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Re:Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @02:48PM (#47429793)
An RFC is a request for comments, contributions.

Are you open to contributing to this RFC?

Why would Bitcoin purists care about off ramping onto fiat?

This seems awkwardly unnecessary for a technology that has only prioritized deflationary economics and economic sovereignty through private key encryption.

Re:Find SF parking cops on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @07:26PM (#45354162)
But why?
It can be both.
It’s not the burden of society to prove the dangers of the technology we purchase on behalf of the businesses that sell it.

We recall consumer products for danger well below the numbers reported in the article above. A vehicle on the road should be held to an even higher standard.

Re:At least three Google AI researchers have joined OpenAI on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @10:22PM (#34799677)
People said the same thing about cloud computing and machine learning. When the cost per compute approached commodity status for both, those opinions quickly changed.
Is this why the FAA grounded all flights this morning?
He’s not the only person making ground breaking research in neural networks.

You can walk into NIPS and find a handful of other researchers that perform at or better in this space.

If I was you, I would not answer any questions, and I would consult a lawyer.

edit: Looks like they were public gems, but in general it's always good advice to consult a lawyer before disrupting commercial or public systems.

Re:Is Amazon Violating U.S. Antitrust Laws? on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @09:14PM (#19734701)
luckily, predatory pricing does not have to consider intent.

see Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 509 U.S. 209.

essentially, all you have to do is prove that there is "dangerous probability" that a monopolist can recoup their losses after all competitors have been priced out.

Re:IPFS Project Roadmap on Friday April 12, 2019 @08:47PM (#19650325)
why not encrypt it? that way it's junk data to anyone that can't decrypt it
This is not true/unfair interpretation.

An artist does not get paid after the first payment from the label from the sale of a CD. If you play the CD on repeat, the artist does not benefit, nor does the label.

/Labels/ get paid for every single listen on Spotify.

There is also Spotify Direct, too, and the artist can directly benefit more than if they went with a label.

Re:Apple’s repair kill switch hasn’t been activated yet on Saturday October 06, 2018 @06:28PM (#18157653)
it's to prevent chop-shop theft.
Re:Facebook launches PyTorch 1.0 on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @01:40PM (#18123875)
No need to incite.
Re:Walmart Requires Lettuce, Spinach Suppliers to Join Blockchain on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @07:25AM (#18074774)
I guess they're using hyperledger?
Re:China’s Silicon Valley Dream Bumps Against Reality on Sunday September 16, 2018 @12:22PM (#17999676)
Wars are not one dimensional. Having a superior economy also doesn't mean you'll have a strategic advantage in the field.
Re:Elastic files for an IPO on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @04:08PM (#17921467)
you have to put literally every single risk factor you may face or consider facing for investors. it's a CYA for the company.
Just a small fine and remedial action to resolve the violation. This also happens to traditional businesses.
Re:Ask HN: How to pursue acquisition? on Sunday July 29, 2018 @07:51PM (#17641095)
Just email the respective business development folks at the companies expanding into your space.
Re:Tariffs China imposes on every country on Friday July 20, 2018 @11:09AM (#17575586)
> They had all forgotten about blue collar America. They all thought people would change jobs and these jobs would offer a good living to blue collar workers.

But.. people did change jobs? Unemployment is at an all-time low and goods and services are very cheap. Housing is not cheap, but that's a function of the wage rate (which could be argued is a function of housing costs).

Just because there are more services industry jobs and less manufacturing does not mean that 'blue collar America' is forgotten -- it's just changed identities.

Everyone benefits from global trade because the terms of trade should always benefit both parties.

this is most commonly diagnosed as depression
They could have certainly put out the job posting for visa reasons :)

http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=APPLE+INC&job=&city=&year=2...

Re:Alphabet's Median Pay Nears $200k on Monday April 30, 2018 @11:07AM (#16959167)
> Story: "Yet Another Datapoint showing that the current market rate for developers is $300,000/year and higher."

for extremely competitive, highly sought-after employers. I guarantee you if you go to Texas, that salary $ is not that high on the mean at all.

Re:Spotify opens on NYSE, valuing company at almost $30B on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @11:14PM (#16751586)
Most of these users are converting from their shrinking iTunes business.
Not having to emulate iOS apps on macOS will be a boon for Xcode developers.
Re:Spotify Form F-1 on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @07:06PM (#16488497)
Add songs to your library. It's given more weight than simple up-thumb/down-thumb.
Re:Cryptocurrency Analysis with Python – Buy and Hold on Tuesday December 26, 2017 @03:28PM (#16010802)
buyers are willing to trade USD for more bitcoins. the price might never go to zero, but it will approach it.
Re:Cryptocurrency Analysis with Python – Buy and Hold on Tuesday December 26, 2017 @01:19PM (#16009935)
a lot more people sell than buy cryptocurrency
Re:Coinbase down for maintenance on Thursday December 07, 2017 @04:39PM (#15874562)
missed opportunity to say:

hypergains = hyperpains

sounds like a great FPS title from the mid-90's. GoreQuests, Rated M for Mature.

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