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Re:Jack Dorsey will donate $1M per year to The Tor Project on Monday December 19, 2022 @05:38PM (#34058793)
Hopefully his Tor investment does better than his NFTs.
Too ambitious for a nation that cant fix inflation or deploy high speed rail on native soil.
Re:Ask HN: How do we know ChatGPT is not a scam? on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @06:03AM (#33892998)
There have been chat bots like chatgpt since the AOL days in the smarter child bot.

The basic underlying technology is near to 20 years old in the internet era.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SmarterChild

Binance is pushing for global crypto regulation, which no one wants or supports.

They also have a guilt by association issue due to them being closely affiliated with FTX.

Their fractional reserve rates (which are inferior to tether) aren't likely to impress many who have been paying attention.

Re:Why is open source software so badly designed? on Monday November 28, 2022 @12:56AM (#33770243)
Open source is known for having less bugs and vulnerabilities per line of code in comparison to proprietary software. This was one of the main reasons behind mass migrations away from internet explorer to firefox.

Open source is also known for being more innovative. Linux was the 1st out of the box operating system to come equipped standard with a firewall. Forcing microsoft windows to follow the trend.

If parents cannot monitor children 24/7.

Roblox and internet platforms should not be expected to either.

Re:Bitcoin worse for the climate than beef, say economists on Monday October 03, 2022 @11:27AM (#33068886)
There have been many studies over the years done on bitcoin's impact on the environment.

Everything published about bitcoin's alleged threat to the planet, take into account none of them.

Re:A single Texas ruling could change the web forever on Friday September 30, 2022 @03:54PM (#33039930)
If ISP's become liable for content posted by end users. It sets the stage for large numbers of private citizens being banned by ISP's for publishing certain types of content.
If I was Elon with $44 billion to burn.

Would have bought a brand new semiconductor foundry instead.

Eagles can only cover 199.9 miles without resting.

The trip to Mt. Doom ws 200 miles.

Space junk in orbit is much more accessible than the nearest asteroid.

Its also far easier to recycle and salvage than refining raw ore.

Re:Why the Future of AI Will Not Be Invented in Europe on Thursday September 15, 2022 @06:06PM (#32859055)
Most europeans prefer to forget the eurofighter typhoon exists for a reason.
Aspiring asteroid miners should start with space junk in orbit.
How would it affect states like texas with large crypto mining industries powered by wind farms.
Re:Crypto Dev Enters Wrong Command, Destroys Entire Company on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @06:37PM (#32758077)
No data backups of the blockchain could be found?
The internet's capacity to move large segments of data quickly around the world is the lifeline that makes globalization possible.

Remove that and the dream of global markets have come to an end.

Re:To Save the Deep Ocean, We Should Mine the Moon on Monday September 05, 2022 @07:24AM (#32723106)
Mining the moon could create micro imbalances which would negatively affect its trajectory and orbit.
Powered by climate change friendly wind farms.
Last I checked, solar panels are manufactured from refined silicon which is derived from sand.

It can be recycled and used for a variety of applications.

Re:Solar Car Will Soon Hit Production on Monday July 18, 2022 @05:25PM (#32144003)
> Isn't that the opposite of what you want? Like... crumple zones?

If its the same design as the original failed aptera the shell is carbon fiber.

There is a big question as to who is funding them as the original aptera motors had the same design & went bankrupt in 2011.

Re:CO2 capture by pumping surface acidity to the deep ocean on Monday January 17, 2022 @10:47PM (#29974846)
Desalinate and pump rising sea levels into terraforming desert regions of the planet.

Millions of acres of additional forest will do all the co2 capturing for us.

Re:Norway Is the Only Country with Public Tax Returns (2018) on Monday January 10, 2022 @11:35AM (#29877376)
Norway has a small population of only 5 million.

And shouldn't be compared to larger nations with greater populations.

Norway doesn't scale.

Re:Share Your Plans for 2022 on Monday January 03, 2022 @11:28AM (#29782448)
Are there symptoms of low testosterone in men?

I wonder if its more common than we realize.

Exactly what I was going to say. Thanks.
Re:In need of a baby boom, China clamps down on vasectomies on Monday December 13, 2021 @05:24AM (#29538333)
Greater pollution is correlated with reduced fertility.

It may not be the birth control solution we asked for, but may be the one that we deserve.

Re:The Race to Replace C and C++ on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @05:27PM (#29479021)
C and C++ are simply better.
Blue Balls Origin.
Re:In America’s Next War, Machines Will Do the Thinking on Monday October 04, 2021 @04:47PM (#28751871)
Does anyone trust autonomous war machines that could have hidden backdoors built in to their hardware?
Does it perform better than 20 lines of code comparing humidity, wind speed, dew point factor and temperature.
Re:Electric car leader Tesla left out of White House event on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @08:32PM (#28136546)
Are they still mad tesla bought $1.5 billion in bitcoin.

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