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5y ago
The thing that I find so wrong about this type of argument is that the vaccine is not proven to prevent spreading the virus. It is only proven to stop the onset of COVID-19 after one contracts the virus. So the line of reasoning that argue
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5y ago
Tesla patched the vulnerabilities with an update pushed out in October 2020.
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5y ago
I agree significant value should not be stored directly by many end users. What cryptocurrency can do is separate the owner of the value (the individual) from the provider of the security (the custodian). In theory you can have an account w
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5y ago
This is almost always a great benefit for consumers. For some merchants this is an unacceptable risk and because of it they are not able to offer their products at a reasonable price.
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6y ago
For reference, this runs in 13s in PHP 8 on my ARM Mac. PHP 8 uses a JIT compiler.
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6y ago
Can I actually send bitcoin to an address to pay? Or is this only paying with my PayPal crypto balance - which has no blockchain deposit or withdrawal capability?
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6y ago
I'm philosophically opposed to government regulation in some instances. To me some regulation is an obstacle to making a well-informed choice. If my choice does not harm others then let me make the choice. I do not want someone maki
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6y ago
Proof of stake is a different security model. It may work but it has not been proven in a $1 trillion high stakes environment yet.
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6y ago
It wasn't a back door. They modified the smart contract and drained the crypto. > The hackers implemented a change in the ownership of the smart contract address.
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6y ago
I expect you are right. But the hostile environment does eventually promote better security and safety practices.
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6y ago
Here's a starting point for more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentralized_finance
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6y ago
A developer should create a fork of the bitcoin repo on github, implement a patch that gives Craig whatever he wants and then send Craig a link to the forked repo.
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6y ago
The long term road map for Ethereum 2 is 100k transactions per second. This is a theoretical maximum and it will likely take years to get there. This defies your assertion that scaling cannot ever be achieved with current crypto approaches
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6y ago
There is a lot of cryptocurrency negativity on this forum. Some of it is genuine skepticism which I appreciate. It is helpful for me to consider all angles of a new technology. But I suspect that some of it is just sour grapes. Here is a bo
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6y ago
Yes. In reality, users would have a connection open with one or a small number of routing nodes. The end result is very cheap and quick funds transfers to any node on the network. This lightning network infrastructure would make micropayme
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6y ago
This is a dream that the lightning network aims to one day fulfill.
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6y ago
A provably burn address has an improbable chance of having a known private key. Here are well-known burn addresses for bitcoin and ethereum: https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/111111111111111111111... https:&
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6y ago
I believe the general investment community looks at the Bitcoin price as a signal for overall interest in the crypto space.
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6y ago
for (1), what you are seeing is a payment and a the "change" going back to a new address owned by the sender. This is a very common pattern of bitcoin use.
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6y ago
I installed the desktop app precisely to use this feature. And it didn't work. When I send a note to self on my phone and it never shows on my desktop.
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6y ago
Fusion does not create any long-lived radioactive waste.
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6y ago
What is a "social justice minister"?
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6y ago
Those are some substantial assertions. Do you have references to back up those claims? The Mayo Clinic page on vitamin D lists a number of positive effects, for example. https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements-vitamin
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6y ago
Capability and Ease of Use: Tesla wins Safety Features: Super Cruise wins Tesla beats Super Cruise in the 2 capability categories. But the Super Cruise wins by a large margin in the 3 safety categories. Therefore the Super Cruise wins over
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> So I decided to build a simple website where creators can search for Creative Commons music... It is a website.
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6y ago
Because the CI and hosting platform ecosphere has changed a lot in the last 10 years. If Jenkins has not adapted to suit the needs of devops engineers, then engineers will find something that does.
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But it is too late now. Her: "Why did you change the name?" Him: "Because I'm hedging my bets in case our relationship does not outlast my pet programming project". Her: "..."
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6y ago
It is also single threaded. One would see serious performance issues if one tried to use this in production with any significant traffic.
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6y ago
I'd like to see a couple of these talks even though I'm not interested in a job. Will they be available to view at some time in the future?
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6y ago
These are already removed. Does anyone have a screenshot or other archive?
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