smokeyj

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by smokeyj 15y ago
Question: Why aren't kickstarter backers required to be accredited investors? I ran into that problem trying to join SecondMarket. How is the kickstarter model different?
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by smokeyj 15y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Guantanamo_Bay_detainee...
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by smokeyj 15y ago
I only said if it did happen here, you wouldn't know about it. I don't mean to offend your sense of patriotism. I still feel this statement is factual given the fact you're asking me for instances. Can I prove someone was secretly det
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by smokeyj 15y ago
If this happened in the U.S, you would have never heard of it.
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by smokeyj 15y ago
I admit, that was extreme. I ignorantly assumed HN was an entrepreneurial community, but it absolutely attracts a much wider audience.
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by smokeyj 15y ago
You're falsely assuming scammers cannot get access to capital to comply with regulation. Madoff is just a small time scammer as an example. It's a false sence of security and leads to anti-competitive practices.
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by smokeyj 15y ago
The Queen does not approve of such shenanigans. The peasants should know that by now.
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by smokeyj 15y ago
I didn't say start-ups shouldn't comply with regulation, but that the cost shouldn't so high as to keep out new-comers. What exactly does minimizing competition do to keep customers safer? I would argue the contrary.
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by smokeyj 15y ago
I just feel regulatory compliance should not be a barrier to entry for innovators. Why not subsidize the cost of regulation for start-ups, or wave the fee until they hit profitability? The U.S hands our freebies to large financial instituti
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by smokeyj 15y ago
Is HN so brainwashed that criminalizing innovation sounds like a good idea? That just goes to show entrepreneurs are a minority on this site. Just a bunch of posers trying to earn geek cred. It's a pattern. Established corporate interests
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by smokeyj 15y ago
The internet is getting in the way of our financial industry! Quick, kill it with regulation! Edit: Anyone care to speculate which corporate interest will kill the internet first: copyright holders or financial services?
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by smokeyj 15y ago
I have a theory that part of Europe's success was due to the fragmented nature of States. Within a small area you have independent nations with their own laws, currency, elections, etc. This represents less single points of failure IMO. I t
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by smokeyj 15y ago
The only point I was making is, the 'think of the children' will be used to censor the internet by the gov't. Reddit is not censoring the internet. It's their own site. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120213/13212017749/canadi...
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by smokeyj 15y ago
It think reddit acted entirely reasonably. I just wanted to point out that this argument holds huge emotional weight which will likely be the justification for SOPA-like regulation.
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by smokeyj 15y ago
I can't help but feel this policy only serves lip service to "Stopping exploitation of kids". Personally, I think Reddit has the right to have whatever policies it wishes -- but this 'think of the children' argument is the same one that wil
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by smokeyj 15y ago
I don't know what Fox News told you old geezers, but anonymous is not a group. Governments can act in the name of anonymous, and I'm sure they do (surprise!). You're missing the point, but that won't stop you from spewing your condescending
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by smokeyj 15y ago
I wonder what 170,000 tons of paper can produce. Does paper respond to Buffet's fondling?
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by smokeyj 15y ago
Currency markets exist. USD is an asset that can be traded. Holding USD is an investment -- although, not necessarily voluntary. I don't know why you're comparing gold to a baby p2p app with microscopic trade volume. That just seems odd. Be
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by smokeyj 15y ago
Not if that currency is gold. Unless, you don't like turning profits of course.
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by smokeyj 15y ago
Imagine if the USD were a company. Friend: "Hey man, you gotta get in on this— this stock has gone down 30% in the last year! Nowhere to go but down!"
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by smokeyj 15y ago
Except they paid market rate knowing full well what would happen to the buying power of dollars relative to gold. I like how people are willing to redefine theft to support their notions of benevolent government. You guys are a riot.
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by smokeyj 15y ago
Because their name is linked on Twitter? What's to stop someone from making an account under my name?
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by smokeyj 15y ago
Does this mean, for every person traveling, the feds can identify your social network activity and detect thought-crime? I'm interested in how they already knew which accounts belonged to who -- and how they automatically detected them as '
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by smokeyj 15y ago
Look up NSL.
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by smokeyj 15y ago
And now your real-time location with Android. I wonder, what measures are there to protect my data from a rogue employee -- or his zombied laptop.
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by smokeyj 15y ago
> If they are guilty of the charges against them And what is that? > If they are guilty of the charges against them, it's very possible that their new venture wouldn't be "legit" at all. Sounds... speculative.
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by smokeyj 15y ago
Relying on documents such as the Constitution to guarantee our freedoms has become a thing of the past. The government has been hi-jacked by corporate interests, and the opinions of lobbyists has greater influence than the public. It took t
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HN, What are you willing to be arrested for? Seriously, what does it take?
6 points by smokeyj 15y ago|2 comments
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by smokeyj 15y ago
True, stopping the economy is one way to stop piracy.
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by smokeyj 15y ago
Supporters of this censorship should be shamed and humiliated to set an example for future attempts. Make them regret their willingness to sell the American public.

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