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by topranks 5y ago
It’s a “community” vote so it’s very much for users (readers and editors). Anyone could participate.
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by topranks 5y ago
It was posted here, on twitter , Reddit etc. There were significant numbers of pro-crypto people sharing it to get people to vote no.
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by topranks 5y ago
If I was waiting on a bus that was supposed to arrive “imminently” for this long I’d be well pissed off. https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2020/05/11/vitalik-buterin-say...
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by topranks 5y ago
I’m not sure how scale affects whether something is “non profit” or not. This decision has been taken by the community, aka users. This isn’t a decision the WMF has taken, nor have they responded thus far.
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by topranks 5y ago
- It’s not significant in terms of the funds it brings in. - Crypto has been on a 10+ year long quest for “adoption”. So far it’s been fairly pathetic. Organisations who accept it provide a focal point for crypto advocates to point to, le
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by topranks 5y ago
“Have fun staying poor” It’s so obnoxious to assert that poverty is a choice, or falsely claim that anyone can get rich by investing in crypto.
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by topranks 5y ago
At least you didn’t blow it all on likes as I did.
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by topranks 5y ago
100%. The web evolved constantly from birth and became more interactive over time. I always hated that silly “web 2.0” branding.
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by topranks 5y ago
Sounds like a scam
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by topranks 5y ago
I think this would be very confusing. You basically legitimise lies on one page by giving them equal status as the truth.
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by topranks 5y ago
You’re probably just unluckily stuck on an IP range that’s been responsible for vandalism or similar in past. Did you request an unblock? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:I_have_been_blocked
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by topranks 5y ago
This is unfortunate, but what can Wikipedia do. They can’t allow you upload your own proof, and then have citations on Wikipedia pointing to Wikipedia. The only way they can really do it is to insist on citations to reliable sources. That
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by topranks 5y ago
A week before they sanctioned those on the EU list the Swiss government had declined to apply any sanctions, citing Switzerland’s neutrality as the reason. According to Reuters: > Switzerland has steered clear of imposing sanctions in a
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by topranks 5y ago
I get it - you feel the word “neutrality” should only be used to mean military neutrality - and you’re annoyed that Wikipedia has used a broader definition used by various media outlets. I think what your arguing here is semantics, as oppos
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by topranks 5y ago
They could still block based on SNI. Tor ought to still work, or some other “full fat” VPN.
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by topranks 5y ago
I love Carl Sagan but come on. The internal codename for a project is not something to get worked up about. It was probably intended as a sort of tribute by whoever called it that.
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by topranks 5y ago
WAV can’t deal with metadata / ID3s, cover art etc. Meanwhile everything bar Apple now supports FLAC natively. No way in hell we ever switch to WAV.
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by topranks 5y ago
> there is a virtual world where crypto is the preferred or only currency There sure is.
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by topranks 5y ago
How water walk go a pumpkin belly??
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by topranks 5y ago
Sleng teng finish already https://youtu.be/_IyYXqH_HEI
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by topranks 5y ago
It’s fairly easy to derive the keys yourself, don’t expect any single piece of software going dead would cause a problem. https://github.com/nilcons/crypto-key-derivation Crypto currencies will be worth jack shit in 10
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by topranks 5y ago
While “being your own bank”, aka keeping all your savings in a shoe box under the bed, is idiotic, you can simply write the seed phrases down in ink on paper. So you don’t necessarily need some digital storage to keep them.
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by topranks 5y ago
What is CAKE??
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by topranks 5y ago
Based on how I understand the ContitutionDAO went down the problem is it’s clear to others what funds these things have available going into an auction (as it’s organised publicly). In ConstitutionDAO’s case it means they were narrowly outb
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by topranks 5y ago
The blockers back then were bandwidth and CPU/GPU power to watch online videos. As soon as the technology made it practical it took off like lightning. Bitcoin payments don’t have any such fundamental blockers. Anyone with a smartphon
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by topranks 5y ago
Proof-of-stake is a funny one. Means those with the most money control the money system. Might not be the best idea. Proof-of-work is an ecological disaster though. Cryptocurrency is not really a good idea IMO.
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by topranks 5y ago
Inflation is worst for the rich with piles of cash sitting around (and it incentives them to invest which is beneficial too). For workers it’s not a disaster if wages rise. For people with mortgages it can be great.
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by topranks 5y ago
It’s a Ponzi scheme cos it’s not being used for purchasing goods and services. Bitcoins only value is it’s value relative to dollars, euros etc, which have purchasing power. So ultimately all the Bitcoin has to be converted back to dollars,
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by topranks 5y ago
If there is a problem that web3 and blockchain can’t solve I’ve yet to hear about it.
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by topranks 5y ago
It’s very much “custodial”. Non-custodial would mean you held your own keys etc.

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