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by MattyRad 13y ago
Would anybody be surprised, even sympathetic, if the families of the deceased joined Al Qaeda as a direct result of this? Americans killed their friends and family on a sacred day, and nothing would be more appropriate than seeing they pay
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I think the author has a bias to show North Korea in a positive light (the pristine pictures, jabs at commercialism, readiness to accept a tour as fact), or, at least, tries to show a generous understanding of such a country and its cultu
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https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Scalability#Storage
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The features you just described are equally applicable to different kinds of metals/alloys. Arguably, other metals have even more practical applications. Why shouldn't those be more valuable than gold? In addition, the practical
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Interesting, thanks. That puts it in more perspective for me. Although, still, it seems the term "inherent" might be a poor adjective to use to describe the system.
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A lot of people bearish on Bitcoin's future claim that it cannot last and the fad will be extinguished because it isn't backed by something, like gold, or a government. I would like somebody to explain why gold is inherently valua
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Clearly, because you're smart enough not to give someone on another continent your wallet, as per the analogy.
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No. But it should be noted that even Satoshi retained his anonymity in creating Bitcoin; that, with no indication Bitcoin would have any real use or value in the future. That should stand as fair warning for anyone considering creating such
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The issue at hand for "techno-libertarians" is not necessarily about privacy, but rather about life and property. There are three issues that libertarians will tend to agree are most important, which is usually summarized with bei
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> Extra-legal violence is often a part of black markets. Curious turn of phrase. Extra-legal violence meaning "violence outside of the government," which implies that there is intra-legal violence, "violence within the go
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Take out the second sentence and you're good. Otherwise you're guilty of a little hearsay yourself.
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> When President Obama changed course and decided not to press forward unilaterally on planned strikes against Bashar Al Assad’s regime, he was effectively heeding that constitutional catechism. Congress and the public had signaled their
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Not to trivialize bluedino's message, but I also thought of Fallout 3, more-so Fallout: New Vegas. The description is indeed somewhat reminiscent of the game.
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Things I liked: Excessive porn may decrease a man's desire to engage women, exposure to sexual situations may be occurring at younger ages, the attention span of younger generations may be decreasing. (I use the term "may" b
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The only thing I found offensive about this story was the environment in which the app was presented, which was definitely inappropriate. If the app was presented by Daniel Tosh on his TV show, we'd probably all have a chuckle and move
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For what it's worth, younger generations of the Republican party are recognizing civil libertarian viewpoints more and more. With luck, it may in time become the political party it is supposed to be. But I guess that's being prett
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That's the same feeling I was getting from this article. It was completely disingenuous (or better put, an outright lie) to say that he was not detained. The police were keeping him against his will to determine if he was guilty of a c
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The police force is holding you against your will for the purpose of determining if you are guilty of a crime. But no, you're not being detained. If there is one line that discredits this entire article, that is it. I mean, why not jus
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Here's a cool Bitcoin startup relevant to this article: https://robocoinkiosk.com/
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On that note, I think the rise of Bitcoin will be particularly interesting (assuming it keeps rising). Already it has been introduced before Congress, as a money laundering mechanism, no less. With nothing to smash, I wonder how they might
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I hadn't thought of a few of those tactics. Good thinking. Just goes to show how little data you need acquire identifying information. Still though, I think the interview is fascinating, if possibly revealing.
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I'm surprised, after reading through this thread. I've been frequenting HN for a little over a year now, and I enjoy reading the comments because this is the only forum I've found where users have coherent, interesting, gramm
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>We have turned intelligence into a regulated industry in a way that none of our allies, even in Europe, have done. We have all three branches of government involved in overseeing the activities of the NSA... That a whistleblower had t
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That's a good point. I would hope that if tax revenue declines, the NSA, at the very least, would cease growing. It is possible that more justified programs would take a hit, such as food stamps, but in the end I'm far more concer
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Yes, indeed, a sentiment shared in some form or another by most of the users here. However, your call to action is nebulous at best. Most of the solutions that myself and others are taking include 1) Encryption, 2) Writing politicians, and
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Yes, I agree. I wasn't saying that we should pursue nerd determinism, only that cynicism with such a political system makes some us more inclined to find non-political solutions. But the unfortunate reality is that it is not enough, an
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It's disheartening that politicians can barely confirm whether they even know what is going on (i.e. what they vote for on our behalf), let alone the have the capacity to grasp the scale of the surveillance and its (eventual) misuse. I
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I have asked this same question myself. It's stunning that only one sys admin has come forth with this information. Further, politicians and higher business officials in companies usually don't know what computers are capable of,
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While I think this article makes some sweeping generalizations and assumptions, the question it poses is what's important. If we as programmers continue to automate the world (as is our job), and as previous jobs therein are rendered

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