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I think a lot of people in the US still have a strong sense of patriotism/nationalism. Nationalism is a trick dictators/tyrants/corrupt govs have used for decades to control people…

The senate has an excellent track record for protecting the corporate elite, not the broad constituency.

There are only 100 seats in the US senate. How can 'we' participate in that? There are somewhere around 330 million people in the US, represented by just 100 people, who mostly act…

Time to think about a new system of governing.

I checked my calendar and it would appear the current year is 2018.

You may be confused about the use of the term "free" in this context. It isn't about giving stuff away for $0 in compensation, it's about freedom in the sense of liberty and freedo…

It's a shame that companies like Google, Facebook, Amazon and others who have benefited so much from the work of organizations like the FSF don't pony up. These companies are notab…

Do what brings you joy in every day.

I suggest you read the white paper if you're interested: https://raiblocks.net/media/RaiBlocks_Whitepaper__English.pd...

A good book to read for anyone interested in economics is called "The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy", by Mervyn King, who was head of the Ban…

Your opinion is irrelevant. The market has the last word, and the market has already decided Bitcoin is the most valuable and useful. You can verify this by looking at hash rate, m…

Not necessarily. There are also some coins which use methods of securing the network which don't require incentives (ex: RaiBlocks).

Unfortunately I think that's where we're headed. They will copy the tech, call it "crypto", and now they're in the cool kids club. Bitcoin, however, will remain king because it's t…

How does this compare to something like Jekyll? Is the only difference that this is written in Python and Jekyll is Ruby?

It is indeed true; the winners always earn the privilege of defining morality and rewriting history to their liking.

Edit: *what's to stop

Something tells me this battle isn't over. What's stop stop Trump from issuing another executive order that reinstates the tariffs? That's what he's been doing in a battle with the…

Excuse me for not confirming your biases. I will, however, continue to think freely as I choose. I don't care much for echo chambers. If that does not work for you, please do ban m…

Resources are scarce, and until we live in Star Trek where we can magically replicate anything, there will be no free lunches.

It's not easy but it can be done. The US is a nation of immigrants. Unless you're native American, you either emigrated here or descended from someone who did. It turns out hard th…

Skills aren't handed out, you acquire them by learning which is something you can only do for yourself.

Slightly off topic, but I don't have a lot of sympathy. If you want health care, vote for it or move to a country that has it. If you want a job that provides insurance, acquire th…

Anyone can. You and your preconceived notions are the only barriers.

If they felt that way they'd just contribute to Bitcoin.

Convenient timing to pump this coin. Seems like Stripe is getting their ducks in a row so they can cash in on their altcoin.