Maybe for astronomy, but it seems pointless. If you’re shipping a load from Terra to Luna, wouldn’t you want all the clocks to be perfectly synchronized? People in the Martian and asteroid colonies aren’t going to need to get up at dawn to feed the chickens. One time for the whole solar system. imho
He just casually invented cryptocurrency as a plot device.
I had a long flight so I took along Reamde.
I’d read it twice before, but damned if it didn’t hook me up again. I got to the first airport around 10 am and didn’t get home until 3 am. Saved my sanity.
For the uninitiated, Reamde involves the kidnapped niece of a billionaire game maker; the game is really fun and also a money laundering operation. There are terrorists, Right Wing militias, undercover spies, demented science fiction authors, and a bear skin rug.
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I’ve been telling people to read ‘Cryptonomicon’ for decades.
It tells two interwoven stories. Back in WW2 the grandfather is involved in proactive missions to keep the Nazis from learning the Allies had broken their codes, and in the late 1990’s the grandson is trying to start an online bank
I ask everyone I give my number to to text me first so I can verify
Work smarter, not harder
check the thread. Other people are smarter than us.
I wanted a video, but couldn’t find one.
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You used to be able to get a special dispenser that would hand you a lit cigarette as you drove.
https://jalopnik.com/cars-once-came-with-built-in-cigarette-dispensers-1795733052
“there’s a difference between disagreeing and being disrespectful.”
That’s the point I was trying to make.
Someone was getting downvoted for saying people shouldn’t use that term.
imho using the term ‘normie’ and downvoting opinions you disagree with are both rude.
And no one in this thread has explained why I should think I’m wrong.
If we’ve gone too far from the original intent, I’ll say goodbye.
You still haven’t explained why people shouldn’t take “normie” as a pejorative, or why using potential insults is a good thing.
Or you could take the time you explain your opinion.
There’s a difference between disagreeing and being disrespectful.
You getting downvoted sort of proves the point.
This should be used in all areas.
I used to work in public health and I’d see people who had certifications [not college degrees] talking down to patients, and top doctors who were happy to explain things.
“A Fatal Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum.” Murder in Ancient Rome, because why not?
Upvote for anyone, anywhere who uses ‘bloviate.’
I am a piece of crap, but I’m the greatest crap in the universe!
Greed. A sane person will walk away from working once they have enough saved to comfortably retire.
$100 million can let you live comfortably forever, but there are plenty of people who want that much every year.
Those are the folks who become ‘leaders.’