mrschwabe

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by mrschwabe 9y ago
We can do even smarter than that. 0% worldwide revenue or profit tax (on both corporations and individuals). Nations, provinces/states, and municipalities and even businesses are free to charge whatever sales tax they want at time of
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Another one is bitchute.com
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
"claim" ? antischool and David Seaman have both had their YouTube accounts terminated in the past week alone.
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Travis is to Uber as Ross Ulbricht is to Silk Road (but for transportation). Both made a practical business innovation but crossed a sensitive line and so they were attacked/penalized for it. But the cat is already out of the bag; the
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Is dumb money also considered money that is going towards free speech activists? Why do you think the SEC should be arbitrators of what and what is not dumb money?
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Difference is that Bitcoin actually works, Relativity on the other hand remains a theory.
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Thanks again KC ! Inspiring stuff. Bookmarked your blog for future reading.
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Are they 'exploiting loopholes' or are they simply looking for a hole from which to escape exploitation?
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Thanks for those insights - that is interesting and very helpful. Seems you have more Chinese background so you may be a tad biased but please give your honest opinion (which is valued greatly, given your extensive experience!): which is mo
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Not anywhere near proficient in either, but personally found it more difficult to approach Mandarin because of tones and the writing. At least with Japanese, you can start practicing by writing/saying aloud romaji and begin to make sen
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Duly noted; it was certainly a late night tirade - no adderal but lot's of carbs & sugar - I apologize for coming across as condescending.
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Just a stab at a potential reason (for the attitude in some of the responses). Cause it may be obvious: lack of energy both mentally and physically (and by extension, lack of motivation and positivity). This seems to be a systemic problem o
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Exactly. Same multi-national garbage you allude to is routinely regurgitated on evening news in US, Canada, and Japan - all the same message typically (anti-freedom, anti-free speech, anti-health, pro-state, pro-military, pro-pharma). I&#
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
One way to workaround this is simply to prefix your Google search with site:rt.com ex site:rt.com my search query With or without the communist Chinese style ban on RT.com it is convenient to use this technique if even to cross reference a
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
You're not the only one who reads HN, but thx for the input - I'll try to avoid replying to you in the future.
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
> "set of legal rights to assets" ... "zero rights to assets" Who cares who gives you rights to the assets? If I invest in a company, I've already decided to bet on them. If they choose to screw me over - fine,
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
> "It's nice that there is no regulation, but in the case of both fiat currency and stock, it is the regulation that gives it value, because they are backed by a system of laws and an army to protect those laws." Sure, but
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
You fail to understand the big picture so let me help you (and perhaps @jedberg) out a bit. Many yes, but not all, are scams and in fact the concept of an ICO is just as significant as cryptocurrency itself (though cryptocurrency a required
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
We have a different definition of hacker.
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Fair point, but staying silent isn't a good option either. If everyone chucks substance perhaps at least there are those on the sidelines who can aggregate all of it, dig deeper, critically analyze & and make their own determinati
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Yes, it would be strange and also concerning and rather dishonest & contradictory - a little damaging to the integrity of the brand (which IMO has already been tarnished via the gleaming endorsement of Hillary Clinton in late 2016). But
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Hillary, as Secretary of State, had an unauthorized email server running from a household bathroom that was being used to transmit classified material (that she lied about). If not technically incompetent, then sure - how about woefully ign
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Thanks for clarifying. And for the grammar correction. Just looked up both definitions... wow, I've been using the word 'eluding' incorrectly for years haha! Duly noted :)
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Not deeply familiar with the case, thank-you for highlighting that - perhaps I will take the time one day to read about it but in the meantime I won't reserve judgment on him based on a few HN commenters (and I don't expect others
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Maybe he was kicked off the board for 'wrong think' - he certainly was chastised by members of Facebook's board for endorsing & contributing to Donald Trump's Presidential campaign (Trump's victory vindication o
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Seems clear you are eluding to his endorsement and $1m contribution to the Trump campaign. We share different views - I am happy to disagree with you because I think Peter Thiel is to be commended for conducting business in line with his ow
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Well, you're right salary is not justification for mistreating other people but I can at least sympathize with OP who has maybe rationalized going along with something shady because he himself was mistreated/deceived and perhaps w
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Kudos for speaking up about it, understandably with a throwaway account - which unfortunately doesn't help prove what you say is in any way truthful. But you probably still work for them and enjoy a nice salary. So can't blame y
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Some would argue the entire design of ME is evidence that it IS a backdoor.
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by mrschwabe 9y ago
Agreed. See my pie in the sky reply to majewsky in sibling comment - but yeah, no easy way for the average man to 'punish' big bad Intel it would seem. Perhaps another technique to punish them is via class action lawsuit - with a

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