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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
If something like this existed for C, then we wouldn't need to learn a new language!
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
Both of which (essentially the same thing - "be in a pool") require trust, which destroys a key advantage of Ethereum (and cryptocurrencies in general).
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
You gave one suggestion, which was based on inter-personal trust. This removes a major benefit of taking part in the Ethereum ecosystem. If it became a widespread way for people to take part in Ethereum's staking mechanism then yes, Et
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
Under what possible scenario do I have a few k$ spare, but not 10k$ spare, to invest in a speculative asset, and also have a large number of friends and family already in exactly the same position? The only one I can see would make me the &
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
Obviously I need to have friends who already want to invest a significant amount into Eth, otherwise I'm just "that guy" shilling some scheme to their family and friends.
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
If you don't have enough eth to stake, how will you persuade anyone to lend you their eth?
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
That's fantastic, but (like related problems, like "blocking advertising", "making your social media platform act the way you want", "setting up your desktop/IDE just right", and "debloating Andr
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
That's exactly the problem. As someone who does not have access to 32 Eth, you need to trust a pool operator with your money. This is a direct parallel of issues like home and car ownership. If you're not rich enough, you have to
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
Usually because <minor> has made a prototype of an already well-established phenomenon, and the really difficult part is making a production-ready design. A bit like the "10-year-old makes a heart pump for just $10" stories.
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
But software has zero moving parts! It must be so reliable.
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
>EVs should by design be more reliable, since they have fewer wear&tear parts (no ICE). It's possible to make perfectly reliable software, and an unreliable screwdriver. >Reliability and simplicity goes hand in hand True, but
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
How could this be? They have so many fewer moving parts! \s
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
You realise there's an excellent chance that the "industry incumbents" have been aware of the switch to EVs and hybrids, and are just biding their time before Tesla's circus show collapses? It's been pretty obvious
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
Maybe after enough of these stories become common knowledge, we'll hear less of the "EVs have fewer parts and are therefore more reliable" argument. Reliability is largely a function of design and engineering choices.
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
>Surely a new set of common experiences increases the diversity of thought of all the participants? This statement is absurd on its face. The entire premise of the benefits of diversity (of thought and experience) is predicated on the su
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
Talking of bizarre thought processes - how can you unify, and/or receive common training or experience, without losing some form of diversity? We all love to say how true diversity is diversity of experience. You are literally taking a
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
From your example - how does the military "unify" a diverse group of people? By aligning their thought processes and decision making. That is, by removing that very diversity. The two words also mean literally the opposite thing.
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
Right. You can't have both at the same time.
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
I recently saw a poster for a Teachers' Union campaign, saying that "unity is our strength". Obviously both cannot be true.
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
I love biking because it makes me independent. Adding electronic complexity and the need to charge is the antithesis of why I own bikes. I might have to change the cable once in a while, but I don't ever have to upgrade the firmware.
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
>If you do > 500km riding a year it's a worthwhile upgrade IMO. Did you miss a zero? I do 500km a year, taking my kids to nursery on my beat-up old MTB.
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
I don't understand why people are so desperate to give reddit their time and effort. It's rubbish, move on!
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
Eating out in the US, especially given the quality and portion sizes, was unreasonably cheap compared to cooking your own food.
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
The results on the "Weekly Number of Deaths by Age" dashboard are pretty clear - Covid had little impact on the death rates in the under-44 group. This is not surprising, as every country that records this data shows the same resu
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
Here's the UK Covid data dashboard. https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/ "Deaths within 28 days of positive test in England" is in huge bold letters.
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
The results on the "Weekly Number of Deaths by Age" dashboard are pretty clear - Covid had little impact on the death rates in the under-44 group. This is not surprising, as every country that records this data shows the same resu
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
Where do I sign up?
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
That's all wonderful. It's going to be fun watching how the economics of raw material mining vs battery recycling works out.
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
>a company that is going to be importing 8GW of power to the UK from Morocco with high voltage dc cables I found a press release - the company is "Xlinks". The project doesn't pass the sniff test - they casually mention a
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by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
What would be the point? Even getting 5% of our power from desert solar would be astronomically expensive, and a logistical and political problem of historic proportions. All for a tiny fraction of our power usage. Just build nuclear!

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