I think there's a real fear that federation can potentially leak a significant amount of user data, down to IPs and tracking fingerprints. Even if the version in the main git doesn't do that, it's not inconceivable that this kind of data mining could be quietly implemented as extensions/forks at some point. The threat surface just seems so massive with all the different servers involved in the trust model.
There's a pretty massive difference between Russian election interference, which has quite a bit of evidence behind it, and COVID 5G, which makes zero sense at all.
It varies a huge amount. You can get DC to NYC tickets for under $50 if you buy at the last second. Most trains don't fill up and they basically give away the remaining seats with like 8 hours to go.
For me half the reason to take a trip to NYC is getting to ride the one good train route in the US. And all my stoner friends love the train because they can bring their drugs with them.
The value of tokens on the Blockchain are ostensibly related to the value of the apps that stake/work supports. NFTs were just another attempt at creating some real app/service value which didn't have all the difficulty or intrinsic value problems that being a payment processor does.
The core problem is the same though. Speculative value of the tokens can't really exceed the actual intrinsic value of the underlying Blockchain apps. For such apps to actually work as intended, more thought needs to go into anti-speculation mechanisms.
This is unfortunately how a lot of online privacy communities feel. Like it's mostly performative privacy fan service. Often with a weird martyrdom thread running through it, almost as if people are mixing up the ideas of privacy, with simple rebellion against modern technology.
I would be legitimately impressed if the data is scaled based on the volume of the implied cylindrical section defined by that surface border, if only because that's a pretty annoying calculation to make.
It's 9000 pounds and is faster than 90s supercars. It's complete lunacy, and I'm actually quite scared of how much more dangerous it's going to make driving.
As a person of Dutch descent who is alive today because US GIs liberated a concentration camp right before my grandmother starved to death, this is extremely offensive, and you can go fuck yourself with your puerile contrarianism.