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by leifg 5y ago
The video (and even more the comments) suggests that there is something shady going on. But how else would the phone detect that there is a face? It's the same with Siri, Amazon Echo etc constantly listening (you can't hear the tr
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by leifg 5y ago
I built a sales reimplemented the salesforce formula language in JavaScript. At that time I was still using Salesforce and I was annoyed that it took forever to see the results of changing a Salesforce formula. So I wrote a JS parser and a
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The Convenient Problem Space of Blockchain(schlockchain.substack.com)
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by leifg 5y ago
I doubt that any of the ransomware people will use any crypto exchange. I suspect there is whole network of people that will sell crypto for cash to people who want to buy drugs/other things on the darknet. Maybe there is a handful of
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by leifg 5y ago
You do realize you can donate to Sci-hub via PayPal and credit card?
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by leifg 5y ago
Really? Describing an example of a fully automated process and then saying "that's blockchain"? All of that can be done without a blockchain (there are a myriad of document management softwares for lawyers, financial advisors
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by leifg 5y ago
Always weird to me how private companies (centralized entities) make so much money of a supposedly decentralized technology.
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by leifg 5y ago
Thank you
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by leifg 5y ago
Yes the government will never be able to ban cryptocurrency transactions on the blockchain. But if you can’t convert your cryptocurrency into fiat money the whole concept is pretty useless. Yes there might be a future where these “use patte
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by leifg 5y ago
I honestly fail to understand where the advantage of a blockchain is here? Who adds anything to the blockchain? Is it only authorized sellers or employees of the luxury goods? If so, how is that better than just a central database. Also how
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by leifg 5y ago
It seems like you're the only one who actually knows what a smart contract is... As smart contracts are supposedly open source, it will probably trivial for you to link to a code snippet that qualifies as a smart contract. Can you do t
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by leifg 5y ago
For certain visas you need a university degree (for example the job seeking visa). When it comes to finding a job a lot of startups (specifically in Berlin) don't require it (the example that I have from a friend is she worked in custo
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by leifg 5y ago
More efficient business processes is the value propositions of a lot of Blockchain startups.
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by leifg 5y ago
Well according to this article it's code that is executed once a requirement is met. If the requirement is trivial like in the Bitcoin blockchain, sure, maybe there is some value in it. But no one in the comments is talking about that.
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by leifg 5y ago
Are you talking about cryptocurrencies? If so, what does that have to do with smart contracts?
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by leifg 5y ago
Seeing a lot of comments in the style of "Blockchain could ...", "there is potential" etc... Ethereum (which I see as the start of Blockchain beyond Cryptocurrencies) started in 2013. That's almost 8 years ago. At s
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by leifg 5y ago
I really tried that. But to this day I have not heard a convincing argument for what Blockchain is useful for beyond cryptocurrencies. And when I see the discussions about Blockchain in the general public nobody asks for proof for statement
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by leifg 5y ago
Do you care to elaborate on that? How does it add value?
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by leifg 5y ago
Adding on to that. If you need real life contracts (the law) to enforce consequences of breaching or exploiting a smart contract: why do you need a smart contract at all?
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by leifg 5y ago
Apple hasn’t responded to responsible disclosure for 2 years?
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by leifg 6y ago
If anyone would just offer me money for my email, probably not. If there was policy in place that would allow me to charge if anyone used my email address without my explicit consent then “probably”. The problem with the latter scenario is
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by leifg 6y ago
- the commute is sufficiently flat
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by leifg 6y ago
What's the consensus function you use on the mobile coin blockchain. Couldn't see if it's proof of work or proof of stake.
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by leifg 6y ago
Two points. I think the environmental argument against blockchain (or proof of work for that matter) is a very strong one. I'm not sure though if it is actually the best argument (I think blockchains are inherently useless for almost a
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by leifg 6y ago
Fair point. It's all relative. By that definition it's much easier to become a programmer than to become a lawyer. 100% agree. Programming has a very appealing second property: there are tons of good paying jobs out there. And I t
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by leifg 6y ago
While reading this article I thought about bootcamps who usually spin these kind of narratives. I never really found reliable numbers for what percentage of bootcamp graduates actually get a job as a software developer. Their marketing most
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by leifg 6y ago
The answer to that is in the article. The information is accessible. It is possible to become a programmer without any formal certification, all the information is out there. AFAIK all the jobs you mentioned need a formal certification. Y
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by leifg 6y ago
At one of the companies I worked for we used the CMS API Contentful ( https://www.contentful.com ) together with a static site generator. People can write content through the Contentful dashboard which has a decent editor.Your web
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by leifg 6y ago
Does this work with vanity usernames e.g. facebook.com/ChrisHughes
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by leifg 6y ago
I still don't get how the platform would take only 3% but I only get 70% of the value.

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