PostsCommentsPayoutsapshamilton (72)in ThoughtfulDailyPost • 5 days agoRE: More than you can holdNo. "Unauthorised firing" is rare and is almost always a terrorist attack. My point is that in a society where a substantial percentage of people are armed, combat trained and…apshamilton (72)in ThoughtfulDailyPost • 6 days agoRE: More than you can holdYou have to have served in the Army and thus been trained in weapons (at least a bit) to be able to get a gun licence. It is quite a strict process with background and psych…apshamilton (72)in ThoughtfulDailyPost • 6 days agoRE: More than you can holdSuper interesting experience you had. I'm not suprised that you had that reaction. Guns are a great responsibility and not for everyone. They require a lot of training to…apshamilton (72)in #landsofpraetoria • 6 days agoRE: INTRODUCTION: Praetoria is a real place. Now you can walk it.This sounds really cool and will bring Land alive. I suppose with AI it is not that difficult to render real the monsters and put them in a landscape. There is certainly plenty…apshamilton (72)in Deutsch D-A-CH • 9 days agoRE: New EU packaging regulation destroys the EU single market for small online stores. You now need a waste representative in every single EU member state you would like to ship to.I just noticed that a Kickstarter for a 11kg Desktop CNC machine (in Dec 2026) has left a lot of smaller EU countries off the list of standard cheaper shipping. AND its cheaper…apshamilton (72)in Deutsch D-A-CH • 9 days agoRE: New EU packaging regulation destroys the EU single market for small online stores. You now need a waste representative in every single EU member state you would like to ship to.The EU is really trying to destroy the economies of its member countries so only big enterprises can survive and everyone else is on welfare dependent on the government. This…apshamilton (72)in Economics • 9 days agoRE: Strait of Hormuz and the Iran War – Part 2: Reasons for War and the Bigger AgendaThe IDF's "manpower shortage" is actually part of a political debate over the Haredim serving and more generally about load sharing within Israeli society. It is true that one…apshamilton (72)in Economics • 9 days agoRE: Strait of Hormuz and the Iran War – Part 1: The Bogeyman of the Middle EastInteresting. A lot of conflicting data about the views of the Iranian people. I've seen data suggesting that only 30% of Iranians are actually Shia Muslims and that there is a…apshamilton (72)in Economics • 11 days agoRE: Strait of Hormuz and the Iran War – Part 2: Reasons for War and the Bigger AgendaA huge amount to unpack in this post and there is plenty of good analysis. But there are also some big flaws. 1 Israel is not isolated and is far more influential and…apshamilton (72)in Economics • 11 days agoRE: Strait of Hormuz and the Iran War – Part 1: The Bogeyman of the Middle EastInteresting analysis but you are relying a lot on one US based telephone survey that could easily have been skewed by the Iranian government. If the Iranian people DO generally…apshamilton (72)in #hive • 13 days agoRE: Hive without HBDDapps that use HIVE to create external value benefit from lower prices. Only Dapps that attempt to use Hive as a revenue source will close down. Exactly what you call…apshamilton (72)in Rant, Complain, Talk • 14 days agoRE: Abdul El-Sayed and 'The Establishment'El-Sayed is an Islamist, communist anti-semite who preys on the worst in people: jealousy, envy, entitlement, the desire to steal what others have. This path has been followed…apshamilton (72)in #hive • 14 days agoRE: Hive without HBDLongevity is the most important measure of robustness in the crypto space and generally. The risk of depeg is vastly overstated and even if it does depeg that is not the end of…apshamilton (72)in The City of Neoxian • 16 days agoRE: How AI could help you run an Hive Node and be a Witness!Sounds good.apshamilton (72)in #hive • 16 days agoRE: Hive without HBDHBD is the ONLY successful and surviving algorithmic stablecoin! That is of immense value for decentralisation and freedom. All other surviving stablecoins are controlled by…apshamilton (72)in The City of Neoxian • 18 days agoRE: How AI could help you run an Hive Node and be a Witness!Can you recommend a setup to actually do this right now?apshamilton (72)in Deutsch D-A-CH • 19 days agoRE: Migrant Crisis in Ceuta, an autonomous city of Spain in North Africa next to Morocco. Here is the background.Actually the Governor of Ceuta has challenged the spin of the Spanish Government and says there are still up to 15,000 still there. I'm also seeing latest reporting from…apshamilton (72)in Deutsch D-A-CH • 22 days agoRE: Migrant Crisis in Ceuta, an autonomous city of Spain in North Africa next to Morocco. Here is the background.This raises a number of questions: Why does Spain have sovereign territory in North Africa? That is real colonialism! Woke governments like Spain's don't believe in…apshamilton (72)in Value 4 Value • 28 days agoRE: V4V.app is staying online: moving the Lightning node and cutting costsVery glad to hear. I'm happy to offer use of my unraid server if that helps.apshamilton (72)in Sportsblock • last monthRE: Sports Stars With Famous NamesI remember Grant Fox sinking the Wallabies many a time. So interesting his son is a legendary golfer. More money and a lot fewer injuries. Plus you can play into your 80s…