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by homogeneous 10y ago
Does bitfinex have any legal responsibility to its customers? What are the U.S. laws (if any) surrounding the theft of bitcoins?
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by homogeneous 10y ago
I hope I have not misinterpreted your position. > We're almost certainly going to discover less palatable differences between races -- e.g. around intelligence. I read that as "we are almost certainly going to discover, for e
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by homogeneous 10y ago
> I don't know what you mean by "definitive conclusions" I mean any conclusions that follow from a baseline assumption that certain races are genetically predisposed towards abstract characteristics. For example "we
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by homogeneous 10y ago
> I think it's clear from your first comment which of us feels superior. Smugness seems to pass as argument in this debate. Not sure what you're referring to here but I did not use the word superior or make any references to
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by homogeneous 10y ago
> My position, on the other hand, is that all people should be afforded the same basic rights, regardless of their differences. Great, you've espoused the ostensible position of every person who isn't a self-identified racist
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by homogeneous 10y ago
> We're almost certainly going to discover less palatable differences between races -- e.g. around intelligence. So whenever that is, I'll be eager to discover which phenotypic traits represent themselves on the spectrum of i
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by homogeneous 10y ago
Based on your condescending tone I'll assume you're a confident expert who can easily point to a true "shining example of web technology" for the benefit of the newbs and the brainwashed.
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by homogeneous 10y ago
This seems untrue in my experience. How is the view in any way coupled to the model since the "model" is simply a plain object passed down from a parent component? How could it be any more decoupled? I'm not even sure what a
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by homogeneous 10y ago
This doesn't really make sense to me, an example would be helpful. Also, wouldn't it be trivial for a "vetted but not trusted" party to mount a 50% attack against the private blockchain since there is very little hashing
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by homogeneous 10y ago
> So, for example, many of the internal private blockchains in use at major banks and corporations will be able to benefit from Raiden. What is the purpose of a "private blockchain"? Why not just use a traditionally centraliz
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by homogeneous 10y ago
> Yes, but that requires a fixed machine (or a cash lock box on every vehicle?). Of course not. Do it exactly like how rentals work today except in an app instead of in person. Put in your bank card info, a hold is placed on your card,
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by homogeneous 10y ago
Ok. What I'm saying is that the ability to accept and relinquish an automated security deposit does not require a decentralized technology such as ethereum or even bitcoin. A machine (like the one I linked above) can accept money and d
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by homogeneous 10y ago
The system you describe is already possible today without the need for a smart contract.
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by homogeneous 10y ago
I'm not really sure what you're asking for. If you're looking for a system capable of accepting payment without an attendant there are many. Here is just one example: http://bw-2e2c4bf7ceaa4712a72dd5ee136dc9a8-bwco
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by homogeneous 10y ago
> A locker wouldn't have that problem, as there is nothing to break. There is also no need for collateral or a smart contract in this scenario. > Public bikes in many big cities don't have that problem either (i.e. there&
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by homogeneous 10y ago
Certainly a smart contract is not necessary for that.
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by homogeneous 10y ago
So it seems to me as well, and even when you're dealing with most kinds of digital commodities, I don't see how a smart contract is helpful. Say I bought some software from valve or microsoft or whoever; I pay (with fiat or crypto
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by homogeneous 10y ago
I understand how it works, I just don't see how it is useful in this instance. How is a smart contract helpful in the case of an online subscription service like netflix? A credit card is less work because I don't have to "re
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by homogeneous 10y ago
> Basically the equivalent of a credit card collateral on a rental, minus the credit card company. I just don't see how a smart contract is helpful here since you're still relying on the owner of the resource to relinquish yo
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by homogeneous 10y ago
I just don't see how ethereum (or even bitcoin) is useful here. If you make a deposit on a rental vehicle then the deposit will be returned when you return the vehicle as it was given to you. Why is a smart contract needed?
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by homogeneous 10y ago
If that's the case then I'm confused as to where the cryptocurrency comes in. A security deposit works just as well with fiat cash as it does with cryptocurrency and in your example there is no money exchanged at all.
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by homogeneous 10y ago
I suppose it depends on the product, the merchant, and the cost of the subscription. Certainly, it'd be foolish to give out a credit card to a merchant I do not entirely trust, however, it seems more risky to move cryptocurrency into a
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by homogeneous 10y ago
Thanks for the reply. I think I understand what you're getting at.
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by homogeneous 10y ago
This makes sense, but I guess I just don't see much practical utility beyond what is already achievable and less prone to security flaws with bitcoin. There just doesn't seem to be much useful code that can come out of "money
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by homogeneous 10y ago
> anti-theft vaulting Can you go into more details about this? > blind auctions Or this? How does the contract ensure that the winner of the auction receives what they have purchased? > crowdfunding In what respects beyond si
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by homogeneous 10y ago
> a multisignature wallet, that requires more than one person to sign off on a transaction before it can happen. This is possible with bitcoin isn't it? What does the added complexity of ethereum bring to the table? > payment
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by homogeneous 10y ago
With all this fuss over ethereum security flaws, can someone explain to me the practical use case for these smart contracts? I just don't understand where the benefit comes in. It seems like any type of contract that would be useful re
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by homogeneous 10y ago
Sinister meaning Obama is sympathetic to ISIS and the terrorist ideology.
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by homogeneous 10y ago
> if the implication is just that Obama is soft on threats My point is that he is suggesting something more sinister.
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by homogeneous 10y ago
What about the theory to which Trump alludes suggesting that Obama is somehow complicit in the continued existence of ISIS?

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