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you can see it clearly in architecture alone. cathedrals and other ancient constructions are far more impressive than what we build today - they obviously had more prosperity and will for greatness than modern man.

and it doesn't take much of a leap to understand the people who built them were more advanced than officialdom gives them credit for. we are in a period of soullessness, and while we have made technological strides - and are probably in a needed period of materialism to make these strides - in order to move back 'forward' in time we need to integrate both the material and spiritual.

tldr: Kali Yuga doing its thing

we can't figure out roman concrete

we don't know how ancient megaliths were built

centuries old cathedrals and holy places have more intricate masonry and carvings than anything built today (with allegedly more primitive tech)

are historians retarded? what's going on here? time is flowing backwards and civilization is declining, but humanity is under a collective trance and can't even see it.

Re:USGS: M 7.1 Earthquake – 90 km SE of Pangai, Tonga on Sunday March 30, 2025 @10:52AM (#43524657)
> second coming of jesus is about to reveal himself

this, the arc of the covenant news, UAPs, solar storms, PNW & midwest storms, fires, etc... wouldn't be surprised at this point. its actually becoming somewhat mainstream to believe that a 'cataclysm' is coming given recent events.

Re:Apple M3 Ultra on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @09:34AM (#43266945)
because that's how much its worth
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency on Thursday November 07, 2024 @11:14AM (#42077960)
The polls were herded to show ~50/50 support in order to prop up Harris. In reality, she never stood a chance.
Re:Winklevoss Twins' Startup Gemini Will Pay Burned Customers $1B on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @10:57PM (#39546279)
if it’s just exposure you are looking for, you can buy any of the ETFs in your brokerage, but sadly there is no way to send the actual BTC to a wallet.
Re:SEC has not approved Bitcoin ETFs [fixed] on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @10:20PM (#38935717)
ETH supply has decreased since the switch to PoS and BTC supply has increased fyi
Re:Ledger's NPM account has been hacked on Thursday December 14, 2023 @12:13PM (#38643900)
It's possibly backed greater than 1:1. Tether likely cleaned up their operations over the past few years, but the "Tether Truthers" are still anxious about fraud. Even more transparency is welcome of course.

> Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick on CNBC:

> "I'm a big fan of this stablecoin called Tether...I hold their treasuries. So I keep their treasuries, and they have a lot of treasuries. They're over $90 billion now, so I'm a big fan of Tether."

https://twitter.com/leomschwartz/status/1734694800019063207 https://tether.to/en/transparency/#usdt

> Tether also reported all time high excess reserves of $2.44 billion.

https://www.theblock.co/post/230241/tether-attestation-repor...

Re:Greg Brockman quits OpenAI on Friday November 17, 2023 @09:24PM (#38314207)
a callback to the old IRC days
Re:I think I need to go lie down on Thursday November 16, 2023 @04:30PM (#38295827)
> This is a toy project
Re:GPT-4 Update: 32K Context Window Now for All Users on Friday November 03, 2023 @12:58PM (#38131566)
just use ChatGPT and enjoy the increased context window?
I've always wondered the same, and understood it as "owning the airspace" within the specific unit, but not having any ownership of a physical structure. No control over the maintenance of the building would be a concern -- seems very an extreme version of "neighborhood deterioration" could easily occur.

I know plenty of people in the US who own condos (usually part of a pair e.g. 1A/1B), but outside of major cities the idea of owning an "apartment" (a unit in a huge building full of hundreds of other units) is somewhat foreign. However, my relatives in eastern Europe own these types of apartments as their primary investment vehicle due to poorly performing native currency / stocks.

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via ChatGPT:

"The ownership of an apartment or condominium within a multi-unit building is indeed different from owning a single-family home. Here's how it typically works:

### Deed and Plat Map

1. *Deed*: The deed for a condominium or apartment within a high-rise will usually refer to a "unit" as defined in a "master deed" or "declaration" that has been recorded for the condominium. It will contain a description of the unit and any associated "common elements" that you may have an ownership interest in (e.g., shared hallways, gardens, and sometimes amenities like a gym or pool).

2. *Plat Map*: This would typically include a map of the entire complex, including the boundaries and location of each individual unit, along with common areas. These maps are often extremely detailed and have to be filed with a local government office.

### Ownership Structure

1. *Air Space*: In essence, you own the "air space" confined by the boundary walls of your unit, sometimes specified down to the paint on the walls. The structural elements, building exterior, and common areas are usually considered "common elements" owned collectively by all unit owners.

2. *Percentage Ownership*: Yes, you often own a percentage of the common elements, including the land upon which the building is constructed. This is sometimes proportional to the size of your unit as a percentage of the total building or complex size.

