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Crypto Dollars and the Evolution of Eurodollar Banking(unexpected-values.com)
1 points by xasos 6y ago|0 comments
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by xasos 9y ago
Facebook won't change until it does. Any other story is narrative fallacy - so hard to predict these things.
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Separating Consensus Concerns(markwilcox.com)
1 points by xasos 9y ago|0 comments
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by xasos 9y ago
The community is well-aware of this problem already, right? Title seems a bit click-baity, but it's definitely an active area of research. Bitcoin is still less than a decade old :)
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by xasos 9y ago
I feel like this could be useful for Lightning Network though. Banks that incentive which supernode to route payments through, inherently creates a competitive marketplace
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by xasos 9y ago
How does this contribution differentiate from https://arxiv.org/abs/1604.01383 ? This work just seems way too early + applying quantum-safe crypto to existing Bitcoin ECDSA seems like an easier and more practical soluti
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ARKit and the mainstream adoption of AR(blog.niraj.io)
2 points by xasos 9y ago|0 comments
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by xasos 10y ago
> (Unnamed): Infection-resistant materials for preventing infections Why not give it a temp name for now? Seems strange to leave it unnamed
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by xasos 11y ago
This is awesome! I'm sure if you open up the API, many people would want if for their respective players (this would be awesome with Overcast.fm, for example)
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Getting started with Kubernetes and AWS(blog.redspread.com)
2 points by xasos 11y ago|0 comments
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Announcing KPCB Edge Office Hours 2.0(medium.com)
1 points by xasos 11y ago|0 comments
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Why Isn't There a Nobel Prize in Mathematics?(mathforum.org)
2 points by xasos 11y ago|0 comments
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by xasos 11y ago
It's a bit surprising since Apple Pay has, by far, one of the better UXs for a wallet application. Adding cards is really easy and paying with Touch ID is really simple and intuitive. I imagined that once Apple finally came out with a
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Show HN: Chrome extension to show if someone is following you on GitHub(github.com)
7 points by xasos 11y ago|0 comments
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by xasos 11y ago
I have strong suspicion that Google will support Go in the future: - Go 1.5 introduced support for mobile development (and Android in 1.4): https://blog.golang.org/go1.5 - If Android can become less bound to Java, I see G
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How Facebook's Safety Check Works(highscalability.com)
104 points by xasos 11y ago|50 comments
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by xasos 11y ago
Huge fan of Anker products. Really solid design + aesthetic (just wish their Micro-USB cables were a bit thinner at the plug). Monoprice is also very good when it comes to bang for your buck.
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Scientists who found gluten sensitivity evidence have now shown it doesn't exist(sciencealert.com)
4 points by xasos 11y ago|0 comments
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by xasos 11y ago
Flights actually cost that much - most airlines don't make much money on the flight itself [0]. A flight with an airline like Spirit or Frontier charge the bare minimum for flights without any extra frills. [0] http://freako
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Uber Rush - On-demand delivery through Uber(rush.uber.com)
5 points by xasos 11y ago|0 comments
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by xasos 11y ago
I saw this chrome extension a while back that embeds a search button directly in YouTube and searches for keywords/phrases in the video: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ytfind/gkeiaihfolc...
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by xasos 11y ago
Doesn't Uber India have cash payments? http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/11/uber-is-testing-cash-paymen...
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by xasos 11y ago
As well as Zuck inviting him to Facebook's HQ: http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/16/9338747/mark-zuckerberg-fa...
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by xasos 11y ago
BTW, link to intern position is broken
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by xasos 11y ago
I believe the whole goal around Robinhood is feeless purchase of stocks for beginners. Once you get past a certain threshold of dollars traded, Robinhood isn't the most effective solution. Other apps such as Edge, Fidelity, etc. give y
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by xasos 11y ago
They hire a lot of technical consultants - Silicon Valley does as well [0]. [0] http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-how-season-1-b...
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Self-driving vehicle circles Waterloo campus(uwaterloo.ca)
42 points by xasos 11y ago|6 comments
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by xasos 11y ago
No, that's what you get with the GitHub student account (free for any student with a .edu/school email). BitBucket offers unlimited repositories for free.
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by xasos 11y ago
Ah, an exploding offer: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/11/26.html
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MIT discovers batteries with indefinite lifetimes using solid-state-electrolytes(koreatimesus.com)
183 points by xasos 11y ago|74 comments

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