bigtimeidiot

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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
Are you just listing a few random ways that Bitcoin is more convenient than cash? The OP was about spending money at a bar. But okay, here's how cash is more convenient: I can walk outside my office and use this dollar bill at any st
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> Maybe chill out a bit on the accusatory kneejerk reaction, this is meant to be a forum for civil discussion. Without fail, during any discussion about tech and gender on these boards, "nice guys" come out of the woodwork as
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> that sends a million little cues about what girls are supposed to do. Why do you assume this is cause rather than effect? I find it hard to imagine we set out to define gender roles, rather than those roles evolving over a long time
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> It doesn't protect against the insurers going bust Can you clarify? I mean, I agree that your diversification should extend beyond the stock market (bonds, some metals, real estate). But I'm not sure what you mean by the a
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> but its likely that you will be able to use it for payment even if all else fails. Can you give an example of a modern economy collapsing and reverting to gold as a medium of exchange?
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> because it's not an investment but a safety net like gold and silver Only if you're a resident of an unstable country. Can you name a crisis where having a stash of gold and silver mattered? Do you think people are going to
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> Anyone have a good source for that number? You can get close with a few ETFs: US market and bonds, Ex-US global market and bonds: http://www.pragcap.com/a-simple-four-fund-global-financial-a...
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> In my neighborhood there are bars that accept Bitcoin. Something tells me you don't live in Nebraska. > Quite convenient in a city where you usually can only pay with cash... How is it more convenient than cash?
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> I found most serious people succeed in business. Business failure = not serious. Got it. > But I know some billionaires and do not envy them. So you know multiple billionaires and think your situation is normal?
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> It doesn't work that way. The best startups are ones that solve a pain point you yourself have experienced. This is a natural extension of "startup founder" becoming a an aspirational occupation for kids fresh out of co
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> the US did this with nickel in nickels in the last 5 years IIRC Using expensive precious metals in what are essentially symbolic tokens seems like a waste, but that's just me.
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> There are a dozen examples of similar incidents in this thread alone By anonymous posters, most likely who have never actually worked a union job and are just repeating something they've read in threads like these. Yes, unions ha
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> If union rules had been written down, even in 2005 What are "union rules"? Each union is free to bargain their demands collectively with the employer. If your members think such a rule is stupid, they won't demand it.
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
>The fact that the NYT is somewhat affiliated with them So a disclosure that they use a massively popular product is now an advertisement? Just one time I'd like to open the comments and not have someone saying "fake news&qu
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
I think both sides think it's ridiculous. But it serves a purpose for the union: job protection. Corporations want as few people doing as much work as possible. And they will have no qualms about laying people off to achieve that (TFA
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> ad revenue is the only way to directly capitalize on your popularity among those people. Are these people clicking ads, though? I doubt it. And if not, you aren't monetizing them directly via that method, either.
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> The differences in those years are _huge_. They look similar to me. One has less granular data than the other. What exactly are you implying?
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> SS will be "solvent" until it suddenly isn't, and people need to realize that. And with a stroke of the pen, they'll make adjustments. SS isn't a real debt obligation; it's merely a "promise".
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> We would have a budget surplus if we actually made Social Security/other Gov. retirement program replacement actually sustain itself perpetually. What. A. Concept. Why is running a budget surplus necessarily a "good thing&qu
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> This medicine is out of patent; the R&D costs have been recovered. Do you think the financial analysis involved with a new drug stops at "costs recovered"? Why should it? I find it completely bizarre that, instead of ge
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> Interview processes and resume writing are more important to them than actual knowledge. No surprise there! Look how much content on these forums is about, implicitly or explicitly, gaming coding interviews.
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> Stick to reporting the facts. Why? The author clearly indicated they were stating an opinion with "something tells me". I read authors because I'm interested in their opinion. If you don't like the style, find y
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> you're dealing with governments that might or might not have enough money and motivation to do proper accounting, staffed by people who might or might not have actually gone to college. I get the impression there are swaths of th
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> "Same as Uber... how do you ban a person from giving somebody else a ride" I have never seen anyone "banned" from giving another person a ride. I do see restrictions on using your vehicles for commercial transpo
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> Why do we always bring up CEO compensations, but never Hollywood actors', professional athletes' or even painters I hear you, but there's usually a magnitude difference between these occupations and the highest paid C
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> If you want people to continue to take large risks, you need to offer them good rewards if they succeed Is this what you think drives people like Jobs? The guy who had billions, worked relentlessly, and died of Cancer at a fairly you
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
I can't wait for people to start extrapolating conclusions about gender diversity based on the financial success of the SHE fund.
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> then maybe one should have several wallets and spread one's Bitcoin funds among these wallets, to dilute the risk Sounds like Bitcoin is ready for the mainstream!
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> it was a secret network tap ...trying to hide in plain sight, implemented by a major corporation so nation states cold exploit customers.
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by bigtimeidiot 9y ago
> It could become a tradition like Ask HN, Show HN. Since I see these threads regularly enough, I think it's already an unofficial tradition.

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