Do you also believe that the Banks really believe in the "free software, free society" idea of the FSF?
I believe not.
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I believe not.
There have been however lots of developments in the blockchain space, especially as it refers to different proof systems and algorithms. The alt-coins in general, though mostly badly viewed due to the often poor and sleazy behaviours, are a playing ground for exactly this kind of problem.
I won't give specific names because I'm not an advocate for any one in particular, but there are several other coins and implementations that try to do away with the energy consumption and improve scaling. Some have even gotten to the point of eliminating mining and transaction fees altogether (yup, zero fees: transfer value anywhere in the world, instantly, and pay absolutely nothing for doing so).
A quick google search should point you in the right direction if it sounds interesting.
That's not the whole story though, some of these other cryptos also serve as a testbed for new concepts & improvements, differ in particular ways to better suit a specific purpose, target different markets, have different core values or are alltogether alternate technical implementations.
Each one of those nuances adds some deegree of value. As with any stock or other economic asset, their price today is not necessarily reflecting the value it has for practical use today, but rather the possibility that it will become necessary or more dominant in the future.
That's exactly what capital flight is (one of its forms), and what most thrid-world countries try to avoid by these banning practices. They (we) have shitty unstable currencies and broken banking systems that the people have no trust in, so they use their savings to buy USD (hard to do in these countries) or Bitcoin to maintain value. Note that money doesn't even need to leave the country for it to be a form of capital flight; just the fact alone that you're buying foreign currency or Bitcoin in a black market.
We're losing the internet day by day, if we haven't done so already.
I've seen people and posts here and there calling for attention on these issues, but imho it's all too subtle. We should start using harsher terminology for what's actually happening. This is flat out CORRUPTION, and I'm not seeing anyone express it as such.
It's probably too late already, and unfortunately, this is merely a reflection on what's happening in the world in the larger geo-political context. Corruption everywhere.
Maybe you should consider changing the name, at very list just so you don't get dismissed when reading the title alone in any post, newsletter, w/e.
If I pay a 5 USD subscription and just play 2 games, one for an hour and the other for 10 hours; who will get what and when?
Also, being a subscription model, does this imply now all of these games are online-only? If I'm offline, a game does not know if my subscription is valid/active. How is that handled?
What happens later, when I cancel my subscription? I don't see an easy way for you to protect the games once a user has downloaded all of them and cancelled your service.
I'm not for or against either side, but what you just said is just plain wrong and it looks as if you are the one who has not read either the paper or the forum post. He did not mention payment chains either in the paper or the old original post about block size.
How does the announcement of Kite Enterprise (twice!!) fit within the supposed "apology"?? It has absolutely nothing to do with either project.
It's ironic actually. Within their "apology" they are doing the EXACT same thing they are apologizing for: sneaking in some more advertising of their products.
This is one disgusting company.
He does make valid points, and furthermore, as others have said, a 6 mile radius in a city like London covers hundreds of thousands of people.
I can and would argue until infinity that there is absolutely no need whatsoever for a 6 mile radius warning in the event of 1 (one) single building on fire. Weather you like it or not or agree with FB or not, this was a completely localized event of minimal or no impact (other than maybe traffic for a couple of blocks??) to such an area.
The same is clearly not true for events of other nature (natural disasters, nuclear, maybe manhunts but I already find that one questionable.., etc.)
That is to say, the service is not evil or a bad idea. The criticism is more on the execution and the unnecessary, rather opportunistic, abuse of such an event.
If the author is indeed biased because he did not live through such an event, then you are most definitely also biased because you did live through one; and you certainly seem to be not only receptive and even defensive, but apparently offended.
This was more of yet another case of attention grabbing, manipulative and opportunistic behaviour with a good samaritan cover.
Make no mistake: salesmen, media (in all formats), advertisers, politicians and companies of all sorts have been doing this for centuries.
I understand you lived through an instance where this helped, but a single building on fire does not equal a natural disaster. The scale and impact is just very different, there is no arguing that.
It's pretty simple actually: there is (should be) an appropriate level of response and a corresponding correct setting. In this particular case, it was way way off. Don't let your personal experience prevent you from recognizing that, for it's the same thing you accuse him of.
And again, even acknowledging that, you may still not agree that it was done with an opportunistic intention; and that's fine, but it shouldn't prevent you or anyone from openly discussing where the correct boundaries are.
Bad code is bad; in any language or framework.
Don't blame the knife (in this case React/Redux or w/e), blame the person wielding it.
What kind of scans are you running? What kind of data can I expect from the report? Is it port scanning or CVE based stuff?
I've always done this, and it worked out great for me even to the point of forgoing the technical part of a couple of interviews (two of which landed me jobs).
I constantly see submissions here that do not use the original title. In fact, I have noticed that some/most of the time (I regularly save links from here in a personal db) the altered titles do a better job of summarizing the article than the original title. It happens to me all the time that I choose to save the link using HN's title instead of the original (better results when using it as tags).
If there is such a rule, it might merit more/finer discussion.
AFAIK, what makes it possible is that we are hired as freelancers/consultants/contractors under what I understand is a pretty standard "Work for Hire" contract.
For the tax side of things, the company needs remote workers to sign a W-8BEN form (W-9 if the remote worker is a US citizen abroad), which states that the worker takes care by himself of taxes in his own Country.
Hope that helps.
Are you or anyone you know a completely one-dimensional person? Do you have the capacity to learn just one (and no more) topic?
Stop acting like people can't learn or have multiple passions/knowledge domains.
Please, there's absolutely nothing special or unattainable about politicians. If anything, they are the people who are most trained, set in their ways and corrupted in the most corrupted system humanity has known.
I welcome any and all outsiders.
Yes, 4chan and it's analogues are full of worthless shit and the quality has gone to the drain, but they are also full of different & unique people, some of whom share similar ideas that those of the HN community (privacy, anti-mainstream, anti-corpo, etc; but you can also find the polar opposites in either).
It has in the past also acted as one of the few places with freedom of speech (is there anywhere left in the world now? I doubt it. People with that specific "absolute disgust" frame of mind have made them all disappear: "Let's stereotype a whole community based on a vocal negative minority").
It's also a place not only full of internet history, but also responsible for a big part of it.
In fact, there is no doubt you have enjoyed content, trends, breaking news, memes, etc. that were originally created/generated at 4chan. All other forums/communities have and will continue to pick up content from 4chan & others. Not only lazy, but also kinda hypocrite.
I guess that's the whole point of having these different communities. People quick to judge better stay at the mainstream, where everything is Safe. What you get is something like Reddit, which is now (just like 4chan) completely distorted from its original form and fully bought out, and you have admins (the CEO itself...) changing user's post on a personal grudge. Bravo.
Why is there not a pdf with plans and clear cut instructions on how to build the wire bender (which at 2500 Euros is absolutely insane)?
I understand using the money for funding more glasses makes sense, but in reality if your mission is for this hardware breakthrough to improve everyone's life all around the world, why hide and hog the design?
I'd like to build this in my machine shop in the other corner of the world, why send 2500 Euros to Germany? I just don't get it. It makes me think of ulterior motives and when that happens I quickly lose faith in the organization. Everyone loses, the cause itself being the most affected.
How many people were part of the project?
How long have you guys been coding?
Challenges with it being Electron based?
Did you use a JS framework?
Thoughts on Steam, early acces, etc?
Can anyone make it happen?