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by HXFIVE 9y ago
A rose by any other name
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by HXFIVE 9y ago
Yeah, I was expecting something insightful, but it's just an Ethereum promo. Nothing against Ethereum (although I'm personally not very excited about/interested in it).
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by HXFIVE 9y ago
I'm strongly of the opinion that democracy will never flourish in the Middle East. Any attempts by the US and its allies to impose democratic systems are naïve (although I suspect those at the top are well aware, but just won't ad
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by HXFIVE 9y ago
I like the technology and pricing model, but I don't think that it is being put to its best use. I think a better use would be for news sites that require a login to view articles. At present I usually just go without viewing many as I
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by HXFIVE 9y ago
Originally it was going to use a Falcon 5 Air, and later a Pegasus II. Both projects were cancelled.
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by HXFIVE 9y ago
Exactly. I'm in Australia and have no idea how Uber and taxi prices compare. I use Uber because of the quality of their product. Not a big fan of Uber as a company though. If Lyft of another viable competitor set up shop here then I&#x
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Court of Appeals Allows Wikimedia Foundation V. NSA to Proceed(blog.wikimedia.org)
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by HXFIVE 9y ago
Christchurch should be pretty safe now with all the dangerous building having come down and new buildings being built to high seismic standards. I personally would never consider Wellington as I believe the earthquake risk is too high.
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by HXFIVE 9y ago
A few others have pointed it out already, but you're quite misinformed (not uncommon, most Australians assume NZ has worse internet connectivity). NZ has a nationwide copper network owned by NZX listed company Chorus, and there is a gi
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by HXFIVE 9y ago
Supply (particularly in Auckland) has been a big issue. The government has recently been working to rezone more land for development/higher densities.
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by HXFIVE 9y ago
You wouldn't be allowed to build a new house today without proper insulation and double glazing.
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by HXFIVE 9y ago
The rollout started a number of years ago. They're already over 70% of the way towards the 75% target.
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by HXFIVE 9y ago
75% of the population will have access to fibre at gigabit speeds by 2019 [1]. Coverage will increase to 84% by 2024. Not sure about latencies off the top of my head, but there are several new international cables under construction [2] whi