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Re: All 500 of the world's top 500 supercomputers are running Linux

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Post by gowld »

whataretensors wrote: post #28
zanny wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think its so much a shame that Linus isn't a billionaire than it is we have billionaires at all. There is limited rational or ethical reason for one human being to accumulate so much centralized wealth. There is being rewarded for hard work / skill / innovation and there is exploiting people to become rich, and the line between those is very hard to distinguish when talking about individuals making more than…

Blame the SEC for this one. Their accredited investor regulation gave the future to the rich. Seed round, series A, B, C, etc should be a vehicle for class mobility. Instead it's a way for the rich and powerful to accumulate more wealth. With YC and other incubators acting as a filter for where investors should put money, it matters more which zipcode you were born into than your overall intelligence and creativity.…

If you believe that, create a VC fund, make public offerings, and let the general public buy shares in your fund via their brokerage account.

Re: All 500 of the world's top 500 supercomputers are running Linux

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Post by kaybe »

0xbear wrote: post #42
zanny wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think its so much a shame that Linus isn't a billionaire than it is we have billionaires at all. There is limited rational or ethical reason for one human being to accumulate so much centralized wealth. There is being rewarded for hard work / skill / innovation and there is exploiting people to become rich, and the line between those is very hard to distinguish when talking about individuals making more than…

That reminds me of an old (and highly illegal at the time) Soviet joke: it’s 1917, the Russian revolution is getting into its full swing. An old man is lying on a couch reading a newspaper. His grandson runs into a room, and excitedly proclaims: “Grandfather, Bolsheviks have seized the means of production, and there will be no rich people anymore”. To which the old man replies: “Funny, the revolutionaries of my gener…

Similar to what a Chinese teacher abroad told me:

We tried even distribution and found that everyone being poor sucks, so now we let some people get rich first then actually have something to even out.

Very optimistic but seems to be the official reading of the plan.

Re: All 500 of the world's top 500 supercomputers are running Linux

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Post by sien »

zanny wrote: post #21
b_emery wrote: post #4

A win for open source. I was just thinking the other day that it's a shame that Linus is not a billionaire. Seems he's doing just fine however: "Finnish-American software engineer and hacker Linus Torvalds has as estimated net worth of $150 million and an estimated annual salary of $10 million. He earned his net worth as the principal force behind the development of the Linux kernel." Source: https://www.therichest.c…

I don't think its so much a shame that Linus isn't a billionaire than it is we have billionaires at all. There is limited rational or ethical reason for one human being to accumulate so much centralized wealth. There is being rewarded for hard work / skill / innovation and there is exploiting people to become rich, and the line between those is very hard to distinguish when talking about individuals making more than…

The problem is that the realistic alternative is that there is effectively even more centralized wealth, or wealth control with governments.

It would be neat if money was spread even more evenly. But the costs of the intervention to try and wangle it would probably outweigh the benefits.

That isn't to say that taxes shouldn't be higher or benefits higher. But even Sweden and France have billionaires. They just have their wealth in foundations and in Luxembourg.

Re: All 500 of the world's top 500 supercomputers are running Linux

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Post by lucozade »

dgut wrote: post #35
whataretensors wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Blame the SEC for this one. Their accredited investor regulation gave the future to the rich. Seed round, series A, B, C, etc should be a vehicle for class mobility. Instead it's a way for the rich and powerful to accumulate more wealth. With YC and other incubators acting as a filter for where investors should put money, it matters more which zipcode you were born into than your overall intelligence and creativity.…

I definitely believe ICOs are the future of funding. We are at a premature stage, but as the ecosystem matures we'll see a lot of great things come out of it unless the SEC and whatnot decide to nuke it. For instance, until now ICOs have been able to raise money without a prototype in hand, this I believe will change.

That’s an interesting position.

What you’re effectively saying is, if you’re stupid enough to invest in a scam then you should be allowed to. The establishment shouldn’t put barriers in your way if you want to give your money to a hoax.

There’s something to be said for that. If you’re not capable of managing your own money then maybe the con artist will do better?

Personally, I’d prefer to give to a charity with a decent track record but it’s your money. You presumably don’t need nannying.

