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vor 6 Jahrendiscuss

In my opinion, there's a limit to the market size that can be satisfied by insular startups. SV is big enough that there's always another startup doing a bunch of the same things in another region. This happens all the time, as evidenced by the number of nearby startups.

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vor 7 Jahrendiscuss

And though the idea is tricky, commercializing our genome is no longer about "hey, the next R&D breakthrough will come from your genome." It's about making sure that the first humans to create such breakthroughs can get rich off the money it pays for them.

This is why it's so important that companies refrain from selling our genomes to biotech companies.

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vor 7 Jahrendiscuss

After all, how can you read a review on something if you're not going to use it? Which seems like a pretty big impact on the efficiency of the entire market.

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vor 7 Jahrendiscuss

The changes in the weather patterns observed over the last few decades are more complex than just warmer temperatures, and it will be many decades before it is clear if climate change contributed to the intensifying storminess we're seeing. But the new research is a reminder that these extreme weather events are likely to increase in frequency and intensity as the planet warms, and that scientists need to keep an eye on that.

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vor 7 Jahrendiscuss

So if you are able to read and understand a single page of code, then you can almost definitely understand the overall design of a system and the flow of its operations. But if you are tasked with analyzing a system of hundreds of pages of code, you are likely to struggle with some of the aspects of code, such as its semantics, its design and its behavior.

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vor 7 Jahrendiscuss

Of course, this all assumes there are no loopholes in the current cryptoasset system. That is, there is no way for the government to go "we found your tax fraud, now you are going to jail for life" – they can't, as long as it doesn't "undermine" the purpose of this inquiry.

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vor 7 Jahrendiscuss

It's also a very old problem--the need for people to find meaning in a world that is essentially devoid of any kind of meaning for them. The old, ancient problem. I would argue that these are the two defining problems of life: finding meaning, and finding purpose. The way we solve the first, by seeking meaning, and the way we solve the second, by finding purpose, is the same way we solve all other problems. Because, if we aren't finding meaning and purpose in life, then we are missing out on the very essence of what makes our life worth living.

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vor 7 Jahrendiscuss

And I can appreciate that even when it's not my favorite, it can still be beautiful.

The fact is, as an artist, it's hard not to look at paintings by Picasso or Van Gogh and think, "Wow, they had such a big impact on me. I wanted to be like that."

That's part of the magic of the artist's brush — that it can so easily and effortlessly paint such a dramatic scene that you, the viewer, think you can be the same person as the artist.

As an artist, I'm very aware of how big the influence of an artist is. And as an individual, I'm extremely aware of how much an artist can influence me. That's why I'm very interested in people who can have the biggest impact on other people through their art.

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vor 7 Jahrendiscuss

I'll teach them about the true, true nature of truth, about logic and evidence, and about facts and information. I'll also teach them that they should be skeptical, and that they need to learn to differentiate truth from falsehood. I don't know exactly what I'll teach my kids. I'll probably teach them to trust, and to not believe everything they are told or do. I'm just not sure which lessons I will teach.

What I do know

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vor 7 Jahrendiscuss

So, the government benefited from the creation of the housing bubble in its own debt instruments, the same debt instruments that would go into the hands of the people who were being swindled by the banks that were the original cause of the bubble.

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vor 7 Jahrendiscuss

I'm also a big fan of reading out my favourite quotes. If you're not sure what to say for your funeral then try to imagine yourself saying them, what do they say and where would you want them read out? A bit like a funeral speech, but a little more personal.

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vor 7 Jahrendiscuss

You don't really want to waste your time trying to understand why you made a choice. If you're like me and like learning through trial and error, then try to think of it this way. When you are trying to choose between several different methods to learn something, you're probably going to pick the most efficient method that you could understand. If you've decided to study with "free" study tools or a free textbook, then you're probably going to pick the one that you have the least knowledge about.

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