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atomic_cowprod

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About atomic_cowprod

Some old fool who likes to talk about old tech. And I'm a hoser, eh?

Recent public activity

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    Comment #49076023

    > ...complete absence of logic and unseriousness. > ...Are all men rapists too? K.

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    Comment #49072265

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    Comment #49019631

    The 80's Mac were also two other things that made them less desirable for home users: they were seen as very slow (compared to "contemporary" home computers of the time - "instant-…

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    Comment #49014519

    Dude. You lose your wallet, you make a few phone calls or walk into a bank and get a new card. You lose very little more than some time. Losing your crypto key means you lose your …

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    Comment #49012297

    Sure. The vast majority of those stories being the freezing of proceeds from criminal activity or funds that are part of a legal dispute and for which there is a high probability t…

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    Comment #49010083

    Only if they're on the receiving end. You need to remember that businesses also buy things, and often by credit card. Chargebacks exist in the real world because long, long ago peo…

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    Comment #49009918

    Way to not read the comment. Or at least understand it. Nobody uses wire transfer for "everyday shopping".

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    Comment #48674086

    It's illegal to do a lot of things that didn't actually happen.

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    Comment #48646039

    That is by design and is a good thing to everyone except cartels and communist governments.

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    Comment #44648037

    Sure. But you know it won't.

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    Comment #44585959

    Up until recently, fares for the LRT system in my city were enforced by a random check by transit police, typically by having an officer board trains and check riders' tickets at r…

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    Comment #44375956

    Diesel locomotives are already hybrids (pretty much all diesels built since the mid-20th century are diesel-electric). I imagine that a generator large enough to charge up a locomo…

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    Comment #44375746

    Theo: I'm not sure if you still read this echo, but I've been trying to call you about my pre-order, but it looks like your BBS is still down. If you can get back to me, send me ne…