simplemath

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by simplemath 13y ago
"BITCOIN IS A FANTASY RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE" A fantasy with a built in pseudomynous essentially instantaneous global transaction system with no chargebacks or double spends or fees. I can see absolutely no value in that whatsoever.
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by simplemath 13y ago
This is honestly one of the worst articles I've ever read. I don't even know where to start.
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by simplemath 13y ago
bitfinex
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by simplemath 13y ago
Well, for starters you stated that you "have to have" probable cause to "effect a search". Do you seriously believe that to be true? Its much less about your politics than it is your credulous insinuation that illegal s
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by simplemath 13y ago
Physically moving dollars is the hard part of conducting black market business in dollars. Obscuring a wallet address is far easier than physically smuggling cash.
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by simplemath 13y ago
Serious question - do you really think the 4th is anything but some words on a piece of paper any longer?
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by simplemath 13y ago
Whats the charge for a state being the enemy of its own citizens?
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by simplemath 13y ago
Im running a 2500k at 4.3ish with a CM 912+ in push/pull and happily devour pretty much anything. I don't foresee a CPU upgrade anytime soon. I had a pair of 6950 (the older 1 gigs) and just put in a 7970 and another 4GB of RAM f
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by simplemath 13y ago
Just picked up an r9 280x ERRRRRRRR... Asus CUII 7970 from Fry's for $279 Happily ran BF4 beta on High/Ultra 2x MSAA at 1080P.
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by simplemath 13y ago
i agree that there is likely something better down the pipe, but at this point almost 5 years on, BTC is finally gaining traction and awareness from even non tech savvy people. The entire ecosystem is not going to be easy to duplicate.
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by simplemath 13y ago
Last resort on a global scale is still a gigantic market.
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by simplemath 13y ago
It presents significantly fewer attack vectors than any other payment system that I'm aware of.
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by simplemath 13y ago
Tulips and gold also don't have built in rock solid transaction protocols
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by simplemath 13y ago
Again if you're looking at BTC as e-gold you're missing the point. The value is the txn network and that isn't going away. Price volatility is irrelevant to the long term value of it as a transaction vector of last resort fo
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by simplemath 13y ago
See you again at $1000 to talk about the bubble.
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by simplemath 13y ago
I personally think critical mass has been reached, and unless someone actually cracks the protocol (which I seriously doubt) and brings down the txn network, BTC is here to stay. Quibbling about the current valuation misses the point. The s
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by simplemath 13y ago
Besides the not-inconsiderable saving money part, more valuable to me is it allows me to compress shopping trips. Shaving 2-3 hours a month off the shopping time budget? F yes. I hate shopping.
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by simplemath 13y ago
That's nuts, the free shipping on something with such a low $/# ratio I mean. Loss leaders I guess. If you really don't like your mailman, start ordering water too.
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by simplemath 13y ago
Costco. Even if all you bought at Costco was formula and diapers, you'd more than subsidize the $50 membership over the course of a year vs. what you'd pay basically anywhere else. Of course the economy of scale applies to that me
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by simplemath 13y ago
That humans continue to operate motor vehicles is a serious bug, not a feature. I have kids who will be driving age in 10 years. If there is a self driving car widely available by then, and I suspect there will be, I will look to the heaven