Russia is just plain evil

$100k for h1 visa means: 1. Smartest Indians will stay in India 2. Remote work increases 3. IP leakage increases 4. Startups in India are more likely 5. Indian economy strengthening 6. USA economy weakens

Nothing stops this train @Lyn Alden

“Satoshi was female” 1. Anonymity would materially improve acceptance of work. In open-source, women’s pull requests historically get accepted more than men’s when gender isn’t identifiable, but acceptance drops when gender is visible. If you’re a woman launching a radical money project into a male-dominated scene, a gender-neutral/male persona maximizes uptake. 2. The crypto/OSS context in 2008–2011 was overwhelmingly male and often hostile. Surveys show women were ~3–9% of these communities; anonymity shields against harassment and bias—clear incentives to hide gender behind a male Japanese pseudonym. 3. Deliberate identity-obfuscation fits someone with extra incentive to hide gender. Satoshi mixed UK/US spellings and left contradictory crumbs (Japan profile vs. native English), classic misdirection. A woman anticipating bias has unusually strong reasons to over-obfuscate. 4. UK locus + male cover name are exactly what you’d pick to deflect gender inference. The genesis block cites The Times (London) headline; timestamp analyses put activity on UK time, yet the handle reads as male-Japanese—highly effective camouflage for a non-Japanese woman in the UK/Europe or US. 5. Communication style: consistently polite, collaborative, face-saving. Satoshi thanks critics, softens disagreements (“Thanks for bringing up that point”), and redirects attention to contributors rather than self—behaviors that sociolinguistics finds more common in women’s politeness strategies (not definitive, but consistent). 6. Extreme de-emphasis of the self (anti-hero posture) tracks the incentives of a woman in that milieu. Satoshi explicitly asked colleagues not to frame the project around the mysterious founder—smart if revealing the person behind it would invite gendered scrutiny. 7. Every high-profile male claimant has been ruled out or discredited. The UK High Court’s 2024 COPA v. Wright judgment found Craig Wright “not Satoshi” and detailed extensive forgeries. As prominent male candidates fall away, the prior on an overlooked, privacy-maximizing woman (or mixed-gender team) rises. 8. “Team Satoshi” remains plausible—and that team could have included a woman. The whitepaper speaks in “we,” and multiple senior devs have mused that the quality/quantity of the early work looks like more than one person. A small, tight team (including a woman) using a single male persona is a clean explanation. 9. Risk calculus unique to women in 2010–2011. As Bitcoin’s association with darknet markets grew, the personal/professional downside of being doxxed was especially high for women in finance/academia/industry. Remaining permanently pseudonymous (and male-coded) minimizes that asymmetric risk. 10. The “Satoshi is Female” refrain isn’t random PR—it's a recognized possibility. Industry leaders have publicly argued we may be biased in assuming “he”; if you set aside that bias and re-score the clues above, “female (or mixed team including a woman)” fits the observable behavior well. None of this is proof. But if you’re asking for the best case: the incentives, the op-sec, the linguistic/behavioral choices, and the debunking of loud male claimants all line up with a woman (or a team including a woman) choosing a male Japanese mask to ship world-changing code without the drag of gendered gatekeeping.

People are funny. Everyone who claimed "free speech" was a right wing talking point/dog whistle/<insert retarded opinion> is now a free speech advocate. Everyone who claimed "free speech" must be protected at all costs is now in favour of censorship and cancel culture. LOL

Here’s what Jimmy Kimmel said (during his Sept. 15 monologue) that caused the backlash: > “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it. In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.” Also this bit: > “This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he called a friend. This is how a 4-year-old mourns a goldfish, okay?” Dictator hates free speech

