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Show HN: Text-based histograms in PostgreSQL(github.com)
3 points by wolever 10y ago|0 comments
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Why we need events like the Female Founders Conference(blog.limedaring.com)
3 points by wolever 13y ago|0 comments
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by wolever 15y ago
This. I clearly remember the day my mental default switched from "trusting sales people" to "ignoring sales people". It was the day my mom was trying to buy a two-line phone, and she had three sales people trying to tell the three different
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by wolever 15y ago
Sorry, I'm not sure I understand the context of your comment. Are you pointing out that the upfront cost of digital content is high? Because, if that's the case, I entirely agree. I'm simply saying that the marginal cost of digital goods is
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by wolever 15y ago
Most content has a marginal cost of almost zero (eg, apps, music, etc)… So the only real “risk” is lost sales (ie, people who would have purchased if they weren't able to steal it). But IMO it's unlikely that there are many people who would
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by wolever 15y ago
Also, I believe that if you've got port forwarding setup correct/your Bitcoin client isn't behind a firewall the confirmations will get out faster because you'll be able to connect to a larger number of peers (eg, without port forwarding se
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by wolever 15y ago
Ya, this is one of the things that bugs me most about Bitcoin… And there isn't really any way to “fix” it apart from accepting a transaction after a smaller number of confirmations.
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by wolever 15y ago
Cool. If you end up using it, we'd love to hear about it (@wolever/@BarbaraEMac).
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by wolever 16y ago
Aren't any cars… But there is a motorcycle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTT_Turbine_Superbike