I plan on retiring when I'm 50 with millions in the bank, that's why

Not an expert, but it seems like the hardest part of this is building the infrastructure for it in a way that is indeed walled-off from the regular internet without sharing any of the pipes. Given the limitations to use, would SafeNet ISPs enjoy the same returns as Internet ISPs do? Does this have to be funded by the government to work? I don't have any answers, only additional questions. But I like the concept, generally.

I work 60+ hours / week on average, but frequently ~75-85 hours / week and have literally clocked in 130 hours in a single week before Just because you don't know me doesn't mean I don't exist ;-)

I suppose all is fine so long as you're *more* aggressive than the next guy...

I find it baffling that Android and iOS still have bugs related to the device's orientation. How hard can it be to just nail something that has 1 out of 4 possible values?

Thank you!! I daydream of turning this into a video game one day so I will definitely read all of those

All we have to do now is combine this with artificial wombs and automate the whole thing in seed ships spreading humanity to neighboring stars...

The only question is who raises the newborns in the seed ship. How many adults do we need to have around? Perhaps a generational with only half a dozen people at any given time but that can spawn thousands once it arrives at the chosen destination.

I can't be the first to think of this concept. Can anyone recommend a sci-fi novel that describes a similar idea?

Please make sure not to miss The Expanse if you're looking for proper Sci-Fi. It's literally the best show you're not watching: https://www.rollingstone.com/t...

Takes a bit longer to crack, and pirating become less trivial / useful so it does deter a few users on the margin therefore the value isn't exactly zero.

vi mode for Excel would be a dream come true...

I'm 90% sure you're either very drunk or having a stroke. In either case, you might want to call a doctor...

Funny thing is, The Big Short was a great movie up until it started preaching on how greed led to the so-called collapse of the financial system. Here's the thing, the subprime mortgage crisis wasn't caused because bankers were greedy. I can think of at least three parties to blame before them:

1. 1. credit agencies, who effectively defrauded everyone by assigning AAA rating to junk securities, when their sole job is to assess the risk of a security and slap a sticker on it warning investors
2. 2. realtors, who sold mortgages to people who really couldn't afford them
3. 3. people, who bought mortgages they really couldn't afford (think of the stripper who had 5 condos in the movie)

Bankers were investing the money of their clients to get a return. That's what they are *supposed* to do. Yet everyone blames them because it's so much easier to say "BOO CAPITALISM!" and have a bigger target to fear than to admit that we brought this whole thing onto ourselves.

I'm amazed that you managed to type so much and yet effectively say nothing.

Then explain why it's market cap was not the price of a piece of useless shit. Or are we supposed to take your word as gospel?