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Yeah makes sense. Basically just trigger peoples' FOMO response?

I like this framing. I think there's a rebellious undertone to some of the aforementioned "worshippers" -- and at least as many are definitely there for the money-pump effect.

I've thought about this a lot because my less technical friends are often surprised when I tell them I am not "super into" BTC. I wonder if it is because I am used to dealing with …

I think it is also kind of a collectors' item. Like owning a piece of a rare set of baseball cards or cars. There are definitely religious zealots out there but in terms of passive…

Yes. I was very conscious of this state as a child and less so as an adult but when I am it is peaceful.

I sold my BTC from 2011 in the (what felt "big" at the time) run-up end of 2017, before it crashed in 2018. Me at the time: "nailed it. knew this was hype and surfed it beautifully…

Still remember first time used original Optimizely product for my own startup. Was amazing

To clarify the use of the term "rebalancing" here for people who are familiar with Kafka's terminology: this is (I believe) referring to partition _storage_ rebalancing (redistribu…

I wrote the article because I find the manner in which humans alter their reality to be fascinating and I wanted to create a basis for a discussion. Thanks to you and others, I am …

That is too bad since the point of the article is actually in favor of the Musk, the Model S and innovators like Musk. The introductory example is a beginning of a very same "conte…

I am thrilled that the first comment is a moral value judgement assignment to a way of looking at alternate realities without assigning moral value judgements :)

Glad you like it. The only main thing it really needs now is a better system for guessing more variations of what people name their dist files typically. Obviously that's what over…

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Even if it's not software, you should learn about the relevant tech (assuming there is some). You'll have an easier time hiring talent later, you'll need less upfront costs, and in…

I think the caveat in this discussion is that BTC needs something like this if and only IF it can be done securely. Unfortunately, due to the nature of networked systems, the odds …

The attitude of that letter is refreshingly positive and sensible. A nice change from the usual super-charged sexist attitudes one way or the other that usually only spark more pol…

An excellent demonstration of why Bitcoin is awesome: complete transparency on the block-chain.

Spammer transcripts are priceless. Another way to fight spammers, would be to quietly shut off sending for their account, while still providing simulated email data to their dashbo…

Backed. If they can deliver on this the value of the application potential is completely worth the relatively low up front risk.