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by hectorr1 6y ago
This is the hard part: > the only thinking you'll have to do is how to manage your private keys securely. But it’s also the fun part, because it’s the first time you really need persistent end-user key management. Obviously a hard p
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by hectorr1 6y ago
While this may have been an unfortunate reality in previous eras, today we can get much better information from researchers and practitioners.
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by hectorr1 6y ago
Most successful people have X. Government: “Let’s give everyone X!” Over time the value of X is diluted, loses its status signaling, and overall quality degrades. Successful people move to Y.
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by hectorr1 7y ago
Which is clearly why the U.S. is such a terrible environment for starting new businesses.
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by hectorr1 7y ago
Tether is the FUD that never stops giving, anyone remember Bitfinexed from 2017? Do people try to manipulate price? Of course they do. Sometimes it works, retail investors get excited and pile in. Sometimes it doesn't, and whales ge
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by hectorr1 7y ago
> And, why do they need to be productive? Because the entire global economy is premised on having enough growth to pay off the debt incurred by previous generations. If people choose to be less productive the whole edifice comes crashin
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by hectorr1 7y ago
Matthew Green had a good thread on this: https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/11906745637740093...
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by hectorr1 7y ago
Doesn't once mention First Amendment protections. Code is speech, and the internet is the press. This is an attempt to ban an idea.
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by hectorr1 7y ago
It's not hard - just build more housing. Prop 13 and local politics make this so much harder than necessary.
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by hectorr1 7y ago
Usable cryptography. iPhone-level UX for private key management. People care about privacy, and more are willing to pay for it. There is a massive opportunity for direct monetization through cryptocurrency users, and the things you could bu
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by hectorr1 8y ago
The US military sells itself on being incredibly capable thanks to developing and fielding cutting edge weapons technology. It is actually capable because it is extremely effective at logistics and maintenance.
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by hectorr1 8y ago
Very few people turn that down, and even fewer are capable of running $100B companies. But those who are in the second camp are also probably in the first camp, because being an effective CEO requires the irrational confidence of first beli
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by hectorr1 8y ago
If you want a quick primer on buoyancy physics and ship design, Marine Insight has a good writeup: https://www.marineinsight.com/naval-architecture/intact-stab... As the article mentioned, wave action will cause the ce
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by hectorr1 8y ago
I don't think that the distinction between art and technology stands up to scrutiny. Both are iterative creative processes, and we want to empower future generations of both artists and technologists to build their ideas in a way that
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by hectorr1 8y ago
No, but Google needs to worry about a much more important constituency. There are not that many people who know how to build something like this. Most are probably wealthy, to the point they don't really need to work. All of them can f
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by hectorr1 8y ago
In my experience, the people who go for the extra money in derm and ortho don't need it from a wealth perspective, but often need it from a social and self-worth perspective. Over time this dynamic translates into to the prestige gap.
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by hectorr1 8y ago
Sanger's Confront and Conceal has a great chapter on Stuxnet / Olympic Games as well.
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by hectorr1 8y ago
Messari | Infrastructure Engineer, Designer, Research Analyst | NYC | Full-Time | On-Site | https://messari.io/ Messari is a venture-backed startup building open data for cryptoassets. Our mission is to promote transparency
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by hectorr1 8y ago
And your life depends on your gear.
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by hectorr1 8y ago
Messari | Infrastructure Engineer | NYC | Full-Time | On-Site Messari is a venture-backed startup building open data for cryptoassets. Our mission is to promote transparency and smarter decision-making within this emerging ecosystem by buil
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by hectorr1 8y ago
Kalanick is a giant asshole, but also built an incredible company. He then proceeded to nearly destroy it out of arrogance. So did Jobs during his first stint as CEO. Look at the heat Musk and Zuckerberg are taking these days. We would prob
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by hectorr1 8y ago
Why are drones too expensive? When you consider pilot cost and risk it seems like you should be able to get a ton of savings. Seems like you could build a drone that meets your other specifications. You can either spend the saved lbs on mor
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by hectorr1 8y ago
Everything else you buy on your credit card has an expected future value of $0.00. Why shouldn't you be able to buy things with arguably non-zero EFV as long as you are in good standing on interest and principal?
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by hectorr1 8y ago
Messari | Software Engineer | NYC | Full-time | ONSITE | 105-175k + equity DOE Messari is a venture-backed startup building open data for cryptoassets. Our mission is to promote transparency and smarter decision-making within this emerging
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by hectorr1 8y ago
How much of Uber was simply rediscovering things that the taxi industry had already found?
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by hectorr1 8y ago
That sounds really boring and depressing.
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by hectorr1 9y ago
I got a job in crypto on Twitter. There was a lot more to it, but the conversation that led to the offer started when I replied to a tweet.
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by hectorr1 9y ago
https://twitter.com/prestonjbyrne
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by hectorr1 9y ago
The main implication of hyperconnectivity is the breakdown of physical borders as the most meaningful cultural boundaries. It has actually been happening for a while when you consider the rise of air power, ICBMs, broadcast communications,
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by hectorr1 9y ago
When did you find out about cryptocurrency? Because this has already happened in 2014-2016. It happened before that too. Each time the speculative bubble rises, it is being driven at first by improvements to the tech and/or ecosystem.

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