Re: All 500 of the world's top 500 supercomputers are running Linux

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Post by walshemj »

derefr wrote: post #34
whataretensors wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Blame the SEC for this one. Their accredited investor regulation gave the future to the rich. Seed round, series A, B, C, etc should be a vehicle for class mobility. Instead it's a way for the rich and powerful to accumulate more wealth. With YC and other incubators acting as a filter for where investors should put money, it matters more which zipcode you were born into than your overall intelligence and creativity.…

Investor accreditation makes sense (for now.) Giving poor people free access to untested-investment-vehicle-X is basically the same as giving them over-the-counter access to scheduled drugs. Mistakes will be made, and the people making them—lacking resources as they do—won't be able to recover from them. Right now, we're spending a lot of money trying to figure out how to get people out of these ruts. (Free housing s…

Why I don't see many people in the UK going bankrupt of stockmarket investments opposed to say video poker in the Bookies

Its just the Maggie meant what she said about a shareholding democracy

And even Sweden has a strong retail shareholdings they even have national organisation that looks out for their interests

Re: All 500 of the world's top 500 supercomputers are running Linux

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Post by walshemj »

howoddalien wrote: post #29
b_emery wrote: post #4

A win for open source. I was just thinking the other day that it's a shame that Linus is not a billionaire. Seems he's doing just fine however: "Finnish-American software engineer and hacker Linus Torvalds has as estimated net worth of $150 million and an estimated annual salary of $10 million. He earned his net worth as the principal force behind the development of the Linux kernel." Source: https://www.therichest.c…

It’s hard to say anyone should be a billionaire, frankly, let alone deserve it. Sad to see this attitude on HN.

On HN? I don't think so :-) even to Socialist Workers Party in the Uk accept share options

Re: All 500 of the world's top 500 supercomputers are running Linux

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Post by ekianjo »

zanny wrote: post #21
b_emery wrote: post #4

A win for open source. I was just thinking the other day that it's a shame that Linus is not a billionaire. Seems he's doing just fine however: "Finnish-American software engineer and hacker Linus Torvalds has as estimated net worth of $150 million and an estimated annual salary of $10 million. He earned his net worth as the principal force behind the development of the Linux kernel." Source: https://www.therichest.c…

I don't think its so much a shame that Linus isn't a billionaire than it is we have billionaires at all. There is limited rational or ethical reason for one human being to accumulate so much centralized wealth. There is being rewarded for hard work / skill / innovation and there is exploiting people to become rich, and the line between those is very hard to distinguish when talking about individuals making more than…

> it is we have billionaires at all.

This line of thinking always makes me laugh. You don't complain when a doctors makes money by serving hundreds of patients every month right? Then, when someone builds a product/service that is used by hundreds of millions, or billions of people, the natural conclusion is that they will become millionaires and billionaires.

It's very natural, and very logical.

> we are talking about people who control more assets than some nation

How about folks who centralize powers like politicians in high level functions, who have not even been elected but appointed? How do you feel about that? They also can have massive influence on the world's affairs, even if they are not billionaires. I'd be way more concerned about that.

Re: All 500 of the world's top 500 supercomputers are running Linux

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Post by cgag »

zanny wrote: post #21
b_emery wrote: post #4

A win for open source. I was just thinking the other day that it's a shame that Linus is not a billionaire. Seems he's doing just fine however: "Finnish-American software engineer and hacker Linus Torvalds has as estimated net worth of $150 million and an estimated annual salary of $10 million. He earned his net worth as the principal force behind the development of the Linux kernel." Source: https://www.therichest.c…

I don't think its so much a shame that Linus isn't a billionaire than it is we have billionaires at all. There is limited rational or ethical reason for one human being to accumulate so much centralized wealth. There is being rewarded for hard work / skill / innovation and there is exploiting people to become rich, and the line between those is very hard to distinguish when talking about individuals making more than…

Aren't there a ton of those multinational corporations making products and software?

Some of those companies have produced far more than some nations. What of it?

Re: All 500 of the world's top 500 supercomputers are running Linux

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Post by ekianjo »

GlennS wrote: post #31
vram22 wrote: post #24

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:) Yes, since Swedish is a Germanic language, I suppose. I know a bit of German too, and have noticed that when I read words in Scandinavian languages, I can sometimes guess what they mean, due to their being similar to corresponding German words. Had been reading on Wikipedia about different human languages and their backgrounds and histories a while ago, and was interested to see that Finnish and Hungarian had stuf…

You also appear to know English, another Germanic language.

English has been widely influenced by French after William the Conquerer and the Normands rule over England for almost 4 centuries.

Take a look at Beowulf and good luck trying to understand the original germanic version of English. You won't.

Re: All 500 of the world's top 500 supercomputers are running Linux

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Post by [deleted] »

gowld wrote: post #51
whataretensors wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Blame the SEC for this one. Their accredited investor regulation gave the future to the rich. Seed round, series A, B, C, etc should be a vehicle for class mobility. Instead it's a way for the rich and powerful to accumulate more wealth. With YC and other incubators acting as a filter for where investors should put money, it matters more which zipcode you were born into than your overall intelligence and creativity.…

If you believe that, create a VC fund, make public offerings, and let the general public buy shares in your fund via their brokerage account.

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