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russian device on front page of hn; metrologists respond with feces joke. rustaceans make fun of being a code spelunker, make a godfather joke. oh, and multi national food corp offers their fake processed food to aliens re: disclosures.

all of these are tied together, as is the unfortunate news about defrauding homeless orgs in sf.

The news is 100% legit but it's pursuant to an ongoing investigation into corruption and infiltration by malicious/rogue actors in SV. The article was published for this dual use purpose and my comment supports that secondary use.

If this makes no sense, then carry on, nothing to see here.

Are these portable to outside of the Apple ecosystem?

* The simulation shall invoke feelings of paranoia and the sense of communication with a higher intelligence during user's formative years via consumption of psychotropic substances, faithfully re-creating the sensations of schizophrenia.

* The simulation will slowly reveal increasingly clear contact with a higher intelligence as adulthood sets in, throughout which the enigma of the user's role in the outcome of the simulated world will morph into intrinsic understanding of, and harmony with, the simulated world. This marks the transition away from purely schizophrenic perceptions to grandiose delusions that manifest in a progressively convincing fashion.

sorry, i posted the wrong links on 3&4, then hn was down for hours thereafter; couldn't edit by the time hn was back up.

the ideal CAD operator has a series of personalized single key shortcuts on their left hand.

I challenge you to put your top ten commands on single key or double-same key (e.g. zz) shortcuts on the left side of the keyboard. Your CAD skills will speed up significantly once these become muscle memory.

Experian marketers [1] were possibly fans of the hit [2] TV show "The Sopranos". [3] [4]

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bust_Out

[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hit_Is_a_Hit

[3] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Tripp

[4] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_Thief

Did they want the readership data for malicious, unjustified reasons?

Most/all of those methods have (often much) greater friction than cryptocurrency. I'd guess that, if cryptocurrency were banned domestically, the payouts would significantly decrease, and probably reduce the frequency of these attacks.

But, even then, such a ban would probably have a negative effect on cybersecurity progress, since these incidents are motivating fundamental changes to cybersecurity awareness, policies, procedures, and technology.

China has been seeking escalation of late:

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2021-06-03/chi...

Foreign entities seek to use info on civilians for malicious targeting ops. This is an example of why the OPM hack[1] was so devastating.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Personnel_Manageme...

History is littered with examples. But for China's ambitions, maybe it will depend on the nature of their alliances by then (2050 is their goal).

There's a complicated relationship with Russia vis a vis scientific collab in space, and now we're entering the openly militarized age of space. Russia's relations with China, meanwhile, are improving.

Besides, the nature of domination going forward, in any kinetic sense, won't involve nukes, bayonets, bow and arrow, or the like, except as backup offensive strats. Could involve, say, leaking a virus from a lab.

The nature of global domination may be far less violent than we've seen, historically, but certainly has the potential to be far more insidious.

I'd much rather do my part helping the West maintain their incumbent role. As for Snowdon/surv topics: everyone did it, everyone does it, espionage is the 2nd oldest profession.

May I ask if you support China's ongoing initiative to reclaim Taiwan? They seem to be willing to use force to do so.

Historical precedence says otherwise. And, in the case you've described, they wouldn't be global hegemon, anyway.

If China dethrones US as hegemon by 2050, will you maintain this preference?

Good sir, I regret to inform you that your assessment of my situation contains incorrect assertions based upon false premises, as I've made no such statement about my relative strength or equipment. I further regret to inform you that I've since been in the presence of smokers and cigarettes, through which no cravings arose.

Sir, I further regret to inform you that I've accidentally inhaled tobacco in recent years when being passed a (REDACTED BASED ON FEDERAL CANNABIS LAWS) that, unknown to me, had tobacco mixed in. I coughed, was disgusted, and had zero cravings for tobacco thereafter.

As such, there is no risk of relapse.

I do believe that my short stint consuming Chantix may have permanently rewired my brain's reaction to cigarettes.

I smoked for ten years. Took Chantix for a week about fifteen years ago, which increased the frequency and intensity of my suicidal ideations. I then quit for good, with help from the Carr book, about a year thereafter.

Quitting was horrible, but it got better. Now, the thought of smoking a cigarette is repulsive. Zero cravings, and the smell is highly offensive now.

There's no light switch.

YMMV.

Wormholes were a core principle of the lesser-known Sci-Fi TV show called "Farscape".

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Back in 1997, I briefly hung around a criminal who ran a crew known to the feds. I'd drive around with him on non-crime stuff related to his "day job" (front).

I've been dealing with various forms of stalking, hacking, harassment and targeting since, almost certainly tied back in large part to that brief association in 1997. Last spring (2020), this man who I haven't seen or communicated with since the late 1990's, was scheduled to be released from federal prison. Around that day, my Facebook's "people you may know" was littered with county sheriffs and task force types in his area, all shown to me in a row. I have been thousands of miles away from that area since the mid 2000's.

I'm at a major low point now, middle aged, broken down, homeless, defeated with learned helplessness well-established. Being targeted for so long was a major contributing factor. The irony is that I didn't engage in criminal activity with this person, and only hung around him briefly.

Facebook, I'd like to see all of the data you keep on me. The secret dossier, the govt lists, the algos you use, the logs you've created, the supposed "ai we don't understand". All of it. Same for google, twitter and the rest.

Information asymmetry isn't making end users happy in many cases. I'm fucking creeped out by these malicious machines we've allowed SV to create. Thank God I don't have kids because I plan on departing this shithole ape planet soon -- it ain't gonna get better any time soon.

Needless to say, I don't use FB any longer.

Fsck Facebook. And Google, twitter and reddit. I've been targeted on all of these platforms and more.

Any comments on BEAM as it pertains to security? Is it ripe for being picked apart for vulnerabilities? Could these be exploited remotely via Elixir/Erlang web applications?