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Re:Beyond the boring blockchain bubble on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @08:19AM (#14956989)
Maybe Disney?
Re:Introducing Dash – Reactive Web Apps for Python on Thursday June 22, 2017 @09:44AM (#14612154)
There's also DASH, the washing powder.
> I don't have the names offhand

Tether?

Re:UK election: Conservatives lose majority on Friday June 09, 2017 @06:43AM (#14520466)
Anecdote - There wasn't any particular party that I wanted to vote for. My vote was against the Tories in protest of having to give up essential liberties for a bit of temporary safety.
Re:Ask HN: Books you wish you had read earlier? on Thursday June 08, 2017 @09:34AM (#14514038)
> How to See Color and Paint It

Ordered a copy, thanks!

Re:Overview of top cryptocurrencies on Thursday June 01, 2017 @07:55AM (#14459502)
"applications that run exactly as programmed without any possibility of downtime, censorship, fraud or third party interference."

https://www.ethereum.org/

Re:Why I Quit Being So Accommodating (1922) on Friday May 26, 2017 @09:32AM (#14423864)
This reminds me of 'Human Zoo' by the zoologist Desmond Morris, which is a fascinating read.
A variation of this game is for everyone at the table to stack their phones in a pile. The first one to pull his phone has to pay the bill.