petermelias

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by petermelias 5y ago
Yeah makes sense. Basically just trigger peoples' FOMO response?
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by petermelias 5y ago
I like this framing. I think there's a rebellious undertone to some of the aforementioned "worshippers" -- and at least as many are definitely there for the money-pump effect.
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by petermelias 5y ago
I've thought about this a lot because my less technical friends are often surprised when I tell them I am not "super into" BTC. I wonder if it is because I am used to dealing with the fragility of digital systems (not to unfa
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by petermelias 5y ago
I think it is also kind of a collectors' item. Like owning a piece of a rare set of baseball cards or cars. There are definitely religious zealots out there but in terms of passive ownership -- it could be viewed as a scarce collectors
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by petermelias 5y ago
Yes. I was very conscious of this state as a child and less so as an adult but when I am it is peaceful.
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by petermelias 5y ago
I sold my BTC from 2011 in the (what felt "big" at the time) run-up end of 2017, before it crashed in 2018. Me at the time: "nailed it. knew this was hype and surfed it beautifully. looking forward to never thinking about cry
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by petermelias 6y ago
Still remember first time used original Optimizely product for my own startup. Was amazing
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by petermelias 9y ago
To clarify the use of the term "rebalancing" here for people who are familiar with Kafka's terminology: this is (I believe) referring to partition _storage_ rebalancing (redistribution of topics replicated across brokers). It
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by petermelias 12y ago
I wrote the article because I find the manner in which humans alter their reality to be fascinating and I wanted to create a basis for a discussion. Thanks to you and others, I am achieving that goal. As far as the reaction goes, I do not c
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by petermelias 12y ago
That is too bad since the point of the article is actually in favor of the Musk, the Model S and innovators like Musk. The introductory example is a beginning of a very same "context" you speak of intended to set the stage for the
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by petermelias 12y ago
I am thrilled that the first comment is a moral value judgement assignment to a way of looking at alternate realities without assigning moral value judgements :)
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Show HN: Pure SASS mixins for FontAwesome (reduce your library bloat)(github.com)
5 points by petermelias 12y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: Node.js, Automatic dependency source file loader(github.com)
1 points by petermelias 12y ago|0 comments
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by petermelias 12y ago
Glad you like it. The only main thing it really needs now is a better system for guessing more variations of what people name their dist files typically. Obviously that's what overrides are for but it would be nice not to have to overr
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Show HN: GulpJS Plugin for auto-sourcing dependencies(github.com)
3 points by petermelias 12y ago|2 comments
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Show HN: Updated Angular-ChartJS to supported re-sizing.(github.com)
2 points by petermelias 12y ago|0 comments
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New ChartJS plugin for AngularJS - directive set for all charts(github.com)
1 points by petermelias 13y ago|0 comments
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by petermelias 13y ago
Even if it's not software, you should learn about the relevant tech (assuming there is some). You'll have an easier time hiring talent later, you'll need less upfront costs, and investors like co-founders who have a good understanding of th
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by petermelias 13y ago
I think the caveat in this discussion is that BTC needs something like this if and only IF it can be done securely. Unfortunately, due to the nature of networked systems, the odds of that do seem quite low unless connection security gets
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by petermelias 13y ago
The attitude of that letter is refreshingly positive and sensible. A nice change from the usual super-charged sexist attitudes one way or the other that usually only spark more polarized debate that loses sight of the bigger picture. The th
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by petermelias 13y ago
An excellent demonstration of why Bitcoin is awesome: complete transparency on the block-chain.
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by petermelias 13y ago
Spammer transcripts are priceless. Another way to fight spammers, would be to quietly shut off sending for their account, while still providing simulated email data to their dashboard, reporting successful sends, opens etc... That way, they
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by petermelias 13y ago
Backed. If they can deliver on this the value of the application potential is completely worth the relatively low up front risk.
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by petermelias 13y ago
I am more optimistic. While they could have done a better job disclaiming the early videos, I don't believe that they are dumb enough to make such exciting claims to an educated audience if they cannot deliver. I have also seen the Intel de
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by petermelias 13y ago
would be perfect for aggregating data from Fitbit, pebble and other wearable devices