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“Poppy seeds don’t have nearly enough opiates to intoxicate you,” according to an article published by the University of Florida’s College of Medicine. “But because drug tests are exquisitely sensitive, consuming certain poppy seed food products can lead to positive urine drug test results for opiates – specifically for morphine, codeine or both.”

Countries in East Asia often have very strict anti-drug rules and long jail sentences for offenders. Singapore, for example, still uses the death penalty for drug trafficking offenses, including for marijuana.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/south-korea-trader-joes-bagel-seasoning-illegal-intl-hnk/index.html

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I feel like days just rush on by. Everyday I try to improve my workout, my relationship with my fiance and my work life balance

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Good morning stakers
Have a great day ❤️

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@kepford and @TNStacker, I just finished the first season of Fallout. If either of you wants to post about your thoughts on the series, I'd love to hear them.

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I like it a lot. The music is awesome! Lots of parallels to current political discourse and Military-Induatrial complex madness. However, it is pushed too an unbelievable farness. It is impossible to recognize anyone with as long a time preference as those running that company.

I'll want to watch it again. I feel like there are kernels to be discovered.

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Exactly. I didn't use the phrase but I said it out loud while we were watching it.

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I don't have the time for a proper review. I liked the show overall. Here was the big annoyance to me.

I can't follow the logic of the story line.

Spoiler alert.

The company behind the fallout shelters is supposed to have fired the nukes instead of making profits off of a long stalemate. It appears that the men behind this company are living pretty great lives. They say time is the ultimate weapon I think. I find it hard to believe that they would destroy the surface of the earth only to be able to remake it hundreds of years later. There is a ton of risk that it won't work and they seem to be sitting pretty when they make this plan.

I get it as a backup plan. It makes no sense to me that a fat cat would destroy the world and go to sleep hoping his exponential tech will work in the future.

My son says they changed the plot for the series from the games.

That's my biggest gripe

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I largely agree with both of you. I want to flesh my thoughts out a bit in a longer write-up.

The style of show, which is very much drawn from the games, is fantastic. The vaults, the wasteland, and even the prewar society are all fascinating. The big problem is the rationale in the final episode for destroying the world. I want to think it through a bit more and see if I can't steelman it to some extent. Clearly, some writer was very proud of it.

My wife thought it was so dumb she didn't even finish the finale.

cc: @TNStacker

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I wonder if this was being produced during the writer's strike. That could explain the weird twist in the finale. Hoping they do better in season 2!

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Maybe. I think that would better explain Hank McClain's ridiculous story and reveal.

One of the difficulties is that there's no way to have a nuclear war without someone having insane motives that don't stand up to much scrutiny.

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Yeah. Nuclear war is so crazy that to start one intentionally must have crazy motives.

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It plays into the trope of anti-capitalism but it the most ignorant way I think I've ever seen.

I've entertained the possibility that maybe they didn't fire the bomb and it was one of the governments that did it. They could probably do a twist in a season two but I doubt they do that.

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Even if there is such a twist, and I bet there will be, this is still something that they were stupidly considering.

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Thanks

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RFK thanked this company for protecting him

https://gdba.com/how-we-serve-clients/

Gavin De Becker Associates does a lot of work for celebrities
They are based in Los Angeles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_de_Becker

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Cool wasn’t aware!

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Gavin has written a few books on security and fear. This one is his most famous:

https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Fear-Gavin-Becker-ebook/dp/B0036Z9U2A?ref_=ast_author_mpb

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Learned from a buzzfeed article that settings > accessibility > audio on Apple devices gives you no fade "background noises" that you can configure to always play with headphones on:

  • balanced noise
  • bright noise
  • dark noise
  • ocean
  • rain
  • stream

Shocked. For the longest time I would search music apps for these. #audtism

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Alex goes from "Let me be a billion percent clear" to
"Let me be a thousand percent clear" to
"Let me be a hundred percent clear" to
"Let me be clear"

as he gets drunker and drunker 😂

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Weed's paranoia humbles you.

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view on youtu.be

From October 2016

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holy moly stacker is slow this summer

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darkness - absence of light
cold - absence of warmth
evil - absence of love
lies - absence of truth
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belief in statutes - absence of individual responsibility

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evil is absence of conscience or remorse

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love is consciousness. love is care. love is empathy.
one cannot love, care, or empathize without being conscious.

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Believing in the Bitcoin dream!

