uncletammy

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by uncletammy 9y ago
You're being downvoted for making people read the words "Fox news" but you're absolutely right about this. I would state it another way though. Fox news is hugely profitable because it provides information to people tha
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by uncletammy 9y ago
I'm not sure why you're getting downvoted. I'd love to hear your opinion on what form the build-out of the internet should have taken. If not on ISPs infrastructure, then who's?
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I also expect new infrastructure to be the most likely solution. I wouldn't expect it to be 4G/5G mobile service though. I always thought that the next infrastructure would be a series of wireless mesh networks. They are extreme
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by uncletammy 9y ago
I would expect the major hurdle by any new ISP to be ownership of infrastructure. If anti-neutral firms own the poles, they are likely to put up one hell of a fight to keep them. That being said, it would make sense to me that scrapping ne
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by uncletammy 9y ago
Came here to say this. A more accurate comparison would include costs related to storing and securing wealth (banks, guards, etc)
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by uncletammy 9y ago
The rise of bitcoin is fueled by investment speculation. There are other coins much better suited for buying drugs online.
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by uncletammy 9y ago
> Bitcoin also only has one client with one development team Nope. See below. https://github.com/bitcoinclassic/bitcoinclassic https://github.com/BitcoinUnlimited/BitcoinUnlimited https:/
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by uncletammy 9y ago
Believe it or not, Bitcoin isn't actually transactional these days. A new feature called "replace by fee" was introduced that allows coins that were used in a transaction which is still in queue for processing (hasn't y
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by uncletammy 9y ago
I haven't heard of one single confirmed case where paying the Wannacrypt ransom actually resulted in the files being released. Other ransomeware, yes. Not this one. There is no way to associate a payment in bitcoin with a particular in
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by uncletammy 9y ago
I can't wait until I grow up and get the power to downvote comments like this which contribute nothing of value to the discussion. Your horse could not be more dead. $34 billion dollars and many of the biggest names in finance and tech
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by uncletammy 9y ago
You may deduct charitable contributions of money or property made to qualified organizations if you itemize your deductions. Generally, you may deduct up to 50 percent of your adjusted gross income, but 20 percent and 30 percent limitation
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by uncletammy 10y ago
With no disrespect intended, I'd like to point you to absolutely any thread on here that has the word Bitcoin in the title for a thorough discussion of the various use cases. A wise woman once said "If you don’t believe me or don’
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by uncletammy 10y ago
I support all people's right to a fair trial, due process, and protection from unreasonable search and seizure. Suspected terrorists, drug dealers, and child pornographers included.
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by uncletammy 10y ago
I think many developing (and a few developed) economies would disagree with you.
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by uncletammy 10y ago
If only there existed a peer-to-peer version of electronic cash that would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution . Maybe one of these days...
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by uncletammy 10y ago
I spent a lot of time on that forum! In fact, I just dug through my email from 2003 looking for my photo contest submission (I didn't win but I got an honorable mention) and I found an email that I had sent to the webmaster complimenti
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by uncletammy 10y ago
Facebook can easily do better will ultimately fail for the same reasons. As long as the marketplace has incentive to alter the perception of buyer/seller reputation, it's doomed to become another ebay. If you have high hopes for
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by uncletammy 10y ago
I saw two of the founders speak at an event during SXSW last year. They spoke about the privacy and anonymity features of their app as if they added no value and caused more trouble than they were worth. To be fair though, half of the peop
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by uncletammy 10y ago
> and their value is insisted on by armies I agree with this. I also think it's one of the strongest arguments for participating in the bitcoin experiment.
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by uncletammy 10y ago
The block reward "costs" the user only the amount by which the currency is devalued as a result of new coins being introduced (inflation). This cost is tiny and only getting smaller. If you're also counting the costs of runni
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by uncletammy 10y ago
They said CPUs are NOT used to mine and it's true. All (successfull) mining is done on ASICs. Also, not every miner must do this work. The transaction "clears" as soon as ONE miner solves the puzzle then includes the transact
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by uncletammy 10y ago
This is one of the many claims by a person who came forth and claimed to be Satoshi. Although a few notable people in the community believe(d) him, most don't. This should be treated as a rumor at best.
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by uncletammy 10y ago
I would argue that anonymity and privacy are equally positive things and both necessary for a functional society. Anonymity facilitates the exposing of bad actors and systemic failures in the bureaucracies we've created to help and pro
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by uncletammy 10y ago
I helped too by paying my taxes. I'm responsible for the death and destruction caused by my country and it makes me sick to my stomach.
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by uncletammy 10y ago
I think you mean "blockchain" rather than "block size".
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by uncletammy 10y ago
I don't think they need regulation. I think they need to carry on like they are for a few more years so I can watch them be eaten alive by crypto currencies and other fintech innovations.
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Text of the Protecting Internet Freedom Act [pdf](gpo.gov)
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I would prefer this $8 million dollar marketing machine be less fumbling and careless when the stakes are this high. It's not like they couldn't afford to be more strategic. They simply chose the lazy, brute force approach and I t
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by uncletammy 10y ago
The real story here is how Lyft and Uber harrassed their supporters away from the polls. I got 7 flyers in the mail, 3 unsolicited phone calls, multiple push notifications and texts, and a visitor at my door all over a 4 day time period. It