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georgesC

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    Comment #27029431

    Build your own custom and in house CRM that you know from top to bottom, which does precisely what your company needs. And keep it closed in your private network.

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    Comment #26897789

    Because producing tools with php is VERY fast, and it runs almost as fast as a scripting language could. It's simple, and efficient. One of the language that requires the least amo…

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    Comment #26322068

    Those entities can abuse your trust if they decide to censor or cancel the transaction for some arbitrary reasons. Same can apply in the context of money, rules of said money can c…

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    Comment #26321003

    Trust minimization doesn't equal no trust. Also the trust that a currency works as intended and that a transaction goes through isn't the same kind of trust than trusting a vendor,…

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    Comment #26320464

    A blockchain is a database. But a regular database doesn't really minimize trust, that's the point of public blockchains. The need of not relying on a centralized entity or third p…

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    Comment #26319366

    Bitcoin solved the double spending problem in a decentralized system . This has numerous consequences, among them the possibility of creating a currency that doesn't rely on a cent…

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    Comment #25295453

    Unlike php, I can see Javascript slowly disappearing thanks to Wasm.

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    Comment #25260015

    The wealthier might lose more wealth overall (if we exclude the options they have to diversify and protect) but that doesn't mean it won't be harder for the poor. A poor by definit…

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    Comment #25258982

    Bitcoin can change depending on the need of the users, assuming it's something accepted by them, which sounds fair to me. As for the inflation/fiat it just seems to me that you kee…

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    Comment #25258672

    In practice, I'd say "selected" lower level standards aren't changed but built upon. Standard tools also tends to not change much. web protocols, C, C++, php, those are not getting…

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    Comment #25258160

    The fact that so many people don't know that cash/fiat is losing value over time makes it somewhat of a problem. Furthermore the creation of cash/fiat creates high benefits to thos…

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    Comment #25257987

    When I see those kind of subjective opinions getting popular, I'm glad that projects like bitcoin exists. It's really a political topic, as much as economical or tech.

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    Comment #25076419

    Just like today's "don't spread personal data on the internet and avoid forms", the future of that will be "don't use a brain-computer device/software that is not entirely open-sou…

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    Comment #25007528

    We have no idea if the forced voters will vote blank or not.

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    Comment #24996203

    If you force to vote the many people that wouldn't vote otherwise, you will likely have results that are not representative of what the citizens want, due to skewed data. Don't exp…

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    Comment #24945697

    For web dev, I would rather have an expert in rust obviously, but I would also rather have an expert in php who expressly choose php over rust for the sake of the kiss principle. P…

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    Comment #24945127

    I don't understand how people are jumping head first into a new technology that is so young. It reminds me of the different js frameworks fads. Why would you use that in production…

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    Comment #24921562

    Governments are important to protect freedom. I'm in favor of national currencies, but when it comes to the world wide web, and computers in general, I'm more comfortable with havi…