### Insurance and Liability

1. *Individual Insurance*: You would typically have a specialized form of homeowner's insurance known as an HO-6 policy that covers the internal elements of your unit (fixtures, improvements, personal property, etc.) and may provide liability coverage for incidents within your unit.

2. *Master Insurance*: The homeowners' association (HOA) will generally have a "master" insurance policy covering damage to the common elements and the overall structure. This is funded by HOA fees collected from the unit owners.

3. *Shared Risk*: The risk is essentially communal, but individual unit owners are usually responsible for the deductible on the master policy for damages originating in their units. Some complex scenarios could involve subrogation between the individual and master policies.

Understanding your specific rights and responsibilities when purchasing a unit in a multi-unit structure is crucial, and legal counsel is usually advised to navigate the complexities. Always read the declaration, by-laws, and any rules and regulations to understand your ownership fully."

making it a content platform with little content. and of that sparse content, most of it is meta-commentary on bluesky itself.

poasters post where the consumers are, and vice versa. Threads is on its way to bootstrapping this network effect in a way bluesky never even began to scratch due to the invite system and niche appeal

Re:Substack Notes Launched on Thursday April 13, 2023 @12:13AM (#35550864)
that posters cannot reach an audience beyond their own server. the point of a microblogging platform is to create and consume content, but who wants to publish to a platform that doesn’t have the largest potential reach? and if the best content creators aren’t on the platform, why would the consumers be?
Re:Substack Notes Launched on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @01:12AM (#35535276)
without a UX that abstracts away the siloed nature of federated instances, it really is a massive hindrance to network effects and will prevent Mastodon from ever growing beyond a small niche
Re:Anthropic’s $5B, 4-year plan to take on OpenAI on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @09:22AM (#35524759)
it’s just a language, why the mystery?
Re:James Niehues Ski Map Artist on Friday April 07, 2023 @10:22PM (#35489827)
And they would almost certainly have devolved into generic computer generated graphics without his continued influence
Re:Bitcoin hits $28k as uncertainty surrounds banks on Sunday March 19, 2023 @11:14PM (#35226817)
$20k -> $28k -> $27.5k is “dropping like a stone?”
Re:Regulators Close New York’s Signature Bank on Monday March 13, 2023 @08:24AM (#35134739)
Why compare market cap to volume? It’s apples and oranges. While crypto’s “total worth” is small in the grand scheme of traditional banking, the volume is significant.
Re:An Update on USDC and Silicon Valley Bank on Saturday March 11, 2023 @05:33PM (#35113493)
Yes, primarily on Bybit.

It's a terrible trade to make now though.

Re:Microsoft to lay off 11,000 employees on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @03:58PM (#34418984)
Anecdotally, over the past few weeks the quality of ads I see on Twitter has deteriorated sharply. I used to primarily get ads from well known brands, but now I'm seeing ads for random products like rat traps.
Re:UPS and the Package Wars on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @01:40AM (#34321314)
Same. FedEx constantly struggles to deliver packages on-time to my place, but UPS is reliable. It’s become an ongoing joke in our household and we make efforts to avoid FedEx when other options are available. DHL tends to impress me with very fast international shipments, but I use them infrequently.
Re:Shorting Tether for Fun and Profit on Sunday January 08, 2023 @07:52PM (#34305318)
But with crypto’s tendency for huge volatility, it’s much more difficult to maintain a short BTC position without getting blown out.
Re:Shorting Tether for Fun and Profit on Sunday January 08, 2023 @07:32PM (#34305136)
It’s literally on their homepage
Re:Top Bitcoin dev gets owned on Sunday January 01, 2023 @05:42PM (#34211853)
That's not the hardware wallet being exploited though, it targets the user's computer. Verifying the address on the screen of a hardware wallet during confirmation would reveal the mismatch.

But most HW wallets have tiny screens that make users apathetic to validating tx data.

primarily the crypto community (outside of the scam artists, which is an upsettingly large percentage) is working to build trustless and capture resistant forms of value & exchange
Re:Crypto Exchange AAX Suspends Withdrawals on Monday November 14, 2022 @07:18PM (#33603437)
I’m deep into crypto and nobody I know has ever heard of it, and nobody I follow has ever mentioned it.
I can't really imagine what you believe is so bad about the Apple TV UX. It's a basic grid of available apps and videos, with an easy swipe to access video settings (subtitles, language, etc). Not complicated at all.

Most streaming boxes have the same basic interface... my usual issue is when one is laggy (e.g. TV built-in, Roku, Chromecast, etc). The Apple TV is buttery smooth, fast to scrub through videos, and never feels limited by its CPU.

Re:OVH – 10% Price increase for services on Friday September 23, 2022 @11:42AM (#32953441)
This is a very ignorant take. Energy prices have increased substantially, and inflation has impacted goods and services across the board.

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