Also, sorry to be vulgar, but I do wonder if maybe the creators being encouraged to do the "about to go down for a blow job / soy face" is about Google asserting a demonic sort of dominance over the good men and women creators just trying to make a living on that hellish platform.
Really interesting observation well-articulated. Hadn't thought about how these new incentives on X would further erode content on that platform. You Tube is so annoying. I'm careful to stick with subscriptions only and ignore algo generated recommendations, but recently one of my favorite creator's content has become unbearable as he's obviously just focussing on the "top of the funnel" with trashy click-bait titles, soy face thumbnails, and a load of "shorts". Such a shame.
Tokyo Bitcoin meetup Thursday August 17th from 6pm. Bitcoiners welcome. https://www.meetup.com/tokyo-citadel-meetup-group/events/295276381
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Just use Sparrow Server on a raspi then it's running 24/7 without you needing to worry about it. You can set it to mix out on 3 or 5 or 50 remixes then, or just keep it mixing if it's a spending wallet.
I think perhaps the Japanese had show willingness to a conditional surrender, but that the US would only accept unconditional. I believe that the US is the most uncompromising and dominant empire we've seen since Rome, and Hiroshima strikes me as a Carthage or sacking of Jerusalem like moment in establishing hiarchey as a global hegemon in a history defining way. In that sense it was necessary (from the point of view of a US imperialist) It was needed to break the spirit of the Japanese and subdue the entire region (even world) to US power. But in terms of being necessary in the strict sense of simply ending the war, you are probably correct in that it wasn't needed. Not sure if the "pax Americana" would have lasted without the psychological edge it gave the US for decades after, although the value of the so-called "pax Americana" is itself something that can be debated, I am aware.
Maybe, but your argument was "absolutely not necessity" which I think is untrue. Now if your argument should be interpreted as "violence is never necessary", Tolstoy-like pacifism, rather than "necessary" in any utilitarian sense of the word, then I respect your (I would argue) correct interpretation of the Gospel, and I see where you're coming from. I just think many people will misunderstand your original note without that context.
Well that take is lacking some nuance, Luke. I believe Hiroshima was used for military purposes. And at least ending the war early saved the lives of US servicemen, and also, I would argue in a way helped the Japanese, as it meant the Russians didn't get a chance to invade Hokkaido. Japan could have ended up partitioned like Germany. It also gave the Japanese authorities a face saving way to surrender, and enabled the US to keep the country largely intact, and soon able to ramp up to peacetime rebuilding. Obviously it would have been better if there had been no war and no need for anything so horrific. But it's not fair to point out the Hiroshima bomb as somehow exceptionally brutal in a period of time where plenty of brutal acts were committed by all sides.
Great feeling to just ignore everything. Even the "URGENT" emails π it's amazing how the work is always waiting when you come back, and somehow the world doesn't end.
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Lol true π no threat of a law suit though.
Like being a farm animal vs living in the wild. It must be easy to be a cow. Food and shelter provided. "Protected" from predators. Living in the wild is tough, though, because you are responsible for everything.
EU unveils plans for digital euro, promising complete privacy
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https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/08/digital-euro-is-coming-privacy/
"Your bank would only see..." I'm sure that's true. Problem is the banks data combined with the retailers transaction data completely doxxes you so in the end it's trivial for the state to get this info whenever they want it.
To send a strong signal of support for ideas and information I find to be valuable. Also to be a patron of quality shit posting.
The U.K. Government Is Dangerously Close to Eroding Encryption and Normalizing Mass Surveillance
The Online Safety Bill, now at the final stage before passage in the House of Lords, gives the British government the ability to force backdoors into messaging services. No amendments have been accepted that would mitigate the billβs most dangerous elements.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/the-u-k-government-mass-surveillance/
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