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gbaygon

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    Comment #37823092

    yes major downsides, these are only strategies to get by

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    Comment #37822529

    yes but in an hyperinflationary scenario it won’t last long (laws are defined in pesos) so it could be back to sub 800 soon

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    Comment #37822478

    its normal now, everybody knows how to work with it - buy with credit payable in 6/12 months, take advantage of government credit to offset it (often such credits are below inflati…

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    Comment #37822373

    Keep in mind that in reality it raises the floor to 1900 dollars/ month for workers only. Thats at today’s black market exchange rate (article cites non existent official rate). Wi…

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    Comment #37012775

    I work as a software engineer, my daily driver is Macbook Pro (m1, 16gb) and update them every 3 years on average. Do you know how much downtime I’ve had b/c broken package updates…

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    Comment #37011278

    Theres is one thing non apple manufacturers can’t do: iOS I’ve given old iphones / helped purchase new ones to my Android friends over the years - none got back to android. The exp…

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    Comment #36123437

    also pushed for binance to support lightning network, which brings greater adoption of that tech

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    Comment #33968452

    I'm Argentinian and we keep sharing mate as if nothing have happened. Off course there may be some people that started to drink their own mate but definitely not the majority, not …

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    Comment #31461218

    you can if you are in El Salvador for example

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    Comment #31461205

    It's an alternative payment network, implemented as a bitcoin layer 2. You can argue that it's somewhat centralized, but not as much as Visa.

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    Comment #31461181

    Well I've actually paid for street food using lightning, and also use it regularly it to send money to my family using Strike. It's instant and practically free.

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    Comment #31461107

    have you heard of lightning network?

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    Comment #29545455

    check opendime: https://opendime.com

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    Comment #28314314

    It exists and it’s called “proof of stake”, see Cardano and ETH2 for example. The pros and cons are debatable but the technology is interesting. If you want to know more I recommen…

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    Comment #25212235

    Not if you count world cups.

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    not loading at the moment: https://web.archive.org/web/20200808231030/https://www.fiegg...

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    Comment #21643720

    I like ON Gold Standard specially the “Double Rich Chocolate” flavor, it’s also one of the most recommended protein powder on bodybuilding forums.

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