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    Hi there, please checkout my post: https://board.freedomainradio.com/topic/48571-computer-programmers-uxui-designers-cryptomath-geeks/ I'm looking to work with folks on such spare time projects. Many hands make light work! BTW: I'm following you on github. I'm not--p, that's my username. But IMO you're using github the wrong way. It's for hosting source code, not executables.
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    Here's another video showing what I believe to be opportunity in the cybers!
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    We have one person interested in doing spare time projects. Is there anyone else out there? Two is better than one, but three or four is even better!
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    I sent you a message (check your FDR inbox) Cheers!
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    Have you heard of Interplanetary File System (IPFS)? I think you might be interested: https://ipfs.io/media/ As far as bitcoin goes, I think alternative currencies are vital to liberty, but I'm not sure bitcoin is a long term currency solution. I think the blockchain is better utilized for applications where you want a transactions database that is cryptographically secure and correct, open to the public, and validated by public consensus. To me, these are not things I necessarily want in currency -- a form of cash would often be more desirable. I think the properties of the blockchain are better suited to applications like dns registration, public notary, heck even a tax payments system -- which is why I don't like it as a currency!
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    Aloha! I'm a long time FDR follower and like many of you the material the have created has had a positive impact on my life. Many people are dependent on the system -- the prevailing institutions, many corrupted, many who's gains are overstated by downstream corruption. But the established system (a least a large portion) is bound for failure. A prime example: the US Federal Government is an enormous burden to those not dependent on it. The inevitable breakdown of these systems present opportunity. Government is largely an information system. I believe much of it can and could benefit from being modeled and operated by software. In some recent conversations with a variety of people, I believe a low cost on-line public notary system is one such opportunity. Do you have some spare time? I'd like to work with FDR members on projects to address these challenges and opportunities. If you agree, we can work on the notary. I don't think it would be difficult to build. If you want to work on another project, let's hear it! Properly managed, small contributions of a team of people add up. My name is Jason My specialty is Web development (LAMP (MySQL & PHP) stack) I can also write C, Java, Python, and BASH Some Computer Science at University Check out a related video: Cheers!
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    I agree. About the monarchy-like aspect of the election, I think that's been true for a long time, but like many things this election cycle, we're seeing it more obviously - or maybe new tactics of exposure are working. I think this has had a positive effect, in as far as people are repulsed by the spectacle - what I consider to be a free man's natural reaction. I believe it has caused Americans to face themselves and ask themselves, are we really electing a monarch? There are legitimate issues at stake, and the president has the power to affect change. Immigration is an one such issue partly due to the fact that in many countries the people are comfortable electing authoritarian, cult of personality, dictators. People in my family are starting to realize that more needs to be done at the state and local level, and I think people are starting to realize just how big and clunky the federal government has become. At least I hope so, even if it's too little too late as far as our fiscal situation is concerned. I don't think we should shy from talking about these issues with those around us; we can ride this wave of interest in politics. One other thing: the world itself is fair. It rains on the rich and poor alike. Artificial systems are far more problematic.
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    Hi MoleDownunder, Being interested in who's voting, I think you'll find this interview on the Rubin Report interesting -- if you haven't already seen it:
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    I have found that liberty and responsibility are mutually inclusive. The freedom to act generates the responsibility for ones actions. We the people are only as free as the responsibility we're willing to accept. And it seems to me, the individual is only as free as the standard of responsibility acceptance within the society he lives -- politically speaking. Does that answer your question?
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    By support, I mean, given the system that's in place -- which I agree is immoral -- I would rather Trump be the leader of the federal government over Clinton. When I say crook, I mean someone who has broken the existing criminal code -- which disqualifies her from office. When I say "should be talking about," I mean people have started to question the roles these officials play in our lives and to think about whether or not those roles should change.
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    Hi Izzy, I agree that a confluence of factors have led many to seek a better understanding of how government works and think about how it should work.
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    A good point, and one not very much discussed in public.
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    I don't think anyone has said so, but Trump ain't the savior. People didn't really call Obama the savior either, but many have been criticized for thinking of him like that -- with arguably some justification. In my view, and in brief, Trump's a Reganite; Regan may have been a step in the right direction, and he articulated a better vision for the US, but look were we're at today. The deep state has a hold of the American people, and it seems the best we can hope for is a president who can frustrate the Feds for 8 years. I think was true in Regan's time and it's true today. I support Trump for president -- OBVIOUSLY, cuz Hillary is a crook! But I'm not an enthusiastic supporter. I was whenever I voted for Ron Paul. Even then, Stefan convinced me that not even Dr. Paul could really do much with the entrenched state. Trump or Hillary, we've got a MESS coming our way in the US. I think that mess, in the end, is what's best for the country because it will FORCE government to shrink -- another collapse of socialism. Would Trump end the Fed? Dept. of Ed? Dept. of Ag? I don't think he'd be quick to, although quicker than Hillary. This election cycle has been great, because more and more people are talking about what they should be talking about -- despite the MSM's controlling influence. Trump is the people's champion, but IMHO, people need to realize they need to do their best to be their own champion. That's what makes liberty work.
