Agree on all counts.

Only thing I’d add is that the tools lack of friction for behavior A vs the harder behavior B pretty much guarantees a saturation of behavior A. That’s my issue. Not calling for online dating to be abolished or anything draconian like that.

Like you, I’m in favor of seeking and disseminating wisdom. It’s been a necessary drive just for my own survival.

I see less and less of that drive these days for many reasons. There’s this time pressure that seems to be at the core of things - maybe it’s nostr:npub1gdu7w6l6w65qhrdeaf6eyywepwe7v7ezqtugsrxy7hl7ypjsvxksd76nak ‘s high-time-preference behavior due to an inability to plan/save for the future. Or, maybe it’s because much of our wisdom is passed down from our elders, and the current elders - generally speaking - have been far more self-absorbed than any previous generation (thats not up for debate - wealth distribution, alone, tells the tale). It’s almost like hubris, itself, is being handed down.

100%. Reading the Bible. While sitting next to the ocean. Under a starry night. People need to realize how small they are and seek out bigger things. Filtering the world to what they already think they know is biblically lethal.

Fair enough. I feel differently.

I can’t help it but feel that if it’s so much better, why are divorce rates as well as marriage rates all on the decline in the western world (and a chunk of the east, too)?

…but at the same time this breeds homogenization.

I mean, hands up for anyone who thinks they know exactly what they want, and that that feeling is in their best long-term interest…

Algo-based filtering is limiting people’s experience with other people. And I remain convinced that we’re all terrible at knowing what’s best for us. It’s only through exposure to ideas and people that we grow - and that’s a lot less likely to happen when you can press a button to filter out what you *think* you don’t want/need.

In my mind, it goes against the very essence of nature’s general preference for sexual reproduction.

I think, instead, online dating on a species-wide scale makes it easy to find someone you are immediately able to get along with, but with limited differences and potential for growth - which leads to a shallow relationship and ultimately dissatisfaction.

Yes, of course there exceptions. The dice are always being rolled. This is my hunch for the average human over time.

Poor doggo. They are better than all of us. Hope he recovers quickly!

YES. But not limited to code, but problems in general. Have been doing this (unintentionally) since I was a child - like a semi lucid state. It kinda sucks cause I sleep like shit.

When I’ve asked others if they’ve ever done this, I get responses like “do you levitate, too?”

“I’m doing my part!” nostr:note1rhftldl26judzel24k08rc5dhuwzhyardf703f9gs74qfzwptv8q0ew258

You mean enable the free market to do what it does best? I agree.

On the other hand, they confirmed how hard it is to track these people, otherwise.

In a way, they kinda revealed a part of their hand.

What’s your take on CRE? Lot of potential to blow up, but seems like servicing all of it is going to be just fine (for now) if rates go lower.

Good news! Most people are broke as fuck with nothing to take out.

…and now I’ve made myself sad.

What you’re seeing are all of the inexperienced devs rushing in out of enthusiasm. It’s all just proof of concepts at this point.

Experienced software devs take their sweet time. “When it’s done”. They know the implications, otherwise. They build for the future expansions of their product.

“Experienced” vs “inexperienced” is not about years, either, but growth.

The Unix model of 1 thing *really* well.

When you say “WiFi” and “router” - which is it? Pick one. You won’t find something that excels at both.

For routing, big, BIG fan of mikrotik and open firmware.

For WiFi, ubiquiti shit is a hassle to get your own controller running, but still pretty nice once it’s done.

It depends on the chip - sometimes you win the silicon lottery, sometimes you don’t. I just keep going in clockspeed until it’s unstable, then add power until it stabilizes, and if not start slowly removing clock.

They should at least give you 650gH. At least. I average around 700. With a good cooling solution, you should be able to do this with temps in the 40s.

Best to go with ckpool, imo, if not running your own. I have way less rejected shares.

Anything with a centralized login is not private. Ever. Sorry.

So they know. *They know*.

It’s still DOA. nostr:note1jhnxhqreqspyayge9xzwnxaukxj49ha75gt2drmvm94xpwt7anrq9whrkl

Can’t help but think about the last 200 years of Rome, and how the illusion of an army propped it up as further debasement of its money and abandoning of its people continued.

Eventually, there will be enough opposing forces smelling weakness that they end up taking action, be it financial, political, or kinetic.

Really hard not to compare to other empires.

US is not like the UK - it can’t shrink its empire by relinquishing control over land and its products… the US only has finances and violence to let go of.

Not saying it’s imminent, or even going to happen, but it sure feels like something’s brewing… and it’s getting harder to dismiss. nostr:note1vjrre2w5ufshts2705mqpkr2jxu9flxrv7ll3v0kqhk0p4flxa5q5efj88

“And we ain’t gonna wait on the fuckin government, either. “

Judging by the government’s actions, the USA doesn’t want its own citizens, either.