wallet. If you lost physical cash or gold, it would be like losing your keys to…

Direct ownership is the point though. Bitcoin allows direct ownership. Also, being the biggest, it can be considered the safest crypto.

I think a sufficiently advanced algorithm can over time. Bitcoin is an example of a system of trust that has worked pretty well so far (although it requires a lot of electricity, b…

Do you ever feel that way normally? I've felt it a bunch of times, but I've worked through it with meditation (without drugs)... I think psychedelics just bring out deeper parts of…

In terms of NodeJS vs Python, specifically for web scraping, would you choose NodeJS? If so, why? I'm more familiar with NodeJS but I'm working with a team that is leaning towards …

What language would you use for web scraping?

Yes, I agree with you, at least until Bitcoin is accepted widely, which I think is only a matter of time. At that time, there is no need to transfer to local currency, if Bitcoin i…

I agree, and I imagine it's seen as "expensive" due to the psychology of people wanting to own one whole of something, i.e. a whole Bitcoin, in this case. However, due to the 21 mi…

I made a submission [1] about this today too, but it didn't generate any comments. I was hoping to have a discussion regarding how Bitcoin / crypto / web3 is often grouped into one…

> To Solana's credit, they opted to create their own smart contract VM based on Rust, rather than build an EVM-compatible VM. It will take them time to get developer mindshare, but…

I like Solana but it has gone down several times. Not totally an apples to apples comparison to ETH, which I don't think has ever gone down (someone please reply if that is incorre…

For anyone who is a Principal Engineer at a FAANG, what do you do day to day? I'm a Principal Engineer, not at a FAANG, and that mostly means i'm an expert at what I do and know th…

Or if we have the power to terraform Mars, and not just be stuck in a space colony out there, but be able to explore the planet freely, why not just terraform Earth back to Earth […