Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency
by paulgb on Monday February 18, 2019 @12:35PM
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“First they think you're crazy, then they fight you, then you change the world.” - Elizabeth Holmes
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Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency
by jcranmer on Monday February 18, 2019 @12:50PM
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Elizabeth Holmes, who is currently on trial for fraud charges for covering up the fact that her magic blood testing machine was too magic to work in the real world.
Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency
by enraged_camel on Monday February 18, 2019 @12:59PM
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I think that was the joke (although admittedly sometimes you can’t tell on HN).
Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency
by paulgb on Monday February 18, 2019 @01:02PM
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I can confirm that that was the joke :)
Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency
by rohan1024 on Monday February 18, 2019 @01:05PM
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It's not exactly same but the quote credit goes to https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/mahatma_gandhi_103630
Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency
by pault on Monday February 18, 2019 @03:10PM
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That's the joke.
Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency
by mandeepj on Monday February 18, 2019 @12:40PM
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I don't think she is the original author of this quote.
Going to share another quote, which I think is relative here -
“Those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world usually do.” - Steve Jobs
If Jobs had been just a little less crazy, he might still be changing the world.
Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency
by akhilcacharya on Monday February 18, 2019 @12:50PM
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She's not, that's the punchline!
Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency
by Fnoord on Monday February 18, 2019 @01:20PM
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The irony is that she was a Steve Jobs fangirl, or copycat if you will.
Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency
by ithkuil on Monday February 18, 2019 @12:50PM
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Sadly those you think are too crazy to change the world, usually are
Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency
by saalweachter on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @07:55AM
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s/Sadly/Thankfully/
Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency
by WilliamEdward on Monday February 18, 2019 @12:46PM
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I feel like the "usually" is pretty important here.