SydneyJason

@sydneyjason

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Obscure Prague near sunset

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Wow the scammers almost fooled me! 😂 I totally thought that was a legit email address…

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I’m a little confused with the Celo airdrop. There were a few mini apps that work on Celo. But it seems none of them find any Celo in my wallet. Is it me or is it them?

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Anyone LPing in the official Beefy pool from $DEGEN ? Why is my deposit in the pool 100% ETH right now with no DEGEN? Does that auto balance or correct at some point? Cc @0xen @jacek

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Such a cool data analysis!

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The bureaucracy beat me this time. Instead of sending a PIN number to create “and internet login”, they sent a form requesting a notary from my bank within 3 weeks of receipt. So. Much. Friction. I just want to pay some taxes and move on. Next up: I employ a friend or family member to print out some forms and send physical checks (and then I pay them back via check or Zelle…)

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It’s the Feria de Abril this week in Sevilla. All week long people head to the Feria in their finest Flamenco dress to revel in the night. Powered by rebujitos (dry sherry wine called manzanilla + sprite), they dine on tapas, dance, listen to music and hang out in large tents called casetas until the sun also rises. It’s a giant party of all ages, from young kids, groups of teenage boys and girls, working age and retirees. Quite the sight and a fun atmosphere!

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Wait, so is that UK trade deal their first since Brexit? Or was it Liberation Day?

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Incredibly though provoking article from @mazmhussain about the fleeting nature of global liberalism over the past 80 years. Using lessons from Turkey, China and India, he argues that liberalism is a relative flash-in-the-pan just like communism; the more natural state of politics over history being nationalism. Interesting to consider this framework when making near term decisions (digital nomadism vs. stationary life) and also long term decisions (what type of nationalism do you choose if you can choose anywhere in the world right now?) https://mazmhussain.substack.com/p/climbing-off-the-tiger

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So, what do we do with those Monad tokens right now?

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Moving at the speed of US Government: The IRS Edition. For years as a nomadic traveler, I've had to ask a family member to print out a form and mail a check for a very specific tax withholding for one of the business entities I manage. There was no way to do it online. Until now! To make the payment online, I just have to: 1) sign up to the EFTPS website 2) wait for a PIN to arrive in the mail - estimated 5-7 days 3) 2 weeks passes 4) I call someone after 5 min on the IRS call tree, who pretends he can't hear me (my room is echo-ey) 5) I call someone else, who is very helpful. She tells me that I added the wrong number on the form. They would have mailed me in a few weeks to let me know 6) I fill out the form again Future stuff: 7) I wait another 5-7 days 8) my virtual mailbox receives the form & scans it 9) then I can create "an internet password" at the EFTPS website 10) then *maybe* I can make the payment myself!!! That's progress folks!

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Super proud of my better half! She just competed in her first Half Ironman Triathlon in Sevilla. 1.9 km swim 🏊‍♀️ 90 km bike 🚲 21.1 km run 🏃‍♀️ She crushed it! 5 hours and 28 minutes - over half an hour faster than she predicted Now she can finally let her self have a bit of rest lol ❤️

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Today we rented bikes at ride down the Appian Way in Rome. A 2200 year old ancient Roman road that was once lined with grand mausoleums and monuments to important people of the past. A fun Roman adventure and a great way to earn a gelato 😋 🍧

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First accounting system And first writing system Cuneiform tablets at the Vatican

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Yesterday we and the rest of the Iberian peninsula lost power around noon. Power came back for us around 6pm, but much of the rest of our neighborhood (Triana, Sevilla) was without power until the wee hours of the morning. Also no cell service all day and basically no internet until this morning. First news reports that we heard yesterday were that it was a cyberattack via the Russians. Now it’s fairly unknown and may just be a renewables issue with the grid. Time will tell (maybe) but it sure was surreal to be disconnected like that in a city…

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Fascinating article about venomology. Essentially how a few scientists have studied venom in certain creatures and have turned them into various human cures https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/magazine/venom-animals-drugs-ozempic.html

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Quote cast with the first machine you wrote a line of code on

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A fan favorite: Focaccia sourdough 😋

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Lunch thoughts: Sun-dried tomatoes take a sandwich up like two or three notches 😋

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I recently saw some data that international passenger arrivals to the US is in steep decline. Does anyone here have a source for that? (or know the cast/tweet where it originated?)

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