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by virtuexru 8y ago
Interesting to note that this was removed off the front page of HN just now.
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by virtuexru 8y ago
The big three tech companies need to be broken up. Too much power in the hands of a few. Don't like what your opponents are saying? Label them "hate speech", close down their networks & move on. You can't be heard if
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by virtuexru 8y ago
Great news for people who were affected by the whole Mt. Gox incident. It took a very long time but it's nice to see that there will be people getting their Bitcoins back. I'd assumed most people had given up hope or were at best
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by virtuexru 8y ago
While not an audit like many have said, this is better than the continued silence. Tether has shown proof of reserves, by former director of FBI. Examinations took place in Washington, D.C.
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by virtuexru 8y ago
Custody and holding service is for institutional investors with over $250MM in wealth. This isn't for your average Joe investing off the street who can obviously just buy a Trezor or Ledger wallet for their security. But of course this
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by virtuexru 8y ago
> Personally, I think we'd all be a lot better off if we adopted open and polyamorous relationships in a large way. They're better for resource-sharing and avoid the problem with thinking that your partner has to satisfy you in
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by virtuexru 8y ago
Intermittent fasting. Basically eat while the sun is up and then water and only water otherwise. Huge health improvements, quit coffee, feel better at the gym & way more energy.
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by virtuexru 8y ago
The last great Macbook Pro was: > MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) The new models are subpar in build quality imho and the touch bar is completely useless tech.
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by virtuexru 8y ago
Not sure why you are being downvoted. Great post. Bravo.
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by virtuexru 8y ago
> I think Americans are totally done with identity politics based on race, gender, religion, sexuality, etc. As someone who's living in New York I'd have to say you couldn't be further from the truth. But then again I gues
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by virtuexru 8y ago
> He left GE with an annual pension of $85,000 and company stock valued at more than $280,000. > Retirement looked pretty good until GE shares collapsed. His shares are now worth about $110,000, prompting a late-life job hunt. I don&#
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by virtuexru 8y ago
> Japanese youth, like young people the world over, drink less and have less sex than previous cohorts of their age. They are far less likely to be sexually active than their American counterparts. Around 40% of unmarried Japanese are st
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by virtuexru 9y ago
You can't (at least not in the computer/web dev field). You could work odd/not normal hours but you will still be putting in the same ~40 hours a week. That's all unless you have some kind of passive income/wealth f
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by virtuexru 9y ago
Ah Hacker News, constantly downvoting people into the void for the smallest of reasons. :) Cheers.
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by virtuexru 9y ago
Ah the American Dream; continuing to work until near-death instead of enjoying life on this planet.
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by virtuexru 9y ago
> No one in urban centers or in the new generations is racist against black people. Excuse me?
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by virtuexru 9y ago
Found the one Facebook oAuth engineer. /s
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by virtuexru 9y ago
The nostalgia is super high in this one. I still have all my AOL & Netscape CD's laying around somewhere. As well as some old zip drives, floppies and my original Gateway desktop along with an old IBM machine. I should dust them of
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by virtuexru 9y ago
Having issues loading the text on this page. Seems to keep "blinking" out for me. Is there anyway we can get a printer friendly or text only version? Super interested in this article.
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by virtuexru 9y ago
Is there a link to where I could see a recording of the Ninja, Kim Dotcom & Drake game by any chance? Or a link to a stream recording? Thanks so much! Had no idea Fortnite has become that big. It always seemed too "cartoony" f
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by virtuexru 9y ago
Can I grow "herb" with one of these? Asking for a friend, of course.
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by virtuexru 9y ago
I used to watch him on Twitch where they would play a bunch of episodes back to back. This man was a gift to the world, the episode with his squirrel really hits me in the feels every time.
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by virtuexru 9y ago
That Bloomberg article's evidence for that number is shoddy at best.
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by virtuexru 9y ago
If I had 1BTC for everytime someone called Bitcoin a bubble since it's inception I'd be all bubbled out.
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by virtuexru 9y ago
Signaling does not mean they will necessarily be upgrading. Let's take a look at the dropout rate shall we? http://segwit.party/nya/ And before resorting to underhanded insults (you're a lost cause) I'd
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by virtuexru 9y ago
By the way you asked the question I can already sense your clear bias. I'll answer you however. Countries where the currency is inflating at enormous rates, countries where the banking system is corrupt/out of date/not functi
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by virtuexru 9y ago
Exactly. This is the crucial point all of these people seem to miss. There is all kinds of other egregious waste (electrical and otherwise) going on in the world, how is this any worse than say millions of computer's online/burnin
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by virtuexru 9y ago
This book seems like an amazing resource however I definitely cannot afford the price tag at $179 unfortunately. :(
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by virtuexru 9y ago
That "throwaway" computation ensures the integrity & correctness of the blockchain, all while confirming new transactions.
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by virtuexru 9y ago
Yikes, someone sounds bitter.

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