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It's possible that they're just being goofie - like those Bitcoin wizzard people, or the eth unicorn and rainbow people. Unfortunately, I don't think that's the case :(

Opioids are safe when used properly. As long as you follow your doctor's instructions, there is little risk.

If you would rather not take that risk, don't underestimate the power of over-the-counter medication. They can make a huge difference with no side effects. I have had success with ibuprofin for broken bones and muscle injury.

Remember, pain cause stress and stress can have sever health consequences. There's nothing wrong with a little help.

Under the gold standard, the value of a house declined over time due to depreciation. In those conditions, it was uncommon to see home loans with terms longer than 5 years. This prevented people from being underwater for the most part.

If you're the one renting, you still end up with nothing in this scenario, plus having to pay the fee. If it's a mortgage, the house gets sold off and you get whatever is left after the bank gets paid.

Girl on the right is hotter. And she already knows size isn't everything!

Now we go to Tom for the weather:

Tom: Looks like storms all week. Expect rought conditions and lots of boating accidents.

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates by 0.25%. This made a bunch of people who had borrowed yen to gamble on stocks and other assets ( the "yen carry trade") unprofitible or nervous so they have been selling everything.

The Bank of Japan wanted to stabilized the yen against the dollar by selling treasuries. Jannet Yellen visited Japan recently to make sure that didn't happen because it could have been very bad for interest rates. Instead, BoJ has started raising interest rate, causing the yen carry trade to unwind and global markets to crash. Japan an asia are seeing the largest declines, but it's effecting all markets. This is the price for proping up the U.S. treasury market and the dollar.

To me, this just seems like a way to take advantage of people. What if you pay you house payment every month for years, then get laid off. You can't make the payment and get evicted. If you had taken a mortgate, you could sell the house and recover your equity. If you're doing rent-to-own, you're out on the street with nothing. Companies that do this with appliances actually try to get people to default because they can go rent the appliance to someone else. It's a little like a bait-and-switch.

No, but they will be worried when the knock on effects become apparent. Banks are already insolvent. The housing market is shakey. Commercial realestate is a mess. The government is spending like a drunen sailor. War is looming in the middle east. There are an alarming number of things that just need a little push to fall off a cliff. It just takes one.

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Clearnet vs VPN vs Tor

A quick overview

#privacy #tor #vpn

Computer -> clearnet -> Website

ISP: sees that you are connected to website

VPN: n/a

Tor Entrance Node: n/a

Tor Exit Node: n/a

Website: sees your IP address and logs everything that you do on the website

Good for when the expectation of privacy does not exist. A KYC site you are logging into. Utility bill pay site, bank

Computer -> VPN -> Website

ISP: sees that you are connecting to a VPN but not what you are doing afterwards

VPN: sees your IP Address and that you are connecting to a website

Tor Entrance Node: n/a

Tor Exit Node: n/a

Website: sees that someone from a VPN exit node has connected but doesn’t know who. Logs data.

Good for hiding your activity from your ISP. Good for hiding your identity from the website. Good for when you want low level privacy but not anonymity. VPN provider sees everything and your level of privacy depends on how much they know about you and how much data they log and retain (varies greatly from provider to provider).

Computer -> Tor -> Website

ISP: sees that you are connected to Tor but nothing afterwards

VPN: n/a

Tor Entrance Node: sees your IP address but nothing afterwards

Tor Exit Node: sees website you are going to but not who you are

Website: sees someone from Tor has connected but doesn’t know who. Logs.

Good for privacy and anonymity. Assumes that Tor is legal in your country.

Computer -> VPN -> Tor -> Website

ISP: sees that you connected to a VPN but nothing afterwards

VPN: sees IP address and that you are connecting to Tor but nothing afterwards

Tor Entrance Node: sees a VPN is connected but nothing afterwards

Tor Exit Node: sees website you are going to but not who you are

Website: sees someone from Tor has connected but doesn’t know who. Logs.

Good for if your ISP blocks or cancels your service for using Tor. Potentially an option if Tor is illegal in your country (Dangerous).

Computer -> Tor -> VPN -> Website

ISP: sees that you are connecting to Tor but nothing afterwards

VPN: sees someone from Tor is connected and that they are connecting to a website

Tor Entrance Node: sees IP address but nothing afterwards

Tor Exit Node: sees someone is connecting to a VPN but nothing afterwards

Website: sees someone from a VPN is connecting but doesn’t know who. Logs.

Good for when a website blocks Tor traffic. Assumes Tor is legal in your country. Assumes that the VPN doesn’t know who you are. To maximize privacy and anonymity VPN provider should be KYC free and accept privacy payments (ex: Monero).

Note: If a website blocks Tor and VPN then maybe that is a sign that you shouldn’t go there.

TOR has a mode that looks like regular web traffic. It is possible to use only TOR without your ISP or government noticing.

He has no idea how rich or annoying we're going to be. In fact...