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by reginold 5y ago
What is the value of a bitcoin transaction?
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by reginold 5y ago
Ah yes, if bitcoin is useless them by definition all the energy is waste. That "if is important. It all comes down to "what is the value of bitcoin".
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by reginold 5y ago
oo interesting, source? Wonder what Twitter employee survey says too.
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by reginold 5y ago
> energy consumed by pow is just spent energy, it does not contribute to societal development Can you explain more about what you mean by this? Would the same apply to a gallon of gas burned in a car for example?
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by reginold 5y ago
Curious for your thoughts on Square's memo on this: https://assets.ctfassets.net/2d5q1td6cyxq/5mRjc9X5LTXFFihIlT...
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by reginold 5y ago
Square has written a memo titled "Bitcoin is Key to an Abundant, Clean Energy Future". What are your thoughts on the piece? https://squareup.com/us/en/press/bcei-white-paper
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by reginold 5y ago
Neat where do you track Tether issuance notifications?
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by reginold 5y ago
Open question: Has this been priced in by the market?
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by reginold 5y ago
I hear you both. I'm new to Linux, and when the Pinephone said it was for "advanced Linux users" I figured "how hard can it be?". I bought one and 24 hours later decided to pass it on. Turns out they really do mean
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by reginold 5y ago
Asking for clarity since I'm one month into my Linux journey: Are you saying that most of the distros are really just more surface level changes rather than deep "divisions"? I've been struggling to understand.
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by reginold 5y ago
good to know, appreciate the clarification! Glad to hear the work is cumulative.
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by reginold 5y ago
Yes! Another option -- however, Purism are pursuing two challenges at once, developing both the software and the hardware. Pinephone just focuses on hardware.
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by reginold 5y ago
Appreciate your response! "Both will be sold at the same time" -- ah now I see what they're going for. Does this mean further fragmentation of their limited dev resources?
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by reginold 5y ago
This is the reality today. The device is still developer-only. I just bought one thinking I could ditch my iPhone -- not yet. It's hard knowing that there are no good options besides Android and iOS. I'm aware of de-Googled Androi
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by reginold 5y ago
As a new PinePhone owner this month, screen res is a non-issue. No one is buying this phone as a daily driver right now. There's very few apps available. GPS was 50 miles off when I tried it. For devs interested in a new project, PineP
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by reginold 5y ago
Similar experience with a new PinePhone last week but different conclusion. PinePhone is our only hope. It's still in Beta, months or years from being consumer ready. And that's just where it needs to be from a development standpo
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by reginold 5y ago
Trying to imagine funny examples here: "Collision imminent! Your insurance is now $500 per second for the next 1.215 seconds"
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by reginold 5y ago
Got sources? Curious to read about it. Is this a future effect or already happening?
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by reginold 5y ago
PinePhone is our only hope! Still a ways off from being consumer ready but it's heading in the right direction.
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by reginold 5y ago
What specifically are folks here reading up on regarding Ethereum? I'm looking for interesting takes, generally growing exhausted from the various eth subreddits, cryptocurrency and bitcoin that are commentary on pricing. Sites like co
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by reginold 5y ago
Bitcoin is backed by nothing but math.
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by reginold 5y ago
The "Mother is a priest" filter
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by reginold 5y ago
No viable alternative...today. Donate to open source, support Linux, buy a Pinephone!
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by reginold 5y ago
Undocumented features and functionality become the norm
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by reginold 5y ago
Wasteful: Unused compute sitting around in some datacenter is on the first order less wasteful than having it using tons of electricity to run a random puzzle. Less electricity usage. However, the second order effects may negate the effect
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by reginold 5y ago
Hmm interesting! I'm a cat, not a physicist though.
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by reginold 5y ago
Hell yes to this trackpad work! How did you pick that dev specifically? I also came across another dev on this: https://github.com/JoseExposito
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by reginold 5y ago
Is there a tool for making an donation to a bunch of open source at once? Or a system tool that monitors what you use and helps you allocate donations?
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Ask HN: Do you donate money to open source?
58 points by reginold 5y ago|79 comments
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by reginold 5y ago
Appreciate your thoughtful explanation and context. The shortcut on "whenever you see a headline about low energy PoW" is useful, I had been wondering about that. One thought - has there been anything on something like "Proof

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