The covid insanity put the cherry on top of the sundae. I wasn't a conventional thinker even before that, but the insanity of the covid era really red pilled me.

Like...getting kicked out of a Starbucks for not being vaccinated.

That's why I will never again buy anything at a Starbucks.

Yeah, it sucks. I hope there's a special place in hell for these folks.

I know on Andoid, there's a way to limit phone calls to ONLY those on the contact list. Prune the contact list, and you're good.

Are they always contacting him on the phone? Could their phone numbers be blocked, and only known numbers (in the contact list) be allowed?

Is it easier to find a mint? A while back I tried, but there wasn't anything available.

Seems like it's better now?

Bingo. So much of the "work" I see seems like misallocated resources.

My father in law, who has the beginnings of dementia, apparently asked my mother in law, "Am I going crazy?", as his memory issues became apparent to him.

He's now been relieved of all financial duties. Our worry is that...he doesn't really have anything else to do. All he did was go through financial emails, and papers, and worry and think about them but...at least it gave him something to do.

One positive is that he could not be scammed anymore. He just couldn't follow their steps. (He has gotten scammed before).

Sheesh that's sad.

I've heard similar stories, but that's really bad...

Yeah, that's what I thought - for sure it would be China and India.

I wonder what percentage of the bitcoin that's sold, is just BOUGHT moments earlier.

I think it's high.

Unpaywalled version https://archive.vn/dt7MU

Ah, I see, that makes more sense. Yes, self-taught mostly, though I did take some online lessons a while back.

So are you going to MAKE a ukulele, or learn to play?

Ukulele is a blast. I've had a hard time finding people to play with though.

It's delicious. I don't put too much in, just have a touch for flavor.

That's Protonmail, right?

Dang.

Hmm.

I wonder how strategy changes, with kidnapping and ransom vs the standard 5 dollar wrench attack.

And in countries where kidnapping and ransom is more common - what do vulnerable people do? Move? Or are there other strategies?

Just tried to use a debit card to send money to an exchange. Denied. Tried talking to the bank, they said it wasn't their problem, talk to the exchange.

Yeah, try making the same amount of bank transfers every day for 3 years, and see what happens.

I'm guessing the stats would be far worse than with Robosats.

I've been carnivore for 15 month and have had enormous health benefits. And so many people have.

And honestly there is SO MUCH MONEY on the side of "Elevated LDL is the cause of heart disease" (i.e. big pharma, with their statin profits at risk) that I would be surprised if they DIDN'T try to discredit the study.

But I would like to know more.