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Re:Social Cooling (2017) on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @05:16PM (#24633101)
I see a lot of pseudonyms here, but this is why everyone should revert back to, or start using, pseudonyms online, and take as many privacy-enhancing precautions as reasonably possible.
Re:US Constitution – A Git repo with history of edits on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @08:12PM (#21340392)
Is there a Patriot Act PR?
Re:Unwalled.Garden: souped-up RSS for P2P social apps on Thursday June 06, 2019 @04:33PM (#20118845)
Okay, but why RSS over Activity Streams?
I think Gresham's Law explains it. I could pay a locksmith in bitcoin, but I would rather keep my bitcoin and pay with USD. Bitcoin is harder to get and can be used for purposes that USD cannot (e.g.: donating to financially censored people and organizations).
Re:Ask HN: How to give cryptocurrency to people in need? on Monday October 01, 2018 @02:29PM (#18115448)
The Steemit community seems to be giving crypto (steem)directly to Venezuelans in need. https://steemit.com/venezuela/@drutter/mission-agua-possible...
Re:Paul Graham is now tweeting on Friday August 27, 2010 @07:27PM (#1640636)
He should use identi.ca :)