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hamiltonians··on Analytics: Hacker News v.s. a tweet from Elon Musk
Imagine had he 301'd that page to an Elon giveaway page after it was tweeted and then claimed he was hacked. he could have gotten away with it too. The economics and irrevocability of crypto , plus Elon's huge brand and credibility, create all sorts of new incentives. It's like the Bill Gates email scam of the 90s but multiplied by 1000x.
hamiltonians··on Invisible Characters
usefull for impersonation scammers , like on twitter
hamiltonians··on Withdrawals from BlockFi continue to be paused
that shows the power of dividing by zero, not that this is a good investment . returns since late 2017 have sucked compared to index funds
hamiltonians··on Withdrawals from BlockFi continue to be paused
down 80 percent in a year.already close to dead
hamiltonians··on FTX fiasco sparks billions of dollars of outflows from exchanges
volume is tiny and does not impact market
hamiltonians··on FTX fiasco sparks billions of dollars of outflows from exchanges
this is bullish only because coins that are not on exchanges cannot be sold
hamiltonians··on FTX faces potential hack, sees mysterious outflows totaling more than $600M
this is not the same as protocol level censorship
hamiltonians··on FTX faces potential hack, sees mysterious outflows totaling more than $600M
no hurry. it's not like he needs the money now
hamiltonians··on FTX faces potential hack, sees mysterious outflows totaling more than $600M
Dai cannot be censored by
hamiltonians··on The Sam Bankman-Fried empire crumbled. What happened?
ftt is still trading at $3. It's down but not out. this is the same price as late 2020.
hamiltonians··on US Attorney Announces $3.36B Cryptocurrency Seizure in Connection with Silk Road
and no encryption apparently too
hamiltonians··on US Attorney Announces $3.36B Cryptocurrency Seizure in Connection with Silk Road
they would have arrested him overseas too
hamiltonians··on US Attorney Announces $3.36B Cryptocurrency Seizure in Connection with Silk Road
how did they link it to his home address. did he try to cash them out using real ID?
hamiltonians··on Writing as Microcosm, Part One: Publish and Perish
Stats showing low average earnings for authors is somewhat skewed by nonfiction authors. suspense, fantasy, young adult fiction can pay well.Non-fiction books are more numerous and niche compared to fiction books, which are typically intended for large audiences.
hamiltonians··on Bloated college administration is making education unaffordable
It has to do with the wage premium. it is still widdening for college grads. This needs to change for demand and thus prices and aid to fall. governments subsidize college so much because of the high roi.
hamiltonians··on Michael Burry’s warning for the index fund bubble
This makes no sense. stock prices are a function of earnings. for passive indexing to fail would imply a major recession, which would be bad for all stocks
hamiltonians··on I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX
didn't bill gates and Steve Jobs yell. seems to be common
hamiltonians··on Alphabet Earnings Report Q3 2022 [pdf]
not enough ad revenue. need even more youtube ads. never mind too many ads ruin expierience
hamiltonians··on $570M worth of Binance’s BNB token stolen
none of these people ever get arrested or caught. perfect crime
hamiltonians··on Impoverished Emotional Lives
yet his articles routinely get to font page and he has a ton of readers. goes to show how useless or overrated most writing advice is, such as speak plainly or write simply.
hamiltonians··on Impoverished Emotional Lives
the internet is great for research though
hamiltonians··on Impoverished Emotional Lives
I think people are just angrier and I don't know why this is. it,s not just limited to politics...angrier about everything
hamiltonians··on Lessons from a Professional Password Cracker
meh. pro hackers do not crack or bruteforce passwords except as a last resort. they instead find some critical vulnerability that bypasses the need for passwords, or steal the browser sesion, or use malware. this is how so many people got crypto stolen despite strong passwords.
hamiltonians··on What to read to become a better writer
thanks for sharing, good list
hamiltonians··on What to read to become a better writer
Writing advice is overrated. it's hard to know what readers will like. a lot of randomness involved. also, you need to build rapport or trust with the audience or reader, which is hard.
hamiltonians··on FBI misled judge who signed warrant for seizure of $86M in cash
safe deposit boxes are not safe. invest in home security
hamiltonians··on Chainalysis: A startup that helps governments trace crypto
how would funds be locked
hamiltonians··on Why Craigslist still looks the same after 25 years
the site is very complicated actuaĺly, especially the backend. it looks simple but anything but. same for wikiedia
hamiltonians··on YouTube ads appear to be ramping up, with as many as 10 unskippable ads
3rd world country proxy, linux... get creative
hamiltonians··on Futurist prediction methods and accuracy
how is he so popular if no one has anything positive to say about him and is always wrong. is he just a creation of the media
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