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be-living =)

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It’s the only way!

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#610665

Secret Service director says reason for no agent was a sloped roof

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joking about an assasination might be bad taste but its free speech. just saying

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I could see that catching on.

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It was all premeditated ... needed an "explosive" launch of a new piercing design.
First he launched the golden snickers, now the new piercing.

if they really want him dead, he will be dead now... anyways just another shitshow for the masses

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Mistakes happen no matter how much malice

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I'm pretty sure all shootings that involve climbing on top of a roof and targeting a public speaker are premeditated.

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yeah but those are meant to be finished, not fake...

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I don't see any evidence, yet, that this was not meant to be finished. Sometimes people just miss.

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Sometimes people just miss.

Maybe was just a shitcoiner pissed off that he will attend to a BTC conference :)
Shitcoiners can't meme, can't shoot 😂😂😂
https://m.stacker.news/40041

Day #9 of nut 🌰 dropping 🥜 in the Saloon

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

Want to harvest this nut?
https://docs.cashu.space/wallets

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oof, that was claimed fast -___-

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Nuts get harvested quickly

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JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Donald Trump's Vice President JD Vance previously disclosed Bitcoin holdings up to $250,000.

WatcherGuru

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Bitso selects lightspark

We’re so excited to announce that @Bitso has partnered with @Lightspark to integrate the Lightning Network for its customers. This collaboration promises Bitso’s 8 million customers and 1,700 enterprise clients near-instant, cheaper bitcoin transactions. We're delighted to play a part in bringing Lightning to Bitso and look forward to shaping the future with their team. Read more here: https://www.lightspark.com/news/bitso-selects-lightspark

https://m.stacker.news/40000lightspark

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You are being fooled and deceived.
Boycott the bad actors in Bitcoinlandia.
https://m.stacker.news/40014

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you really learn things by DOING - aka fuck around and find out!:)

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absolutely, action is required in order to make use of knowledge :)

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Feedback loop

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and the best part - you got to learn so many things others don't even know:)

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https://m.stacker.news/39998

@k00b, @ek please look into this and suggest

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What were you trying to do?

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I just do one comment and zap. Then this reflects. Can't understand what is this for

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This happens to me occasionally

Wait ten seconds and try zap ⚡️ again

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I've made some improvements around this. Please let us know if it continues happening. Thank you so much reporting!

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No problem, thanks

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Is this from the custodial wallet?

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Browser is duck duck go

Mobile is iOS

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Thanks. Are you zapping from the SN wallet or scanning a QR code?

Ok . But why is this error shown?

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13 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 16 Jul 2024

Because it failed and we don't have user-friendly error messages yet.

Until we found out what's taking so long and fixed this, a retry should usually work.

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I can testify that a retry works after waiting 5 seconds

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Because a database transaction is timing out.

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Ok got it. Thanks

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Bitcoin vs Ethereum. 😄

https://m.stacker.news/39997

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What if we lived in a world that was the opposite of above?

A more compassionate cooperative world?

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4hs ago MT GOX moved 91.755 bitcoins to 3 different directions.

48.641 BTC arrived #Kraken exchange, which send a communication to all their clients that the BTC will be deliverd in 7-14 days according to Mt Gox Trustee instructions (don't know if they receive 100% of it).

The price went down to 62.500 but recovered to 64k.

The other 43.114 BTC are under control of the Mt.Gox Trustee administrator.

https://m.stacker.news/39982

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Day 172 of the #100aDayTil100k challenge, sets breakdown:
4x32 normal/narrow, 25 diamond, 30 wide; Total: 183
(Day 276 of 100+ pushups per day in total; day 175 of 120+ pushups per day)

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Be true! Be wild!
Be happy! Be humble!
https://m.stacker.news/39965

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GM! Day 68 of my 10000 daily steps challenge. Being watched!

https://m.stacker.news/39961

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Girl or boy 🐱? Cute!

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😸😸😸

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That's a better view! 🤠

https://m.stacker.news/39977

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Agree!

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How you stakers?
Hope you all are good 😊

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Have a good time :)

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Day 211 of posting mining earnings from the day before: 853 sats on 15Jul2024!
Running total: 131,260 sats!

Yesterday's comment

Quote of the day:

Only the unsatisfied do things. The satisfied do nothing. Unsatisfaction is the stimulus to achievement. Satisfaction is destruction and leads down to the chamber of death.

