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> We all know what the culture of online shaming has led to and it's all our job not to do it on HN. This is, in and of itself, a blaming statement. Blaming statements, such as the…

> we've had many > don't post off topic Users of HN, please note "we" is Facebook and Facebook, or a representative of Facebook, is telling us what we can and can't discuss here. T…

The downvotes here indicate logic doesn't always follow where there exists polarity in a belief of "truths". While you may be correct in your assertions, you will still lose the ar…

Bitcoin has code. The language is called Script. It lacks loops, however.

You are making a statement of surprise that someone who "didn't fit the investment world", who was "smart" and a "hustler" would not make such a mistake while navigating the interf…

Electronic arbitrage. Interesting, scalable with compute, and highly risky, if you aren't careful or fast enough.

I'll go off anyway I like. That's what the downvote mechanism is for here, after all. Hell, the main article got flagged and pulled. Something is clearly going on. Read the article…

Actually, that's not technically true. FWIU, Lighting could be run on both Bitcoin and Litecoin today, but issues with transaction malleability could cause it to be less than trust…

The connecting of disparate ideas is irrational in the individual. It's only when a group of people temporarily accept that those concepts may make sense that things get done. Give…

I would modify that slightly and say Litecoin is back because of the Lightning Network, which benefits greatly from features provided by Segwit, and which itself leverages payment …

> now survives as a zombie currency backed by the souls of all the bag-holders foolish enough to invest in it Honestly, most of the world's economic trust is backed by similar bag-…

Facebook. See my comment.

Oh, don't worry about that now. They've already moved to have the article removed from HN. Conversation over! ;)

Speaking from observation, the claim may be considered true if the primary purpose of investment firms is to exit the position as either a large gain in value, or a complete loss. …

This is not a throwaway account. Anyone can look at both my comment history and profile to determine identity. You, on the other hand, represent yourself under the guise of anonymi…

> remember that we aren't talking about a faceless politician here Fair enough. I'd also say remember what Mark Twain said about politicians: “Politicians and diapers must be chang…