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kepford 1y ago

I never dreamed there would be a president with more funny clips that George W. Bush. Then we got Biden.

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kepford 1y ago

I never dreamed there would be a president with more funny clips than George W. Bush. Then we got Biden.

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Replying to

jimbocoin 🃏

Nobody dodges a shoe like W.

kepford 1y ago

To this day, if I really need a laugh there is nothing like watch a W super clip.

kepford 1y ago

I never dreamed there would be a president with more funny clips that George W. Bush. Then we got Biden.

https://x.com/i/status/1811169213865951647

Replying to

Russo

The big problem with the lack of retention of newbies in Bitcoin is that people teach incorrectly and prefer that people come into the ecosystem regardless of the form and for the wrong reasons (NGU).

This is because Bitcoin is freedom money, and it's about separating money from the state. Bitcoin was created so that there's no need for financial institutions, but people prefer to teach using financial institutions to make it 'easier' to get started, and all that's left is to teach that the number will go up.

People talk about separating money and the state, but they celebrate ETFs and politicians who talk about Bitcoin as if that's a victory. You'll regret it so much when you see that what you're teaching will be used against the ecosystem!

kepford 1y ago

I'm curious. Do you have first hand experience with this?

* If so are the people you see (in person) being introduced to bitcoin value freedom and autonomy to the same degree as you?

* Are they skeptical of political and financial orthodoxy?

* Do they question the status quo in any other areas?

* Are they concerned about censorship?

* Are they concerned about the US empire?

* Do they understand money and the financial world? The Fed?

Curious what you see. What I see is that people do not see the problems that bitcoin fixes. You are never gonna reach people in a way that sticks if they do not see a problem first. Then they need to understand WHY the problems exist. Then they need to understand how bitcoin fixes those issues.

Most I see that buy some bitcoin and get all pumped are here for the gains. You are right. It doesn't stick. That's ok I think. There are plenty of people in the world that do see the problems. They don't look like me. They live in very different situations.

kepford 1y ago

President Biden signs ADVANCE Act into law : World Nuclear News

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/President-Biden-signs-ADVANCE-Act-into-law

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/605000

kepford 1y ago

How to use the Bitwarden forwarded email alias generator

https://bitwarden.com/blog/how-to-use-the-bitwarden-forwarded-email-alias-generator/

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/604929

kepford 1y ago

Seriously worth reading. I do not agree with everything here (rarely do) but on the whole this is a thought provoking article.

https://www.thefp.com/p/were-all-soviets-now

kepford 1y ago

NATO's 75th Anniversary: The Broken Promises That Led to War - Antiwar.com

https://original.antiwar.com/nicolai_petro/2024/07/10/natos-75th-anniversary-the-broken-promises-that-led-to-war/

I know many have a hard time with looking at history to understand how we got to where we are today. Especially if it doesn't help their arguments. Looking at the world as a set of good guys vs. bad guys is naive.

This article outlines how NATO made and broke promises over the last 30 years. Do not mistake this for excusing reactions to these broken promises. There is not excuse. It is simply part of the story that isn't really expressed. In time it will be. Just as we all know how the US made and broke promises to the Native Americans over and over again. Just as we know that Hitler made and broke promises over and over again.

The world saw that Hitler could not be trusted. Sitting Bull saw that the US government could not be trusted and I hope one day we will all see that governments in general cannot be trusted. All promises made are only as good as the political whims of the person in power.

History isn't only about dates and events. Its about understanding multiple perspectives of what happened to get a better picture. If you first seek to understand instead of pick sides the picture becomes more clear.

> On February 9, 1990, US Secretary of State James Baker famously offered Gorbachev a choice: either a united but independent Germany outside of NATO or a united Germany connected to NATO “but with the guarantee that NATO’s jurisdiction or troops will not spread east of the present boundary.” Baker later disavowed these words, saying it was merely a hypothetical question, but declassified documents refute Baker by adding his next statement. After Gorbachev replied, “It goes without saying that a broadening of the NATO zone is not acceptable,” Baker responded, “We agree with that.”

