jbkiv

8 ms·

1.
by jbkiv 5y ago
Wait, am I missing something here? The ONLY way for any government to escape their massive debt is inflation. The US is no different from other countries that used the pandemic as an excuse to prop all kind of businesses. This is no differe
2.
by jbkiv 5y ago
Facenook, Meta, Google and others will slowly but surely get the squeeze in any way possible. They did EVERYTHING they could to get away from privacy laws. Their sleazy attitude, they contempt for regulators "we have more money than yo
3.
by jbkiv 5y ago
Wait, I don't get it. Big tech companies don't park servers in the EU. Is it THAT difficult? Of course it is not, and they just don't want to do it. On the other hand, big tech companies are happy to park their IP in Ireland
4.
by jbkiv 5y ago
Damn, that's a stupid article - another one - from Forbes. Entrepreneur is a French word, and entreprise is company in French. Jean-Baptiste Say coined the word 250 years ago. https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answe
5.
by jbkiv 5y ago
I am way way older than you are. I went through episodes like that multiple times. There was always a trigger, work related or personal. This is depression. Seek medical help. Find a good therapist to talk you. Get 10-15 sessions. Find the
6.
by jbkiv 5y ago
I disagree with your assessment that Bitcoin is worthless: 1. Can't get any better for money laundering, just add a sprinkle of Tornado Cash or whatever your favorite tumbler is today. 2. Great speculation token on a par with gambling.
7.
by jbkiv 5y ago
I am falling off my chair. There is something fishy going on here, or wacko. Or I just don't get it.
8.
by jbkiv 5y ago
Sorry, I just saw your comment. I just replied above.
9.
by jbkiv 5y ago
I am sorry about my semi sarcastic comment on bitcoin. I apologize. But bitcoin is portrayed "as a storage of value" and I wanted to show a REAL case where in fact GOLD was a real storage of value 200 years laters.
10.
by jbkiv 5y ago
The insurance company paid the claim to the owner of the shipb, or whomever bought the insurance contract. This is how Lloyds of London got started. The insurers are entitled to recovery. It happens in the case of mink fur theft, bank robbe
11.
by jbkiv 5y ago
I was indirectly involved in such a discovery in the 80s. A Spanish Galleon had been found in the Atlantic, off the SouthEast coast of the US, by a private, commercial, diving expedition. Gold was found (it may have been the main reason fo
12.
by jbkiv 5y ago
First, hats off to "Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement". I looked them up, it is a research lab based in France https://www.lsce.ipsl.fr/Phocea/Vie_des_labos/Ast/ast_servic
13.
by jbkiv 5y ago
Thanks! I learned something new today.
14.
by jbkiv 5y ago
I remember when Mercedes Benz bought Freightliner, the major US truck manufacturer,in the 80s. The Mercedes Benz engineeers were astonished to see how UN-sophisticated the engineering of Freightliner trucks was. Example: no assisted steerin
15.
by jbkiv 5y ago
In a previous life I was involved in K&R (kidnap & ransom) insurance. You just pay the ransom and never recover your money, so you price the insurance contracts accordingly. The police: "we don't prosecute those crimes&quo
16.
by jbkiv 5y ago
Agree, lots of options. Nexus Mtual and others focus on smart contracts on a protocol, rug pulls, and de-pegging risk. Our target: consumers buying and selling NFTs and crypto. As I said when we launch I'll be scared to death 24/7
17.
by jbkiv 5y ago
Agree.
18.
by jbkiv 5y ago
Got it, the trust level is pretty low when you the very basic due diligence. I think Nexus Lexus is legit. They had to in order to get UK clearance. But I understand that they want to demutualize now and become a DAO. DAO is the gold standa
19.
by jbkiv 5y ago
Nexus Mtual and others focus on smart contracts on a protocol, rug pulls, and de-pegging risk Our target: consumers buying and selling NFTs and crypto. When we launch I'll scared to death 24/7.
20.
by jbkiv 5y ago
Agree. Very hard for regulators (=protect the consumer) to keep up with it. I compare that to the massive fires we have in California, so big that only the rain coming in November saves the bacon.
21.
by jbkiv 5y ago
You have to compare that to the equivalent of the float in stocks. Most crypto holdings are not that liquid and come from early backers. If the big holders (mostly pump and dump) sell, the market will collapse.
22.
by jbkiv 5y ago
We are working on an insurance product for crypto. :-( The more we dig into it the more scams we find. Everywhere. Wash trading, click baiting, pump and dump, code is law, etc. You will find the biggest bazaar there is in the crypto world.
23.
by jbkiv 5y ago
Gee, I pulled out many years ago. Sounds like FB is going the Yahoo route, just down, trying to catch up to others.
24.
by jbkiv 5y ago
Here is how things work in the US. Sarcastic tone in my reply… Round one: this is great Hardware equipment for farmers (funded by John Deere and Caterpillar) lobbyists hard at work. Round two: here is a water down version Lobbyists “discove
25.
by jbkiv 5y ago
Same here. Unbearable. Stupid suggestions. It has become close to worse than my old yahoo.com email address that I used for junk requests.
26.
by jbkiv 5y ago
Thank you, I struggled with that problem for years. Happy that I am not the only one.
27.
by jbkiv 5y ago
I like them a lot and they are very good at what they do. Disclaimer: I owned an Amel...
28.
by jbkiv 5y ago
So sorry metalised, not much you can do and no legal recourse/appeal as you have agreed to the TOS. FB will not help much either. The a lesson to be learned here. Zinga learned that with Farmville in other circumstances. If you can, do
29.
by jbkiv 5y ago
Agree, but the rumor is that their social media business (YT, ads) brings US$ 800K/year
30.
by jbkiv 5y ago
Not yet. But we use Iridium + predict wind. Unit cost $1,000 then you pay $250/year for Predict Wind (weather prediction and routing) and $200/month for unlimited data. Video streaming non stop: find yourself another hobby

More ›