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trakout

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    Comment #35842704

    GPLv3 license - but where is the code? Why do your userguides have docx and pdf extensions?

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    Comment #34001118

    NCIX doesn't seem to be shipping to anyone these days

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    Comment #22472248

    I'll be happily surprised if we get a postmortem. Pulling everything out as soon as I can.

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    Comment #22112469

    Your comment attributes to the fact that knowing it's possible is usually enough data for HN folks to figure out what's going on. Maybe we should somehow tag the developer? ;)

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    Comment #22024690

    The word "mint" really takes the meaning out of the word "mine". True though, minting is part of the economics included in mining. Usually governments mint coins, but no government…

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    Comment #21991480

    Came here to mention this! Recently I spent some time evaluating snips, doing some research and looking at documentation without actually starting anything. Decided to dive in, onl…

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    Comment #21230500

    Which service, something like transferwise?

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    Comment #21021804

    What kind of data is being sent? Devices that need to legitimately phone home for something tend to do so by requesting servers within or close to the country they were developed i…

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    Comment #20561194

    In the context of nascent tech like this, most people just don't know the right questions to ask, unfortunately. Perhaps in the near future we will be treated to a layman's explana…

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    Comment #20260127

    This. Op has either been very, very lucky in his tenure -- or, he has never had to build a site with compatibility requirements targeting >= IE9, Blackberry's browser, or Safari iO…

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    Comment #18404321

    awesome :) do you take payment in crypto currency?

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    Comment #18267739

    Geth isn't the only software out there..

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    Comment #18172658

    I'll just leave this one here. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telescreen

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    Comment #17416216

    5 years ago, maybe. You can buy flight tickets and tech hardware (Newegg) with bitcoin.

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    Comment #17149841

    thanks for sharing!

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    Comment #16592352

    I purchased a laptop on Newegg last year using Bitcoin. Expedia takes Bitcoin as a payment method. Both of these are practical (and in some cases regular) expenditures.

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    Comment #16085552

    hey what d'you know, snarky

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    Comment #16083981

    #2 is way off. By definition crypto is decentralized. Currencies that currently have the highest market caps (read: most popular) also tend to be open source -- anyone can contribu…

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    Comment #16083953

    Can you clarify?

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    Comment #15421829

    may I ask why you liquidated, especially with PoS approaching?

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    Comment #15319698

    There is a focus on building decentralized exchanges at the moment. Regulation will become more difficult when these become mainstream.

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    Comment #14807984

    Cryptocurrencies do go through pen tests. I think instances like these are a good analogy to how even multiple tests run by 3rd parties will only get you so far -- particularly whe…

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    Comment #14570527

    Agreed. I also think there's a lot of satisfaction in knowing that you got those stars in a completely organic manner.