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Re:Making 768 servers look like 1 on Thursday July 16, 2026 @07:00AM (#48932855)
Surely the cost of running sql server on premium hardware with replication would be more than running on commodity hardware with sharding?
Re:Next.js 11 on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @02:24PM (#27519473)
sounds similar to aspnet razor pages. is it?
Re:Coinbase is exploring the addition of new currencies on Sunday December 09, 2018 @08:58PM (#18644613)
Cross border payments is one use case that I have heard a lot and makes sense.
It's not necessary for the payments layer, Although the asset can be used for the settlement layer, as can a lot of other tokens be used (see ILP: inter ledger protocol), I have used bitcoin and ether, all I can say is that XRP is by far the cheapest and fastest way to settle right now.
> The coin only exists to provide 'liquidity' and improve confidence from financial institutions.

Can u please elaborate what are the other traits a coin can exhibit other than providing value? And what are the other purposes of coins such as bitcoin/litecoin/ether etc.

Re:Why America Needs India’s Rockets on Thursday November 03, 2016 @12:06PM (#12865174)
FYI: India doesn't need an "ICBM" to nuke pakistan.
Re:Dinosaur and Lisp on Wednesday August 24, 2016 @02:04PM (#12353963)
Same here, after this realisation I was thrilled!