Mc_Big_G

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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Proving yet again that anyone can get rich as long as they don't have any morals.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Cantillon effect
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
This has been obvious to anyone with a clue since 2015. Facebook is barely more than a propaganda machine where nefarious actors can spread lies and brainwash the masses who are either too lazy, too stupid or simply enjoy the confirmation
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Maybe Facebook should change their policies instead of their clothes.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
> Bitcoin's narrative has had to morph from "digital currency" to "digital gold "Gold's narrative has had to morph from currency to store of wealth" Circa 1971
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Well, there goes the "You don't need to quit WhatsApp because they don't collect data like Facebook" argument.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
> Most of the money in the markets are from the average Joe's 401k, or pension This is just an assertion.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Currently building a privacy-first cryptocurrency portfolio management and trading app that allows you to easily create complex trades across exchanges. It will likely fail like my other projects :)
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
I built a CL competitor with much better features than CL in 2008. I also failed but only spent my time and not much money.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
You'd think being here on "Hacker News", you'd know that the term "hack" has a variety of usages and meanings. In the case of Americans calling the 2016 Russian propaganda a "hack", it isn't a l
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
The height of nihilism. "I don't care what happens to humanity..."
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Russia.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
The "hack" of the 2016 election wasn't voter fraud. It was Russia hacking Clinton's emails and the DNC, exactly like Trump asked them to. In addition, Russia engaged in massive ad campaigns using bots and troll farms tha
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Russia.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Occasionally "partisan nonsense" turns out to be absolutely true. Time will tell. I'd like to hear a rational explanation from Trump supporters as to why he's downplaying this, why it took so long to respond at all, and
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
The US is in a new cold war and losing BADLY. In a few years, it will be even more clear that Trump is a traitor and beholden to Putin. It will take a decade to undo the damage if that's even possible. When Biden takes office, the U
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
FWIW, the man in the article has a genetic form of Alzheimer's that is unavoidable.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Nobody talks about anything but price and manipulation in gold bug forums. Bitcoin in digital gold, not digital money.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
It's been like this for a few years now. I see part of the problem being people who are suddenly rich through high salaries or exits that also suddenly become Republican and don't care about anything but taxes. i.e. civil rights,
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Alternatively, issue your new company's stock in Ethereum and get all the same benefits immediately. I'm sure there's some laws that prevent this, for now.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Not all exchanges list all coins. Also, we DO have a public market for craigslist wannabes...it's called the internet and you can launch one tomorrow.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Anyone can create a Craigslist clone, but somehow they still make 100s of millions of dollars per year.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
Nature will be fine. It's us that won't be. Let's stop pretending that it's the same thing.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
would love it if someone could make a webpage to visualize the current pace of carbon emissions by banking and credit card systems in terms of the number of acres of forest that would need to be burned to release the same amount of carbon.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
N95s with vents direct exhales downward and probably have a similar or even better effect at preventing the spread.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
All my Ikea furniture is 15 years old and looks almost new. I even moved all of it from Ohio to SF with no issues. It's fine if you don't abuse it.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
No one?! HN is full of Facebook supporters and deniers.
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
“The United States has been enormously successful blocking terrorists, rogue regimes, and their supporters from funding their activity using traditional currencies,” Have they though? How much money has been proven to be laundered throug
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
I'll bite. How are DDG and Brave not helping to protect your privacy?
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by Mc_Big_G 6y ago
As long as the profits are more than the penalty, this will continue to be business as usual.

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