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Ryan Lackey
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Cypherpunk and entrepreneur CSO, Evertas Insurance “Sovereign is he who decides on the exception.” octal.substack.com
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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    Ryan Lackey
    @octal
    Nov 23, 2024
    Filed in "photos which are terrifying if you know what they are, nonthreatening otherwise."
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    Ryan Lackey
    @octal
    Nov 21, 2024
    Accidentally picked the most beautiful art deco hotel in the world for a 2 night stay.
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    Ryan Lackey
    @octal
    Apr 5, 2024
    This is a lot of faith in 1) reading 2) not being evil
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    Ryan Lackey
    @octal
    Jul 21, 2023
    Ah, UX.
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    Ryan Lackey
    @octal
    Nov 23, 2024
    Replying to @BishopFromArk
    Yes, because it is not a witch.
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    Ryan Lackey
    @octal
    Feb 24, 2025
    Replying to @DocStrangelove2
    You knew bad things were happening once the camera phone came out for a selfie.
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    Ryan Lackey
    @octal
    Jan 1, 2024
    Replying to @Indian_Bronson
    Clearly the Iraq war was so unavoidable and critical to the US that sacrifices like this (and many others) were justified, right?
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    Ryan Lackey
    @octal
    Apr 22, 2024
    Replying to @datepsych
    Understands things quickly, and asks meaningful questions based on new information. Basically, demonstrates understanding new information, a body of pre-existing knowledge, and rapid ability to integrate/apply. “Curiosity” seems like the single easiest indicator.
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    Ryan Lackey
    @octal
    Sep 14, 2024
    Replying to @hankgreen
    I assume they throw it up from their stomach like how birds feed their young, but I thought most of the nectar -> honey processing happened externally in the honeycomb.
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    Ryan Lackey
    @octal
    Nov 23, 2024
    Replying to @J20s1
    I am curious how much is due to environmental abuse of laptop in operating state vs storage vs manufacturing defect vs charge-related behavior (and just a lot of shipped devices)
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    Ryan Lackey
    @octal
    Mar 27, 2025
    Replying to @BadlyLiquidated
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    Ryan Lackey
    @octal
    Jul 8, 2024
    Replying to @ASvanevik
    Not legal advice, but before calling the cops and establishing documentation, what would have happened if there were a mysterious disappearance? Problem solved with positive social externalities.
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    Ryan Lackey
    @octal
    Nov 23, 2024
    Replying to @sdamico
    A needle gun at range would actually be interesting. I guess one could just throw darts from 10m too.
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    Ryan Lackey
    @octal
    Feb 25, 2025
    Replying to @jonatanpallesen
    It looks horrible but American factory farms are approximately as bad, just horizontal vs vertical.
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