zherbert

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by zherbert 5y ago
You think the current global financial system is energy efficient? How about the raw materials used by global militarizes financed by unending money printing? If you fast forward a couple decades, and Bitcoin becomes the global reserve curr
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by zherbert 5y ago
That's preposterous, Bitcoin incentivizes production of whatever energy is cheapest . That does not necessarily mean fossil fuels, though it is often that those are cheaper. Hydro is a perfect example. A sizeable percentage of all Bit
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by zherbert 5y ago
Bitcoin mining incentivizes the plentiful production of cheap electricity. This will make it so that there are no such thing as power shortages in the future and push us towards a Type I civilization on the Kardashev scale. Bitcoin mining r
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by zherbert 6y ago
Wow, honored our post is so upvoted and discussed! In case anyone wants to read the prior posts in our series, links below! Part 1: Software and Services https://hardware.substack.com/p/falling-out-of-love-with-app...
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Falling Out of Love with Apple, Part 3: Content and Censorship(hardware.substack.com)
321 points by zherbert 6y ago|289 comments
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Falling out of Love with Apple, Part 1(hardware.substack.com)
3 points by zherbert 6y ago|0 comments
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Evaluating the security and trustability of hardware wallets(blog.foundationdevices.com)
1 points by zherbert 6y ago|0 comments
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Bitcoin and the decentralized Internet need open hardware(blog.foundationdevices.com)
2 points by zherbert 6y ago|0 comments
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by zherbert 7y ago
Skynet is built on top of the Sia decentralized cloud storage platform ( https://sia.tech ). Sia uses a blockchain to facilitate cryptocurrency transactions and store file contracts (which are like cryptographic SLAs between users
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Skynet, a decentralized CDN and file sharing platform(blog.sia.tech)
24 points by zherbert 7y ago|4 comments
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The War for a Free Internet, a Manifesto by Sia Founder David Vorick(blog.sia.tech)
3 points by zherbert 7y ago|0 comments
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How I pay $1/month for 2 terabytes of storage: introducing Sia Slice(youngryan.com)
42 points by zherbert 7y ago|8 comments
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by zherbert 7y ago
Still ridiculous, $150 more for an upgrade that most people will have to purchase.
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by zherbert 7y ago
According to Apple's specs, there is still a 256 GB option.
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by zherbert 7y ago
Wholeheartedly agree, especially when demoing the ability to film simultaneously on multiple cameras, and the 4K front-facing camera. The 64 GB is really a slap in the face.
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by zherbert 7y ago
I would also add – give Sia a try, especially if you have tried it before our v1.4.0/v1.4.1 releases! https://sia.tech/get-started
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by zherbert 7y ago
Hi all, author here, just wanted to say I am thrilled to see the HN community discuss decentralized cloud storage in more detail. There are many drawbacks today and narrow use-cases, but our goal is to continue to improve Sia – and over the
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by zherbert 7y ago
Appreciate your response. My comparison to the cost of a hard drive today is not meant to be a direct comparison, but instead to demonstrate that traditional cloud storage is actually quite expensive. Sia is able to bring down storage costs
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by zherbert 7y ago
We do not yet have the ability to share the same set of contracts across multiple machines, but it is on the roadmap. This would include using the same set of contracts on desktop and mobile devices, which will open up some intriguing use-c
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by zherbert 8y ago
I couldn't agree more
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by zherbert 8y ago
This guy is only worth $3B, he may be spending half of his entire net worth to make this happen. I hope he inspires the richest billionaires of the world to fund such lofty ventures.
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Obelisk Launchpad, a build-to-order ASIC service for cryptocurrencies(medium.com)
2 points by zherbert 8y ago|0 comments
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by zherbert 9y ago
That's definitely true. Going through this process has been extremely complicated and uncertain.
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by zherbert 9y ago
That's true, but there's a ton of uncertainty with regards to who the "issuer" is for token sales. And I believe it's 2000, not 2500.
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by zherbert 9y ago
That's true, but that is not the point of the post whatsoever.
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by zherbert 9y ago
ETH and BTC are highly liquid these days. You may be saying that ETH's "intent" is to serve as "gas" but irregardless the markets are highly liquid and the order books are deep.
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by zherbert 9y ago
Even so, that's what SAFTs tried to do, but it looks like the SEC may be concerned about their structure.
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by zherbert 9y ago
Under current rules, after 1-yr lockup period investors are able to sell to other accredited investors. Hopefully by then we'll have some new, regulated exchanges that can automate the process.
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by zherbert 9y ago
I think the better way to think about it is that you are investing in the network itself (at least in Sia's case). Siafunds could be valued with an NPV of the future revenue generated by users buying storage on the Sia network. It&#x27
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by zherbert 9y ago
There's also other well-known OTC desks like Cumberland Mining

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