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   by timbowhite 10y ago

   I think you're conflating Bitcoin (the system) with Bitcoin opsec skills. Yes, I agree: Bitcoin is probably easier to steal from people who don't know what they're doing. (And yes there is probably is smaller chance of the th
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   by timbowhite 10y ago

   Sorry I guess I wasn't specific enough. I was referring to the cryptography that makes bitcoins untouchable to anyone except the person with the private key... not some guy's crappy opsec.
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   by timbowhite 10y ago

   > Nearly all of which was later recovered. Citation needed. > Those are political problems, not problems with the banking system. If the government decides to fuck with you, then you're fucked no matter what the banking system lo
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   by timbowhite 10y ago

   > Unless you are also auditing all the code you use for software that objects with Bitcoin yourself As I mentioned in another reply, compared to existing electronic monetary systems, an open source one will always be more trustworthy tha
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   by timbowhite 10y ago

   > Trying to pull a fast one is risky, and that prevents most people from trying. Well not these guys: $81M was stolen from the Bangladesh Bank via the SWIFT network in February https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Bang
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   by timbowhite 10y ago

   > For trust you can walk right in and speak to the manager. Some of them are older than dirt. Bitcoin eliminates the need to trust some 3rd party human beings with your money. BTW what does being "older than dirt" have to do wi
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   by timbowhite 10y ago

   > That is a strange argument. If Bitcoin was closed source, I'd agree with you. But it's not, and I don't. Bitcoin is 100% transparent and reviewable: the code, the transactions. The same cannot be said for any national
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   by timbowhite 10y ago

   I wondered the same a while ago, maybe the responses there will give you some insight: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9711738
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   Show HN: Botbouncer: ban bots/scrapers until they pay Bitcoin (Node.js)(github.com)

   2 points by timbowhite 10y ago|0 comments
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    by timbowhite 11y ago

    Your two examples are rules that are public information, and forgetting them can indeed have legal consequences. A password is a piece of private information, and requiring people to remember stuff they generate in their own head seems just
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    by timbowhite 11y ago

    > what depressing things it says about our society that we let people weep on the pavement because they've lost their house on a literal crapshoot. The freedom allowing people to make those types of decisions trumps that argument. W
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    by timbowhite 11y ago

    Well then the government should create laws allowing it to dictate what you can spend your money on if you make less than $X per year. You know, to prevent social consequences.
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    by timbowhite 11y ago

    So I just signed up for a Mikandi account, you know, just to explore a little... A couple of things: 1. I tried buying account credit (aka "Mikandi Gold"), but it wouldn't work, looks like jQuery isn't being loaded, erro
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    by timbowhite 11y ago

    Any tips on how to handle site layouts that depend on the js that is asynchronously loaded via the async attribute? Seems like this can cause a flash of unstyled/unmodified html while that js is loaded and executed.
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    by timbowhite 11y ago

    There are a number of scripts out there that detect adblock, for instance: https://github.com/sitexw/FuckAdBlock Then it's just a matter of using some basic JS to hide content, show a notice, etc.
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    Show HN: Dronecheap – Compare Drone Prices and Features(dronecheap.net)

    10 points by timbowhite 11y ago|1 comments
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    by timbowhite 11y ago

    I'm working on adding more models (the Syma X5C-1 and X8C will be added soon). Let me know if you have a particular one you'd like to see added.
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    Show HN: Dronecheap – Compare Drone Prices and Features(dronecheap.net)

    5 points by timbowhite 11y ago|2 comments
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    by timbowhite 11y ago

    Can't tell if trolling... but I'll bite: Permission required to participate in Bitcoin = none Permission required to participate in any electronic-fiat-money-transfer-system™ = mucho
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    by timbowhite 11y ago

    I suppose I wasn't clear - I meant programmable in the sense that permission from someone else is not required.
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    by timbowhite 11y ago

    I've never understood Hacker New's (majority) vitriol towards Bitcoin. It's literally programmable money.
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    Show HN: Elephant Grass - Open Source Bitcoin-Powered Spam Control for Gmail(github.com)

    7 points by timbowhite 11y ago|0 comments
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    by timbowhite 11y ago

    Thanks for this, best answer on the thread.
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    Ask HN: How to get lots of spam, fast?

    72 points by timbowhite 11y ago|45 comments
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    by timbowhite 11y ago

    Very interesting service. I'm surprised this hasn't been asked yet since it's not on the site - but where do you get your data? Also, this sentence in your TOU made me giggle a little: > 3. Additional Restrictions. > ..
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    by timbowhite 12y ago

    These are some great points, yet this one made me scratch my head: > 44. No-one has ever used a Bitcoin ATM for practical reasons I've used one because it was more convenient and anonymous than giving a scan of my ID to an online ex
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    by timbowhite 12y ago

    > its certification is carried out by posting the document's cryptographic imprint (hash) on bitcoin's blockchain. > Pay with Paypal
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    by timbowhite 12y ago

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    by timbowhite 12y ago

    These features have now been added.
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    by timbowhite 12y ago

    Great - namesilo pricing has been added.