epigen

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by epigen 5y ago
> The underlying problem actually lies in the fiat system, not the Bitcoin one. How so?
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by epigen 5y ago
Iran doesn't need to launder money to buy electricity in their own country.
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by epigen 5y ago
> this seems to be a majorly misunderstood concept. It seems you misunderstand. Illicit fiat and extortion can be used to access energy to mine Bitcoin, effectively laundering that illicit fiat.
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by epigen 5y ago
Click tracking
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by epigen 5y ago
That sums up the dilemma. Killing the pipeline will help but not in a vacuum. Continued policy/pressure needs to be applied to move away from oil, which is probably best for the sake of the world.
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by epigen 5y ago
Exactly, what's the catch? How does Microsoft come to own all of open-source? That's the plan, right?
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by epigen 5y ago
Yes, the problem is Republicans. And yes, that problem has yet to be solved.
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by epigen 5y ago
The cost-per-search is negligible even if every user had to pay. Instead of running the search the government could implement policies that make search advertising illegal and thus forcing another business model. Pay-per-search would be c
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by epigen 5y ago
> How can something on the internet be a common carrier when the internet itself is not a common carrier? Because it hasn't happened yet doesn't mean that it shouldn't happen. Maybe Google is the last straw that leads to p
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by epigen 5y ago
Is that true though? "Ordinary people" also have to pay additional fees (ex. Mortgage insurance), have higher interest rates, and have access to fewer high-interest investment opportunities. I mean, I'm glad I didn't H
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by epigen 5y ago
> Don’t use runtime CSS-in-JS if you care about the load performance of your site. Simply less JS = Faster Site. There isn’t much we can do about it. But if you want to see some numbers, continue reading.