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811.
by staplers 9y ago
I've been convinced by Mazières and the Stellar team As someone who's been in the cryptocurrency space for a long time I can guarantee you got swindled. Countless investors I have seen move to centralized "blockchain
812.
by staplers 9y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_dark_age
813.
by staplers 9y ago
If they choose, these ultimately government controlled companies can easily make it so you can't buy things anymore, you are not trusted anywhere America already has that, it's called a credit score and it does this exact
814.
by staplers 9y ago
This is exactly why the de-facto monetary policy of 2% inflation needs to be rethought.
815.
by staplers 9y ago
As Facebook's user rate declines, I genuinely believe they'll start generating larger and larger revenue from this exact thing. A majority of the population's data is already there, they can survive for decades by renting out
816.
by staplers 9y ago
and it will never lead to anything Which particle physicist hurt you?
817.
by staplers 9y ago
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/foundation/annualreport/2016/ Better? "Mozilla’s consolidated reported revenue (Mozilla Foundation, Mozilla Corporation and all subsidiaries) for CY 2016 was $520M (US)
818.
by staplers 9y ago
Are you joking? "-- Mozilla booked $323 million in royalties in 2014, up about 7% from the year earlier."
819.
by staplers 9y ago
Distract from the class war by focusing on immigrants, terrorism, russia investigation, war on drugs, etc etc
820.
by staplers 9y ago
The easiest way to view how wrongly Google has strayed is to search for something like "First Singer Songwriter". Google automates a rich card to say "Charles Trenet 1938" while showing an image of Woody Guthrie.. It&#x
821.
by staplers 9y ago
However, this can lead to 'malware' updates being installed through seemingly trustworthy channels.
822.
by staplers 9y ago
Respond to the OP, as they originated the assumption that charitable organizations pay taxes.
823.
by staplers 9y ago
The bitcoins have been transferred and cashed out They sold into USD, which is taxable.
824.
by staplers 9y ago
the fact that typing is difficult for people who never grew up with a computer keyboard This is something I had not really considered in regards to "digital assistants". I abhor them with a passion but can understand thei
825.
by staplers 9y ago
If you trust the VPN provider and the website you are visiting (with HTTPS), yes.
826.
by staplers 9y ago
It is easy to be critical of the wild fluctuations in price and the "pump and dump" nature of cryptocurrencies, however you only ever notice big governments and companies paying attention to the technology (the actual innovation)
827.
by staplers 9y ago
Even today, the typical citizen spends more time watching TV than on social media, I bet. Somewhat correct, however you aren't accounting for multi-tasking (TV in background while on phone) which inflates TVs actual attention t
828.
by staplers 9y ago
I feel like Firechat could take this role if they gained a large market share. https://www.opengarden.com/firechat.html
829.
by staplers 9y ago
By heavily promoting and praising on tech forums /s
830.
by staplers 9y ago
https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths
831.
by staplers 9y ago
I'd imagine they will need to classify them as "motor vehicles" which will require users to provide proof of a driver's license with motorcycle endorsement to use them. Not really ideal for most casual users.
832.
by staplers 9y ago
What a profoundly insightful comment thread that is. Thanks for linking.
833.
by staplers 9y ago
Write a book about it. Lots of people are interested in those insights (even if a small amount).
834.
by staplers 9y ago
They have been around for over 5 years. I used them 5 years ago..
835.
by staplers 9y ago
The idea that one must download the entire blockchain makes maintaining a wallet very difficult Totally false. There are plenty of wallets that allow you to connect to a decentralized network of servers hosting the blockchain. Elec
836.
by staplers 9y ago
A signal for the current state of readership on HN. Article stands at +23 as of this comment.
837.
by staplers 9y ago
Refreshing to see enlightened critical theory on HN. I don't agree that there is "nothing else to say" about it however. The world is constantly changing and often presents old ideas in new and interesting contexts.
838.
by staplers 9y ago
Agreed. This should be a policy and etiquette issue not a forcible restriction of human communication. Imagine your teenage child attends a concert and needs to call you to escape a dangerous situation. There are so many situations of n
839.
by staplers 9y ago
Some pin codes were within their validity window at the time of writing this report. Wew I can't imagine being one of the targets and getting this memo.. "Your device has been compromised for the last 5 years."
840.
by staplers 9y ago
So, the same rights as many minorities when travelling..

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