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Re:Pineapple Fund: Donating $86M of Bitcoins to Charity on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @08:39PM (#15919328)
Enough of the ad homenium
Re:Ask HN: How do you stay focused while programming/working? on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @10:36PM (#15911823)
I don't stay focused. I'm a human not a code robot.
I feel awesome after smoking a cigarette.
Good question. I wonder I'd its better to read up on how to be a better coder (code complete etc.) and also learn about architecting systems. None of this is usually taught in CS.
Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? on Saturday December 09, 2017 @10:30PM (#15889700)
I can take my seed words inside my brain through airport security.

Let's not get started on verification of the asset!

Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? on Saturday December 09, 2017 @10:23PM (#15889682)
Who's going to work for USD if no one wants to hold them?
Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? on Saturday December 09, 2017 @10:07PM (#15889632)
> have owned BTC for 5 years and I am enjoying the rally, but with the high transaction fees, back ...

That sir is a first world problem!

Supreme tax avoidance. Great for newly minted bitcoin heirs.
Re:Ask HN: Any Alt coins worth buying? on Saturday December 09, 2017 @04:47AM (#15885067)
Ethereum of course