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Re:Bitcoin makes journalists say stupid things by codeulike on Friday April 05, 2013 @01:35PM (#5499805)
What's the track record of economists vs. computer scientists over the past ten years?

Compare y2k to 2008 banking crisis?

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Re:Bitcoin makes journalists say stupid things by waterlesscloud on Friday April 05, 2013 @01:44PM (#5499863)
Compare the damage done by each? Computer scientists come out waaaaaaaaaay ahead on that one.
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Re:Bitcoin makes journalists say stupid things by temphn on Friday April 05, 2013 @01:41PM (#5499845)
Y2K: nothing bad happened after the intervention of computer scientists.

2008 banking crisis: terrible things happened even with (or because of) the intervention of economists.

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