jenga22

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by jenga22 8y ago
What the U.S. considers a practical problem often isn't. That is a shitty statement. The U.S. also considered spending 2T on a jet that was worse than the F-22. Just because the U.S. spends on something doesn't mean it has a pract
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by jenga22 8y ago
You sure about that? Arpanet was created to exchange short messages in case of a nuclear attack on the United States rendered all above ground communication and survivability useless. I hardly consider that a practical use case. [1] [1] ht
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by jenga22 8y ago
Right. I agree. I am also going one step further and arguing that crypto is more of a fan club then a cult. There are cults way stronger that illicit a far greater emotion reaction that crypto. Even now, when the price is in the toilet, a l
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by jenga22 8y ago
A lot of things are cults and it doesn't have to do much with social media or the behaviors he is outlining. Apple - You can argue Apple, the hardware company, is a cult. The fans are rabid in their support for the company. Often the d
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by jenga22 8y ago
Not sure why they can't secure their cold storage. That is what makes these hacks so suspicious any why investors need to be really weary of new exchanges. Either way it killed the rally pretty nicely if that was the intent.[1] [1] ht
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by jenga22 8y ago
This is in very bad taste. We do not know who the acquirer officially is yet. They are also assuming that MS has already ruined GitHub. Based on what we have seen in the last few years from Microsoft, they are very serious about not messing
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Apple approves Telegram iOS for global release(itunes.apple.com)
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by jenga22 8y ago
Sure, one is an operating system and one is an API. In the literal sense you are correct. However, You're completely arguing a point that is different from what the entire discussion is about. We're talking about proprietary contr
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by jenga22 8y ago
It's the same thing. iOS is controlled by Apple. Twitter's API is controlled by Twitter. Both invite developers to develop on their platform so they can reap the benefit of increased user functionality.
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by jenga22 8y ago
Apple has now entered dangerous territory. Over the last month they seem to have banned apps because some government out there didn't like that app. To make matters worse, those very same governments weren't happy with the app bei
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by jenga22 9y ago
The one thing that is good about this is that a lot of cities are now talking about rolling out their own broadband network. If Comcast does anything remotely as not adhering to the principles of net neutrality, then you are going to see ev
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by jenga22 9y ago
Doesn't seem true. For example, the Frank Dod Act was passed by Democrats and Wall St. hates that law. Another example, the Consumer Protection Bureau. Another agency that Wall St. hates which was passed by Democrats. If anything, it
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by jenga22 9y ago
This is interesting. I wonder why only Republicans are targeted consistently for these types of laws that are blatantly bad for consumers and why it works on them. However, I am sure money has been offered to Democrats but what's the r
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by jenga22 9y ago
I don't see this comment as helpful. Bitcoin, and other crypto currencies, is akin to the internet when it was first introduced. It has the potential to disrupt the value business which is controlled by governments at the moment. Worse
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by jenga22 9y ago
Look, I am all game for attacking fake news. However, this seems to me like a blanket ban which could apply to anyone. For example, Fox News has a slant which one could consider highly misleading. Would they get de-ranked too? Wouldn't
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by jenga22 9y ago
I wonder what they do once the robot sees the uranium? I mean the robot itself is now heavily contaminated. Do they just leave the robot down there? Or do they somehow decontaminate it so they can use it again?
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by jenga22 9y ago
The whole notion of owning a TV is becoming ridiculous. The cost of ownership is simply not worth it. Fist, you have the cost of the screen itself. You buy a TV, spend lots of money on it, and then it simply spies on you. We've seen th
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by jenga22 9y ago
If you look at raw traffic numbers Mashable is far bigger than Techcrunch and far more profitable. What you are feeling and seeing is that the media is turned into a hyper-partisan machine where any issue discussed is in the context of extr
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by jenga22 9y ago
Re-read my initial post. It is just one such example. Even the game zones I feel are areas where you increase your risk surface area.
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by jenga22 9y ago
Almost everyone in NYC goes out at 5 for drinks and they get shit faced. While this is great for team building, it is now not a great idea for reasons that are obvious. It is not a SV thing by any measure.
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by jenga22 9y ago
I am not sure why men go to happy hours with alcohol or go to social events where the chances of stepping over the line explode exponentially. Going out and hanging with your co-workers over a beer might have been a good idea six months ago