–Jack London

That's a fascinating take. It hints that being unsatisfied pushes us to make progress and achieve more, while feeling content might make us lazy and stuck in our ways. This idea fits with the belief that always wanting to get better and grow is key to success and coming up with new ideas.

Does this way of thinking match up with what you've seen or believe yourself?

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And use opportunity wisely.

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Up in the morn before the break of day!
I don't like it. NO WAY!

Eat my breakfast too soon!
Hungry as HELL by NOON!

Stack Sats and stay humble, Frens!

https://m.stacker.news/39943

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I do not like the term "pleb".
It means slave, low class, subject.
Bitcoiners are way more than that.

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Certainly. I think it is alluding to humility.

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In U.S. Military Academy, the first years are called plebs, before they earn the title cadet.

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we can redefine the word in any way we like, no reason to ban it or something.
it already is deeply rooted in bitcoin culture and stackers like it.
we can know it's origins and give it a new, our meaning

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Just don't call me a pleb. I am not.

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You sir, are indeed not a pleb.

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What about bleb, can we call you that?

Me plep, @DarthCoin bleb 👀

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for example, we took "Maxi" as a badge of honor when it was ment as insult.
i will not call you pleb :)

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I'm Natalia 😎 you are Darth, Lux is Lux, and cooper pot is ready 😂

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I think is the way around: the clueless masses (normies) are the actual plebs.
Bitcoiners are wise and knowledgeable people, with a lot of power (some of them not even realize they have that power).

"morn" looks a lot like "mom" and that changes the meaning pretty dramatically.

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🤣Yes, indeed!

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So my country’s civil service came up with a wellness app called Intellect. It has a personal insights quiz, which is nothing new. But it churns up percentages on specific areas and even suggests remediation actions (like journaling or mindfulness sessions).

I’m quite impressed by how efficient my country is at times.

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Democracy:Democracy:

In a Democracy the people are sovereign, with each individual holding sovereignty over their dominion.

There is no central government, as the court is the government, with said court being under the jurisdiction of the individual sovereign, who self-governs.

Pirate Democracy:Pirate Democracy:

The idea that Democracy requires some form of voting, where the majority vote is applied to the whole, comes from “Pirate Democracy”.

This is where a group of sailors give up their individual sovereign status and hand their authority over to the Captain, who takes the title sovereign.

The crew have accepted their role and are now obligated to follow the captain under Maritime Law.

However the crew members are permitted to vote on certain issues and can even vote to remove and replace the captain.

source

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next #611385

Fragile SystemFragile System

part of: #586916

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Just another belief

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Unfortunately, democracy is just a moderated tyranny.

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3 wolves and 1 lamb vote on dinner 🍽️

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Satisfaction With Democracy, in 26 Countries #610060

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Day 458 of snailposting everyday 'til BTC hits $100k.

...and day 22 of trimmin' the fat (94.1 | 80.0 | 3.5).

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Day 458 of snailposting everyday

That's impressive.

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tbh I thought this would be over by day 220 lol

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It’s like the hostage day count on night line in 1980

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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 16 Jul 2024

bullish snail was too bullish

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feel bad about starting the day X of Y trend

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You inspired me to do mine. It’s a neat way of spreading awareness of things and holding yourself accountable

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I like your mining stats

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Thank you! Has it encouraged you to explore mining further?

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Yes

I even started a territory lol

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Oh awesome, I didn’t realize that was you!

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Cool, thank you for the feedback!

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You have given a lot of people something to look forward to

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Good luck with the pup, keep us posted...

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Day 72 of posting till next bitcoin halving

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155 sats \ 1 reply \ @fed 16 Jul 2024

Day 19 of collecting taxes from stackers.

Collected so far: amount of sats redacted.

Day 3 of my daily posting journey, after losing my cowboy hat in a wild shoot-out on the outskirts of town.

previously: #608957 🤠⚡


https://m.stacker.news/39930

High ranking GOP officials mocked the Pelosi's in 2022 following an act of political violence against Paul Pelosi.

https://time.com/6226946/paul-pelosi-attack-gop-response-political-discourse/

Not a single Democrat has done anything but condemn assasination attempt against Trump.

I wish the bullet was a cm to the right though. 🤷

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throw new Error('unimplemented')

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trippin

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You're most welcome. Hope he's doing OK. Get him a nice toy with those sats!

I also hope his previous "owner" is made accountable...

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eat som spa-go-getters

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