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Until they make THAT (switching off your phone for 1 or 2 cells and turning back on 1 or 2 cells over) a crime. And start compelling cellphone companies to provide them with the records of everyone who does that. And start targeting those people. Like structuring [0].

[0] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/us/law-lets-irs-seize-acco...

It covers your shoe with a polythene shoe cover. Mostly used in hospitals.

I can't help but imagine how awkward that would be. If tilting your head repeatedly and talking to yourself was not enough, touching yourself all over the body will definitely make you look awkward!

How is this decentralized?

Wouldn't happen with bitcoins.

A leak's a leak. Accidental of intentional.

>Bitcoin is unregulated.

So are cash transactions.

>practically impossible to tax

So are cash transactions.

>unappreciated by most governments

So are cash transactions [0].

>it's not going to survive if it does not make compromises and become regulated, traceable, and taxable.

Bitcoin is a protocol, that can not "make compromises". Can Http make compromises?

[0] http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.ca/2015/03/cash-dinos...

I can't see why you are being downvoted. You are making a valid argument in the current discussion.

For the uninitiated: There will be about 21 million bitcoins ever. Today almost 14 million have been mined.

I can't wait for Bitcoin like technologies to be ubiquitous.

One positive step, but a long long way to go. Just yesterday a cop snatched my phone because I had recorded his colleagues driving without seatbelts on (which is a traffic offence in India). He told me (lied) what I was doing is illegal. This is just an example of how messed up the whole system here is. What can you expect from a country where one in three elected representatives have criminal cases pending against them. [0]

0 http://m.timesofindia.com/home/news/Every-third-newly-electe...

I can't wait to know the reason behind this.

Can you elaborate a little why do you think so?

Bitcoin totally makes sense for digital products, especially for transaction with small amounts. With Bitcoin you can send even $0.01 for a very low fee.

NodeJS is very stable. Since JavaScript is asynchronous by design, NodeJS's performance is excellent.

I wouldn't cite Coindesk for any reliable report. [1]

1. https://ihb.io/2014-11-09/news/official-coindesk-longer-voic...

A janitor does not need much training for his work. So he can start working full time much earlier than an engineer, who most likely went to school for an extra 6 to 8 years to train for the job.

It would be totally unfair for an engineer to miss 8 years of salary, amass a huge student loan, and still be paid equal to a janitor.

You are ignoring the fact that he has been straight up lying the last few weeks, and in my opinion, he still is. He said that they were aware of the bug for quiet some time, and yet had enabled automatic re-issuing of failed withdrawals. Do you think that is what really happened? They just got an excuse to steal coins on a massive scale!

Am I missing something? How is this phone any different from say Google Nexus 4, or Samsung Galaxy S4? E.g. Google Nexus 4 has almost the same specs other than RAM, Storage and Dual LTE. But it is only for $300.

More specifically, how does the Formula 1 analogy fit in? This phone is priced about the same as iPhone, Samsung Galaxy and has almost the same specs.

Exactly my thought. They have a graphics designer on their team! Actually, I think the graphics designer is the only person who has done anything for this project so far. And those letters from SpaceX etc, that they show in the video, ha ha, a typical scam indicator. I'll rather go buy myself a couple drinks in the club with those $38 tonight.

Looks like Chick-fil-A love getting into controversies. Remember that whole anti-gay thing?

Having been part of student protests in the past, I believe this is one of the worst ways to handle a protest.

Exactly, they have to obey the law of the land. If the limousines in Sweden are supposed to charge by time, then do that. Change your app to charge by time in that particular country.

>whatever taximeter they provide you

The author mentions that Uber could have tried to get their App approved as a taximeter, but they did not even try.

> Author claims that market is unregulated and competition is fair, but then admits there is regulation

Getting a license is not a "regulation". What the author means is, that the prices are not regulated and the taxis are free to charge whatever they want. So Uber can offer their service at any price, without being forced to a minimum or a maximum.

I was on Uber's side for a long time initially. But with what's have been going on in the past few months, I am more than willing to believe the author. Especially after that protest by some drivers, outside their office in SF. "It was only a handful of drivers", you might argue. But the fact that none of the company officials came down to listen to them, just points out their "we don't give a fuck" attitude. And it is this arrogance, that brings down corporates and even empires.

And if you go to some parts of India, its even worse than Africa. People don't have access to clean water, sanitation and food. Some people walk 25 miles a day, to fetch clean water to drink.

Two Indian students tried to test the new poverty line set up by the Indian Government. They tried to live on 0.65 USD a day. Here is the story. Its an interesting read.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15542957

I am sure somebody in Washington can authoritatively convince people that these attacks are terrorist attacks (attack on our financial system, designed to cripple American economy etc. etc.), and try to gain public support for laws that will allow greater government control in the working of the Internet (something like TSA for the Internet).

Exactly my thought. I mean of course its not his fault, and I appreciate his confidence but the ad should be very easy to understand for the audience. I am not a native english speaker, and have an accent. If I were to make a video for my startup (and didn't have the budget for an actor), I would ask a friend to act.

Yea it was an exploit of a cognitive bias (confirmation bias, to be exact [1].)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias