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by debrice 5y ago
An interactive exploration of virus testing using Bayesian theory https://observablehq.com/@typehorror/how-to-virus-testing
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by debrice 5y ago
I do love where web 3 is going but I wouldn’t want to underestimate the problems that its complete reliance on cryptocurrency also brings. Cryptocurrencies used to be decentralized but it isn’t the case anymore (if you hate banks prepare to
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by debrice 5y ago
This finally seems like a legitimate use of crypto, thanks for the patience. What’s the main benefit for your case of using crypto over wiring fiat currencies?
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by debrice 5y ago
One could wonder indeed
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by debrice 5y ago
I guess a society would have to make financial exchanges a part of your private life but it opens up a whole other can of worms (how do you finance the institutions enabling your business to thrive if you can easily circumvent financial acc
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by debrice 5y ago
How do you convert crypto to your currency on your tax forms and accounting if you don’t mind me asking?
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by debrice 5y ago
In proportion, I can’t see 2% of the transactions being done for goods and services (since I can’t think of a place accepting crypto for payment)
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by debrice 5y ago
I believe the principle of paying taxes on transactions (aka traceability and accountability) is a way to finance the infrastructure allowing you to safely operate your business (cops, army, schools, roads…). Total anonymity seems like you
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by debrice 5y ago
Thought about that, then realized that we (as in most of us) hardly use cash anymore and cash would also require an in-person exchange. It seems that crypto (by accident, not design) fixes most problems faced by criminal activities
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by debrice 5y ago
I’m curious regarding your employees: how do you deal with taxes and payrolls? Or is more like an “under the table” kinda situation?
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by debrice 5y ago
As of today this is my belief too. It’s reached billions of $ of values,I can’t think of a place to use it and all (absolutely all) the persons I know who owns some look at it as an investment not as a currency
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by debrice 5y ago
I believe this is a whole other debate (that I’m not willing to get into)… Still my question remains, this type of currency seems to be mostly benefiting criminals activities.
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by debrice 5y ago
It’s becoming harder to believe crypto currencies are a good thing when you see how it allows criminal to move money anonymously. Anybody actually uses crypto for legal goods and services? I’m genuinely curious about it, I do want to be pro
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by debrice 5y ago
Can being a loyal Democrat or Republican diminishes your influence? It feels to me that most parties try much harder to please the undecideds than their base
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by debrice 5y ago
I believe he’s not blaming the teenage girls but maybe trying to understand why it overwhelmingly impacts girls?
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by debrice 5y ago
This being a challenge, if you gather only 20 engineers to participate in it, we’re talking about a pretty sweet deal that can open many avenues of research for the organizer of the event
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by debrice 5y ago
I have an ethic issue with these kind of challenges and rewards. When a company spends millions of dollars, probably tens of millions on a project… $3,500 reward for, in a way, successfully contributing to that project feels off. Don’t get
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by debrice 5y ago
Isn’t information a better unit?
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by debrice 5y ago
Would making illegal to discount taxes a solution? It seems that businesses jump on the next tax discount according to this article.
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by debrice 5y ago
Integration and webhooks are very well suited for streams. Having your core product emitting messages as event have many benefits: - You can have a team working on the core product sending messages and another working on integrations trigge
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by debrice 5y ago
Holding 10,000 domain for $500/yr is likely to become unsustainable for any company. My suspicion is that they'd likely raise the price of very rare domains but stop parking basic ones
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by debrice 5y ago
Yes, this sounds like pure profit (and it is) but part of me wishes .com domains were 10x to 50x more expensive. It's selfish, I recognize that, but to purchase a basic domain today I'd have to pay anywhere from $10,000 to $1,000,
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by debrice 5y ago
Definitely an amazing tech given the tight budget but I struggle to see the appeal beyond pleasing my curious engineer mind. Any idea how such robot could be of any use for a “normal” private citizen (beyond carrying my water bottle while r
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by debrice 5y ago
I believe it’s also an indirect way of voting with your dollars. While they probably don’t owe that much $$$ to the IRS, I suspect this will likely cover some of it while letting them decide where their tax should go (I don’t really have an
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by debrice 5y ago
Two things bothers me here. It is described as free of charge while you should be paid to provide internet connection and power to consolidate Amazon network’s infrastructure. Second is the risk of the protection being too weak to prevent p
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by debrice 5y ago
I can see an exodus of 33% of the workforce creating ripple effect in the coming months through burnouts. As a founder I’d be very concerned about the next 6-12 months
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by debrice 5y ago
If attributing my argumentation to a speculative agenda is your way of leaving the discussion without losing face it’s kinda pathetic. The world we live in is full of improvement toward a illusive ultimate solution. Marketing messages seem
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by debrice 5y ago
It seems to me that you’re arguing that advertising is misleading. In that case I totally agree with you and I would add that all advertising I see is misleading. I’ve personally learned to not trust marketing at face value and try to rely
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by debrice 5y ago
I haven’t faced a situation where comfort drug was sold as a cure. The few experiences I had with the matter, the outcome and justification was clearly stated by the nurse or doctor
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by debrice 5y ago
I find this strategy very close to the lean startup model (MVP). Go to market with something you believe is better than what’s out there early, have rapid feedback and iterate. Feels like a risky bet for Waymo and others to reach level 4 or

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