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by VMG 5y ago
> elegium > a substance or book called, in ancient Rome, the sacred treasury of a god > "the temple is situated or held by the elegium in the church" does exist but means something else at least here: https://e
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by VMG 5y ago
chunk/line staging: yes interactive rebase: no cherry-picking: yes
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'The Billion Dollar Code': The Battle over Google Earth(dw.com)
1 points by VMG 5y ago|0 comments
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by VMG 5y ago
No, it is not the same opportunity cost. With a PoW that has "external rewards", the cost of attacking the chain falls in proportion to the external reward. You are correct that it does not fall to zero.
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by VMG 5y ago
This is a common misconception. In order for a Proof-of-Work algorithm to be useful, there must be an opportunity cost (penalty) to mining on the wrong chain. If the mining algorithm pays off anyway it cannot be used.
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by VMG 5y ago
why not?
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by VMG 5y ago
> Do you think American nuclear tests and news reels from the era were propaganda free? did he claim that?
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by VMG 5y ago
black boxes
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by VMG 5y ago
the psychiatric system is routinely used as tool to squash political dissent in many countries where it is not a "profit center"
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by VMG 5y ago
Can you really be sure though? How hard is it really to redirect outgoing calls?
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by VMG 5y ago
Control for bureaucrats is the primary goal. If there is some temporary marginal privacy benefit for users, it is a side effect.
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by VMG 5y ago
it makes total sense if you realize it is all about control
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by VMG 5y ago
just look for the qualifier in this case "ferroelectric"
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by VMG 5y ago
the homes are smaller but the build quality is better :)
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by VMG 5y ago
I could be more specific, but I would risk getting sued by Craig Wright and his friends I want to leave you with this quote though > “First ethical rule: If you see fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud.” > ― Nassim Nicholas Tal
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by VMG 5y ago
Taleb has absolutely destroyed his credibility by speaking at the "Coingeek" conference and sharing a stage with "Craig Wright" https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Taleb%27ed%2...
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by VMG 5y ago
I'm extremely skeptical that usable fingerprints can be captured from any casual photo that is sent through a chat app The CCC in Germany did this once with a picture from Ursula von der Leyen, but IIRC they contacted the original phot
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by VMG 5y ago
is it normal that these methods have no tests?
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by VMG 5y ago
the paper has some pictures https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/861856v1.full.pdf
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by VMG 5y ago
Scalpers only exist in markets where somebody is selling products below value. Without scalpers, the product is distributed by sheer luck like a lottery, or being well-connected and knowing somebody who has early access to the product. You
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by VMG 5y ago
my rights are not up for discussion, let alone a vote
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by VMG 5y ago
my financial privacy is a basic need, and I need cryptocurrency to achieve it I do not believe consensus mechanism other than PoW can provide enough security for a cryptocurrency
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by VMG 5y ago
there are a number of lightning wallets and a number of stores where you can pay using lightning transactions
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by VMG 5y ago
even if your silly "7tps" number was true, the answer would be YES
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by VMG 5y ago
From the perspective of (black) market participants, the characteristics of LN are preferable. Including privacy aspects.
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by VMG 5y ago
Bitcoin transactions don't have to be on-chain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Network
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by VMG 6y ago
https://web.archive.org/web/20210324065459/http://doc.cat-v....
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by VMG 6y ago
if you start going down that route you will have to specify the format for dates, network addresses, postal addresses, phone numbers... it never ends
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by VMG 6y ago
The GDPR does not fix this at all.
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by VMG 6y ago
I would slightly disagree with him about CDs: there are some annoying high-frequency noises from a typical CD drive motor. Higher-end ones probably have some buffering.

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