sharperguy

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by sharperguy 7y ago
The problem with any alternative token transfer systems is that they either introduce additional points of centralization (hence attack vectors) or end up being significantly inferior to bitcoin in terms of scalability, reliability, testing
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by sharperguy 7y ago
Instead of these hyper-thin smartphones, can't we have one that's relatively fat but where the battery lasts a few days, or even one whole day?
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by sharperguy 7y ago
Eggs were laid long before birds even evolved. If that's the criteria then the question becomes much easier to answer.
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by sharperguy 7y ago
I'd say 5 hours is about the limit where the train makes more sense practically than flying. An eight hour train isn't worth it IMO compared to a 1.5 hour flight.
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by sharperguy 8y ago
I'd say it's more a consequence of subsidizing a highly versatile good. It must be continually regulated to ensure the subsidies aren't exploited for something that was outside the original intention. Sadly the increased regu
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by sharperguy 8y ago
What it really gets us is a certain level of resistance against political interference. Using a simple electronic cash system is a million times more efficient, but the currency can be inflated and balances frozen by decree. Increasingly po
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by sharperguy 8y ago
I don't like the term Web3 and I think a lot of people using the it are basically pushing snake oil. However, I really like the idea of eventually having client-side decrypted data, and censorship-resistant "torrent-like" dis