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The Replace-By-Fee flag in Bitcoin is effectively a built-in paid accelerator that covers all miners. I think the reason inefficiencies like this exist is because a lot of wallets …

How exactly does a currency go from a value of zero to trillions (were it to become a major global settlement currency) in a decentralised way while maintaining stable purchasing p…

You're describing Bitcoin.

Seems like an overreach to sue a company that actually sells apples

Same (2016,m5,8gb,512gb). It's a really great little laptop, and has been my daily driver until catalina hit. The only people I ever see shitting on the 12" macbook are people who'…

Most of that stems from the fact that the US dollar is the main global reserve currency - so people around the world are willing to accept them in exchange for real goods and servi…

The only reason I keep the app is to turn on/off "wind noise reduction" while walking by the sea... reconsidering if this is worth it.

> commercial banks are the ones which create money (through credit). And they are only able to keep doing that because central banks create new money to bail them out if they are e…

Due to massive pressure from governments and NGOs, not because it was wrong. If they could have gotten away with it, they would have.

Not necessarily well, but definitely with more focus. One 9/11 - you get a united country (for the first year after at least). A 9/11 equivalent every couple of days - "but I don't…

Sean Carroll is currently making an attempt to reach a broad audience with these videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI09kat_GeI&list=PLrxfgDEc2N...

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I imagine they meant a 5" screen and a 5" phone, i.e. a small phone with no bezels.

You can check it yourself: https://sci-hub.st/support https://blockstream.info/address/12PCbUDS4ho7vgSccmixKTHmq9q...

Haha, it's like PayPal is actively trying to make itself completely obsolete, especially when you couple it with this news: https://www.coindesk.com/paypal-venmo-to-roll-out-crypto…

> A lot of people working for NSO (or the NSA) see themselves as making a personal sacrifice for public safety. And we're saying they are wrong, actively harming public safety, and…

Spotify just pays the tax, but my understanding was they filed an antitrust complaint in the EU, because Apple is charging them while offering a competing music service.

I mean most of Asia does routinely punish way more severely for non-violent drug offences.

TWRP doesn't work on Android 10

Apparently season 3 will be coming out later this year.

It's almost like people aren't entitled to everything they want in life simply because they exist.

Chris Martenson goes through the major criticisms here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Pv77R3g1E

Missing the point completely. Being in lockdown for an extended period requires preparation. Not everyone has the ability to stay where they currently are when the lockdown comes..…