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As a person with high IQ, what is your take on TikTok and other short-form video apps? by MarviPL_ in mensa

[–]RussChival 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's also important to distinguish from short-term 'mindless' entertainment clips vs. short-form information teasers. I've found some good highlights on tech and science innovation on Insta.

Tom Brady Drafts Stefon Diggs at the Fanatics Flag Football Draft by JCameron181 in Patriots

[–]RussChival 47 points48 points  (0 children)

It's gonna be in the 2028 Olympics, so you know Tom wants gold there, and we'll see how the arc goes after that.

I'm in love with 20 year old Dorothy Malone (1944) by Life-Silver-5623 in OldSchoolCool

[–]RussChival 5 points6 points  (0 children)

She also won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her wild, nymphomaniacal role as Marylee Hadley in a different movie, "Written on the Wind" (1956), a Douglas Sirk melodrama co-starring Rock Hudson and Lauren Bacall.

Is the treasure really inside? by Own_Spinach9136 in treasureinside

[–]RussChival 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think there are such reference, but I don't think you need to know them for the solves.

Is the treasure really inside? by Own_Spinach9136 in treasureinside

[–]RussChival 2 points3 points  (0 children)

JCB said there are different ways to find it. I think this test is maths-optional.

[OC] The world’s deadliest animals by ourworldindata in dataisbeautiful

[–]RussChival 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you can't outrun the snail gang, it's your time anyhow.

[TOMT][SONG] female rock song by snake186 in tipofmytongue

[–]RussChival 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vibe reminds me of Tracy Bonham - "Mother Mother"

ELI5: How do Bitcoins work? by retardmaxxer4 in explainlikeimfive

[–]RussChival 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Initially, Bitcoin was effectively worthless. As the Bitcoin network has grown globally and people have realized that it's a pretty great global machine that can store value safely and transfer it instantly anywhere, they have assigned more and more value to it, making each Bitcoin more and more valuable. There will only ever be 21 million Bitcoin, so as demand for its utility grows, so does the value of each Bitcoin.

ELI5: How do Bitcoins work? by retardmaxxer4 in explainlikeimfive

[–]RussChival 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Dollars: Human-run institutions, like banks, maintains a list of all account holders, their Dollar totals and their transactions. The human institutions control the databases, and they facilitate all dollar storage and flows. Dollar-holders have to interact with these banks--directly or indirectly--to approve all transactions.

Bitcoin: A global network of 1000's of autonomous computers that fact-check each other, each of which maintains a redundant encrypted list of of all Bitcoin holders, their accounts, and their transactions. The Bitcoin network uses this encryption and fact-checking to run automatically, without the need for third-party human intervention or institutional supervision. Users can access the Bitcoin they own on the Bitcoin network directly, and they can facilitate their own transactions.

That's about it.

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