robertAngst

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by robertAngst 7y ago
Can someone explain how/why California has failed government policy? And why more government involvement in sectors would be a good thing? I understand the benefits of central planning, but when I see it fail locally, I wonder if the f
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by robertAngst 7y ago
POS uses few users to validate transactions. This is not decentralized. > Sharding has a unstoppable risk of a 51% attack. >So does bitcoin? Bitcoin cost of 51 percent attack is ~400k for 1 hour. ETH is 90k for 1 hour. https:/&#
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by robertAngst 7y ago
> subscription service. Oh, subscription service. Not GPS signal. I'm completely right.
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by robertAngst 7y ago
Layer 2 is not decentralized. POS is not decentralized Sharding has a unstoppable risk of a 51% attack. Ethereum has failed.
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by robertAngst 7y ago
Its on my website (in profile). Its also on a bunch of lists because I signed a petition.
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by robertAngst 7y ago
Because a GPS signal gives coordinates to your navigation screen. Your radio has 0 control over an Engine. Or at least, shouldn't. Source: Connected Car is my day job.
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by robertAngst 7y ago
Considering in ancient times, your location was well known. Everyone knew if you left a village, everyone knew where you went. There seems to be a short time, where human population has exploded beyond any ability to track everyones locatio
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by robertAngst 7y ago
I've gotten user donations from Bitcoin. I've paid friends in Bitcoin and they have paid me. I also got a Shift card, which is super cool. My only reluctance with Bitcoin, is getting a mortgage in BTC. What happens if BTC hits 100
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by robertAngst 7y ago
>Other coins are clearly superior in functionality (except maybe the hash rate). This isn't true, and the opposite is quite true. Bitcoin is the only coin that seems immune from a 51% attack. Every other coin has a significantly low
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by robertAngst 7y ago
>I feel like the lesson people should start taking here is if they publish for iOS As a developer, I feel its my part to let non-devs know that Apple is evil to developers and customers. It takes time for this message to spread, but I im
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by robertAngst 7y ago
>We need to legislate by law rather than anti-trust and arbitrary corporate fines. Why? I live a modern life and I don't use Facebook or Apple. There is plenty of competition, let these anti-consumer companies feel the pain of Marke
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by robertAngst 7y ago
As a non-Apple user, I see no reason to see the government interfere with Apple. There is no reason for me to use Apple products(Except when I need to hit Compile on my Javascript apps) There is plenty of competition, its that Apple users w
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by robertAngst 7y ago
> payment and ratings Underrated, never felt cheated out of a lyft or uber. I've even tipped.
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by robertAngst 7y ago
>fares will increase by 25-50% depending on the market, pricing them well above the legacy taxi services Hahaha Right now they are 1/4 of taxi prices. Or at least last time I rode a taxi.
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by robertAngst 7y ago
Isnt the government the problem? Why punish google?
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by robertAngst 7y ago
What is the problem again? You used google while signed in and now the world knows you like barbies? Serious question, because I do not feel violated.
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by robertAngst 7y ago
Is there any reason to be an employee? I feel like its a suckers choice. Benefits are not worth 2-3x the pay. I find myself being a contractor due to the better pay.
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by robertAngst 7y ago
I imagine the people that would accept that are 'lifers'. Where they get comfy, rationalize that they know their job, and the company never has to spend more than 98k on this person for the next 35 years. Weirdly enough, it seems
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by robertAngst 7y ago
And Nissan Leaf has outsold Tesla in number of vehicles.
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Its a job to maintain property too. Real Estate is not passive income.
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by robertAngst 7y ago
I know Apple gets lots of support from HN, but the company has serious ethics problems. While fans brush it off as 'marketing', they would not give Google such a pass. And... lets not forget, the FBI did break into their device. T
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by robertAngst 7y ago
My only gripe about this story, is that they act like Public Libraries are the only places that have crazy people. Working in retail making 7.85$/hr, we had plenty of crazy people. There is something noble about being a librarian, and
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by robertAngst 7y ago
We can have conversations about the free market fixing these problems. I have money, lets talk about what can be done to solve it. No one gives a care that socialism fails, the problems still exists, and as a result, people will keep trying
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by robertAngst 7y ago
Whats the solution? Throw another billion at the problem? Have 80% of it get sucked up by the bureaucracy? And the other 20% is used on surface issues. >social welfare is not an altruistic indulgence Both sides want to help people, the g
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by robertAngst 7y ago
I'll take a stab at it. Ask a question for (server) Javascript- 99% of people aren't going to try because the code is too unruly to deal with. Its simply faster to google and debug. Ask a question in python- python code is simple
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by robertAngst 7y ago
Failure- Not meeting specifications. These did not meet specs. At least customer expectations.
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Design it so it doesnt break despite tolerances? This is engineering, having something fail is not acceptable.
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Marketing? EDIT: Specs are everything. Not just HP. Specs are how many USB ports the vehicle has. The colors of buttons. The comfort. Also, I wasnt sure if you thought a BMW was actually better. They are lower rated, but BMW has a huge mark
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by robertAngst 7y ago
These are nice answers, but I just want my phone to work. My OG pixel is a clear upgrade.
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by robertAngst 7y ago
Do you have any reasons? You didn't post any in your comment.

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