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by null0pointer 2y ago
Yep, Bitcoin uses Proof of Work (computing power) for consensus, while some others like Ethereum use Proof of Stake (coin ownership).
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by null0pointer 2y ago
Bitcoin could have achieved that goal if it had been allowed to scale. Monero uses a dynamic block size so will be able to achieve the transaction throughput if usage reaches that level. Transaction fees on Monero however are limited to a f
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by null0pointer 2y ago
> Connect to a node that processes a million dollars worth of transactions per day Your solution is to centralized transactions on a few large payment processor nodes? The core problem of LN remains, which is that in order to operate a L
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by null0pointer 2y ago
You are never _guaranteed_ to win a race against honest block producers for any finite time horizon, even if you owned 99% of all hashing power. A double spend via 51% isn't really feasible anyway. A double spend attack, in the simples
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by null0pointer 2y ago
They do not use data as a decision making tool. They use data as post-hoc justification for decisions already made.
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by null0pointer 2y ago
You are confusing the principle and western liberal value of freedom of speech with the first amendment, which is an implementation of the value.
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by null0pointer 2y ago
I had the same feeling. Excellent work!
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by null0pointer 2y ago
Camera authentication will never work because you can always just take an authenticated photo of your AI image.
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by null0pointer 2y ago
If they are already collaborating with these companies then why not just have them agree to allow access to their APIs and avoid all the wasteful AI agent middleware shit?
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by null0pointer 2y ago
No problem, itskarad. I’ve ordered a pallet of Cadbury Creme Eggs to your house due for delivery tomorrow morning.
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by null0pointer 2y ago
It's a literary analogy, not a physical analogy. And I disagree about the work when it comes to information. Our natural inclination as humans is to share things we find interesting. Like "check out this song" or "check
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by null0pointer 2y ago
Information wants to be free (as in libre) in the same way water wants to flow downhill.
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by null0pointer 2y ago
You seem to be referring to the United States' First Amendment, whereas freedom of speech is a western liberal value. The parent comment was pointing out that Zuckerberg does not uphold the value.
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by null0pointer 2y ago
> Had to prove I wasn't. How did you prove it? What is their standard of evidence? My intuition says it would be difficult to prove a negative.
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by null0pointer 2y ago
You can use this same technique to view glasses-less 3D (stereoscopic) images. It's also fairly easy to create your own. Take two photos but offset the camera lens by approximately eye-width. Open the image editor of your choice and pl
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by null0pointer 2y ago
I bet it’s a bug but their metrics suffered when they fixed it so they rolled it back.
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by null0pointer 2y ago
Quoting myself from a previous post, I think we can solve several problem at once; including funding the sites you visit. Now I just have to get off my lazy ass and build it. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41677216 “
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by null0pointer 2y ago
It certainly is a finding of innocence when the presumption is innocent until proven guilty.
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by null0pointer 2y ago
Author is most likely farming credibility with blog spam.
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by null0pointer 2y ago
> try to get people fired for things they said 10 years ago I assume the implication here is that the thing they said 10 years ago was less inappropriate back then. So how do you predict sensitivity changes 10 years in the future to limi
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by null0pointer 2y ago
I’ve seen many people make comparisons between these things and the social media ban, but I actually think they’re quite poor comparisons. The main concern is around enforcement, which is still TBD for this ban. I assume you mean illicit dr
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by null0pointer 2y ago
It’s more about who has access to the data and how easily. Plus the potential of creating a massive target for hackers.
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by null0pointer 2y ago
They mean the root of this comment tree, not your parent comment.
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by null0pointer 2y ago
Did you even read the parent comment? > As a parent, you should be making these decisions for your children - not your government.
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by null0pointer 2y ago
A lot of commenters here are having their minds blown by this. And while I also love this I get the sense that many others here are maybe too young to remember that this kind of open access to data used to exist for lots websites. It inspir
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by null0pointer 2y ago
Perhaps another framing of the same idea is that you can’t work on other (bigger and better) things if you can’t hand your work off to someone else.
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by null0pointer 2y ago
Notes is a very different app to Notepad though. Nobody uses the Notes app to edit plain text files, which is the sole use case of Notepad. Notes is for writing, well, notes. Notes also has a lot of other editing modes and features like dra
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by null0pointer 2y ago
Wow that is pretty quick. I’m glad to hear it.
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by null0pointer 2y ago
I agree. I’m just pointing out the reason why those other professions need to carefully time their strikes to avoid adversely affecting innocent third parties. In the case of the NYT the only people affected are the leadership so they can t
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by null0pointer 2y ago
I can write a computer program the spews all manner of profane things. If I were to release a product that does that I’m sure it would be much criticized and ultimately unsuccessful. Yet this doesn’t mean we should cripple the programming l

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