David

@dpreston

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Willingly enter a robocar? I think the fuck not: https://ia601506.us.archive.org/27/items/the-pedestrian-by-ray-bradbury/The%20Pedestrian%20by%20Ray%20Bradbury.pdf

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Food for thought / thought for food. Recent debates about women's health brought this Richard Dawkins quote to mind: "Leaders who forbid their followers to use effective contraceptive methods … express a preference for "natural" methods of population limitation, and a natural method is exactly what they are going to get. It is called starvation."

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Thanks @phil for introducing the /books scholarship: one full-ride admission into the upcoming Silicon Valley Canon course, plus: - One free year of Readwise - An Obsidian sync membership This would be an amazing way to continue my open-source learning journey by modeling the process in my communities, plus sharing ideas with kindred W3 spirits, plus documenting the process on chain. Hope to participate!

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Per @phil Introducing the /books scholarship: one full-ride admission into the upcoming Silicon Valley Canon course, plus: - One free year of Readwise - An Obsidian sync membership This would be an amazing way to continue my open-source learning journey by modeling the process in my communities, plus sharing ideas with kindred W3 spirits, plus documenting the process on chain. Hope to participate!

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Introducing the /books scholarship: one full-ride admission into the upcoming Silicon Valley Canon course, plus: - One free year of Readwise - An Obsidian sync membership To apply, quote this cast with a description of your personal journey & how the scholarship would impact you. I'll choose a winner by Monday.

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Reading about kickstarter and a16z... new to this space and wondering if there is a credible equivalent by/for crypto? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/untold-story-kickstarter-crypto-hail-120000205.html

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I live in Palm Springs, CA and my block is half short-term rentals. When I bought my house, I wasn't competing with prospective residents, it was all REITS and cash offers for properties to rent out. To your point @tayzonday have a look at billionaire-founded American Homes 4 Rent

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I'm a sociopolitical Twitter refugee and curious about how this community sees things. All views welcome. Full disclosure: My wife's name is Haley, so there is at least one Haley for Harris in my own house and Nikki can pound sand https://boingboing.net/2024/08/20/haley-voters-for-harris-speaking-out.html

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The people I'm most drawn to are the people out there figuring things out for themselves. Maybe they didn't do so well in school. Maybe they weren't treated so great by society. They don't serve a master. They are creative, technological, entrepreneurial samurai. 2/2

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The professors who have book deals and give interviews on sponsored podcasts are experts for whom I have a great deal of respect. They are also kept people, salaried and insured intellectual birds in gilded (guilded?) cages. 1/2

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totally digging @dpreston’s new PFP from https://classicalconcerttees.com https://classicalconcerttees.com

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Serious can of worms: NBA altoids: talltoids Valley Girl altoids: malltoids Wimbledon altoids: balltoids Phone Solicitor altoids: calltoids Tardy Monitor altoids: halltoids Banksy altoids: walltoids Thanks. Now I'll probably have to kick myself off this platform too 😂

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When most people say, "I'm putting myself through med school" they mean, "I'm paying for it." When I say it, I mean that I am reading the 1647pp. 10.8lb Principles of Neural Science (6th Edition). We all need a user's manual for our brains.

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I have a longstanding annual ritual with @ccarfi in which I click on the burning man site, get waitlisted, and don't get a ticket. Except that this year when I clicked, I apparently was caller 93 and Charlie and and and... does anyone have advice for a #burningman noob? Thanks in advance!

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Hi & welcome @4hrheartache (and why 4 hours?)

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Hi & welcome @minimalismi76nr

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Love. It. Thanks for sharing! And, speaking of Tchaikovsky on his home court, wait til you see the upcoming Van Cliburn design at https://classicalconcerttees.com/

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Hi and welcome @rikasukenik.eth always great to meet a sharp, talented, former CPA

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Just getting the hang of adding @warpcast to my tab routine, so sorry for the belated chime, but whatever "this" is, if @ccarfi is in so am I. #learnbydoing

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