CrunchyJams

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by CrunchyJams 13y ago
Wow, where to begin... 1). Interest and principle on USTs are paid in USD, so the notion that the Chinese government simply "wants to send those dollars back to the US" is bunk since they're ultimately getting more back 2). I
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Banksy stall sells art works for $60 in New York(bbc.co.uk)
3 points by CrunchyJams 13y ago|0 comments
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Bitcoin Network Doubles to 2 PH/s in Four Weeks; the First 1 PH/s Took 4.7 Years(thegenesisblock.com)
66 points by CrunchyJams 13y ago|92 comments
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by CrunchyJams 13y ago
"those saying the federal heath insurance exchange cost $634 million are incorrect. The official said this figure includes all of the company’s contracts for a Health and Human Services Department program over the last seven years&quot
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Colorado farmers bringing in nation’s first hemp harvest since the 1950s(washingtonpost.com)
13 points by CrunchyJams 13y ago|4 comments
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by CrunchyJams 13y ago
It's funny how analogous this is to the underlying debate driving modern politics. Should the state (Rockstar in this case) offer direct monetary provisions to the citizens without requiring productivity in exchange? The tough part is
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Montevideo Statement on the Future of Internet Cooperation(icann.org)
4 points by CrunchyJams 13y ago|0 comments
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by CrunchyJams 13y ago
Given the size of the market and the amount of hashing power required to do that you'd almost certainly lose more money from not mining during that time than you would make on the trade.
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by CrunchyJams 13y ago
Those poor bastards. Their arms are going to be unbelievably sore by by 10a every day.
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LG confirms production of 'bendable and unbreakable' smartphone displays (engadget.com)
47 points by CrunchyJams 13y ago|25 comments
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by CrunchyJams 13y ago
From what I understand, the primary benefit of Tinder is the double-positive response matching that offers the possibility of success without the hurt of rejection. It solves the one of the biggest problems in dating. Since one of the parti
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by CrunchyJams 13y ago
You can't withdraw USD from Mt. Gox, so people buy bitcoin to withdraw, driving the price up. Incidentally the same site did an analysis on that a few months ago as well: http://thegenesisblock.com/bitcoin-cross-exchang
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by CrunchyJams 13y ago
Closed two weeks ago: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/09/20...
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by CrunchyJams 13y ago
The mainstream financial headlines generally regurgitate what the Fed wants to message. While certainly 'most' were surprised, many weren't. Tapering was dependent on econ data, which simply hasn't been there to support
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by CrunchyJams 13y ago
Not if your goal is to make other traders (algos) think that you're acting on market data
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by CrunchyJams 13y ago
Awesome analysis. Keep in mind that while it tells a very compelling story, that it isn't necessarily proof that there was a leak. All it would take is for one major player to take a view on what was going to happen without hearing the
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The developers of Fallout 2 Online released the source code(fonline2238.blogspot.com)
2 points by CrunchyJams 13y ago|0 comments
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by CrunchyJams 13y ago
I don't think it was. He could have informed the core dev team of this relatively easy fix before it was an issue. This arose out of a live error. I still want to know what he was talking about!
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Porsche $845,000 Hybrid Beats Prius as Hot Rods Go Green(bloomberg.com)
2 points by CrunchyJams 13y ago|1 comments
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by CrunchyJams 13y ago
"By 2005 or so, it will become clear that the Internet's impact on the economy has been no greater than the fax machine's." - Paul Krugman, 1998 http://web.archive.org/web/19980610100009/www.red
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by CrunchyJams 13y ago
A friend of mine recently brought up the idea of a curved smartphone design to maximize thumb reach. My head nearly imploded imagining interface development for that.
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by CrunchyJams 13y ago
bitcoin.org and the SecondMarket Bitcoin Education Center ( https://www.secondmarket.com/education/learn/bitcoin-educati... ) are great resources
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Bitcoin 0.8.4 Update Offers Security Improvements(thegenesisblock.com)
46 points by CrunchyJams 13y ago|14 comments
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Bitcoin in India: Drivers and Barriers to Adoption(thegenesisblock.com)
34 points by CrunchyJams 13y ago|13 comments
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by CrunchyJams 13y ago
Bitcoin is definitely still too volatile to be a reliable store of wealth, but this is related to the exponential growth of the bitcoin network, not the volatility of the currency itself.
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ASICMiner Blade Prices Reduced 65% After Shares Crash(thegenesisblock.com)
38 points by CrunchyJams 13y ago|47 comments
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by CrunchyJams 13y ago
It's not an exact science since no one knows future network increases, but you can see a detailed view of the thought process around that question here: http://thegenesisblock.com/at-this-rate-the-last-new-btc-wil...
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Bitcoin Block Time Halved To Five Minutes Amid Exponential Network Growth(thegenesisblock.com)
63 points by CrunchyJams 13y ago|36 comments
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Hedging Bitcoin Mining Investments with Network Difficulty Futures(thegenesisblock.com)
1 points by CrunchyJams 13y ago|0 comments
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SEC Charges Operator of Bitcoin Savings and Trust with Fraud(thegenesisblock.com)
1 points by CrunchyJams 13y ago|0 comments

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