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Great news for people who were affected by the whole Mt. Gox incident.

It took a very long time but it's nice to see that there will be people getting their Bitcoins back. I'd assumed most people had given up hope or were at best thinking they would get the original fiat value.

Bravo to the trustee and those involved.

While not an audit like many have said, this is better than the continued silence.

Tether has shown proof of reserves, by former director of FBI. Examinations took place in Washington, D.C.

Custody and holding service is for institutional investors with over $250MM in wealth.

This isn't for your average Joe investing off the street who can obviously just buy a Trezor or Ledger wallet for their security.

But of course this is HN so the anti-crypto squad will be here shortly to smash all positive posts into grey-hell.

> Personally, I think we'd all be a lot better off if we adopted open and polyamorous relationships in a large way. They're better for resource-sharing and avoid the problem with thinking that your partner has to satisfy you in every way.

Personally I think re-establishing the importance of family values and monogamy will make our future a lot better off. Not only for the children but for society as a whole.

Intermittent fasting. Basically eat while the sun is up and then water and only water otherwise. Huge health improvements, quit coffee, feel better at the gym & way more energy.

The last great Macbook Pro was:

> MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)

The new models are subpar in build quality imho and the touch bar is completely useless tech.

Not sure why you are being downvoted. Great post. Bravo.

> I think Americans are totally done with identity politics based on race, gender, religion, sexuality, etc.

As someone who's living in New York I'd have to say you couldn't be further from the truth. But then again I guess it depends what part of the country you are in.

> He left GE with an annual pension of $85,000 and company stock valued at more than $280,000.

> Retirement looked pretty good until GE shares collapsed. His shares are now worth about $110,000, prompting a late-life job hunt.

I don't understand; it says he has an $85,000 pension. Isn't that more than enough to retire on? His stocks collapsed to about half their worth (roughly $110,000). This isn't exactly a crazy one off scenario; if you are invested in a single company and do not diversify, it's hard to place the blame on "others" and "complain" about having to find another job after keeping an almost six figure pension at the same time.

Is there a chance that GE could forfeit on their pension payout requirements if they lose more capital? Not sure how that works so forgive my ignorance.

> Japanese youth, like young people the world over, drink less and have less sex than previous cohorts of their age. They are far less likely to be sexually active than their American counterparts. Around 40% of unmarried Japanese are still virgins at the age of 34.

Wow. I had no idea about that, the statistics seem shocking.

You can't (at least not in the computer/web dev field). You could work odd/not normal hours but you will still be putting in the same ~40 hours a week. That's all unless you have some kind of passive income/wealth from parents & relatives.

Ah Hacker News, constantly downvoting people into the void for the smallest of reasons. :) Cheers.

Ah the American Dream; continuing to work until near-death instead of enjoying life on this planet.

> No one in urban centers or in the new generations is racist against black people.

Excuse me?

Found the one Facebook oAuth engineer. /s

The nostalgia is super high in this one. I still have all my AOL & Netscape CD's laying around somewhere. As well as some old zip drives, floppies and my original Gateway desktop along with an old IBM machine.

I should dust them off and see if they still run.

I didn't even realize at the time T1 meant 1.54mbps; we definitely take for granted the speed today (currently at 250mbps for roughly ~$60USD/mo).

Great article :).

Having issues loading the text on this page. Seems to keep "blinking" out for me. Is there anyway we can get a printer friendly or text only version? Super interested in this article.

Is there a link to where I could see a recording of the Ninja, Kim Dotcom & Drake game by any chance? Or a link to a stream recording? Thanks so much! Had no idea Fortnite has become that big. It always seemed too "cartoony" for me (as compared to PUBG).

Can I grow "herb" with one of these? Asking for a friend, of course.

I used to watch him on Twitch where they would play a bunch of episodes back to back. This man was a gift to the world, the episode with his squirrel really hits me in the feels every time.

That Bloomberg article's evidence for that number is shoddy at best.

If I had 1BTC for everytime someone called Bitcoin a bubble since it's inception I'd be all bubbled out.

Signaling does not mean they will necessarily be upgrading. Let's take a look at the dropout rate shall we? http://segwit.party/nya/

And before resorting to underhanded insults (you're a lost cause) I'd do some research ;). Cheers.

By the way you asked the question I can already sense your clear bias. I'll answer you however.

Countries where the currency is inflating at enormous rates, countries where the banking system is corrupt/out of date/not functioning, Bitcoin has changed these people's lives. Venezuela would be a good example from this year: https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2017/02/03/why-venezue...

Exactly. This is the crucial point all of these people seem to miss.

There is all kinds of other egregious waste (electrical and otherwise) going on in the world, how is this any worse than say millions of computer's online/burning power to play DoTA for instance (sorry MOBA fans, nothing personal. using it bc it has an enormous player base). It's a weird comparison but it gets the point across.

Plus, relatively speaking.. an entire year to power the country of Ecuador is the same amount of energy it takes to power the Bitcoin blockchain for a year doesn't seem that "wasteful" considering how many lives Bitcoin has changed & the miracle of being able to send up to $x,xxx,xxx USD (or any other currency) around the world, confirmed in less than 10 minutes for a paltry fee of ~$5.

I'm not sure why but there is a clear bias on HN regarding most Bitcoin articles.

This is just my opinion; take it with a grain of salt.

This book seems like an amazing resource however I definitely cannot afford the price tag at $179 unfortunately. :(

That "throwaway" computation ensures the integrity & correctness of the blockchain, all while confirming new transactions.

Yikes, someone sounds bitter.

Why not name the coin in the title? Bancor.

No one is calling B2X Bitcoin except for a very small vocal minority. Almost every other exchange/company has released a statement saying BTC will remind as the core chain.