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/604878

kepford 1y ago

New York City Unveils New Trash Can 'Revolution,' Mercilessly Mocked Online

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-york-city-unveils-new-trash-can-revolution-mercilessly-mocked-online/ar-BB1pG3LN

Friend sent this to me. I swear... they clearly aren't sending their best to run these government agencies.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/604066

kepford 1y ago

Framework Laptop 13 Deep Dive - A laptop webcam with smartphone technology

https://frame.work/blog/framework-laptop-13-deep-dive---a-laptop-webcam-with-smartphone-technology

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/604058

kepford 1y ago

PySkyWiFi: completely free, unbelievably stupid wi-fi on long-haul flights

https://robertheaton.com/pyskywifi/

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/604013

kepford 1y ago

Judge dismisses DMCA copyright claim in GitHub Copilot suit

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/08/github_copilot_dmca/

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/603992

Replying to

Russo

Do the right thing, even when no one is watching!

kepford 1y ago

That's integrity. A word you seldom hear. When you only do the right thing when people see it, you are not being whole. You are person divided. You live a lie. Being real isn't easy but its worth it.

Replying to

Charlie67j

I've lived in a small town in a red state for most of my life, surrounded by a mix of farmers, factory workers, small business and shop owners, as well as people from the local university. In my daily life, I never hear the term "Christian Nationalism." To me, it's a pejorative label used for obvious political purposes.

In my small town, we rely on each other for survival. Race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, or other factors of our neighbors aren't important to us. These are our neighbors, and we value them regardless of their background. The only thing that tends to cause tension is politics. Loud, “in your face” activism to vomit your views onto another person or group is received as a mild form of violence. Calm conversation or debate is not.

I think the term "Christian Nationalism" is an obvious play to energize Liberals, Progressives, and Democrats against some unseen monster lurking in the dark. There is no tangible, organized force of "Christian Nationalists" waiting to take over cities or sweep the country to take away the rights of anyone.

As a Christian, I live by the principle of nonaggression and strive to be kind. I understand that the Church has been responsible for many historical wrongs, not individual Christians. Nationalists, in general, are proud of their country and want the best for it. I’m not sure why this is threatening. The term "Nationalist" often sounds scary due to its word association with the Nazi party, which was officially known as the "National Socialist Party." This is textbook use of a word or phrase that subconsciously links one unrelated thing to another unrelated thing by picking words that are similar.

Perhaps the larger issue is that life in cities and rural areas is completely different. As foreign as living on a different planet in some cases. I believe that people in cities shouldn't be setting policies for rural people, and rural people shouldn't be setting policies for city people. The silliness of this great terror is in its name. I wish we could focus on building our communities and respecting each other's differences, rather than letting politicized labels drive us further apart.

I went on several tangents there, and I apologize for that. Let your people know that there is no army of teeth gnashing, bible thumpers coming to force them to say the pledge of allegiance. If they believe that there is such a group perhaps they should ask themselves why they believe that, who planted that thought in them, to who stands to benefit from that belief…

kepford 1y ago

Fear is the tool used by both political movements to garner support from their bases. I have never met anyone that identifies using this term. I only hear it from people who have heard it from people trying to stoke fear in them.

From what I can tell it is very much as you describe. A term to slander people and incite fear.

kepford 1y ago

Do you know anyone that self identifies as a Christian Nationalist?

In the circles I frequent many people seem very worked up about the "Christian Nationalist" movement. I have some thoughts on this but one is that I've never met anyone that uses that term to describe their political/religious position. I wonder if I'm alone in this.

I know they exist. There are some that have written books and make videos. What I have noticed is that these "Christian Nationalists" are what used to be called conservative Christians. Same politics. Same goals. Same people. Wondering what others have seen.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/602926

kepford 1y ago

Interview with Product Manager in 2024 [Corporate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXM728bzYTE

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/602787

kepford 1y ago

It Is Time to Treat Higher Education as the Business It Is

https://mises.org/mises-wire/it-time-treat-higher-education-business-it

> By separating the producer-consumer relationship that is applied to private goods and services, government regulations and "oversight" has transformed higher education for the worst. It's time to restore that proper relationship.

by David Brady, Jr.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/602584

kepford 1y ago

Is Putin Prepared To Compromise? - Antiwar.com

https://original.antiwar.com/ted_snider/2024/07/08/is-putin-prepared-to-compromise/

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/602575

kepford 1y ago

Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Condemns Israeli Catholic School Bombing in Gaza

https://news.antiwar.com/2024/07/08/latin-patriarchate-of-jerusalem-condemns-israeli-bombing-of-catholic-school-in-gaza/

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/602518