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NikolaTesla
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Comment #9125168
It's free.
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Comment #7568579
Kind of reminds me of: Customer: "But using it, I'm loosing money on every purchase." Vendor: "Don't worry, buy more, you'll make it up on volume."
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Ask HN: Is current investing solely based on the greater fool theory?
Given the astronomical P/Es of many public high tech companies and the lack of net profit from the latest batch of IPO candidates, has the market turned into a reliance on the grea…
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Comment #7566172
(Virtual) Downvote
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Comment #7565985
What "proof" do you have that they made "boatloads of money"?
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Comment #7305923
I think the real benefit of sites like this are accountability and historic research. Having the ability to see what has been omitted or taken down is far more interesting.
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Comment #6887880
This takes pretentiousness to an entirely new level. But I'm sure they'd say I'm just a "hick" that doesn't "get it".
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Comment #6834402
I think what is missing or lost in all of these Bitcoin articles is they are reaction to a fatally flawed central banking system. Of course, anyone who says things like that is imm…
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Comment #6828941
Gold can be a currency, called a commodity currency, not a fiat currency.
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Comment #6828671
> Any currency that isn't backed by (value derived from) a hard asset is a fiat currency. (I'm not a gold bug, I could care less about gold, if gold offends, substitute some other …
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Comment #6828465
When you say prevailing wisdom, are you referring to the prevailing wisdom from the Keynesian viewpoint? What would be an example of the "wide range of issues" that policy-controll…
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Comment #6828324
If mining additional Bitcoins at present is not economically viable than Bitcoins are not (currently) a fiat currency. The cost for the fed to increase the money supply is $0, the …
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Comment #6827906
Agreed on your first point. (no sarcasm intended) Are you saying that a currency that cannot be controlled (e.g. the money supply controlled by something like a federal reserve) is…
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Comment #6827885
Interesting that the mere mention of "fiat currency" invokes tin-foil hat. Whether Bitcoins can survive the volatility is indeterminate. If it does survive, however, and becomes an…
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Comment #6827679
Can you imagine how much self awareness folks will have when everyone can switch on their wearable device and record it live in HD?
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Comment #6827660
The real danger of Bitcoins is not its volatility, but its potential to illustrate the downside of all fiat based currency when compared with something like Bitcoins whose money su…
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Comment #6776505
What did you use to create your gif screencasts?
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Comment #6761927
All I want is a tablet that has the line fidelity of a pen or pencil, not a crayon. If I can record my writing/drawing with voice-over, even better.
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Comment #6625020
I would say it's a euphemism for debasing just enough to keep a small minority enriched without the masses discovering it via overt price inflation and/or without the masses outsid…
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Comment #6317832
Agreed...it's the ultimate lottery ticket...what a brilliant writer!
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Comment #6136137
Thanks for the AC shout out, so few appreciate me anymore.
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Comment #6135559
I don't see it. Looks like a fairly typical website template.
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Comment #6086928
First, it looks great. When I went to install the app the permissions were kind of onerous: Modify your contacts, Read phone status and identity, reroute outgoing calls, etc. Can y…