How can I filter out posts with images or video? Engagement farming annoys

Rand Paul’s Penny Plan is a federal budget proposal built around a very simple rule: cut one penny out of every dollar the government spends, every year, for several years. Core Idea Each year, non-interest federal spending would be reduced by 1% (hence “one penny on the dollar”). After a set number of years (often 5), spending levels would be capped and allowed to grow only at the rate of inflation. The plan is meant to gradually balance the budget without requiring large, sudden cuts to specific programs. Projected Impact By applying just a 1% annual cut across the board, Paul argued the U.S. could balance the budget within about 5 years (depending on assumptions about revenue growth). Supporters see it as a fair, manageable way to rein in deficits without targeting individual programs. Critics argue that “across-the-board” cuts ignore differences in program value and could still mean very deep reductions in essential services over time. Political Context Rand Paul has repeatedly introduced versions of the Penny Plan since 2011. The idea has been popular in conservative circles but has never passed into law. It’s often framed as an alternative to both tax hikes and large entitlement reforms. Want me to run through the math example (say, starting from ~$6 trillion in federal spending) to show how quickly it adds up under his assumptions?

I think the biggest risk to the long-term success of Bitcoin at this point is it's own developers. Some changes will need to be made. But someday an unintended consequence may be accidentally placed there that destroys it all in a way that no one anticipated. It's impossible for the future to be known. Impossible for consequences to be known. These are young men. All men are arrogant. Young ones more so. Similarly, well intentioned laws have hideous 2nd order effects.

Here’s the top 10 countries by population (2025 est.) with GDP per capita (nominal, USD, 2025 IMF est.): --- 1. India – 1.44B people | ~$3,100 per person 2. China – 1.41B | ~$13,500 3. United States – 345M | ~$84,000 4. Indonesia – 283M | ~$5,700 5. Pakistan – 251M | ~$1,700 6. Nigeria – 230M | ~$2,600 7. Brazil – 217M | ~$11,600 8. Bangladesh – 174M | ~$3,300 9. Russia – 144M | ~$13,000 10. Mexico – 131M | ~$12,100 --- Big contrast: the U.S. sits far above, while India, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are still low-income despite huge populations. China’s in the middle but much richer than South Asia/Africa, though still well below developed countries.

Bitcoin is boring No movement in 3 months

Shortage: The age when everyone was short due to malnutrition 'back in my day everybody was 4 ft tall because they couldn't get any food'

Why does everybody use venmo when cash app is better

Building a Weighted Bitcoin Buy Ladder Trying to time the bottom is a fool’s game—but you can still plan to buy smart. A weighted buy ladder lets you catch dips whether Bitcoin drops a little or a lot, while putting the biggest bets at the lowest prices. Step 1: Define Your Investment Size Start with a fixed allocation. Example: $1,000. Step 2: Break It Into Weighted Tranches Instead of dividing equally, weight your buys heavier at lower prices. Use the simple formula: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10 Divide your $1,000 into 10 parts = $100 each. Now you have: $100 (1 part) $200 (2 parts) $300 (3 parts) $400 (4 parts) Step 3: Pick Your Buy Levels Choose price targets below the current level. You can: Use simple percentages (e.g., -2%, -5%, -10%, -25%) Or better: find support zones on the volume profile/price chart. Example (from horizontal volume bars on BTC chart): $104K $95K $87K $77K Step 4: Match Tranches to Levels Put the smallest buy at the top, the largest at the bottom: $100 at $104K $200 at $95K $300 at $87K $400 at $77K This way, you scale in automatically: a small drop fills a small order, a big crash fills a big one. Step 5: Put Idle Cash to Work While waiting for orders to trigger, don’t leave cash sitting idle. Platforms like River pay interest in Bitcoin on USD balances, so your dry powder is still working for you while parked. Sign up at River Why This Works Removes guesswork – no need to “call the bottom.” Disciplined allocation – you won’t blow all your cash on a minor dip. Upside participation – you’re buying into strength if support holds. Downside preparedness – if Bitcoin crashes, you’ve reserved bigger buys lower. TL;DR A weighted buy ladder means you: Break your budget into unequal tranches (1,2,3,4 parts). Place staggered limit orders at key support zones. Put the largest order at the lowest target. It’s a simple way to stay in the game—without having to guess the exact bottom.