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The Japanese call this wabi sabi, the authentic earned look of aging/rusting.
Re:Coinbase Debit Card on Friday April 12, 2019 @08:07AM (#19644028)
How is this different than the Coinbase Shift card? I had a shift card and the fees on purchases made it prohibitively expensive so I stopped using it after a few purchases.
Re:Uber Revenue Slows as Quarterly Loss Surges to $1.1B on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @06:13PM (#18455132)
Saw a web app that did this a few years ago. Likely the companies made changes to their API’s. Would love to see it again though.
Why does anyone need permission to deploy satellites? Governments want to regulate outer-space?
Re:Backpage.com seized by U.S. justice authorities on Friday April 06, 2018 @04:55PM (#16777339)
Shouldn’t decentralized systems prevent this type of seizure. What’s keeping someone from building a Blockchain version of backpage?
Re:PGP needs to be retired in honor on Thursday February 23, 2017 @01:52PM (#13716597)
Signal? Some paid services seem to be blossoming, see https://protonmail.com
Haven't we reached the point of diminishing returns regarding processor speed? I believe this to be true for the consumer market.
Same in Chicago. If the metered taxi takes an inefficient route, Uber legally can not do a fare ajustment. It's nearly impossible to complain to the City of Chicago if it happens, so you end up having to pay whatever the meter displays.
Re:Inside Rolex's Manufacturing Facilities (2015) on Monday January 23, 2017 @01:54AM (#13460372)
The only site I allow to send me notifications is dictionary.com because I like getting a word of the day. Other than that, getting an alert from blogs every time a new article is posted gets old really fast.
Re:Edit and Upload Instagram Photos on Mac on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @12:07AM (#13424126)
Instagram should have a native app for use on the mac that allows uploads. I'm really hoping they don't block this one from using their API.
Re:Ask HN: How old are you? on Tuesday December 27, 2016 @06:05PM (#13267030)
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Re:Goldman Sachs Drops Out of R3 Blockchain Group on Monday November 21, 2016 @06:27PM (#13010263)
Is this so they can build their own Blockchain?
Close the paywall ad by clicking the x on the top right corner and it lets you read the article.
Copy the title of the article then put it in a google search and click on the first result. You should be able to bypass the paywall.
Re:Ask HN: What's the best way to learn about the blockchain? on Saturday September 24, 2016 @12:24PM (#12571500)
21 has some fun tutorials. https://21.co/learn/

The intro to bitcoin concepts is great place to learn about blockchain.

https://21.co/learn/introduction-to-bitcoin-concepts/#introd...