EvacuateSoul

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[–] EvacuateSoul 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Well, the surprising part is that the structures don't change incrementally but are dissolved completely and reformed. But yes, the memories are transferred via the goo somehow.

[–] EvacuateSoul 8 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Yes, I remember the Radio Lab about this. I believe they released a foul scent then shocked the caterpillars and they would flee the scent after becoming butterflies, whereas control subjects did not flee the scent after metamorphosis.

https://radiolab.org/podcast/goo-and-you

[–] EvacuateSoul 7 points 5 days ago

Taking the trip then not moving is just costing their marketing dollars and worsening the conversion.

I'd take a free trip almost anywhere.

[–] EvacuateSoul 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I use cash app and it's free, or at least it was last year.

[–] EvacuateSoul 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Returning to your initial complaint, I can't think of any government 'Department of' which is stylized like you would prefer. DOL, DOT, DOI, it just is the way they have always written them, so certainly not improper.

[–] EvacuateSoul 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)
[–] EvacuateSoul 8 points 6 days ago (5 children)

No, they just normally leave them out or capitalize. It really isn't common outside of computer-related stuff as far as I can think. I would be happy to be proven wrong if you have some examples.

Got a few more where 'of' gets a capital letter for you to ponder on.

TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language

DOE - Department of Energy

Also other departments, DOD, DOJ, etc.

OOO -Out of office

MOA - Minute of Angle

[–] EvacuateSoul 2 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Depends, AOA is angle of attack. I'm sure there are more examples if I sit and think. The lowercase 'o' strikes me as more of a tech/internet thing, not traditional.

[–] EvacuateSoul 1 points 1 week ago

Shoenice vibes

[–] EvacuateSoul 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] EvacuateSoul 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

A certain age range of men have a Topanga fetish. Or maybe that's just me.

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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by EvacuateSoul to c/[email protected]
 

I'm not a true believer in crypto, but I used to play around with it. I have received a 5-figure USD sum of bitcoin from the MtGox settlement, and I'm considering my options. It is a true windfall. It was worth maybe $100-200 when I used to play daytrader and shop silk road with it.

We are on track for early retirement as it is, but my "smart money" intuition says pay the long-term capital gains and invest in funds, how we do everything else. More money earlier is always good.

My gambler side says to withdraw some maybe, but split the rest into a half dozen likely candidates for someday real world crypto use which may take off. I don't stay up to date on them anymore, so this would take some real research.

The weird Trumpy stuff going on with BTC makes me think it couldn't hurt to hold through the election in case prepper types panic buy it lol.

My wife says it's unexpected so just leave it as a high-risk part of our whole portfolio, but I worry she underestimates the risk and scamminess of it all.

Update: I sold the account down to 0.1 BTC today. I may sell more later on. Thanks everyone for your input.

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