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    Hi! I sent you an email via protonmail. Thanks for posting your opportunity here.
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    Yeah, I agree that begging is not the kind of applying of ones self that attracts employers, but for able bodied men who are destitute a job would help them out the most, IMHO. And yes that job wouldn't do much good unless both parties were benefiting.
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    If they're able bodied, the best thing you could do is offer them a job. The situations is probably going to get worse; the economy shows no signs of getting better. If you're threatened, that's what you pay the police for, but I wouldn't count on them. In the kind of neighborhood you describe, it sounds like it would be prudent to own a firearm.
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    Welcome SC. Bump Kevin's question^
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    Beard, I think you've made some excellent points that I agree with. Thanks for sharing.
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    I can see it now: a libtard -- to borrow a term -- supreme court majority, and a socialist president. RIP United States of America.
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    https://youtu.be/VnPHagotrEE Greek farmers are pissed off because the government is demanding they pay more taxes to the failed state. I don't get it. If they're keen on coming together, why don't they just all agree not to pay the tax and send the government notice to that effect? The thing the government fears most is people not listening to them.
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    Hi Michael, Thanks for sharing the link. I think most people expect that candidates from within the political system would be for things like seizure and taxation. The reason I posted the link was two fold. To show that Donald Trump is not a libertarian candidate, and to point out the Kelo case, which I think should disturb every American. I give it to Mr. Cruz for answering the question if he's for a border wall straight -- he usually dances around questions. Personally, I don't want to live in a gated country or even a gated community. I want people to feel welcome. Speaking about welcoming, in your recent video with Stefan you mentioned you've decided not to vote. I welcome you to share your reasons why in my thread on the subject https://board.freedomainradio.com/topic/46439-voting-for-the-lesser-of-two-evils/ I'm still undecided on the matter, and would like to read why you've made the decision to not vote. Thanks again.
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    I believe in the promise of peaceful parenting, and think the by-law is well intentioned, but part of my point is that any community enforced rule for how individual families behave is bound to oppress those best suited to make judgments for the family. Here's a quote from someone I consider wise that I think helps to illustrate my position: Aloha dsayers, I don't presume to know when children of others should or should not listen to their parents -- casting aside the obvious. But I think the closer, more involved, one is to a family the better suited they are to offer their advice and support. I've got to run out to work, so please forgive any obtuseness, but could you explain, where I've poisoned the well -- not the fallacy, just the instance? Thank you for the feedback,
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    Hi mellomama, Thank you for the reply. I'm just pointing out a scenario that I think most of us can easily imagine and many of us have witnessed. That being children not abiding by their parent's/guardian's rules about what materials are allowed inside of the household. Reading the by-law again, I find that confiscation is allowable, "when it is absolutely necessary for the well-being of the child or others." But isn't that a slippery slope? Whom in the end will make the judgement about the well-being of the child or the others? Attempting to clarify in the parenthetical we read, "when the child's safety is in immediate danger should an action not be taken". I think this means unless there is a clear and present danger to the child, an action (such as confiscation) should not be taken. Again, people have used the excuse of safety to justify all sorts of actions. Whom will decide if the action is justified? And this doesn't clarify what well-being of others means; although that again would require somebody (presumably not the parent/guardian) tasked with enforcing the by-laws to make a judgement. I would say these questions are best left to the parent/guardian to answer, and furthermore each individual household circumstance is unique and those with the full responsibility of heading it should be allowed full rights of how to head it. If neighbors, friends, or other family members are concerned with how those rights are exercised, there's no law restricting their participation, that I know of. Does that make my position clearer?
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    Okay, I thought more on this topic and in my earlier post, as well as some of the other's posts, I think I was over-simplifying the situation in a detrimental way. Sure, voting one way or the other is not going to change the overall arch of the system, but it could be very important to vote for the candidate who promises to less harm. For example, large issues like the military industrial complex and the educational (indoctrination) system will chug along relatively unchanged, but a president who espouses socialist policies could cause otherwise productive people to drop out of industries such as pharmaceuticals or other medical technologies. If the world ended up with a pandemic, those people who decided not to apply their talent because of government control could have produced a cure or vaccine. While I believe the Jones Plantation analogy is fair and useful, in the translation to voting in the real world system -- like all analogies applied to the real world -- it falls down. Individuals voting just don't have the impact that an individual in an operation the size of a plantation does. Perhaps it's best to continue spreading libertarian thought, engaging in debates, and applying the principles of liberty in ones own life, and vote in self defense.
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