boogoob

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by boogoob 3y ago
It has different effects on different time scales. Short term, the supply for a specific area increases while other factors are basically constant, exerting downward pressure on prices. Long term, the positive effects of density increase th
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by boogoob 4y ago
Isn't the particularly short lifespan of modern concrete construction mostly a combination of its use in areas with regular freeze-thaw cycles and using a reinforcement material that rusts (and in doing so expands, damaging more concre
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by boogoob 4y ago
A large portion of the transferred assets were quickly traded to ETH. I wouldn’t expect that from an “asset seizure”. Maybe the seizure didn’t happen until after the hack?
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by boogoob 5y ago
They can't contribute to a Roth IRA, but they can contribute to a Traditional IRA, just without a deduction. https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-participant-employ...
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by boogoob 5y ago
Oh actually, if you go and read the bill text they link, there is in fact a cap at $10m along with other measures to close up loopholes. Starting at section 138301. https://www.advantaira.com/wp-content/uploads/202
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by boogoob 5y ago
Given the relatively low cap on IRA contributions, it's not directly an issue of income, but rather your access to high-return investments like early-stage stock options. Of course, someone with lots of investments will have the luxury
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by boogoob 5y ago
Presumably meant to address high net worth individuals completely dodging taxation on huge gains by using their IRAs for investments like exercising early-stage stock options.[1] I kind of wish they'd go with just capping the gains, bu
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AIOZ: What's it worth? (nothing in particular)(tokenomics.wtf)
3 points by boogoob 5y ago|0 comments
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by boogoob 5y ago
One general solution is to have persistent nodes in the network that develop reputation over a duration of time, who perform operations that can't be done entirely trustlessly. In Storj's case these are called Satellites. > Whe
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by boogoob 5y ago
I agree that all the concerns can be mitigated. But they're not just theoretical, they're also issues with the current implementations—some of which remain a year and a half after this was written.