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Comment · 2 years ago
Please don't, until burning of fields is strictly outlawed.

Burning of sugarcane to make it easier to harvest is a huge contributor to air pollution in SE Asia. And I believe some places in the US still allow it.

Comment · 2 years ago
That's a stupid reason to block a user. Just show a warning that your browser is not yet tested.
Comment · 2 years ago
Indeed. I regularly cross international borders with devices holding the (heavily encrypted) keys to wallets holding 7 figures, but I get nervous at the airport with $4-5 k of cash in my bag.
Comment · 2 years ago
> I'm sorry but that OS is barely capable of outputting a stable HDMI signal, god help you if you are on a laptop with external monitor.

You may have had particularly bad luck with poorly supported hardware, but I don't think this is a normal experience.

I've been using Linux exclusively on desktops and laptops (with various VGA, DVI, DisplayPort, HDMI, and PD-powered DisplayPort-over-USB-C monitors and TVs since 2002 without any unstable behavior or incompatibility.

Comment · 2 years ago
Loads perfectly with Firefox for Android and uBlock.
Comment · 2 years ago
> Forced MFA for high-value accounts is a good thing.

No. I agree the MFA is big improvement and I use it for many of my accounts, but I still don't want you forcing me to do something "for my own good".

Make it the default or show me scary warnings, but still give me the option to make my own decision in the end. Sometimes, it's okay for convenience to take precedence over security, and the user is the only one who should make that determination.

Comment · 2 years ago
Rather than bans, all these materials with environmental externalities should be taxed at an appropriate rate. Then the market can find the optimal material for each use case.
Comment · 2 years ago
As a first-order approximation, yes they're both zero sum in expectation. The amount lost is approximately the amount won in the long run, ignoring casino and insurance company expected profits.

At least that's true for for-profit insurance. When governments get involved, the line may blur between insurance and welfare, making it less zero sum.

Comment · 2 years ago
Looks like I have 2 referral codes that give new users a free month, I believe without having to pay anything.

If you reply with a way to send it to you privately, you can have one.

Comment · 2 years ago
They at least used to have free evaluation licenses that were good for a month. Our license was even unlocked for unlimited cores.

I doubt they'd give them out to a random individual or small startup, but maybe still possible for a serious potential customer.

Comment · 2 years ago
I switched to jmp.chat a few months ago and have been impressed.

You can even pay anonymously with crypto and have multiple numbers using a single app and billing account.

Comment · 2 years ago
Anything that gets it trending and isn't explicitly negative like a contract issue or exchange delisting should be bullish.
Comment · 2 years ago
s/Ecuador/El Salvador/
Comment · 2 years ago
SimpleX is the best E2E chat app that doesn't require phone numbers (or even any account signup) that I've tried.

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