>> we have on the one side a dollar that has endured as a value store and medium of exchange for hundreds of years, and which has proven remarkably resilient (valuable) by any objective measure throughout the worst…
Krugman's rants can be safely ignored. He either genuinely thinks that the solution to problems created by printing and borrowing way too much money is.. printing and borrowing shitloads more money, or he doesn't…
I wonder if the ever-vigilant FTC has noticed anything shady about what Wall Street has been doing for years now.
It seems he just wanted to draw a parallel between two "manias". I have no idea what will happen to Bitcoin, but it sure does look like a mania. I do see the benefits too, of course. Most Bitcoins are purchased as a…
>> Let's see who laughs in 5 years Hah :P It's nice to see yet another sane person on HN, by the way.
>> We have to find a way to give the President the power he needs to protect us, while making sure he does not abuse that power. Now if only he was interested in "protecting us". What you're suggesting is that we need…
>> But what has really changed? Not much. The only positive change here is that people are now widely aware that they're being spied on in everything they do online, so now there's less resistance to "conspiracy…
The only way to "solve" the problem is to spread awareness of it. Political authority is the idea that a small group of people "has the right" to impose their will on everyone else. In reality though, they obviously do…
>> There's little evidence the true motivation was to defeat terrorism It was never about terrorism. In fact, governments like terrorism because it gives them an excuse to grab more power and strip people of their…
"I played a central role in setting up this all-encompassing surveillance, but now that it's been in operation for years, I realize it could be used for naughty things. It's time to blow the whistle on this!" Binney's…
.. or he's doing Image Management.
Heyyy, if torture was "regulated" by Congress, The President and his military commanders, I guess it would be alright?
Don't worry about the "inequality", they've always been spying on US citizens too, and still are! In fact, US citizens are their priority, because they're the ones the US government needs to control and keep in check to…
I'm not sure what your point is supposed to be, but I suspect you don't actually have one. You didn't even give the Mises Institute a chance to educate you. If you listen to their in-depth videos on the fundamental…
>> pointing to that site to learn about economics is like referring to Glenn Beck's site to learn about President Obama So where do you learn about Obama? -The mainstream media? How's that "change you can believe in"…
Funny how whenever a company gets enough bad publicity to actually hurt their bottom line, suddenly their customer service runs a bit smoother.
>> It looks like as we were performing server upgrades last week a handful of jobs didn't run as normal Oh? Did that also cause some kind of downtime in your customer service operations, considering you sure took your…
>> Minarcho-capitalism has only one moral rule You just made up a new political philosophy there. >> It has no considerations of the virtues its system inculcates in people The virtues "its system" inculcates in people?…
>> That's not how the economy works (international trade is different from local trade, you're not taking employment into account etc.), but for now let's just say that some think a regulated currency is better and some…
At least it's amusing :)
You may think so, but it's not. Imagine a scenario like this. - There's 10 units of wealth in the world - There's 10 units of currency in the world At this point, 1 unit of currency corresponds to 1 unit of wealth. But…
>> Personally, I believe currencies are better when they're regulated by governments. Stop believing that. The exact opposite is true. If we could all use a currency that no one could manipulate at the press of a button…
Yep, and obviously I figured you wouldn't actually go punch someone in the face. It's just that I'd like to see that declaration made less often :)
>> In which case you're preaching pure, deontological bunk with no relation to the real world whatsoever. I just gave you a real-world demonstration of why minimum wage is harmful, and in very clear terms too. But I'm…
I get the sentiment, but don't you think punching someone in the face is a bit too much?
>> we have on the one side a dollar that has endured as a value store and medium of exchange for hundreds of years, and which has proven remarkably resilient (valuable) by any objective measure throughout the worst…
Krugman's rants can be safely ignored. He either genuinely thinks that the solution to problems created by printing and borrowing way too much money is.. printing and borrowing shitloads more money, or he doesn't…
I wonder if the ever-vigilant FTC has noticed anything shady about what Wall Street has been doing for years now.
It seems he just wanted to draw a parallel between two "manias". I have no idea what will happen to Bitcoin, but it sure does look like a mania. I do see the benefits too, of course. Most Bitcoins are purchased as a…
>> Let's see who laughs in 5 years Hah :P It's nice to see yet another sane person on HN, by the way.
>> We have to find a way to give the President the power he needs to protect us, while making sure he does not abuse that power. Now if only he was interested in "protecting us". What you're suggesting is that we need…
>> But what has really changed? Not much. The only positive change here is that people are now widely aware that they're being spied on in everything they do online, so now there's less resistance to "conspiracy…
The only way to "solve" the problem is to spread awareness of it. Political authority is the idea that a small group of people "has the right" to impose their will on everyone else. In reality though, they obviously do…
>> There's little evidence the true motivation was to defeat terrorism It was never about terrorism. In fact, governments like terrorism because it gives them an excuse to grab more power and strip people of their…
"I played a central role in setting up this all-encompassing surveillance, but now that it's been in operation for years, I realize it could be used for naughty things. It's time to blow the whistle on this!" Binney's…
.. or he's doing Image Management.
Heyyy, if torture was "regulated" by Congress, The President and his military commanders, I guess it would be alright?
Don't worry about the "inequality", they've always been spying on US citizens too, and still are! In fact, US citizens are their priority, because they're the ones the US government needs to control and keep in check to…
I'm not sure what your point is supposed to be, but I suspect you don't actually have one. You didn't even give the Mises Institute a chance to educate you. If you listen to their in-depth videos on the fundamental…
>> pointing to that site to learn about economics is like referring to Glenn Beck's site to learn about President Obama So where do you learn about Obama? -The mainstream media? How's that "change you can believe in"…
Funny how whenever a company gets enough bad publicity to actually hurt their bottom line, suddenly their customer service runs a bit smoother.
>> It looks like as we were performing server upgrades last week a handful of jobs didn't run as normal Oh? Did that also cause some kind of downtime in your customer service operations, considering you sure took your…
>> Minarcho-capitalism has only one moral rule You just made up a new political philosophy there. >> It has no considerations of the virtues its system inculcates in people The virtues "its system" inculcates in people?…
>> That's not how the economy works (international trade is different from local trade, you're not taking employment into account etc.), but for now let's just say that some think a regulated currency is better and some…
At least it's amusing :)
You may think so, but it's not. Imagine a scenario like this. - There's 10 units of wealth in the world - There's 10 units of currency in the world At this point, 1 unit of currency corresponds to 1 unit of wealth. But…
>> Personally, I believe currencies are better when they're regulated by governments. Stop believing that. The exact opposite is true. If we could all use a currency that no one could manipulate at the press of a button…
Yep, and obviously I figured you wouldn't actually go punch someone in the face. It's just that I'd like to see that declaration made less often :)
>> In which case you're preaching pure, deontological bunk with no relation to the real world whatsoever. I just gave you a real-world demonstration of why minimum wage is harmful, and in very clear terms too. But I'm…
I get the sentiment, but don't you think punching someone in the face is a bit too much?