jonwalch

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by jonwalch 5y ago
These are my favorites from the batch.
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by jonwalch 5y ago
Why is Proof of Stake bad for the planet?
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by jonwalch 5y ago
I find it strange that people keep promoting that YouTube documentary. Ignoring tone issues, there is a lot of cherry picking and other logical fallacies. For example, he talks about how terrible Tether is and then completely ignores USDC.
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by jonwalch 5y ago
Your white paper isn't loading for me. Is there somewhere else I can read it?
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by jonwalch 5y ago
I missed the intrinsically unfun part. Grinding is definitely fun for many people.
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by jonwalch 5y ago
My bad, I assumed we were already talking about on chain games. I agree that on chain loot drops are more difficult to implement than the traditional way. We'll have to see how much gamers in the future care about their items being NFT
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by jonwalch 5y ago
Most of my gamer friends don't like grinding and usually stay away from "grindy" games.
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by jonwalch 5y ago
I don't think you're missing a ton. Getting game developer buy in is definitely the biggest challenge. I think "GameFi" is the most compelling use case. Use your in-game items (NFTs) as collateral for a loan, or lend it
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by jonwalch 5y ago
Makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the reply!
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by jonwalch 5y ago
Based on your demo, I would suggest going this route "clients have also expressed interest in using our services to generate photoshoot images to forgo expensive studio photography." You can make a ton of money doing that. I perso
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by jonwalch 5y ago
What sorts of companies were you applying to?
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by jonwalch 5y ago
Yes, of course.
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Ask HN: Have you had trouble recruiting Clojure developers?
14 points by jonwalch 5y ago|7 comments
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by jonwalch 5y ago
This author's argument is poor. Anyone can drop a copy of SMB in the toilet. You can produce more. You cannot produce more of the $660k copy. Rarity depends on more factors than "total in print".
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by jonwalch 5y ago
Andrew runs Tiny Capital. They buy internet businesses similar to a private equity fund. They do very little traditional VC investing.
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by jonwalch 6y ago
I wish he went into more detail. I don't really understand what he's trying to communicate.
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by jonwalch 6y ago
There's tens of millions of people that disagree with you regarding cosmetics in games. Gamers largely have disposable income and are happy that they can support their favorite game developers and look "cool" (show off their
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by jonwalch 6y ago
I worked at a unicorn that implemented the RFC process. I found it extremely useful for solidifying my own thinking. It didn't work well at the organization because gate keepers would come in, criticize your design, but offer no altern
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by jonwalch 6y ago
There are many factors that go into stock market prices besides the strength of the dollar. With interest rates this low, there's hardly anywhere else to invest one's money.
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by jonwalch 6y ago
This is already a problem on Twitch. Cyberpunk 2077 claimed to have a "streamer mode" where no copywritten music was played, but they didn't actually ship the feature.
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by jonwalch 6y ago
Are there machine learning parts here the actual voice generation? Writing the vocal parts, and that note interface don't require ML AFAICT.
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BattleTabs – Multiplayer Battles in Your New Tab(chrome.google.com)
1 points by jonwalch 6y ago|0 comments
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Standing Out in 2020: Doing Content Right – Newsletter Crash Course(gumroad.com)
1 points by jonwalch 6y ago|0 comments
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Game Trends #3 – Virtual Streamers(gametrends.gg)
4 points by jonwalch 6y ago|0 comments
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Game Trends #2 – Korean MMOs Venture West(gametrends.gg)
1 points by jonwalch 6y ago|0 comments
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Game Trends #1 – Social Games(gametrends.substack.com)
1 points by jonwalch 6y ago|0 comments
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Game Trends #0 – Gacha Games(jonwalch.substack.com)
1 points by jonwalch 6y ago|0 comments
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by jonwalch 6y ago
I think your last point is far bigger than just on HN. I think most people are this way, unfortunately.
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by jonwalch 6y ago
AFAICT Clerky is another example.
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Resprana Duo – Personal Air Filters(indiegogo.com)
2 points by jonwalch 6y ago|0 comments

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