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GandalfTheThirdon Another successful DAO attack recursive split

Not true. Bitcoin is highly centralized, there are less than 10 mints that matter. Bitcoin is thus more centralized than many government operated currencies.

The 'decentralized' attribute is a big lie, and it's good illustration how big lies successfully operate today as they did in the past centuries. They just need repetition.

GandalfTheThirdon Doing Business in Japan

In other words, not for those dependent on consummerism and overeating.

GandalfTheThirdon With genetic testing, I gave my parents the gift of divorce

It's fantastic that, in this enlightened age, the simple fact that about 30% of people, across cultures, have wrong idea about their biological father, is still deeply suppressed.

This is why such ad hoc testing has been prohibited in many countries (Germany, most recently.)

Yes, about every third reader of this is deluded about her/his biological father. Deal with it.