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by eqmvii 4y ago
A good start. I hope the investigation keeps going and exposes more of the comedic web of fraud that fuels the crypto ecosystem.
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by eqmvii 4y ago
Phoenix really is a joy to use, been using it in production for almost half a decade now. Elixir can have a somewhat steep learning curve, especially for junior devs, but the other side of it is a wonderful place to code.
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by eqmvii 4y ago
Matt Levine called this the "Bored Markets Hypothesis" at the time. Seemed pretty obvious both then and now in hindsight.
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by eqmvii 4y ago
Hopefully it means more people sober up about the shell game that is crypto, and we get some common sense regulation to stop the proliferation of get rich quick schemes and outright scams.
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by eqmvii 4y ago
This one is a little less arbitrary. The community put a lot of stock in the fact that while volatile, bitcoin had never crashed below a major previous peak. As of this morning, that’s no longer true. Still “just” psychology, sure, but the
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by eqmvii 4y ago
Just unregulated fraud fantasy and hype. It’s been embarrassing to watch this “industry” for the last decade.
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by eqmvii 4y ago
I Want To Believe But until there’s a release, it could easily just be fanfiction.
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by eqmvii 4y ago
Tons of law firms did this in 08 and 09. Those with the ability to choose often chose other firms when hiring got back on track later.
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by eqmvii 4y ago
Thrilled to see organized action on this front. For too long, the only voices in the room were there for hype. It's easy for those with critical views to just ignore it.
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by eqmvii 4y ago
Hard to believe there isn't a storm coming at this point.
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by eqmvii 4y ago
Tether isn’t a real company operating in a country that applies laws to it. That’s the whole point.
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by eqmvii 4y ago
They can always do that, by just issuing more shares. In fact, if you buy X shares, the percentage of the company you own could well decline over time. Or increase, in the case of stock buybacks.
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by eqmvii 4y ago
IMO, Matt Levine is mostly writing with his tongue firmly in his cheek when he suggests stock splits and meme stock antics are Rational Things Boards Should Do For Value. Excellent source for financial news though, I agree!
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by eqmvii 5y ago
I feel the same way. A speaker at a conference recently referred to "Web3" as "controversial, but not going anywhere." I not only believe that's false, I'd like to actively contribute to falsifying it.
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by eqmvii 5y ago
we call that “fuck it, ship it”
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by eqmvii 5y ago
Possible, yes. Hard to find a better take on “how to respond” than Feynman: “I returned to civilization shortly after that and went to Cornell to teach, and my first impression was a very strange one. I can't understand it any more, bu
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by eqmvii 5y ago
Great tip in the other thread to look here: https://downdetector.com/status/slack/ Seems like a widescale issue
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by eqmvii 5y ago
Everyone at my organization having issues this morning
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Ask HN: Slack Buggy This Morning?
17 points by eqmvii 5y ago|7 comments
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by eqmvii 5y ago
No way. Up to 400mg per day has great research suggesting it's long term safe with minimal side effects. In that range, it's basically a performance enhancing drug. If it weren't ubiquitous, it would probably be banned from a
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by eqmvii 5y ago
> The relentless number of anti-crypto and anti-web3 articles on HN is tiring. Nobody is forcing anyone to partake in this new technology. But they ARE financially incentivized to bring more people into the ecosystem, which makes for a v
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by eqmvii 5y ago
> So what does that tell you about decentralized decision making other than "people are stupid"? That people are also greedy, and prone to motivated reasoning.
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by eqmvii 5y ago
crypto scams in general are out of control.
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by eqmvii 5y ago
Hey now, ransomeware /and/ drugs!
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by eqmvii 5y ago
Hey, I’m sure plenty of people are buying NFTs with their own money, too. Nice trick to take $X and turn it into 0.98$X and an asset “worth” 0.98$X.
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by eqmvii 5y ago
> what if crypto becomes anathema? From your lips to God’s ears. I’ve often wished there were a way to organize against crypto, since the incentives are so high for true believers to organize for it and find more people to buy into the e
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by eqmvii 5y ago
I’m exhausted by cryptocurrency. There’s a kernel of neat tech innovation and a reasonable argument about monetary policy obliterated by an avalanche of greed, hype, fraud, and magical thinking.
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by eqmvii 5y ago
Same here, only 5am. Very annoying.
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by eqmvii 5y ago
If only there were a way to stop the surprise billing once it starts. A friend created an AWS account with a new email address for a one-off side project, and wound up locked out of both the email account and the AWS account. But AWS has th
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by eqmvii 5y ago
I fought this battle and lost many times. More sub forums just means fewer eyeballs on any given topic…

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