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Nice, we’ve got $100k! I wonder what we’re going to spend our $88k on? Maybe we should use our $112k to hire somebody to work on the compiler full time? Would $

Nice, we’ve got $100k! I wonder what we’re going to spend our $88k on? Maybe we should use our $112k to hire somebody to work on the compiler full time? Would $85k be enough for them?

WesolyKubeczek 5y ago
Boy, looks like votes on my comment are just as volatile.
- dmitriid 5y ago
  HackernewsCommentCoin?
- judofyr 5y ago
  Historically there’s been a mentality on HN to avoid these repetitive shallow jokes (sorry, but it’s true) since they don’t lead to much interesting discussions, but maybe times are changing.
  - abnercoimbre 5y ago
    Yea, I gleaned nothing from it which is not in the spirit of HN. It's hard to always comment in a meaningful way though.
  - WesolyKubeczek 5y ago
    My big beef with crypto is that it seems to be very hard to convert it to cash when needed. The world is far from being the one in which BTC can actually pay the bills.
ptudan 5y ago
Equally glib: In 2025, damn, with inflation devs are costing 500k or 2 btc these days!
- warkdarrior 5y ago
  2021: One dev are about 5 BTC now (including benefits), so it's nice to see costs will come down in the future.
  - jstx1 5y ago
    Not really. $300k+ still isn't normal outside of the US (or even in the US outside of certain cities / companies). And that's the case even if you take benefits into account.
  - jensvdh 5y ago
    99.9% of Software professionals probably don't make $300k
- arcticbull 5y ago
  What's your rationale to suggest that inflation will double the price of everything in the next 4 years?
bpodgursky 5y ago
"Crypto is a pointless scam, let's complain about asset prices" -- people who have donated $0 to Nim
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]
- gameswithgo 5y ago
  I've contributed to Nim's development and I say that.
- jarcane 5y ago
  Technically, this includes the people who gave them the Bitcoin. Bitcoin != USD. In fact I seem to recall being told that was rather the point.
capableweb 5y ago
If I were a developer receiving cryptocurrency donations I'd be much happier to receive > $0 than $0 which would probably be the alternative if I didn't have a address people could send to.
- oleganza 5y ago
  People who choose to attempt to understand bitcoin are either loud zealots, or stay quiet because why would they expose themselves? So the superficial criticism of volatility or "how do I reverse a fraudulent payment" is left to those who don't even bother to explore the subject.
- boublepop 5y ago
  It’s a joke about the volatility of Bitcoin, not a dismissal of donations. I know Bitcoin proponents can be quite dismissive of anything that could potentially sound negative towards crypto, but I feel like we should not be having a discourse on HN where a joke like this has to be explained or which has people downvoting OP for making it. No matter your stance on Bitcoin it’s volatility is a matter of established fact, and it’s a fun joke, how the hell did humor die in the crowd of wallstreet bets HODL’rs screening yolo while betting their house on a stick because the ticket has high meme-value?
  - capableweb 5y ago
    > It’s a joke about the volatility of Bitcoin, not a dismissal of donations. I understood that :) My point was that although Bitcoin is volatile at this moment, I much rather receive donations in a volatile currency than no donations at all.

Nice, we’ve got $100k! I wonder what we’re going to spend our $88k on? Maybe we should use our $112k to hire somebody to work on the compiler full time? Would $85k be enough for them?

WesolyKubeczek 5y ago

Boy, looks like votes on my comment are just as volatile.

dmitriid 5y ago
HackernewsCommentCoin?
judofyr 5y ago
Historically there’s been a mentality on HN to avoid these repetitive shallow jokes (sorry, but it’s true) since they don’t lead to much interesting discussions, but maybe times are changing.
- abnercoimbre 5y ago
  Yea, I gleaned nothing from it which is not in the spirit of HN. It's hard to always comment in a meaningful way though.
- WesolyKubeczek 5y ago
  My big beef with crypto is that it seems to be very hard to convert it to cash when needed. The world is far from being the one in which BTC can actually pay the bills.

ptudan 5y ago

Equally glib: In 2025, damn, with inflation devs are costing 500k or 2 btc these days!

warkdarrior 5y ago
2021: One dev are about 5 BTC now (including benefits), so it's nice to see costs will come down in the future.
- jstx1 5y ago
  Not really. $300k+ still isn't normal outside of the US (or even in the US outside of certain cities / companies). And that's the case even if you take benefits into account.
- jensvdh 5y ago
  99.9% of Software professionals probably don't make $300k
arcticbull 5y ago
What's your rationale to suggest that inflation will double the price of everything in the next 4 years?

bpodgursky 5y ago

"Crypto is a pointless scam, let's complain about asset prices" -- people who have donated $0 to Nim

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gameswithgo 5y ago
I've contributed to Nim's development and I say that.
jarcane 5y ago
Technically, this includes the people who gave them the Bitcoin. Bitcoin != USD. In fact I seem to recall being told that was rather the point.

capableweb 5y ago

If I were a developer receiving cryptocurrency donations I'd be much happier to receive > $0 than $0 which would probably be the alternative if I didn't have a address people could send to.

oleganza 5y ago
People who choose to attempt to understand bitcoin are either loud zealots, or stay quiet because why would they expose themselves? So the superficial criticism of volatility or "how do I reverse a fraudulent payment" is left to those who don't even bother to explore the subject.
boublepop 5y ago
It’s a joke about the volatility of Bitcoin, not a dismissal of donations. I know Bitcoin proponents can be quite dismissive of anything that could potentially sound negative towards crypto, but I feel like we should not be having a discourse on HN where a joke like this has to be explained or which has people downvoting OP for making it. No matter your stance on Bitcoin it’s volatility is a matter of established fact, and it’s a fun joke, how the hell did humor die in the crowd of wallstreet bets HODL’rs screening yolo while betting their house on a stick because the ticket has high meme-value?
- capableweb 5y ago
  > It’s a joke about the volatility of Bitcoin, not a dismissal of donations. I understood that :) My point was that although Bitcoin is volatile at this moment, I much rather receive donations in a volatile currency than no donations at all.