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  1. Comment on What's a charity/organization that you donate to regularly? in ~talk

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    Might I recommend this TED talk by Rory Stewart titled To End Extreme Poverty, Give Cash — Not Advice? Rory was in charge of the £20b UK foreign aid budget and has come to the conclusion that the...

    Might I recommend this TED talk by Rory Stewart titled To End Extreme Poverty, Give Cash — Not Advice? Rory was in charge of the £20b UK foreign aid budget and has come to the conclusion that the best way to help internationally is to give directly. Very interesting talk about having trust and giving dignity to those who just need capital to improve their lives and those around them.

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  2. Comment on What are your favorite “chore” games? in ~games

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    It is hard for me to imagine any game fits this description better than old school RuneScape. The entire early/mid game is chores and slow incremental progression.

    It is hard for me to imagine any game fits this description better than old school RuneScape. The entire early/mid game is chores and slow incremental progression.

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  3. Comment on Looking for slim wallet recommendations in ~life.style

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    Perhaps a money clip wallet would suit your needs? I can recommend this one. The clip means less layers of leather are needed, therefore keeping it slimmer.

    Perhaps a money clip wallet would suit your needs? I can recommend this one. The clip means less layers of leather are needed, therefore keeping it slimmer.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads in ~tech

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    Why does everyone keep saying this? If it was that easy, someone would’ve done it as soon as Twitter started capsizing, but they haven’t. Why not? Well, network effects for one—which Threads can...

    Why does everyone keep saying this? If it was that easy, someone would’ve done it as soon as Twitter started capsizing, but they haven’t. Why not?

    Well, network effects for one—which Threads can solve for immediately. But also because it’s actually incredibly difficult to scale to twitters size. 368,000,000 daily users is no joke. And significant skew in engagement by user. Then you have to police / moderate effectively, which needs automation via ML IP.

    It’s much harder than everyone thinks

    5 votes

  5. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Do you have any favorites in the Space Opera genre you can recommend?

    Do you have any favorites in the Space Opera genre you can recommend?

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