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Re:Bitcoin is Unsustainable? on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @03:20AM (#9803508)
Well, for Bob's bank to owe $50 more to Bob they need to be compensated so Alice's bank now owes $50 to Bob's bank. In other words, Bob's bank must trust Alice's shitty bank.

Unlike the dollar, Bitcoin is not the transfer of debt.

Re:Why so many Dutch people work part time on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @05:30AM (#9530445)
In Sweden you pay 3% of your gross salary but there's a cap so you never have to pay more than 135 euros a month for a child.

If you have more cildren, you'll pay 2% for the second (max 90 euro), 1% for the third (max 45 euros) and nothing for the fourth.

Re:Apple Plans to Shut Down Beats Music? on Monday September 22, 2014 @04:14PM (#8352358)
Beats is a great brand, they should retire iTunes instead.
Re:Atreus: My Custom Keyboard on Sunday August 31, 2014 @01:59AM (#8248555)
Make a keyboard where you have one key for each finger. You get all characters by pressing combinations of keys. There are 1024 possible combinations.