tobltobs

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by tobltobs 5y ago
Could you please hint us to the sentence where he calls the 2% “stealing”, too? You yourself say that "the increase from 2% to 30% is way more questionable". What is "questionable" about that? Maybe that is not stealing
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by tobltobs 5y ago
BITOs current holdings consists out of ~30% CME Bitcoin Futures, ~40% Treasure Bills and ~30% Cash. Why would that be a good proxy for Bitcoin?
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by tobltobs 5y ago
"Yellen says Fed purchases of stocks, corporate bonds could help in a downturn" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-yellen-purchases-...
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by tobltobs 5y ago
To avoid uncertainty lenders sell preferred longer term papers, thereby bringing down the yield of those and withdrawing money from the market which would otherwise chase other stuff, resulting in lower prices for other stuff?
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Ask HN: For finance nerds, why do inverted yield curves predict Deflation?
11 points by tobltobs 5y ago|5 comments
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by tobltobs 5y ago
It is 25 cent for glas, plastic bottles or cans in Germany.
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by tobltobs 5y ago
Enough money to sue the CCP.
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by tobltobs 5y ago
> If the decision maker cared about developer experience why do they keep choosing AWS? If you have to go to the cloud what else is better. Google, MS? If you press hard enough the same amount of shit drops on your feets.
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by tobltobs 5y ago
> The "left" elites Bernie isn't elite and not close to any power circle.
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by tobltobs 5y ago
What do you mean with "real coins". Do you mean collector or proof coins? If yes wouldn't the additional premium for those coins be lost if you use them for barter. Wouldn't make junk silver coins make more sense as they
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by tobltobs 5y ago
If currencies collapse, society will find ways to avoid a complete barter trade economy. Silver coins look like an obvious option to me.
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by tobltobs 5y ago
> waiting to buy TP ever again. what is TP?
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by tobltobs 5y ago
It says a lot if Swing is the least frustrating framework.
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by tobltobs 5y ago
First those developers don't get any money for their work, now you also telling them that the work they are doing isn't really valuable anyway? Did you consider the fact that half of your examples of worthy things are using the un
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by tobltobs 5y ago
Be aware that Google Fonts will adapt the fonts and the CSS specification depending on the browser and OS. Swapping Google fonts with self hosted files might result in slightly different rendering. Not sure how big the differences are toda
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FPTs: Pure Fungibility on the Blockchain(stephendiehl.com)
3 points by tobltobs 5y ago|0 comments
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Apple accelerating plans to make a fully self-driving car(macworld.com)
2 points by tobltobs 5y ago|0 comments
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by tobltobs 5y ago
> Tether combines digital currency benefits, such as instant global transactions, with traditional currency benefits, such as price stability. With a commitment to transparency and compliance, Tether is a fast and low-cost way to transac
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by tobltobs 5y ago
Last time the economy imploded (March 2020) BTC also fall apart.
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by tobltobs 5y ago
The "Tether crash" == "Bitcoin surge" story is just BS. Just stop believing this crap and think about a better exit strategy for your crypto wealth.
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by tobltobs 5y ago
Easier to compare but more expensive and more difficult to guess how much to bid, is probably not what customers are asking for.
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by tobltobs 5y ago
How do you "measure the impact on important groups of users"?
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by tobltobs 5y ago
> The focus of many shipping conversations is how to address even unmeasured potential risks to these metrics. A huge number of experiments are run specifically targeted at improving these metrics. How do you run tests on unmeasured metr
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by tobltobs 5y ago
In which way would being a European help in this case?
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by tobltobs 5y ago
Maybe the motivation is not a constant profit for your bank, but a big bonus at the end of the year. With some luck you can collect a few of those bonuses before the next implosion.
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by tobltobs 5y ago
"If Google needs to change an API, customers will now get a minimum of one year's notice ..." That is not overwhelming.
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by tobltobs 5y ago
Maybe the real reason why nobody spoke out was the fact that the guy flattening the house was Tory’s biggest employer. The hotel Óstan Thóraigh has been at the centre of island life since the late 1800s. The hotel and general store was supp
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by tobltobs 5y ago
I don't get how you draw the connection between a not satisfying damage award and unaffected house prices. Maybe the real reason why nobody spoke out was the fact that the guy flattening the house was Tory’s biggest employer. The hotel
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by tobltobs 5y ago
This tight community also did have to accept a high loss to the value of their properties as their houses became unsaleable. It is a mystery to me how all property owner would accept this, when only one or two have an improved view.
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by tobltobs 5y ago
Could you translate this to plain English for people who do not understand Crypto Hopium?

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