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google: god is silence saramago quote seems to work ok

Just drop the axiom of infinity and quit whining. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrafinitism

LMMV: llm, so your mileage may vary.

Thanks for articulating this. https://math.andrej.com/2010/03/29/proof-of-negation-and-pro... also "It’s fine to use a proof by contradiction to show something doesn’t exist. When …

I'm not disagreeing (I'm on the fence. Also a bit of a nube.). I thought this was a good read and on topic. https://www.quora.com/In-math-are-there-any-proofs-that-can-...

"In constructive mathematics, proof by contradiction, while not universally rejected, is treated with caution and often replaced with direct or constructive proofs." (gemini llm an…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekulakization "Is it a good idea?" No, not "obviously one crush" and nor are there no consequences if one were to try. https://archive.md/qlbDM#selec…

Furious words and threats won't stop bitcoin. Neither will bans and prohibitions, unless you are willing to go full north korea with cameras everywhere and computers locked down. A…

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I'm sure the kidnapper could help you with that. Curent ransomware helpfully tells you where to buy bitcoin. Btw as a bitcoin maxi, this doesn't make me happy.

"Without bitcoin, you collect the ransom in gold with a dead drop." maybe you missed the bit about gold.

Without bitcoin, you collect the ransom in gold with a dead drop. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_drop "But the police can watch the dead drop." True. "No police or the victim d…

I agree, and this is a reason I am glad bitcoin exists. My point is that there is nothing stopping bitcoin from being used in a paper cash like way, any more than any other value c…

see my reply to redox99 below. probably would have been better as reply to you.

Anyone can issue (paper) cash. Cash is just a paper IOU for some other thing. With 100 dollar bill, that thing is 100 USD. You could also issue paper for gold backed IOU, or gold i…

These stories are a way of keeping alive the memory of the victims. In this case the (alleged) murderer was even tracked down and brought back for a second trial, years later. Song…

a16z companies next? https://standardcrypto.wordpress.com/2020/04/30/a16z-struggl...

You can mint new fiat currencies. You can mint new cryptocurrencies. You can issue gold coins diluted with base metals. But only one cryptocurrency can have the greatest proof of w…

I don't think most bitcoin maxis would claim bitcoin can fix capitalism. Any more than gold could fix capitalism. Hard money is the least bad option. The universe is still cruel, a…

"If you read the full answer, you would see that his position is that doing that is better than not doing it. If you are correct that it is even more difficult to do so, then his p…

Even if this untraceability / unstoppability was possible, it might not be as revolutionary as you'd think. It's sort of the same problem as email with pgp. You not only have to se…

I think a bitcoin economy in stablestate would have about the same amount of lending as a gold economy under the gold standard. There is enough history during gold standard periods…

We may well see this scenario play out in our lives. Countries with free speech and no capital controls, ie the west, bitcoinize. Countries with controlled internet and capital con…