smokeyj

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by smokeyj 9y ago
I think the people who laughed at blockchain tech for years now are having a cognitive dissonance moment, when they slowly see this technology seeping into traditional spaces. "It must be a bubble! It's a tulip scheme!" they
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News outlets have account managers that wouldn't let scheduling conflicts happen. Commercial placements are carefully considered.
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> as you can#'t make gains just by sitting on the medium of exchange So instead they speculate on assets like commodities and energy (excluded from core inflation) and real-estate. How is that any better? > And yes, inflationary
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> The technology is neat, but there's little to justify $4000 a pop tech-wise Just a globally decentralized currency that can't be devaluated by central bankers. No big deal. Bitcoin is a political statement. And HN is a politi
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> Besides, it's not like hybrid is some magical unicorn technology that enables creating a great app at a tiny fraction of the budget of a native one It actually is.. You cite saving "50%" likes it's no big deal. Clea
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> But I think housing is definitely a thing capitalism struggles with because it is a good everyone needs and there is a finite amount of it I think municipalities that can support high density development are in short supply. High rises
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Let's not forget the whole free-basics ordeal. Zuck is just gross.
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Diversifying a portion of your mattress money into digital money isn't the worst idea. It's a hedge against hyperinflation that can be transported digitally.
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Bitcoin is global. If you want to be sure your transaction is on the longest chain you can just wait for more confirmations. You could even receive confirmations over satellite now. > I guess my point is: be careful, this is still very m
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> It ultimately comes down to what flavour of politics you subscribe to If you were to tell any of your progressive friends about Reg-D, but framed it as written by "the 1%" - they'll naturally think the law is unjust and
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So people who sell microphones should care about what's said on the microphone, otherwise they should deny the sale? That doesn't sound logical from a business perspective and would lead me to suspect an alterior motive.
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I've taken a big step back from start up culture. I don't work more than I have to, I travel more, I meet interesting people. The funny part is now I feel more energized and connected with what people really need. Very little of i
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> So that leads you either to religion, or to the idea that somehow consciousness has to emerge from interactions of matter. Doesn't seem like they're mutually exclusive. I mean, I'm pretty confident I can interact with so
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Says the guy posting via HTTP over TCP. Like I said, just don't worry about it. It'll be kid proof in 10 years. The rules for being a smart investor haven't changed. If you want low risk safe investments then no one is sellin
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Unless you're an active investor who is nuanced on the details of the protocols, just don't worry about it. You'll wake up one day, back up your files to the new cloud, you'll pay using some crypto app - and you'll
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The developer market is so much bigger than the valley. I went there and left because, LOL like I'm joining a startup for 150K to live in SF. If you don't care about brand name then work in other parts of the country, even remote.
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So you're saying the first money was essentially "social credit"? I don't disagree with the spirit of the argument, but your good-will credit in your community doesn't have the properties we associate with currency
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It's not fair to just say go buy someone's book without a single supporting argument. Drop some wisdom on me, man.
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I gave a one line rebuttal. Could you not do the same?
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Actually.. Original money was just a highly marketable commodity. Salt, spices, gold, cigarettes in prison. I highly suggest a better biography of currency. Maybe something authored by one of those pesky Austrians.
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by smokeyj 9y ago
And this is exactly what the method accomplishes! Might as well call it verbal debugging.
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And the point of discussion is..? I like the method because you can learn why people believe something along the way. Sometimes you might even change your own view based on their reasoning.
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Why complain and not just use another program? There's many options. But if you like using Atom and also like complaining - then you're like a helpless baby crying for attention. Submit a PR and be done with it! Viva la open sourc
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> Game Theory, is based on the premise that all individuals are selfish Wrong. Selfish strategies aren't sustainable. Why should I continue with anything else you said? Your basic premise leads me to believe you don't have a ru
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Then the question remains. What was the point? I would also agreed that many of these comments aren't constructive but I'm actually trying to distill the message.
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This article goes all over the place. Can anyone make a good summary of what point she's trying to make? It reads like an unfiltered stream of consciousness. I think she's trying to be convincing and using her writing style to do
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Part of it is game theory. If your community is your means of survival then being cooperative in your community increases the chance of reciprocation when needed. But I think the size of the community isn't something that can be instit
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As someone who understands Bitcoin - I have no idea what you're talking about..
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Ah yes, the inevitable subjectivity of defining "hate groups". I'm getting my popcorn ready.
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What about links to archive.org? Surely they're not an extremist organization.

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