2017 is the year of Linux on the desktop
Digital coins may be on the verge of going mainstream
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#122017 is the year of Linux on the desktop
Since POTUS tweets using an Android device in the Oval Office, we can at least say 2017 is the year of Linux on the top desk.
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#14And, now, we have two bitcoins. Cash and umm, Bitcoin.I wonder what effect it has(will have) on the future of cryptocurrency?
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#152017 is the year of Linux on the desktop
*Year of Linux running inside pico-processes on top of the NT kernel.
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#16We're a long way off mainstream. Take the Web as an example: When my university lab computer got trumpet winsock and Netscape installed, it wasn't mainstream. When Hotbot was launched and could actually search with some degree of efficiency it wasn't mainstream. When I learned html and javascript from reading Webmonkey posts it wasn't mainstream. When I switched to this new upstart called Google it wasn't mainstream.…
Even taking your (IMO incorrect) assumption that the web only became mainstream when Facebook launched at face value...
> When Hotbot was launched and could actually search with some degree of efficiency it wasn't mainstream.
That was 1996.
> When I could post on Twitter and Facebook it was starting to feel like it was mainstream.
That was 2004. So roughly a gap of 8 years.
Bitcoin started in 2009. It's now 2017. A gap of 8 years.
So, uh, how much longer is a "a long way off"?
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#17We're a long way off mainstream. Take the Web as an example: When my university lab computer got trumpet winsock and Netscape installed, it wasn't mainstream. When Hotbot was launched and could actually search with some degree of efficiency it wasn't mainstream. When I learned html and javascript from reading Webmonkey posts it wasn't mainstream. When I switched to this new upstart called Google it wasn't mainstream.…
The web was mainstream when I was like 10 on AOL doing who knows what with all my classmates. My grandparents even got into it and sent me emails and chatrooms. Geocities was more or less main stream and kinda like pre-social media. Those communities were a little different.
I can also remember using Altavista and Lycos before I ever heard of a Google. My mom introduced me to google to help me research papers for school. She showed me how to do complex searches and is by no means good with technology.
Absolutely agree bitcoin is not ready for main stream. It's daunting for non techies. It wouldn't be mainstream until I can use it as easy as cash or card. Or mom and pop places accept it.
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#18We're a long way off mainstream. Take the Web as an example: When my university lab computer got trumpet winsock and Netscape installed, it wasn't mainstream. When Hotbot was launched and could actually search with some degree of efficiency it wasn't mainstream. When I learned html and javascript from reading Webmonkey posts it wasn't mainstream. When I switched to this new upstart called Google it wasn't mainstream.…
Even taking your (IMO incorrect) assumption that the web only became mainstream when Facebook launched at face value... > When Hotbot was launched and could actually search with some degree of efficiency it wasn't mainstream. That was 1996. > When I could post on Twitter and Facebook it was starting to feel like it was mainstream. That was 2004. So roughly a gap of 8 years. Bitcoin started in 2009. It's now 2017. A g…
Ask your parents to explain cryptocurrency. It's not about wall clock time. It's about milestones.
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#19We're a long way off mainstream. Take the Web as an example: When my university lab computer got trumpet winsock and Netscape installed, it wasn't mainstream. When Hotbot was launched and could actually search with some degree of efficiency it wasn't mainstream. When I learned html and javascript from reading Webmonkey posts it wasn't mainstream. When I switched to this new upstart called Google it wasn't mainstream.…
The web was mainstream when I was like 10 on AOL doing who knows what with all my classmates. My grandparents even got into it and sent me emails and chatrooms. Geocities was more or less main stream and kinda like pre-social media. Those communities were a little different. I can also remember using Altavista and Lycos before I ever heard of a Google. My mom introduced me to google to help me research papers for sch…
Your mom is an outlier.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have a theory that once you can define ICOs, they will cease to exist in their current form. If the layman buying ICOs for their speculative value understands the asset they're buying, they might not want to buy it anymore.
I have another theory, that this has already happened.
I see what you did there. ;-)
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/2397-there-is-a-theory-whic...