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A video link to the actual launch failure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfMbGPf4r9g

It's an interesting question. I would argue that it isn't about the U.S. government's stability, but more about the confidence that you can use a dollar to buy x. And I don't think…

This is very helpful. How about handling validation and errors (e.g. unique account)?

I agree that it will happen before B equals D but no one knows the tipping point ratio. In theory, a government can always argue right up to that point that, "we'll grow our way ou…

Not being sarcastic here. 2013 A = Debt is around: $17.5 trillion B = Debt Service: $416 billion C = Average Rate: 2.38% ($416 billion / $17.5 trillion) D = U.S. Tax Revenue: +/- $…

> The fact that interest rates on Treasury bonds remain so low, despite our debt levels and despite certain political figures repeatedly attempting to force the US Government to de…

I think your shooting too low. Million is so 2013. $10 Billion minimum!

Didn't see the live show but the videos look interesting. I'm wondering what technology was used to produce it and is it considered a major innovation?

I guess it's because of the plastic but all of the guns look like they were sold at Toys-R-Us. BTW: The gun made in Japan (1st video in the article) has a background track that is …

I'd like to see what the projected ongoing costs are for enrollees that continue in the system for the next year. Surely, the cost of maintaining an enrollee is substantially lower…

In the end it's a question of alternative mechanisms. Either we use the current system or we go with a "backed" medium of exchange. The "backed" version suffers from elasticity (bu…

I think the underlying mechanism here is a centralized banking system in all three countries. Without getting into the religious discussion of whether a central bank is "right or "…

I'd be very curious to see if it's age dependent. I agree that I absorb more with the printed page, but I wonder if this is habit or conditioning. I didn't grow up reading material…

IMHO it's important to be able to laugh at yourself, not take yourself too seriously, etc. I wondered how defensive folks from the Silicon Valley would be at a show that portrayed …

Do you live in Silicon Valley?

I just finished the third episode of Silicon Valley (HBO) and found it really funny, but wondered if those that "live it" also find it humorous or do they take offense?

So is your point that foundations or advocacy is bad for education?

What type of education technology were you building?

This is not meant to be snarky... ...When someone has a bunch invested (time) in a thing, it's understandable (not necessarily justifiable) to be defensive about anything that chal…

I've used Postman for a while and it is great for those trying to understand integrating with web apis. The ability to save requests in a namespace is invaluable.

I've respected the HN community for a long time. This was a place where ideas could be shared and unlike many sites that were just an echo-chamber for a particular point of view, t…