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by cft 3y ago
Also Ethereum switched to proof of stake. Which means that the "stakeholders" (shareholders) are voting what transactions go into the ledger. Bitcoin is proof of work still.
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Small businesses snared by onerous reporting requirements and fines(wsj.com)
4 points by cft 3y ago|3 comments
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by cft 3y ago
"When it launched, the service was powered by a Java back end running on Apache Tomcat servers with a MySQL database." https://www.infoworld.com/article/2668567/friendster-scales-...
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by cft 3y ago
If Steve can make him stay and remain productive, he's a real business genius
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by cft 3y ago
This should be upvoted as the comment of the year.
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by cft 3y ago
That can replace PCI compliance then. Sounds like a better option
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Prominent S.F. developers charged with bribery in widening corruption scandal(sfchronicle.com)
114 points by cft 3y ago|49 comments
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A blacklist of banks that block movements to or from Bitcoin related services(github.com)
70 points by cft 3y ago|113 comments
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by cft 3y ago
So now we will have prosecutors and judges who didn't pass the bar exam?
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by cft 3y ago
The new SV bubble is inflating! Say hi to real estate price increases.
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by cft 3y ago
The most negative argument about GPT-like AI for me is that it has summed up all world's information into only one "correct" opinion. Bing chat for example terminates the conversation and offers you to apologize when you re
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by cft 3y ago
Probably one of the best uses of taxpayers money. Better than the wars. By the way, Fairchild Semiconductor, the first chip company, the predecessor of Intel was also supported by taxpayers money, because its largest orders came from the Ap
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by cft 3y ago
That started only recently, around 2020ish. If you don't use the data (basic plan) and access your sms and vms via a web page using a VPN, you are ok (first hand experience, expat in EU)
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by cft 3y ago
Eventually more and more use cases for Bitcoin will emerge, as the government becomes less competent and more reckless with its fiat. It costs $35,000 for a reason.
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by cft 3y ago
Pro starts from $1000. First Android phone 's HTC Dream launch price was $180 (with a 2y contract), the phone had a physical keyboard, a physical trackball, a replaceable battery, it was a real work tool.
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by cft 3y ago
Pro starts from $1000. First Android phone 's HTC Dream launch price was $180 (with a 2y contract), the phone had a physical keyboard, a physical trackball, a replaceable battery, it was a real work tool.
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by cft 3y ago
During the same time, the US automakers worldwide market share shrunk from 30% to about 10%.
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by cft 3y ago
Same thing was done by the Bolsheviks and French revolutionaries (regardless of the merit). French even renamed the calendar months, but then reverted on everything. Russians didn't revert. Let's see where this goes here.
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by cft 3y ago
Also Japan's tobacco consumption rank is 33, while the US' is 68, and yet it's average life expectancy is much longer (4 vs 58) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_consumption_by_count... https:&#x2
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by cft 3y ago
Probably the word "Maid" in the description triggered the AI ban bot
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by cft 3y ago
Did they ban your card and your account after that in retaliation?
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by cft 3y ago
I use Edge. I think Edge is a realistically viable competitor, especially with Bing chat sidebar. It's also faster than Safari on MacOS
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by cft 3y ago
Interesting. I was done with Google search since GPT/Bing came out. With their SEO spam, wokeism and didactics. Have been paying for GPT-4
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by cft 3y ago
USA was doing very well before FTC was created in 1914. In fact, most of American wealth that the US has been riding on, was accumulated before then. Airplane, Ford Model T, etc where all created before then.
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Pixel 6 Pro does not charge in hot weather(twitter.com)
1 points by cft 3y ago|0 comments
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It's so hot in my city that I can't charge my phone(old.reddit.com)
11 points by cft 3y ago|7 comments
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by cft 3y ago
HN should encourage it, because startup founders read HN. They should think twice risking their business existence, after seeing this benevolent approach.
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Single Fire Hydrant Nets NYC $33,000 a Year(iquantny.tumblr.com)
72 points by cft 3y ago|95 comments
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Judge Orders Biden Officials to Limit Contact with Social-Media Companies(wsj.com)
4 points by cft 3y ago|0 comments
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by cft 3y ago
It has more RAM than default MacBook Air M2 configuration. Apple has to be less stingy with memory

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