chris_dcosta

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by chris_dcosta 4y ago
I found this paper to be less than objective in its introduction and commentary. Statements were made that had nothing to do with the research itself, and therefore did not relate to supporting data and were superfluous. I really don’t like
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by chris_dcosta 4y ago
I learnt (40 years ago) that all the gold in the world made into a cube would fit under the Eiffel Tower.
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by chris_dcosta 6y ago
As technologists we have always had a responsibility beyond just doing the job. We don’t all see it that way I know, but for example we choose to use encryption for reasons that should not even be up for discussion. We have platforms and se
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Creating competition for government (baby steps)(gitlab.com)
1 points by chris_dcosta 9y ago|0 comments
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Blockchain.info down?
1 points by chris_dcosta 13y ago|0 comments
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
No, I can tell you from experience, you'll know when your postings aren't suitable. They end up on page 20+ in no time at all. It's definitely not the volume of posts that puts them there.
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
Technically you are not the same person as the 5 year old you. Every cell has been replaced. It would only be a facsimile of you at a specific moment in time... which would make each facsimile on parallel paths... scary
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Ask HN: Why are the Bitcoin Markets so quiet?
1 points by chris_dcosta 13y ago|0 comments
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
"Can a free market naturally produce a safety net?" When Margaret Thatcher was asked before she succumbed to dementia if she would do anything differently, she replied that she had believed, that making people rich would mean that
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
Thanks for the downvote. The inverted commas mean that I don't actually agree with this, just as the original poster probably does not count themselves in the "we".
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After Prism would anyone trust icloud keychain?
8 points by chris_dcosta 13y ago|2 comments
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
BitMessage
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
Because "you can't fight the system."
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
I guess any customer using US Equipment in any part of the world is also accessible, even without a local law supporting it? Interestingly I managed to discover a Huawei trojan that installed itself without me granting permission via a hote
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
I think the important thing is not to understand all the code, but to know where you are and why you are there.
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
This is so true you cannot believe how hard I laughed. I have a particular coding style (own-prettifying), and so I can tell if I authored the code or if someone else has. I can also tell if mine's been edited by someone else too.
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
Tread carefully. You are in a relationship with someone who really is the new parent, and whilst you may act like a father figure, and have ambitions, don't get that confused with who's child it is. I only say this, because the last thing y
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
Of course it depends rather a lot on how deep your pockets are and what sort of return you were getting on your Fb and Google ads, but these are not the only sources for advertisers. There are plenty of other types of advertising, affiliate
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
one of these games maxed my CPU. Can't imagine what it would have been like back in the day.
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
You obviously cannot prove a negative to start with, but in the interests of being non-confrontational, you should just come out and ask what they are looking for in this proof. I was once asked to prove that future litigation had already b
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
If you are asking about how to get over the fear of cold calling from someone who is naturally shy, take it from me, the first few calls will be awkward and you'll trip over your (probably prepared) speech. Don't worry about that, make sure
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
I suspect you are right about the desperation thing, on the ground the client is under some pressure. But look at it this way, if the client was asking for a small reduction in the rate the agent would be on the phone right away asking me t
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
This is not like the sports industry is today. It is however like the sports industry used to be . In the past sports agents worked both for the team and the player. This lead to exactly this situation, players and clubs getting shafted by
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
Firstly, I know my true market value, and have done for years - I always find a way to find out ;) and I haven't just got off the boat. I also know what I can get away with making in this market, so what I'm making is not the issue per se
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How do I fire my recruitment agent?
6 points by chris_dcosta 13y ago|15 comments
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
"But what is the real value in these?" Perhaps you should think about the real value of money. http://blog.sossee.com/2013/04/29/bitcoin-explained-part-1/ Disclosure: my post.
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
I've only ever submitted one of my own posts. It got killed instantly. I had no track record of doing this, but I guess russel is right. The moderators don't like you doing it. EDIT : I checked, you use a pseudonym I don't suppose it identi
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
I work with multiple currencies in the real world. However the earnings are made, they are always accounted for in the currency of the company. If you publicly acknowledge that you are accepting bitcoin as payment, beware that you will ha
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
Traditionally a "Yes Man" was a subordinate who did whatever his boss (it was always a man) asked. Ask any singer or actor, hearing "You are great" all the time means you cannot trust anyone's judgement. If someone says "No" or "I don't lik
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by chris_dcosta 13y ago
In my experience, and I have worked in this field since 2001, "Big Data" is the the answer to the problem of poorly implemented reporting models. The excuse for bad performance has always been "the size of the dataset" not ultimately the re

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