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Way to over simplify things. Present-day Venezuela is very far from being communist even though the current government likes to market itself as such.

The reason Venezuela is like it is now is an incredibly complex subject spanning several decades of bad governments, corruption, oil money dependency, social inequality, etc ... accelerated by a particularly disastrous current government.

People in Venezuela will still need Bolivares for everyday life, though. So, just like people now buy USDs or Euros as savings they could also do it with bitcoins I guess, no?.

Also, as far as I know, it's illegal in Venezuela to buy/sell foreign currency outside of the systems provided by the state. The anonymous nature of bitcoins could be an advantage in that sense.

I don't know if they have an alternative currency but there are some community banks similar to that one operating there (http://www.bankomunales.com/ (in Spanish)).

That's the Kerepakupai Vená or Angel Falls, highest waterfall in the world [1].

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Falls

This is exactly how voting works in Venezuela. That way you have two vote counts (electronic and physical) which need to match up exactly when counted. This ideally makes it harder to commit a fraud than having just one.

In a few countries they will give you a flat fee as long as you are unemployed (UK) but in others it's linked to your previous salary and only for a short time (Spain and Germany). Others I don't know much about.

I'm getting a "video does not exist" on that link.

OT, but the root site (http://acko.net/) has some great web animation work

Yes, of course, that was a typo from me. I meant to write "... the relevance of the credit score". Thanks for pointing it out.

And even the relevance of the credit score depends on where you are and what you're planning to do with it. Where I live you can get mortgages without a credit history as they value more that you can live within your means than having a history of going over it.

Not needing signup would be even better :)

"when I go out I DO want society to notice me and reward me"

reward you for what exactly?

The problem is not if it's a template, it is if they're using someone elses work and passing it as their own

Is there any objective investigation into who actually shot them down? (I'm asking honestly)

I think the reason it hurt the US politically and economically is because the trust they shared with the rest of the world was damaged. Arguing that it should have been kept a secret to avoid it shows a very US-centric view of the world where you're thinking only about the well being of your country. As others said, it has a lot to do with your privilege.

International is relative to where you are from and where the company is based :p

That's still a bad thing, in my opinion. If I am suspected of cheating then they get access to my browsing history?. How is that acceptable?

You might have a faulty handset, mine picks up the signal pretty fast, no drops.

I don't understand why people would want to go straight to work when only 19 if they have the choice not to. That's the best age to enjoy and learn about life, to grow as an integral person.

I would never ever exchange the time I had at uni for being at work, no matter what I could be doing. At uni not only did I become a programmer, I also met by best friends, I met my now wife, I got involved in social issues, I traveled, I formed a band, learned foreign languages and yes went to lots of parties, nothing wrong with parties. It's not related to what I do on a daily basis for work? No, so what?. Has it helped me in my career? I don't know, but I still got my dream job and it has surely made me a much happier person.

you could use Foobar's blind test component for this http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_abx

This reminded me of this (somewhat related) article about the science behind audio quality, signals and all the myths surrounding it. Very recommended.

http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html

Mexico is actually considered part of North America as well

Just a small correction, the CryEngine doesn't have the 5% gross revenue share. It's 9.90 a month and that's it.