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ratacat

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    Comment #25789979

    I'm working on a crypto front running bot. It's been quite the project, the server for my node is costing me $1000 a month.

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    Comment #23642677

    I love you for this comment

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    Comment #22995003

    This 100%! The companies sure as hell aren't "volunteering" to make the vaccines.

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    Comment #22956489

    I don't like this. All of the question of 'Why on earth choose WHO' aside...it is dangerous and depressing precident. I live with a number of ladies who are very familiar with plan…

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    Comment #22567934

    hahaha! Vadi, you're so swift, like a mountain thunderstorm crossing the great divide! Mudlet is awesome! as delicious as they come

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    Comment #22567298

    It's built on a MUD engine, and we're launching the first beta today. I thought some of you might be interested. Or maybe you can come help me poke holes in it! Come grab a beta ke…

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    Comment #22567081

    It's not nethack, but I've made a multiplayer roguelike, that's actually launching its beta test today if you want to come play, best thing is to join the discord. https://discord.…

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    Comment #22411235

    Not to mention the discovery of vulcanized rubber. You can't have an industrial revolution without hoses, gaskets, and tires.

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    Comment #22089825

    I think one of the biggest reasons theres not more of a push to get away from monocropping is the amount of labor required for harvesting, tending, planting, etc. Well that and the…

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    Comment #22089795

    Is there a point where the conversation shifts from we need to produce more for less to feed or growing population to we need to stop growing. Obviously a hugely loaded subject, bu…

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    Comment #22047156

    Have you ever gotten to read The Systems Bible by John Gall? Take a look, I think you'd really dig it

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    Comment #21489330

    Or... Someone would have just watched something else that was free. It seems to me that actually they're getting free publicity

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    Comment #21116910

    This really hit the nail on the head I think

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    Comment #21116893

    The term public relations was actually an explicit rebranding of the term Propaganda after it started to develop a negative association in the public eye. Look up Edward Bernays, i…

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    Comment #20966401

    Thanks! I've been working my ass off on it!

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    Comment #20964710

    Author is actually making no cryptocurrency. But yeah, I see what you mean. I'm giving away a fair amount.

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    Comment #20964697

    ah man, you're right. I was just really excited is all, because lots of people started coming into the MUD chat rooms, and I'm doing a playtest today (the old school way), and I've…

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    Comment #20964122

    Awesome! I'm going to have to check that out. I'm doing a human stress test on my mud project, Enceladus right now! There's over 25+ people in so far. It's the worlds first realtim…

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    Comment #20904812

    There are commercial scale providers of bulk alcohol that is taxably considered beer. It's not quite as cheap as neutral grain spirits, but ours definitely a lot cheaper then brewi…

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    Comment #20512132

    I love that you spoke to this. It seems to me that there's as particularly strong aversion to acknowledging how much we don't know when it comes to talking about these things.

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    Comment #19694707

    At some point in time, every plant was invasive.

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    Comment #18070920

    There's also the possibility that our concept of intelligence is totally wrapped up in our very anthropomorphic worldview. And we're simply incapable of understanding forms of inte…

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    Comment #17975548

    Found the crypto nerd!