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Just tried it. I liked how easy it was to set up colours/fonts etc, using the config file. But I hit a snag. On macOS, it's standard that in any text window, to select everything f…

That a mostly-finished, working project of this complexity ends in fiasco can't be the fault of the contractors. What failed is communications - and apparently only on one side. Bo…

Where is the repo? Stuck in the landing page loop here and no github link I could find.

IMO the thing that may matter most here is the PR effect on Defcon. It's the badge - every attendee takes this thing home and engages with it. It's a talking point, memento and rep…

Well, when I got up this morning I didn't think I'd be doing this today: > please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize.

Why is the title of the HN post changed to read "Twitter", when the linked article title states correctly "X", and is otherwise identical?

I don't call them a science denier - which is about the most self-contradictory term anyone could come up with. Science is the process of questioning and doubting prior science. Yo…

Why don't we call people who believe the earth is flat (with their own science that they think backs it up) "round-earth deniers"? Do you think that would help or hinder the situat…

"Classic shaming" always having been an effective method of...? It may make you feel better, but it doesn't work . It's right there at the beginning of cycles of dysfunction, becau…

It's a type of mainstream-media induced psychosis commonly referred to as "rocket-man bad" (related to the similar "orange-man bad"). Essentially, almost entirely one-sided coverag…

The first thing I'd think was someone without any skill was randomly clicking around some early bitmap paint software.

Well I'll be proudly labelled a "_____ denier" denier. This pejorative term does nothing for anyone making any argument. It weakens your position because you're attempting to rely …

And yet we're both conversing seamlessly, here ... somehow.

> Seems an interesting engineering project, but like a terrible product. Couldn't you say that about half the stuff posted here? To me that's the "product" - an interesting enginee…

The main criticism against this seems to be it doesn't kill weeds. But it's an open system, with standardised, autonomously selectable attachments. Can someone come up with an atta…

> I notice substantially lower documentation requirements for a crypto exchange vs a bank. I notice the reverse though it does vary by jurisdiction. I described FTX as an "obvious …

I'm not suggesting next year, or even next decade. But it will happen. You think profit-driven, hierarchical, centralised, closed and proprietary non-interoperable systems are our …

You could level similarly-contrived criticisms against humans where machines could do better too. Of course there will be edge-cases either way - the question is the overall balanc…

Makes sense to me. If you're avoiding skin contact, then you might not have time to wipe the peanut butter mess off your hands as you rush to rescue your kid who's got into trouble…

It's true that all financial institutions are subject to KYC and AML laws. However, if you've ever used a crypto exchange versus a bank, or even just a prepaid debit card, you'll i…

If free to evolve unrestrained, crypto would likely eventuate in a future where governments are less relevant, less powerful, and smaller. A government structure concerned more wit…

This is a very important issue you raise. In terms of the blockchains themselves, they all have a kind of built-in bounty, in that if on-chain funds have inherent risk of being los…

It's a problem because AML/KYC laws are created and enforced by governments, who sometimes are also the criminals such laws are supposedly created to protect us all from. Under a c…

I don't get what you're saying. The reality is, that because of KYC/AML laws it's difficult for ordinary people to replace cash with crypto, which - if it were easy - would be a su…

You don't have to trust those institutions. You can custody your own crypto without them, pay for services, etc. What's holding the safety level back ironically is the overbearing …