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Re:Money Really Does Lead to a More Satisfying Life on Saturday August 25, 2018 @05:35PM (#17842698)
Edit: My original post was irrelevant and not enough karma to delete. Sorry.
Roving gangs won't stick to cities, they will branch out and then that family alone on their homestead won't stand a chance. However if they are in a neighborhood and work together with their neighbors, then they have a fighting chance.
I suppose that's better than the alternative.
I reread the title and noticed it does have the word "gun" in it, so there is a little merit to your argument, but I stand by my belief it was just included because I think most people associate "prepping" with gun hoarders. The author clearly is more interested in the math than the guns here.

The beginning of the title is "The Surprisingly Solid Mathematical Case" and the author devotes a lot more space in the article about that than guns. So it's tiring when people jump on the gun bandwagon, than talk about the math of the disasters.

Mentioned in opening because I imagine most people associate preppers with gun hoarders.

NOT mentioned in the subsequent sections about Hydrology, Math, Cheating, Horizon, and a brief mention in Disaster Planning. Then in the 6th major section we talk about guns.

"almost entirely about guns" if that's all you want it to be about maybe.

Instead of being an interesting discussion about the mathematics of events worth preparing for, this is turning into a tired discussion about the merits of guns.

I was hoping for the former, because if I wanted the latter, all I have to do is go on Facebook.

Re:Coinbase blocks WikiLeaks Shop on Saturday April 21, 2018 @03:49PM (#16893058)
https://globee.com/ accepts multiple cryptocurrencies and pays out in either fiat or Monero (the closest thing to digital cash there is). They are based in South Africa with different laws.

Last year they went in 50/50 with the Monero community and worked on https://www.projectcoralreef.com/ which is the implementation of many famous music artists accepting Monero in their online stores.

Re:China’s Social Credit: Rewards and Punishments on Sunday April 08, 2018 @08:28PM (#16789373)
Using a lot of bandwidth? That's a mark against your social credit score.

You don't have a Facebook account? That's minus some points too.

Cable companies can already track what and how much you watch. If you use Steam for video games, they can track what you play and for how long. Soon your xBox or Playstation won't work without an internet connection.

Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? on Saturday April 07, 2018 @06:51PM (#16783494)
I lean forward (elbows resting on thighs). I've always done it. I never even thought it was a thing not to lean forward until I saw/heard advertisements for the Squatty Potty.

That, spreading cheeks when sitting down, and a decent diet means almost zero clean up.

Re:Why there are so many online mattress-in-a-box companies on Thursday April 05, 2018 @04:39AM (#16763009)
Except for when there's several stores of the same chain in the same town.
I have a theory about mattress shopping:

Purchasing a mattress can be like purchasing a car when it comes to getting a good deal. Let's say you know what car you want, so you just e-mail dealers back and forth until you get their lowest offer. The same could be done with mattresses. Thoughts anyone?

Re:Ask HN: Where are you? on Monday April 02, 2018 @12:40AM (#16732384)
Milky Way
Re:OpenBazaar 2.0, powered by IPFS on Thursday March 29, 2018 @05:12AM (#16705600)
Now we need to make a distributed version of Craigslist.
Re:Ask HN: What Social Media are you using outside HN? on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @01:28PM (#16699788)
Sublevel. The design is pretty good, but it's a little lacking on features which may or may not be a good thing.

https://sublevel.net

Possible games during a party:

Pin the tail on the donkey

Piñata

Make sure the sighted friend wears the blindfold too to make it a shared experience, and so other children who don't understand know the friend isn't cheating.

Re:Ask HN: What has HN given you? on Sunday February 18, 2018 @08:08PM (#16410033)
I learned about Bitcoin here when it was just a whitepaper, but didn't recognize the opportunity then.

A year ago, another user mentioned Monero so I looked into and discovered it's more "bitcoin" than Bitcoin and bought what I could.

I'm not a millionaire, but it sure has helped me financially, so I'm really appreciative that I took advantage of that opportunity.

EDIT: and for something a little more intrinsic: Everyone's experiences on different things. I've read lots of great comments on raising kids, and hope to take advantage of that shared knowledge when I have a family.

Re:What happens when I choose to “Suppress Ads” on Salon? on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @11:56PM (#16382012)
They're not mining Bitcoin, they're mining Monero, and a key property of Monero that makes it a currency is that you can't tell how much someone has.
> in the pocket of my driver's side door

After a roll-over, it won't be there and you may not be able to reach the glove box. If you have a center console, I recommend keeping it there (that's where I keep mine).

If you're reading this and you don't have one in your car, buy one now. Here is a link for 2 for $10 (give the other one to your spouse/parent/kid/someone): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CQN0DDC/

Re:Privacy-preserving sentence semantic similarity on Friday January 26, 2018 @10:49PM (#16244753)
Does anyone know if such tools exist?
Re:VM escape vulnerabilities patched in VirtualBox on Friday January 26, 2018 @10:45PM (#16244733)
Do any of these affect the host when it's Linux?

I run several VMs at the same time, occasionally one will freeze. I think it's just the video/display that freezes while the browser/whatever in the guest VM still operates normally.

Re:When a Therapist Puts Buddhism into Practice on Thursday January 25, 2018 @02:54AM (#16229459)
URL without the Google crap:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/books/mark-epstein-advice...

Can a mod that can fix this please?

Re:Inside One of America’s Last Pencil Factories on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @05:28AM (#16157137)
> Think you might have a mild superiority complex going on there, buddy.

Same to you.

Re:Inside One of America’s Last Pencil Factories on Saturday January 13, 2018 @02:33AM (#16138643)
Native English speaker from America here, I would have said "has," but I can imagine others with bad grammatical habits saying "is" instead.

For example, many people will "graduated college" instead of "graduated from college". Reading comprehension is abysmal as well. I actually read instructions to stuff, but that is culturally-demonized - that probably doesn't help.

At least it makes it easier for the people that care to have a better chance at succeeding. When others lower their standards, it doesn't take much effort to rise to the top.

Re:Bitcoin Billionaires May Have Found a Way to Cash Out on Thursday December 21, 2017 @07:59PM (#15984416)
> Was there a huge automobile bubble? There sure was.

I'm not familiar with a past (or any) automobile bubble. Are you saying you think we're in now?

I've heard this theory before, but I don't know what would cause it to pop, or how one could protect oneself (if that's even needed) from it popping.

Re:A few reasons Tim Ferriss decided to leave SV (his own words) on Saturday December 16, 2017 @03:12AM (#15938451)
Dupe? Can someone please link the original then?
Re:Litecoin founder talks about cryptocurrency risks on Saturday December 16, 2017 @02:39AM (#15938364)
a few support full anonymity today.

And of those, one more than others.

Re:A few reasons Tim Ferriss decided to leave SV (his own words) on Saturday December 16, 2017 @02:30AM (#15938337)
Texas is very welcoming to people, we just ask that you don't turn Texas into another version of the place you left.

Austin and Houston are some very diverse cities, and that's awesome, but the way people vote in those cities could turn Texas into a place that's like the places that people wanted to leave.

One of the replies that made say "Oh Sh.." out loud:

https://twitter.com/logansease/status/941704416201183235

That's an interesting cause. Is it legal for a United States citizen to participate?

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