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1. 181.▲
   by zadler 6y ago

   Lightning network will also scale to millions of transactions per second and consume much less than each Bitcoin transaction.
2. 182.▲
   by zadler 6y ago

   The point is that it’s not going away. Many times it has been pronounced dead but it has maintained enough utility to keep growing. This gives people confidence in it over time.
3. 183.▲
   by zadler 6y ago

   But that does have to be enforced via incentives/cryptography, and with reference to a clock.
4. 184.▲
   by zadler 6y ago

   Bitcoin will continue to use PoW while the main chain transaction fees are enough to buy adequate security for the network. This could be a very long time, or indefinite if it continues on it’s current trajectory. And if it does, then some
5. 185.▲
   by zadler 6y ago

   Perhaps not, but blockchains, as well central bank digital currencies, will definitely have a big impact on society. People will have an alternative to the monetary system provided by their government. Eventually this could well lead to alt
6. 186.▲
   by zadler 6y ago

   Cypherpunks* https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypherpunk
7. 187.▲
   by zadler 6y ago

   The simple way to do it is to send the btc to an address for which the private key is unknown, thereby making it impossible to spend. Watch them not do this.
8. 188.▲
   by zadler 6y ago

   It’s worth pointing out that Ethereum (unlike bitcoin) has a plan to migrate to proof of stake.
9. 189.▲
   by zadler 6y ago

   How do you know LG won’t update the software later to include ads?
10. 190.▲
    by zadler 6y ago

    What was the cause of the bad experience?
11. 191.▲
    by zadler 6y ago

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XfcvX0P1b5g It’s Adam Back. Watch this video and you’ll likely be convinced.
12. 192.▲
    by zadler 6y ago

    No time. Plus, it might not work.
13. 193.▲
    by zadler 6y ago

    Censorship resistance, potentially
14. 194.▲
    by zadler 6y ago

    Can GPT-3 write a speech told completely in that style, the best style?
15. 195.▲
    by zadler 6y ago

    What’s with the sadism?
16. 196.▲
    by zadler 6y ago

    Still, it was a bit like that.
17. 197.▲
    by zadler 6y ago

    The dollar is already losing value.
18. 198.▲
    by zadler 6y ago

    > we really haven't progressed that much outside of technology This would imply that the measure of progression / advancement is civility, and that we are going to progress and become more civil given more time. That seems to b
19. 199.▲
    by zadler 6y ago

    I get that feeling when I switch out of X11 to a TTY.
20. 200.▲
    by zadler 6y ago

    That seems to idealize professionals quite a bit. In reality, professionals are capable of much pedantry, not to mention political posturing. Some languages give greater scope for these than others.
21. 201.▲
    by zadler 6y ago

    Try Haskell, the ceiling is so high for the type system that you can spend a lot of time trying to golf an interface until you are happy that it is maximally elegant. Banal is better in some regards, hense Go. But it’s always a trade off wh
22. 202.▲
    by zadler 6y ago

    AI assisted code completion.
23. 203.▲
    by zadler 6y ago

    I still think a file should have at least some small comment at the top to help orient the reader and set expectations.
24. 204.▲
    by zadler 6y ago

    Or burpees.
25. 205.▲
    by zadler 7y ago

    Regarding privacy, is there something in particular blocking then from receiving identifying information from people? Because it seems like this wouldn’t be difficult to add in at such a time as the climate is right to do so, and to be fran
26. 206.▲
    by zadler 7y ago

    I wonder how many channels he can get up to.
27. 207.▲
    by zadler 7y ago

    I have a theory about this. To me the relationship between entropy and life was a big realisation and left me wondering why it wasn’t of greater cultural or scientific interest. Here’s what I came up with: All life is preoccupied with remov
28. 208.▲
    by zadler 7y ago

    And yet a lot of countries seem to have controlled it to a great extent. China, South Korea, japan, Singapore. They’re not showing explosive numbers.
29. 209.▲
    by zadler 7y ago

    Im hopeful about chloroquine but concerned that blocking the virus may lead to recovery but not give the body time to develop immunity. So far I havn’t seen much discussion about this.
30. 210.▲
    by zadler 7y ago

    There’s no reason to believe the Iranian number is anywhere near accurate. On the contrary, it’s likely that the cases confirmed number is too low everywhere except maybe the diamond princess. Quoting 17% as the possible death rate is just