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ragmondo

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    Comment #47306513

    I'm working on an IoT networked, time sync'd "Smart Dealer Poker Button" - replacing the plastic thing that gets passed around from the current dealer to the next dealer with a IoT…

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    Comment #44953939

    Here's a weird relationship between consecutive primes that I discovered while bored trying some python... Take the last digit (in base 10) of consecutive primes. Now ignore 2 and …

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    Comment #43611031

    It shows "state of mind" - i.e. the capability to understand another entities view of the world, and how that is influenced by their actions and other entities actions in the publi…

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    Comment #42697901

    I did a snowboard thing at the weekend, saved via Garmin -> exported to this: https://cubetrek.com/replay/365919 . Obvs the map is viewed as per summer but it still looks pretty go…

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    Comment #42471544

    Without trying to digress, but why not make it modular too ? I.e. base model is a smart switch, one unit is the “base” unit and the rest talk to that. Possibly even add further swi…

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    Comment #42471514

    Yes - exactly this. If there are multiple needed, then some can be smarter/ more capable than others, but this removes the “just another box and cable(s)” issue.

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    Comment #42470962

    My plea / request : Make a home assistant a DROP IN replacement for a standard light switch. It has power, its adds functionality from the get-go (smart lighting), it’s placed in a…

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    Comment #40587292

    So I’m now predicting what the next captcha is going to ask…

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    Comment #39607004

    Doesn't this kind of thing happen in every film regarding an AI becoming sentient ??

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    Comment #38858648

    ^ This. 100% (yes the literal 100%) of media regarding NFTs is purely about NFT art and it annoys the shit out of me. The fact that there is free form data (with some generally acc…

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    Comment #5644062

    I have written a plain text to base64 encoder here : http://www.getbitcoin.info/assets/misc/base64generator.html Soo.. instead of sharing keys, you can just share keywords and then…

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    Comment #5578331

    have I just been 0day'd ??

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    Comment #5485496

    Anonymity is not really the selling feature of bitcoin - in fact it really only offers pseudo-anonymity. The fact that no-one else can just "print" bitcoins, and that you can trans…

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    Comment #5485473

    To enable hedging, someone would have to take a forward position in USD/BTC .. and at the moment, the market is in contango ( see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contango ) which mean…

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    Comment #5382848

    I have had 3 similar requests - ie obviously spam. Here's hoping a reasonable middle ground can be found.

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    Comment #5374895

    ?? what did I just authorise ?? Sorry.. I have no idea what you are doing with my data and I regretted almost immediately the "grant permission" thing when it just said "Thanks ! Y…

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    Comment #5362565

    bzzt wrong. Most pools payout only after 100-120 blocks after the block they have mined is built upon by other miners (they go via an "estimate" then "unconfirmed" stage first). Ad…

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    Comment #5332500

    Hi Sparkfun employee ! Can you send a link to the ftdi board or cable you require to do this ? Thanks.

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    Comment #5323897

    Maybe he meant planet ?

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    Comment #5298151

    I just put together an Android App to display physical merchants that accept bitcoin. Yes I agree the data is a bit sparse right now but I am populating it as I find lists of merch…

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    Comment #5298147

    depending on what you have and where you are - try this website I knocked together to answer the eternal question "how do I get bitcoins" : http://bcfxer.appspot.com/

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    Comment #5206772

    That's exactly what I thought. Apart from the person who takes your TV to the pawnshop charges you for taking it a 10% commission "in case it's worth less by the time it gets there…

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    Comment #5200572

    I was going to say exactly the same thing. If your website is selling twitter bootstrap themes, chances are you need to put some effort into your theme. If it's an intro page, a FA…

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    Comment #5142372

    but ... does it blend ?