How is it different this time? We've seen war in that region since as far as i can remember.

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What happened?

Kind of surprised: a lot of the people I thought my most recent WBD interview would really irk, have had pretty positive things to say about my arguments -- even if they didn't fully agree with me!

Yes i think it is a big move for Jack to come out and say this so confidently.

#neverforget

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uber is ironically ripe for disruption, and stuck with fiat incentives playing short term games

I normally keep my Uber rides under 45 mins. But for a few reasons I ended up just getting a two-hour Uber from an airport the other day.

The driver was nice but was like, “damn lol I hope Uber pays me well for this”. The issue with long rides is that the Uber driver is far away after the ride in a new territory and has to try to earn rides back to their normal location. He asked if he could at least stop for coffee or something and I said of course.

So we go for a while and eventually pull over over at a convenience store and he goes to get some coffee and a snack. I go out and get a coffee too and then I pick up his tab and pay for both of us. Uber ended up calling both of us for a health check because the car was stopped.

Buying him a coffee opened him up a bit so we talked for a while. He asked where I was coming from and I said Egypt, and he said he was from Ghana. While chatting and me explaining why I am coming from Egypt, he made a great point that in many places outside of the US, family is a big deal whereas in the US, it is much diminished. And as a result, it’s very important to build connections with neighbors and coworkers in place of that. Even just tell people “good morning” if you usually see them on the way to work so that people know who you are. He came to the US alone four years ago so that is something he describes having learned and a strategy he is using.

Anyway as we pulled up to my destination I gave him an unusually big tip to compensate any inconvenience or unpaid time he might have getting back. A few mins later my doorbell rang and he had come up to say was super thankful for the big tip. The Uber algorithm had kind of screwed him over and the trip price (and thus his share) was low for the hassle, and he felt screwed over by Uber, but then he saw my tip which instantly fixed it.

I should have checked to see if he had a lightning wallet or tried to convince him to download one if not, because then I could have done one of those social media “okay everybody tip this guy” posts. :/

many of us realized craig wright was a fraud within a few weeks of his publicity stunt in 2016

naive influencers gave him air, said it was "too early to rush to conclusions," and latched on to him in order to gain a little bit more celebrity status

most of those supporters quietly fell to the background, never admitting any role in his rise

they can *kindly* go fuck themselves

That would be a nice incentive. However, You already run a lightning node with a full node to get fee’s that way, though it’s defies more involved process than just running a full node.

You both have a lot of relays. Maybe trim them down and see if that helps?

Why do people insist on being rude to maintainers of free and open source software? 🤦‍♂️