cowtools

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by cowtools 4y ago
not trying to start a distro war, but I would advise against using ubuntu for the time being as their custodian has been somewhat incompetent in recent years, and they have been forcing users to use their "snap" system. It may giv
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by cowtools 4y ago
Why does the gov. have its nuts in a twist over a privately-owned timewasting service? The gov. should use public forms of communication, like their own websites and mailing lists. Why endorse this privitzation of their communcation channel
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by cowtools 4y ago
It's basicially the range limitation is what I mean.
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by cowtools 4y ago
latency
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by cowtools 4y ago
What does it matter? Just use Tor for everything read-only. If some service requires you to create an account, just give them false information. If they ban you, just create another account. At the end of day, the legalese is irrelevant. If
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by cowtools 4y ago
I agree with your first statement about hoarding by early buyers. However, the smug "write-only database meme" is getting a bit old. Cryptocurrencies, and even other crypto-payment systems (e.g. chaumian cash) obviously have diffe
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by cowtools 4y ago
Who gained from the BCH fork? Curious. The only people with anything to lose are those that bought BTC after the fork.
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by cowtools 4y ago
Really? what's your bitcoin address? can you sign a proof?
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by cowtools 4y ago
the cryptocurrencies are not necessarily tied to any specific network infrastructure
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by cowtools 4y ago
The problem with creating buchla recreation modules is that you can never adjust the pseudo-resistive attenuation (PRA)
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by cowtools 4y ago
yes
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by cowtools 4y ago
that's awesome. I don't know what I would do if I received that much cryptocurrency- probably launder it and give it to charity.
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by cowtools 4y ago
Agile isn't just a workflow or philosphy. It's a way of life. No one has ever ben sucessful without triaging first.
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by cowtools 4y ago
seems like a bit of a cope to me...
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by cowtools 4y ago
Odysee BTFO. Peertubers stay winning.
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by cowtools 4y ago
I reccomend the Lenovo Surface Gogo Plus 4, it has a great screen and battery life for doodling on the go. The YangShi Utilipad Pro is another great option if you are on a limited budget
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by cowtools 4y ago
This is false.
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by cowtools 4y ago
I have never seen /g/ discuss it outside of DigiCash's failure. In /biz/ there is a general sense of dread about anything related to "CBDCs". /biz/xmr has a more balanced opinion You comment abou
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by cowtools 4y ago
Taler is superior to bitcoin because it implements sender-privacy.
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by cowtools 4y ago
One is a chaumian cash system, the other is cryptocurrency with sender-obfuscation by ring-signatures. The technical differences are too many for me to enumerate here. They are completely different technologies that make different efficienc
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Do we have to declare blockchain currencies illegal?(my.pages.de)
2 points by cowtools 4y ago|0 comments
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by cowtools 4y ago
> It's rarely a good idea to make moral judgements on history or international politics Ultimately, you are forced to make rational decisions based on history and international politics. What hegemony is more aligned with your inter
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by cowtools 4y ago
why is the sha256sum different?
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by cowtools 4y ago
Can you explain what you meant to say here?
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I think strong general AI is coming soon (repost)(lesswrong.com)
4 points by cowtools 4y ago|3 comments
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by cowtools 4y ago
it is strictly impossible to establish a one-world government through force, at least given our current technology. If a country has the army of robots needed to make it happen, then you have two problems.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Death of the Internet (2021)(madattheinternet.substack.com)
74 points by cowtools 4y ago|70 comments
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by cowtools 4y ago
your strawman is that having a generally pro-elon disposition = thinking elon is some kind of infallible savior The reality is that the current moderation of major forums like Twitter, HN, etc is so one-sided that it produces whatever passi
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by cowtools 4y ago
There needs to be some form of sybil resistance, perhaps allowing unlimited post size, but charging 1 cent per character. Spam needs to be expensive. The users should be allowed to decide for themselves what they see. My perspective is that
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by cowtools 4y ago
If their status quo is reflective of their product, then it is a heaping pile of shit

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