@joepemberton I don't think it should be ...
@joepemberton I don't think it should be a monopoly or get in the way - but it does have a protective role. I'd rather govmt than religion.
@joepemberton I don't think it should be a monopoly or get in the way - but it does have a protective role. I'd rather govmt than religion.
@joepemberton Government has an infrastructure (and regulatory) role to play. But yeah: enable everyone to work together.
@funnymonkey Bernie Sanders has been actively pro net neutrality and individual privacy.
@mattl @robmyers @amanicdroid At the time in Edinburgh it was hard to find an ATM that would take my English debit card, so, y'know.
@mattl @robmyers @amanicdroid They withdrew it after a year. I think over time it could have been decent.
@mattl @robmyers @amanicdroid Slightly temperamental chip, but more importantly, you could only use it in two places on campus.
@robmyers @mattl @amanicdroid I made that joke in 1997 and nobody understood it :'( Mondex was piss-awful in actual use btw ;)
@chrisamccoy @vgr Both. The best was 15 Million Merits; hoping for more in that vein. Brooker is one of my heroes, and can be sharp as hell.
@szarka It does! I'm enjoying it.
I'm really enjoying reading the @Urbit_ documentation, & I'd love to use the platform. It's good to see new ideas with a different approach.
Sadly, it's still a development framework. It'll save me time, but it's not an accessible heir to what Pioes did.
@fmanjoo Importantly: it happens in America *all the time*. This isn't a one-off.