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mr_spothawk

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About mr_spothawk

meh

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    Comment #46765972

    I upvoted your comment. Also, it's a scarcity mindset. I don't agree that sibling to my comment: "make money by getting papers cited". it is not a long-term solution, much as Ad re…

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    Comment #40380881

    > highlight that it uses ML running locally I'd love to know the specifics. if there's an installable, reproducible local build w/ regular model/updates/maintenance that I could su…

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    Comment #40215723

    Relevant case: Wickard v. Filburn United States Supreme Court case Wickard v. Filburn, 317 U.S. 111, is a United States Supreme Court decision that dramatically increased the regul…

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    Comment #40215676

    Because you can't yet purchase electricity/internet with bitcoin (directly).

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    Comment #40185240

    here's a fun book called Land of Lisp. It'll give you a reason to work in Emacs, and you can start learning Lisp too. https://www.amazon.com/Land-Lisp-Learn-Program-Game/dp/15932..…

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    Comment #39617562

    my question was whether or not those 134 had been validated. presumably, it was not the same doctor's office, 134 times.

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    Comment #39617442

    "convinced" is absolutely the word, and my reasoning is posted as a sibling to your message

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    Comment #39617415

    I can highlight text on the application switching screen (swipe up on android, press and hold over text on any of the applications in that view, you can highlight text that's other…

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    Comment #39599965

    so, was that 217 unique doctors, then? any effort by the researchers to validate the "official" documentation of shots?

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    Comment #39599945

    * a youthful 8 month old user account has entered the chats *

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    Comment #39595713

    I remain unconvinced that phone manufacturers are unable to read the screen. Username obscurity is neat for p2p privacy, but does nothing against "the cops" if you're doing somethi…

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    Comment #38808569

    I'm slowly migrating a lot of my browsing out of Safari and into LibreWolf, and using the opportunity to document accounts/passwords that i want to keep. If i were willing to get a…

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    Comment #37529979

    Looks like electric universe to me. https://thehonestscientist.com/electric-universe/

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    Comment #32814766

    > your financial scheme It's not my financial scheme, it's the social contract.

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    Comment #32814618

    > Unless you mean digitally, but that's just "having accounts". But you must open an account with a bank, and deposit money before they can process transactions for you. There's no…

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    Comment #32814168

    > Does bitcoin store money? still waiting. > How is a bitcoin address meaningfully different from an account? Well, for one, it's only an address. Not a ledger. Bitcoin transaction…

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    Comment #32813365

    Tell it to Rosa Parks.

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    Comment #32813345

    Banks store money, right? Does bitcoin store money? Banks have accounts, right? Does bitcoin have accounts?

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    Comment #32813044

    > You can go to jail for driving a car without a registration or license. Since when is driving a car without registration or license a felony?

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    Comment #32813013

    > I think Bitcoin functionally bears much more resemblance to a distributed bank than to distributed cash. This is likely because you don't understand what a bank is, or that you d…

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    Comment #32812927

    There's no such thing as consent when you're coerced.

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    Comment #32812866

    https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bank_secrecy_act.asp > KEY TAKEAWAYS > The Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) is U.S. legislation aimed at preventing criminals from using financial instit…

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    Comment #32515693

    I'm excited about the prospect of cordless, chorded keyboards

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    Comment #32425767

    And as long as I trust it, i still get dates on Tinder.

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    Comment #32425731

    TL;DR - > The regulations meant to get better mileage out of vehicles also made it easier for larger vehicles to meet fuel-efficiency standards.