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   by root_axis 9y ago

   > What if a kind of youtube existed where advertisers paid content creators directly instead of youtube taking a large percentage? And it was censorship resistant. Youtube taking a large percentage has nothing to do with the nature of
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   by root_axis 9y ago

   Those people often don't have access to reliable internet or electricity, bitcoin does not solve any of their problems. Further, bitcoin is not spendable money for 95% of human needs, especially in the aforementioned regions. Exchangin
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   by root_axis 9y ago

   > If you find it difficult to imagine use scenarios for blockchain, look for deficient markets caused by the need for centralized trust: monopolies and oligopolies. In each, you'll find an opportunity to create a more competitive m
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   by root_axis 9y ago

   Black people don't have a homogenous culture, don't be surprised by the accusations of racism when you literally castigate a culture based on race.
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   by root_axis 9y ago

   A blockchain is needed to solve this problem though.
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   by root_axis 9y ago

   I can't find an explanation in your excerpt nor in the paper that gives specific details as to how the blockchain is uniquely beneficial for property title management. I see some examples of how certain qualities of the blockchain coul
7. 3487.▲
   by root_axis 9y ago

   How would blockchains help with property title management?
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   by root_axis 9y ago

   > This is hand-waving to deflect Redux from legit criticisms The comment I responded to is complaining that a list of tools makes them feel exhausted, that's not "legit criticism" that's low-effort whining. The legi
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   by root_axis 9y ago

   > You can buy goods and services with Bitcoin. It's just another currency. Not really though. You can buy a few novelties online and there are a handful of places that accept bitcoin, but realistically it is not "just another
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    > investments have some kind of builtin return like interest or dividends I'd say, more so, the distinguishing factor between an investment and speculation is that an investment is used to facilitate a business process that could
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    > possibilities with AR/VR, The possibilities for multimedia and gaming are quite interesting, but there is no reason to suggest that this technology will have any impact on an any possible alternatives to the web. > quantum com
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    "Never" should really be "not in the foreseeable future", but certainly not within two decades. The web is the apex of incumbent systems and there is just no clear path, desire, incentive or business need that would faci
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    I don't think that's true, certainly people rely on search engines more now than ever, but people still know the domain names of their most common destinations e.g google, facebook, reddit, amazon, gmail, ebay, github, youtube, po
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    > they succeed by having adequate tech and a huge pile of marketing money. The key to the web's success is its completely unparalleled levels of accessibility. All you have to do is remember a domain name and you have a portal int
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    > I don't already understand how an app using redux works when it reaches a decent size; therefore don't know what problems it will have and need to learn more This sounds like a problem of inexperience (which is a problem e
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    > And this attitude is equally frustrating It shouldn't be. If you don't like a tool, don't use it . Nobody is forcing you to use redux, you don't need it, even if you're building a complex react app, setSta
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    I dislike this attitude. That list is not exhausting, it's a list of specific tools that solve specific problems, if you don't have the problem don't concern yourself with the tool.
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    > it demands immutability, which JS has no native support for. You don't need native support, just don't mutate state when calling setState, which is a pretty simple rule to follow. > it wants you to use FP, This isn&#x
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    Thanks for first-class async rendering, been a long while coming.
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    > just in the same sense that Google and Equifax are not just websites My argument is that Google and Equifax are fundamentally different from Facebook, which amounts to pretty much just a website. Equifax obviously has immense impact
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    I'm speaking generally, maybe you don't have to care, but that might not always necessarily be the case and certainly isn't the case for many people. For example, maybe you're supposed to be at work but a photo is taken
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    > Actually it's rather apt given that there are more Facebook users (2B) than Catholics (1.2B). I apologize for sounding like a jerk, but have you ever read a history book? The impact of the Catholic church on human history compl
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    Well, someone could certainly take your photo and post it on Facebook without your knowledge and that could lead to serious consequences, however, one's photo could just as easily end up on reddit, imgur, HN or any other internet commu
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    This is not unique to Facebook; Amazon, Google, Equifax and many other businesses build a profile on you regardless of whether you want them to or not.
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    > It is THE screen that represents THE most valuable, pleasurable part of their life - their friendly and familial relationships. I disagree. Millions of people use Facebook, but not nearly as many people rely on Facebook as "THE&
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    I suppose that makes Zuckerberg god in your analogy. This is a terrible comparison. A decade old tech company is not at all comparable to one of the oldest and most powerful and influential institutions in history.
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    I agree with everything you've written except this: > The world has a serious problem to resolve here because if there truly is no free will then there is no justification for punishing people for their actions - they had no choice
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    That sounds like marketing speak. It's a website; yes it's a very sophisticated one, but the crux of all that sophistication (for the user) comes down to a web page with posts on it. There are pros and cons to everything so I&#x27
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    I wish people would stop contributing to the Facebook mythos that elevates a social media platform into some kind of software based deity. It's just a website, it's not a threat to "free will" any more than a cigarette o
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    by root_axis 9y ago

    I love CoffeeScript. Thanks for this. I know, I know, "what about types". Perhaps it'll get there one day. There's always flow. Thanks again.