AnIrishDuck

12 ms·

91.
by AnIrishDuck 5y ago
In the advertising world, there are roughly speaking two major objectives: - Creative: also known as "brand awareness". Keep the given brand top-of-mind for as many prospects as possible. The hope is that they will then choose pro
92.
by AnIrishDuck 10y ago
Any sufficiently long wire is an antenna. If your neighbor is using amplitude modulation, there isn't much of a difference between the signals your macbook produces on its end and the signals his radio waves induce directly into the wi
93.
by AnIrishDuck 11y ago
True, but the basic point still stands. ISA heavily constrains the final design on-die. ARM might not be able to deliver an ISA that fits Apple's needs. Apple already has a tweaked version of ARM (ARMv7s) [1]. There may come a day wher
94.
by AnIrishDuck 11y ago
> Apple isn't dependent on anyone for ship dates in the ARM space -- they license the ISA, but they design their own chips based on the license. [...] I don't see how replacing ARM with a custom ISA helps Apple any. Well, what
95.
by AnIrishDuck 11y ago
Looks interesting. This answers a lot of questions about primary data, but I'm interested to know how continuous queries [1] are handled. If they're stored like any other data, the "inserts are far more likely than updates&qu
96.
by AnIrishDuck 12y ago
> A rootkit is a stealthy type of software, typically malicious, designed to hide the existence of certain processes or programs from normal methods of detection These are the primary characteristic of a rootkit. To wit, from that same a
97.
by AnIrishDuck 12y ago
While I'm inclined to agree that Kademlia is the frontrunner for DHTs, I'd like to comment on: > it has the advantage of naturally not depending on other peers behaving correctly This is, depending on the variety of pedantic ha
98.
by AnIrishDuck 12y ago
> The "enemy" to network neutrality was the DC Circuit court. The FCC wants network neutrality, but it lost the power to make such a rule earlier this year. I'm not sure I agree. I think the D.C circuit was correct, and th
99.
by AnIrishDuck 12y ago
Yeah, I stopped reading there too. Sybil attacks [1] are the biggest problem with decentralized distributed systems, you can't just hand-wave them away. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_attack
100.
by AnIrishDuck 12y ago
> So can a bank and you will loose all your money just ask the people of Cyprus. This is a silly comparison. In the USA, all deposits under $200k are guaranteed by the FDIC [1]. If the bank folds, you still get your money from the federa
101.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
> like literally any scientific paper its results should be considered tentative unless and until it's been corroborated by further research, including research that uses different protocols To expand, this study is interesting in t
102.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
> human behavior is irrational in predictable ways. My favorite example of this is the ultimatum game [1]. The game has two players. The first player proposes a split of a "pot" of money. The second player can accept that split
103.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
Consumer ISPs always have received more traffic than they send, it's the nature of the service they provide. I'm not sure that the settlement free peering model used by upstream providers makes sense when applied to ISPs. I'l
104.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
I'm not sure this is a fair assessment. There's been tons of research into nuclear power, for example. Look at the generation IV reactor designs [1]. And there's been tons of interest and investment in cleaner electric power
105.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
> Governments choose and maintain currencies with low, stable inflation because it's good for the economy and the people at large. Yes. > Individuals choose currencies with stable supplies to maintain the value of their wealth. I
106.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
They do not have to do it to be influenced by it. The exchange rate of BTC is always going to be tied to mining activity, and hence hashing speeds.
107.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
> The first country that wises up to bitcoin, starts investing in mining and other bitcoin infrastructure in a big way, and legitimises its mainstream usage as a currency, is going to reap tremendous benefits. Like what? Being tied to a
108.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
Exactly. When I was working for GE Aviation I wasn't flying fighter jets. Thinking about the larger issue, I think It's actually somewhat rare for professionals to consume their own "product". Lawyers, for example, are o
109.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
The time is coming. Remember when computers were very expensive and out of reach for the average joe? It seems likely robotics will follow the same trajectory. The next generation will probably be playing around with $50-100 robotic toys an
110.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
In fact, the amount of code written can often be inversely proportional to the quality of your work in that day. There simply is no meaningful correlation. It usually takes the talent of another skilled professional to measure the quality
111.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
Seriously, I did a double take when I read that.
112.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
> Not meant to be a comment on you, just me not thinking about it enough. No slight taken. I was still in middle school when the Hainan Island incident happened, and I figured there's a sizable young population on HN that's in
113.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
More information is on Wikipedia [1]. After reading that article, it definitely sounds like the quoted statement was created from within some kind of reality distortion field. To add to your original comment: the US pilot insisted that the
114.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
> I have no idea why you would ignore $8 trillion in interest bearing deposit accounts. To the extent these funds come from other banks, they will show up on the balance sheets of those banks (as loans). What? I'm not ignoring those
115.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
I appreciate the link. I haven't taken a macroecon or full-fledged finance class, so take my analysis with a grain of salt. If I recall correctly, "demand deposits" are the subject of reserve requirements, not total deposits.
116.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
Honestly, it seems like a really positive thing for the "good cops" out there too. No more "he said, she said" complaints. Of course, if these tapes get conveniently "lost" that presents another set of problems
117.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
I imagine that, if necessary, the accused's lawyer could argue that showing such footage would be unduly prejudicial. This would preclude the jury from ever seeing it (unless its probative value outweighed its prejudicial impact).
118.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
> With fractional reserve banking, it's not that the bank has to keep 1% of the money they have on deposit, it's that the bank gets to invent 1000% of the money it has on deposit. And it doesn't have to borrow money from t
119.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
Right, hence what I said (which is somewhat inaccurate) about a "100% reserve requirement". The bank could lend any amount up to its total deposits, but not above. This is very different than how banking works today. Banks (in the
120.
by AnIrishDuck 13y ago
Right, but you no longer have a "pure bitcoin" banking system. You have a dual currency system that is predicated on the trust of (1) the US government and (2) the bitcoin community. Also, such a system mutes a key feature of curr

More ›