Mc_Big_G

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by Mc_Big_G 5y ago
Anecdata, but my mid-2012 Macbook is still my primary and only computer which I use for web and mobile development, though I have upgraded the RAM and SSD. Interestingly, the battery still holds a charge for a few hours. I'm sure App
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by Mc_Big_G 5y ago
Sure, anyone can strong-arm you, including the government, but they'll generally have to go through the law to do it and it doesn't guarantee they'll succeed. If you have multi-sig set up, your benefactors could just take ov
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by Mc_Big_G 5y ago
Please explain the mechanism where I send someone bitcoin the government wants to seize and they successfully seize them. Do you think people in other countries care what the US government "seizes"?
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by Mc_Big_G 5y ago
HN hates crypto. As someone who missed out on huge gains by selling too early, I sympathize with the hatred and I believe that is the primary catalyst for it. It can blind you to any positive aspects, simply because you feel slighted by i
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by Mc_Big_G 5y ago
I'm glad Signal doesn't have this defeatist attitude.
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by Mc_Big_G 5y ago
Bitcoin converts computational energy into a digital store of that value which can be transferred anywhere, any time, in any amount, without the need for a trusted third-party, for a miniscule portion of that value. To assert this is a was
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Good luck. FB and Zuckerberg care about nothing other than profit. Eg. check the privacy notices in ios.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
> Don’t build things for yourself. This is counter to most of the startup advice I've seen. It's practically a meme at this point that many successful startups come out of scratching your own itch.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Correct. It's burning even more vast amounts of energy to do meaningless things that aren't calculations and demonstrably harm the world, especially oil-rich, poor countries.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
How do you think the military industrial complex works to back the dollar?
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
How much is trust worth?
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
IDK if you noticed, but half the population watches brainwashing "entertainment" disguised as "news", which actively pushes conspiracy theories and disinformation down their welcoming throats.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
If you use the hate of crypto on HN as a metric, then yes.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Ah yes, the 'ol "black and white" argument. It's obvious that Apple/iOS is more committed to privacy than Google/Android. To deny it it just fooling yourself.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
As someone finishing the last touches on an MVP, I really relate to this. I've been at it part-time for almost a year, so I'm surprised to see you hitting this point after only two months. Good luck, I hope it gets better!
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
There's a high percentage of "rich" people in the Bay Area who rent because even a run-down, small, shitty house is $1mm+.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Time will tell. If we’re going all “brightest minds” then I guess I can use Elon as my anecdote.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Give it up man. You’d think HNers would get it but they don’t. Most likely because they hate that they missed the bus. You’ll never convince them. We should just stop trying.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
I only see one point: Bitcoin and similar prevent powerful mechanisms through policy like the Magnitsky Act allowing economic penalties of known bad actors, hopefully swaying their bad behaviour before physical/violent means are neces
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
I agree. I never said Bitcoin is perfect and there are cryptocurrencies that cover various use-cases. I think it will prove to be unbeatable as a store of value though, even if the detractors continue to cling to the "it failed as a c
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
you're trying to claim Bitcoin will stop the actions of these bad actors? Where did I claim that?
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
There's plenty of "better than fiat" features of Bitcoin but that wasn't what was being discussed. Ironically, money laundering is not actually a good argument since Bitcoin is literally one of the most traceable cryptoc
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Do you see a difference with the Apple App Store?
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Banks launder Billions with a B and get fined Millions with an M. This is a well-known, widely accepted and widely ignored fact when arguing against Bitcoin. The same can be said about the inefficiencies and energy consumption of world fi
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
The article discuses the entire Northern California coast.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Are you saying the data gathered over the last 20 years is wrong?
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
If you're willing to accept that Bitcoin is not viable as a currency, you can then embrace that it's a better store of value than fiat currencies because the monetary policy is static and it is scarce. Bitcoin is digital gold, no
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Hit me up when BTC goes bankrupt.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Bitcoin has transitioned to "store of value", like gold, not "frequently transacted currency", like the dollar. There's plenty of other crypto currencies that fill that need.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
I've been "counting couch change for food" poor and "maybe I can retire early" rich and the thing that strikes me the most about both is how many facets of society are geared to punish the poor. Your car broke down

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