Some weeks ago I was reading Thoreau's "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" aloud at bed-time to my son, who of course does not understand it but appreciates the sound of the words all the same, when I discovered that its famous title was in fact not the original! The original title was significantly more radical: "Resistance to Civil Government."
It's quite short, and I would encourage everyone here to read (or re-read) it. It is still tremendously relevant. Re-reading it with the original (un-sanitized) title in mind, it lands even harder.
These days, Thoreau would probably get his door kicked in.
Here's a free link to the Project Gutenberg copy: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/71/71-h/71-h.htm
Share your favorite quotes, after reading.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off gave me an appreciation for museums and galleries that I probably wouldnt otherwise have.
The last museum or art gallery like place Ive been to was the Ukrainian Institute of America because I didnt want to throw away a drink I had just bought when trying to enter the MET.
Its a data vending machine that
- somehow leverages nostr, typically for ID pubkey associations of purchase coordination or for acquired content, and/or payment via zaps
- The AI element is extraneous as the means of producing and setting offer price of the thing being vended
The first time I used a data vending machine was nearly 30 years ago.
Tools are neutral.
The way they are used is what is judged ethically and morally.
LMAO. Probably not a good idea.
But worth noting that there is some inscriptions that if extracted and run are malevolent. Dont run things blindly either as os level executables of scripts through interpreters without adequate protections
In 2015, Reston VA renamed itself to Hill Valley as part of a marketing effort for Back to the Future.
Theres probably been others
Indeed. Some cities have renamed themselves in the past for stunts.
You can extract files out of blocks without a special wallet
it's been 8 months and i still don't know if nostr:npub1f9kn3a5cv4fsq2x86gfrznfuumtqtu6j3fkyqg9qvlymt0zflvfsn3v9fa is a bot or a person.
Lol. I doubt it. Was one of the few accounts I blocked and dont remember what for (mega shitcoinery? Airdrops? Just trolling?) Unblocked now so im sure ill find out soon enough.
Every Bitcoin full node also has a Tetris game, among others, via inscriptions
LMAO.
Thats going to be a no.
If they cant figure it out then their internal processes are too fucked and at best Id offer consulting services to help them assess and improve.
Would not fill out same info twice as thats working for free.
I have a policy where only the last 10 years should matter.
Buying helps create a fixed cost for part of the equation but when you live long enough you'll also get priced out of areas just from inflation and taxes on rising property values.
As with all things. .. depends.
Many people (a majority) buy (or worse, lease) vehicles above their income level and needs for the seretonin boost and status portrayal. That aspect is clearly luxury.
But most people also need reliable transportation because the socialist government they live under isnt providing, and/or they live in suburbia where a trip to the store is miles away and not realistically viable for grocery shopping, and other routine aspects of life.
IMHO, reasonable average monthly transportation costs (including insurance, fuel, maintenance) is around gross income / 128. Using the $72000 figure for annual salary, that works out to $562/month. I know some peoples whose insurance alone will exceed that.