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by srdev 12y ago
That is not likely at all. There is literally no evidence supporting that. It is simply an explanation that allows Ross's supporters to explain away the facts. The preponderance of evidence is that Ross is OK with murder.
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by srdev 12y ago
He has been accused of putting out hits on people. That is at least somewhat psychopathic.
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by srdev 12y ago
It makes more sense if you watch the video: https://vine.co/v/OjqeYWWpVWK Basically, because they lost steering it came in too steep, and ended up falling onto the deck on its side because the engines couldn't com
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by srdev 12y ago
He's also a convicted felon, so there's that.
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by srdev 12y ago
It probably won't be a problem. Don't be an evangelist, and be even-keeled about how you talk about your projects. Discuss what made them interesting and the technical challenges you had with them. There's not a lot of hat
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by srdev 12y ago
I can't say I've ever seen these problems with women at my work. I wonder if these issues stem from larger problems in the workplace. For example, if there was subtle sexism resulting in devaluing the women's work, I could s
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by srdev 12y ago
Actual age in years is not particularly relevant in terms of maturity. Maturity, in this thread, has been used in terms of revenue growth. Amazon's revenue grew 20% over the last year, while Wal Mart's grew 1.6%. Its still vali
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by srdev 12y ago
Well now we're just quibbling over the semantics of what constitute "real" profit. It probably would be better to just argue that the profits that they do have do not constitute a good investment, which is a valid point of v
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by srdev 12y ago
The numbers provided by Yahoo are in kilo-dollars, so its actually $631 million (and 5000 Bay Area engineers) rather than $631 thousand. Yes, the margins are low, which may be an argument that they are overvalued, but in absolute terms the
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by srdev 12y ago
As a current employee... its not really a bonus since they're pretty consistent about the value of RSUs you get each year. Otherwise, yep thats pretty accurate. They have a number in mind that they wish to pay you. A portion of that
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by srdev 12y ago
Where is this "Amazon is unprofitable" thing coming from? I went onto google finance, and it looks like they've had profits for 3 out of the 4 years of data that they have. Maybe not enough to justify the stock price, but t
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by srdev 13y ago
If I had to guess, probably because you could get equivalent performance cheaper with standard servers. Plus, there's a good chance that your distributed solution could fit on a single server, removing the overhead.
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by srdev 13y ago
Yes it is, but its not the only factor. Its an unneeded proxy, unless you are specifically addressing relationships between income and wealth.
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by srdev 13y ago
I already pay for it one way or another (credit card fees, bank fees, fractional reserve, etc), so yes, if its affordable. Bitcoin currently has a dearth of such services, but competent companies (I consider literally none of the Bitcoin s
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by srdev 13y ago
The context of the discussion was a bitcoin card vs a credit card. Cash has nothing to do with the conversation we're having. Don't move the goalposts. But I'll play the moving-the-goalpost game. For in-person transactions
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by srdev 13y ago
What does cash have to do with this discussion?
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by srdev 13y ago
If I pay with cash at a store then I'm literally walking out with the goods. For services, I've already received the services before paying. You're correct that there is no physical protection for the cash, but that is why m
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by srdev 13y ago
> Not for digital goods (maybe email) Yep, for one-time purchases of digital goods, Bitcoin is superior. For repeat purchases, like my Amazon Kindle purchases, you have to beat one-click. > Most bitcoin payments are done either throu
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by srdev 13y ago
> Maybe I'm confused. Why is the address, name and email necessary for BTC payments? Is it a stripe requirement? Its necessary in that they need a place to send your stuff. Email is often used for accounts and confirmation. This w
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by srdev 13y ago
Rather understandable, since I'm sure theres a good case for him going to jail in the US. I'm not sure why there's all the comments about the US being authoritarian here though -- Karpeles really screwed a lot of people over
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by srdev 13y ago
That seems to be at odds with how Bitcoin works with the handful of large retailers that accept it. Reading online experiences, there are a subset where they order something at Overstock/Tiger Direct, the order does not go through, bu
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by srdev 13y ago
It depends on a lot of other factors. Are my bitcoins on the card insured against loss or theft? Can I reverse the transaction if I get stiffed? If the answers are "no" and "no", then I'd probably still prefer my
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by srdev 13y ago
> Online, it's 23 digits that you don't know, and then 3-23 more fields (shipping address, billing address, name, email, etc. etc.) That sucks. Shipping address, name, and email are necessary even if you use bitcoin. Billing a
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by srdev 13y ago
Sadly, not in Oregon. Seeing chargers (even slow ones) pop up at the slopes I frequent would probably be what it took to get me to pull the trigger.
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by srdev 13y ago
I'm watching for Tesla to produce a car that I can take to the ski slopes without worry. The improvements in electric cars and infrastructure (I'm seeing more and more charging stations pop up) have been great, so I'm hoping
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by srdev 13y ago
I don't think its valid to call the buying and selling of Bitcoin a "new market." Bitcoin itself brings new idea, but the exchanges around trading them don't really solve any new problems in the way Bitcoin did. Its al
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by srdev 13y ago
I don't think his statement was with regards to Bitcoin itself. Calling it "a real tradeable asset" implies more about the market around buying, selling, and storing Bitcoin than the Bitcoin protocol. And its hard to argue
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by srdev 13y ago
> This feels like the internet used to feel like. Back when you just used to assume that a credit card transaction wouldn't go through. Why? "Because internet". Bitcoin is so young and immature. I feel like the "immat
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by srdev 13y ago
The entire context of this discussion is regarding a person who cannot accept cards. It is pointing out that Bitcoin is a non-solution because the user base is so small and most people pay with credit cards. You need to keep in mind the c
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by srdev 13y ago
> There doesn't have to be; that quote applies to a lot more things than just the Indian independence movement. There's also a lot of things it doesn't apply to, and its pretty much impossible to tell which things it does

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