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New comment by tossAfterUsing in "Org Mode's new site"

tossAfterUsing — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 14:12:43 +0000

I'm in a similar boat. Except I started with emacs so i could learn org-mode. i dropped spacemacs and went to Doom (which i greatly prefer).

In Doom, i get to org-mode with SPC-X. it's great. it's helping me learn emacs, too.

New comment by tossAfterUsing in "Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reignites bias claims"

tossAfterUsing — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 23:18:34 +0000

You're not describing free speech, you're describing the challenges of moderation.

New comment by tossAfterUsing in "Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reignites bias claims"

tossAfterUsing — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 23:17:08 +0000

> I'd consider opting in to an identity that follows me between platforms so I could build a reputation.

same.

consider scuttlebutt.

New comment by tossAfterUsing in "Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reignites bias claims"

tossAfterUsing — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 23:00:58 +0000

> .... and they came to believe that these very popular websites are somehow inherent to the Internet and to society in general. They're not.

Amen. And my feeling is that we would be better off without them. This is why i'm in favor of slow computing, slower network speeds, and slower lifestyles. (I should state that this is not sarcasm)

New comment by tossAfterUsing in "YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation"

tossAfterUsing — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 14:06:53 +0000

Canada has some good examples of this.

New comment by tossAfterUsing in "YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation"

tossAfterUsing — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 14:01:41 +0000

> The almost free speech on the other side of the ocean seems to be working pretty well. You get to say anything that isn’t actively harmful to others, but you won’t be able to advertise bleach as a way to get Corona out of your system.

Alternatively, you don't go to jail for suggesting that anybody actually implied injection of bleach as a treatment for coronavirus.

New comment by tossAfterUsing in "Coinbase offers exit package for employees not comfortable with its mission"

tossAfterUsing — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:22:36 +0000

> When we have had presidents who were willing to condemn white supremacy, we tended not to call on CEOs to.

https://twitter.com/robsmithonline/status/131113297546835968...

New comment by tossAfterUsing in "Why I'm Putting All My Savings into Bitcoin (2011)"

tossAfterUsing — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 14:51:35 +0000

> This is only as true as saying that any personal attempt to minimize your carbon footprint is self-harm.

I sometimes wonder, when the mining energy question is raised, about the carbon footprint of all the servers and buildings and air conditioning in all the banks in all the world.

New comment by tossAfterUsing in "Why I'm Putting All My Savings into Bitcoin (2011)"

tossAfterUsing — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 14:03:11 +0000

> What's Bitcoin missing in technological or infrastructure terms that's holding it back? I'd wager nothing.

The technological solution to the slight incomprehensibility is a huge part of what holds back adoption.

Also, regulatory issues are considerable for a certain class of user that would probably like to take advantage of e.g. 1000x gainz.

New comment by tossAfterUsing in "Why I'm Putting All My Savings into Bitcoin (2011)"

tossAfterUsing — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:52:45 +0000

I'm sure there are many, but cellular network coverage (industrial) and products to connect easily to it (consumer) both seem like limiting factors.

New comment by tossAfterUsing in "Apple helped make 'top secret' iPod for US government"

tossAfterUsing — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:05:04 +0000

New comment by tossAfterUsing in "Parents are 5X as Worried about Infection and School than Work and Paying Bills"

tossAfterUsing — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:17:20 +0000

Without meaningful information about the geographies of the participants, how this data would be valuable is not quite clear to me.

New comment by tossAfterUsing in "Direct evidence for T-cell immunity as a factor behind Covid-19 heterogeneity"

tossAfterUsing — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:51:10 +0000

I read earlier in the year... early in the news about the outbreak, a skeptical view that suggested the reason for this 'epidemic' had something to do with the relatively new ability to apply fast genetic testing to a 'fairly common cold'

edit to remove the phrases: "pandemic" & "new normal"

Soft Money, Soft Minds

tossAfterUsing — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 04:19:37 +0000

Article URL: https://medium.com/@americanhodl/soft-money-soft-minds-79449d92b6f3

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24078236

Points: 2

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New comment by tossAfterUsing in "The Truth Is Paywalled but the Lies Are Free"

tossAfterUsing — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:50:34 +0000

love ur dashboard bro :)

New comment by tossAfterUsing in "Facebook overrides fact-checks when climate science is “opinion”"

tossAfterUsing — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 17:56:52 +0000

> A handful of mainstream publications and a bunch of basically unknown facebook folks are now the censors.

I share your concern. And, hasn't this been the case for as long as there have been centralized publications?

New comment by tossAfterUsing in "The Guns of Bitcoin (2017)"

tossAfterUsing — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 17:51:09 +0000

imo, as a builder of one, tiny house has such a low squarefootage that you can spring for high quality materials without breaking the bank.

it's easy enough to find 200sqft (that's a 20' cargo container's worth) of high quality unmatched leftover flooring from a sale.

New comment by tossAfterUsing in "The Guns of Bitcoin (2017)"

tossAfterUsing — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 17:38:19 +0000

Pine floors are terrible to maintain though.

'cut off your nose to spite the king'

New comment by tossAfterUsing in "Twitter internal panel linked to account hijackings"

tossAfterUsing — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 03:32:02 +0000

avoid some other blackmail

New comment by tossAfterUsing in "Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultaneous attack"

tossAfterUsing — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 02:43:57 +0000

remember the failwhale?