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1. 811.▲
   by fixxer 13y ago

   By "nonsense", I mean inflammatory speech with no defined purpose. I base this on social norms because this is a society. I get the argument you're trying to make. 99% of the time, I'd roll with you. The real exercise of free speech in this
2. 812.▲
   by fixxer 13y ago

   What is more wrong with society, in my opinion, is that we interpret "the right to free speech" as "the right to say nonsense". You can call his words whatever you want. I'm not signing a petition or going to war to protect Cammy Dee. This
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   by fixxer 13y ago

   Here is his quote: "F * a boston bomb wait till u see the s * I do, I’m be famous rapping, and beat every murder charge that comes across me!" You're telling me this is intelligent? You think this is free speech? The punishment, in this c
4. 814.▲
   by fixxer 13y ago

   This kid is 100% idiot and deserves some major ridicule, but he isn't a threat and doesn't appear to have done anything actually illegal. This DA is wasting time and money, which offends me far more. I wish terrorists actually did post thei
5. 815.▲
   by fixxer 13y ago

   Well said. Reserve free speech for Texas.
6. 816.▲
   by fixxer 13y ago

   Very true. For libel or slander to make it to court, the plaintiff needs to show that the defendant knew his/her statement to be false. I got a hard lesson in this back in the 90s when I got sued for $2.5m. In-house counsel is such a pain i
7. 817.▲
   by fixxer 13y ago

   You are not alone.
8. 818.▲
   by fixxer 13y ago

   Yes, but they still tax dividends & interest. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_income_tax#States_with_no...
9. 819.▲
   by fixxer 13y ago

   I agree. I recently drove through Chattanooga and was pleasantly surprised (wasn't it one of the dirtiest cities in the country a few decades back??). I've added it to the list of places I'd rather be than the tundra that is the upper Midwe
10. 820.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    I just hope they don't toss Scholar. That thing is salvation.
11. 821.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    yeah, I'm super impressed.
12. 822.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    I'll agree that taxes in theory are a service fee. However, the part that many with libertarian leanings (for example, me) get frustrated by is not the idea of paying for services (I like cops & firefighters & paved roads), but payi
13. 823.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    What will her Act II look like? So far, we've seen a few questionable acquisitions and some fluff policy changes. I don't get it.
14. 824.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    All billion dollar companies, no matter how creative, degenerate into the "grow through acquisition" model. I just find it funny how well Yahoo under Mayer fits this paradigm, while Google (IMO) masks it better.
15. 825.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    > Historical experience... I'm going to guess you're citing Worgl, which was a tiny experiment in a small town of 2000. How about the American experiments in 1932-33? Disasters. Canada? Fail. > We got the credit crunch because of "l
16. 826.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    I tend to agree. It is easy for professors to complain about bored students and claim it to be a symptom of some broader problem, but I can just as easily claim that it is a symptom of too many professors regurgitating the text and calling
17. 827.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    Here is the part I like: "Indeed, the inherent problem with Gesell’s system is the existence, in modern economies, of different means of payment. In Gesell’s system, only one sort of means of payment exists (stamped notes) since deposits ca
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    Gesellian Socialism and Money [pdf](hal.archives-ouvertes.fr)

    1 points by fixxer 13y ago|1 comments
19. 829.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    What would you posit the value/dynamics of Freicoin would be in such an event? Immune? Explain how the exchange rate would evolve, in your mind, between Freicoin and a non-rotting bitcoin. The key concept that keeps getting avoided here is
20. 830.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    "Damn the torpedos and downvotes, I'm gonna make this joke work !" You, sir, are a risk taker. Kudos.
21. 831.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    I agree. I can't imagine it is working out for them.
22. 832.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    Stored wealth still implies participants, just on a different time scale with different utility curves. In a healthy market, you have agents with different preferences (hedgers, speculators, investors...), which creates order flow. Freicoin
23. 833.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    Quora. (n). Definition: A site I used to visit.
24. 834.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    Sure, not saying it isn't. But that is one of the reasons why crypto-currencies are popular. $ is the devil we know.
25. 835.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    Let me know when Emirates offers the same.
26. 836.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    Perhaps it is just my confusion... but given those free alternatives, how does Freicoin become anything more than a hot potato? Suppose for some reason I have to use Freicoin to make a purchase. Since it rots, I keep my wealth in something
27. 837.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    thank you
28. 838.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    Freicoin has built in "income redistribution". I think the drama is justified.
29. 839.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    I think you're absolutely right: Freicoin is a crypto-currency for the Utopian state as envisioned by Occupy.
30. 840.▲
    by fixxer 13y ago

    Pure Java for matrix math? Seems like that would be something to avoid. Have you benchmarked it?