mkirklions

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by mkirklions 8y ago
I think Candy Crush or something was default, but thats just pre-installed games. I think there was links to some websites too. The problem is pre-installed crapware. Windows seems fine.
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by mkirklions 8y ago
Does this count? https://efficiencyiseverything.com/time/
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by mkirklions 8y ago
I have cut back in my use of Facebook, Apple, and Amazon. These companies are dangers to consumers and developers at their current scale. I'm not sure that is debatable either. As much as I like capitalism, these tech giants have power
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by mkirklions 8y ago
Reformat the computer? I do this on 100% of my computers now. I thought there was a risk of losing some functionality like the touch screen, but everything works and far better than when I bought it.
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by mkirklions 8y ago
So this is a centralized immutable database though Amazon? This is old tech, but repackaged and marketed to people who 'want the blockchain'. I think the only reason alt-coins exploded is that people had little understanding of ho
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by mkirklions 8y ago
Until blockchain can scale, or people can find a problem worth paying txn fees, Bitcoin will be the only coin with value.
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by mkirklions 8y ago
If you are trying to build a currency or have a timestamp system, the answer is yes. This is why the phrase Bitcoin not Blockchain has been floating around.
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by mkirklions 8y ago
>Additionally lawns are an unnecessary waste of time for most people and have a large carbon footprint. I made a serious attempt to do ANYTHING but a lawn. Here are the issues- No grass= erosion. This + weeds makes a dirt yard impossible
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by mkirklions 8y ago
Chem engineer here. I dont think precious metals will survive our lifetime. Nuclear chemistry might be around the corner with either tech advancements or energy advancements. Only 1 needs to come true and it would kill the price of gold.
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by mkirklions 8y ago
My experience with an iphone had me convinced Apple=AOL. Less features, more expensive, and anti-consumer practices? This is the example of short term profits to drive up stock prices. Squeezing current users, spending limited money on impr
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by mkirklions 8y ago
The cost of the operating system + ecosystem needed to compile is so enormous, it increases income inequality. A low income person is excluded from developing for Apple. Established, middle-upper class and corporations are the only people t
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by mkirklions 8y ago
An Elon company exaggerating their current progress? Say it aint so! I liked Elon about 3 years ago before we found out he was a master Marketer. I feel played.
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by mkirklions 8y ago
Decades are not very long for debt. People usually hold bonds for decades. The issue will come in when the cost to pay interest exceeds revenue. We would need debt to pay back debt, it will be THEN that we have hyper inflation. If you have
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by mkirklions 8y ago
>Inflationary economies can survive in the long term Is this true? I only know western history, but between Rome and every successor state, inflation is a short term fix and usually leads to the end of a government and currency(over cent
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by mkirklions 8y ago
BTC supply is capped at 21,000,000 The US government has 20,000,000,000,000 in debt. Today USD might be better, at some point debt will need to be paid back.
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by mkirklions 8y ago
This sounds great until an irresponsible government prints money.
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by mkirklions 8y ago
You didnt mention that governments print money. Lots of money. Thats my number 1.
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by mkirklions 8y ago
I have a hard time understanding why employees can't figure this out. Maybe for children who don't know of future opportunities and what job expectations are, but anyone with a past job can easily compare. Also, those 'reward
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by mkirklions 8y ago
This is an ad, not an article.
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by mkirklions 8y ago
Why do I say that? That is my experience. Current pay 55 an hour, opportunity for 59 an hour. Bring on the downvotes.
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by mkirklions 8y ago
You left SF and made less money? I find the wages in my area are the same as Cali. SE Michigan FYI. But I agree about quality of people. Very few are talented, however that is enough to get me through my personal projects.
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by mkirklions 8y ago
Tires are one of the easiest things to fix and/or replace. Lets not judge a company based on trivial issues. EDIT: I changed my own tire with 0 experience ever.
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by mkirklions 8y ago
Im a chem engineer by degree, worked in a factory. After got a job designing in Mechanical Engineering, got another job in a different product, finally I'm in Electrical Engineering. Being a self taught programmer for 10 years, I'
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by mkirklions 8y ago
Question about PR, when an event like this happens, why not be transparent? Unless facebook is actively working to help one side, this could be resolved by telling everyone what they know, and any new information... What I'm most conce
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by mkirklions 8y ago
Thanks to my engineering abilities + Google + Reddit, I learned embedded systems and built a dishwasher that cleans and sets your dinner table. Until the world gets violent, technology is solving problems. Even then, it will be the politici
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by mkirklions 8y ago
It isnt decentralized, this is a feature that allows >Hidden transactions >No txn fees >Anonymous usernames And the obvious benefit that you own an index fund instead of USD.
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by mkirklions 8y ago
I dont believe its useful for apps, but I do find it useful for moving money. To clarify, I only like Bitcoin so far. I'm currently building a token that is tied to an Index Fund. It will not use blockchain technology.
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by mkirklions 8y ago
The future of cryptocurrency seems like this- >Bitcoin is digital gold, even if economists hate it. Humans around the world started believing in a deflationary currency. >Centralized non-stable coins took advantage of noobs that didn&
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by mkirklions 8y ago
They have hostile business tactics, does that wash that they use your data internally at Apple only? For someone that doesnt mind getting tailored ads, the privacy argument is a non-issue. I am curious how long this will last at Apple as we
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by mkirklions 8y ago
I do similar where I have 60 tabs and 5 windows open, a few servers, text editors, etc... But I can always close tabs.

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