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'Stranger Things' Won’t Save Netflix(theatlantic.com)
7 points by bmking 4y ago|0 comments
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by bmking 5y ago
The problem is not about if the MAX is the safest airplane now. If Boeing can get away with it like that then it lowers the general airplane safety in my opinion. Now that Boeing has designed an airplane by cutting corners to safe money (ev
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by bmking 5y ago
I don't agree. This way it is a) easier to onboard _receivers_, and b) stays open in the sense that _senders_ can send bitcoins by any app they want (including non-custodial of course).
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by bmking 5y ago
Lightning network is "off-chain". Basically a network of 2-of-2 locked bitcoins called _channels_ that exchange valid Bitcoin transactions to update the balances within these channels, but only need to settle them by broadcasting
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Criminals are mailing altered Ledger devices to steal cryptocurrency(bleepingcomputer.com)
1 points by bmking 5y ago|0 comments
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by bmking 5y ago
That's true I was also thinking about it this way. Granted I hadn't read the whole paper and it is very philosophical, but I don't know how simulations with varying constants over time could help explain the early state of e.
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The Universe Is a Machine That Keeps Learning, Scientists Say(popularmechanics.com)
3 points by bmking 5y ago|2 comments
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New Machine Learning Theory Raises Questions About the Nature of Science(scitechdaily.com)
1 points by bmking 6y ago|0 comments
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Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade Improves Technology Across Bitcoin’s Software Stack(coindesk.com)
2 points by bmking 6y ago|0 comments
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by bmking 6y ago
I won't fly on it and I don't care how safe it is. The precedent it sets is terrifying. I know people say Boeing got a "black eye" from it, but in reality getting out of this that easy sets them up to a dangerous advanta
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TikTok Ban Averted: Trump Gives Oracle-Walmart Deal His 'Blessing'(npr.org)
2 points by bmking 6y ago|1 comments
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by bmking 6y ago
Maybe this one "[The Pea And The Sun]( https://www.amazon.com/Pea-Sun-Mathematical-Paradox/dp/15688... . It reads in a nice flow and shows theoretical math in an understandable way even though it covers a very
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Hacker buys old Tesla parts on eBay, finds them full of user data(arstechnica.com)
3 points by bmking 6y ago|1 comments
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by bmking 7y ago
Which part of Spain are you referring to? Because at least in Valencia I was surpassed to find a ton of cctv in public spaces like parks and busy streets.
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by bmking 7y ago
The simple fact for Boeing to continue "operating as usual" without real consequences dis-aligns incentives that have been present until now in air travel making it so safe. The precedence it creates can ripple so that e.g. Airbus
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by bmking 7y ago
I haven't looked at this course yet, but it is by the same creator of another free Golang course called gophercises.com. It was a fantastic way for me to learn as it provides a ton of small real life projects as exercises with videos o
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by bmking 7y ago
A little late to the party, but here are my two cents. First of all I also want to mention "Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index" ( https://www.cbeci.org ). In my opinion it makes better comparisons ( https:&#
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by bmking 7y ago
It's exactly the kind of things I hope to see every now on then on Hacker News! :)
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Hong Kong Protestors Using Mesh Messaging App China Can't Block: Usage Up 3685%(forbes.com)
56 points by bmking 7y ago|1 comments
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by bmking 7y ago
Gonzo journalism at its best
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by bmking 8y ago
Features on Bit's "soon-to-be released feature list" are PSBT and watch-only keys to make offline signing even easier!
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by bmking 8y ago
Although I would like to think that the next generation will be renowned for the "tinkerers of something else that comes out", it is also true that industry and society has changed a lot in that regard. Back in your parents day, y
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by bmking 8y ago
I completely agree with you and these are exactly my thoughts as well.
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by bmking 8y ago
Obtaining randomness through this process sounds very strange to me. Is there not a better way to get randomness? Random.org claims to use athmospheric noise to generate "true" randomness. Without knowing much of the game it is no
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Cuba bids goodbye to the revolutionary generation(economist.com)
1 points by bmking 8y ago|0 comments
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by bmking 9y ago
Please don't just downplay such an event if you don't know anything about it. This temperature measurement may not be completely unprecedented, but as DMI write about it: Plus degrees are unusual DMI has measurements from Kap Mo
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by bmking 9y ago
It depends. Surely they could not instantly dump all of their "ripple assets" and expect the market to absorb it. But currently the 24-hours trading volume is 6.6 billion USD ( https://www.livecoinwatch.com/price&#x
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by bmking 9y ago
Pollution from Gold mining: https://sciencing.com/types-pollution-generated-gold-mining-... A very rough estimate: World wide Bitcoin mining operation spends per year around 60% as much electricity as all of USA's ban
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by bmking 9y ago
The argument is also that one big miner did not wish for Segregated witness because he apparently had an "invisible" advantage allowing him to mine block more easy than the rest of the network. Therefore he is pushing for a soluti
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by bmking 9y ago
I don't agree that it is in the miners best interest to have big blocks allowing for more transactions. The argument is that more transactions means more fees, but that is not really the case. With a block limit just a little under wha

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