those are traits of any good person i hope =) i don't think there is a one size fit all definition for everything - some might say bitcoin is at the disillusion phase of your Gartner hype cycle, some might say it is at the enlightenment phase. Some might say the entire Gartner hype cycle is bollocks. I would say, its good to know what a gartner hype cycle is and use it when applicable. Similarly good to know about game theory and use it when applicable.
Dealing with a client who hasn’t paid and has gone MIA - this has taken up so much of my peace the past 2 weeks. I learnt the hard way that there are very little international laws to protect freelance workers. My country can’t do anything to help, other than to lodge a police report for formality purpose but I am fairly amazed that DOJ has been responsive as the client is American - and although it will take a few weeks, at least something I guess. The good thing about US governing bodies and justice systems is that they have always been polite. I don't know if they are polite to americans but they have been polite to me. My benchmark for response is so low that they shock the bejesus out of me with politeness all the time.
Man, bootstrapping is tough - not the kind you get funded and still complain non stop lol, but the kind you work your arse off to self fund and have responsibilities and stress 24/7.
But all throughout, I do have this sweet boy for comfort. Little things I am grateful for.
Game theory is an interesting concept where tact and insecurity both holds a strong influence in situational outcomes
In the 80s, Prof Axelrod built a game that uses multiple probabilities of actions iterated from the prisoner's dilemma and found that the people that comes up on top, are often those that are :
Nice
Forgiving
Not a pushover
Keeps it clear / simple
And tit for tat was the most successful strategy
What’s your user adoption strategy ?
A simple questions commonly missed or overly-hyped. Needs some fuzzy logic
No worries, I appreciate the kindness. It's been a fuzzy logic kinda week in literal sense too! ❤️
kinda wild to think that machine learning, fuzzy logic, natural language processing, computer vision were all conceptualized over 60 years ago.
A fuzzy logic kinda day
that's a lot of money. i read somewhere else its a few times more but 300k is a lot of money. it's important to see how much money flows through this space (both open source and bitcoin), what is being used for and the outcome. What was the effort in user adoption ?
man, people are so privileged - Just come here, ra ra abut bitcoin, take in half a million, a year later say opps sorry, i tried, didnt work, bye bye. This is insane.
My current read is ‘Women, Art and Power and Other Essays by Linda Noclin. She is big on literary realism and her work looks into how art reflects and shapes societal attitudes toward gender and sexuality. Often there is a tendency to emphasize sexual aspects over other substantial portrayals of women. In one lecture, she speaks about the erotic nature of women’s appearance in art, while showing a picture of a naked man all through the session. These are the types of lectures that would challenge conventional norms and broaden perspectives, by forcing you to put yourself in another person's shoes and engaging with what you see, feel, hear, and grasp—and I think these type of education is vastly missing in today’s world
your statement stereotypes women and their roles, doubt many men leaders have gone to war let alone know how to operate a drill. These are the kind of thoughts that people are often distracted with, instead of having real discourse about the harm of war or any other real issue be it market reforms or social reforms for that matter.
I'd like to read more banned books. Let me know what books are banned in your country or anything in particular that you like
Reading some poetry from Malawi—many written during a period when the country was suppressed for decades under the dictatorship of Hastings Kamuzu Banda. Many lived in exile expressing what home is to them.
The nature of politics and art can be deeply intertwined. This piece from an essay by Landeg White encapsulate it beautifully :
“ It’s not that these were ‘political poets’ in the sense that they had an agenda. [It was] a situation in which everything was political, except the politics.
Which church you went to, was political. How long your hair was, was political. Which region you came from, was political. How women dressed, was political. Not attending a political rally, when one was in your area, was political. Not getting out of your car to applaud when Dr Banda’s motorcade was passing, was political.
My late brother-in-law Frank was detained for 18 months in 1976. His crime? He lived next door to Kirby Mwambetania, detained for being a northerner. So when Kirby was taken, Frank went to bath and feed his four young children until Kirby’s wife could return from Nairobi where she was on a course. That, too, was political!
(Landeg White: 17th March 2013).
Malawi gained independence from the British in 1964 (It was known as Nyasaland before its name changed to Malawi - nyasa is lake in Chichewa ) . Although Malawi gained independence, it was ruled by Banda who established a one-party state and ruled as a president-for-life.
His regime was highly repressive - political persecution, censorship, and suppression of opposition. Anyone who dissent were harshly punished.
In the early 90s, Malawi slowly transitioned to a multiparty democracy thanks to the rising internal and external pressures.
While Malawi has undergone significant political reforms, it continues to face challenges in governance and development. With a population of 20 million, Malawi remains one of the poorest countries in the world. Only 11% of the country currently has access to electricity, and it ranks 171st out of 189 on the Human Development Index.
Malawi is bordered by Zambia, Mozambique, and Tanzania with Lake Malawi as its centerpiece. The country is known for its friendliness, diverse cultures and languages, with Chichewa being the most widely spoken alongside English.
Some pics of Malawi here are absolutely stunning.
welcome! I love pilates. looking forward to tips and tricks!
oh wow. the people took to the streets relentlessly to have a government that would remove favourability and corruption. what an incredible victory. I was surprise to hear how Sheikh Hasina described in detail the cruel murder she wanted to impose on Muhammad Yunus - i don't think you even hear that in telenovela.
The microcredit loans that started by him and eventually picked up around the world esp for poorer communities focuses on quick ways they can turn around. I had a technician once who went back to Bangladesh to use these means of funds to open a textile factory. Its these little stepping stones that rebuilds the economy.
I was saddened to read how they invaded his house and office while his wife was terribly ill. I was under the impression that he did not want to be in politics. I've heard an interview where he said he has tried once and was not in favour of it so it is an interesting turn of events. I hope the opportunity for women remains open and impartial without discrimination
$2T wiped out in an hour is wild. Would be kinda scary if Japan stops buying US’s debt (given it owns abt 15% of US treasury securities?) - interest rates will shoot up, borrowing cost increases. financial market suffers. And if countries go to war right now, say Iran attacks Israel. US will struggle to fund the war as it can’t print money. And given China is the second largest debt owners and both China and Russia are pushing for Brics, the risk of demonetisation is high, risk of world war is high.
But likely the above won't happen.
In the short run there will be many stoppages. But in the long run it helps to understand why innovation is crucial for long-term economic productivity and resilience. It is not practical for a country to self sustain through military intervention to extract other country's resources (oil, opium). It backfires quite a bit in terms of debts and elite's control.
Excessive capitalism - i.e decisions of several elites in the 80s - both in the UK and the US led to much innovation and productivity leaving the country. Those that benefited from globalization established expensive cities and capital within the country, whereas the rest of the country suffered - creating inequality and regional disparities.
There has to be some balance of economic policies in the world. And if countries don't innovate, they will suffer and get left behind.
interesting day - hows the local scene ? Nikkei stock rout seems to be sending a global panic. I have always been fascinated by how countries who have taken debts from it, mostly Asians, are pumped up with the "look east" policy while Japan itself looks west on aligning its own policy
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
You have articulated this very well and I don't have solutions for this. But I am sorry that you are constantly attacked. I have seen these attacks for a long time and I've even told people off as it truly upsets me. You deserve to live the life that makes you happy, to love whomever you want to. At the end of the day, being in love with someone who is in love with you is a beautiful thing ❤️
