I wouldn't be surprised if you're killbanned for disagreeing with one of HN's many insane libertarian nut jobs. This place is packed to the rafters with people who really believe the government is full of cackling evil…
> That's hardly controversial. You're right, it's not controversial. It's flatly, inarguably wrong. A business leader would very happily use a broken equity market to raise capital if they believed it was broken in…
There are plenty of intelligent people who believe that bitcoin is the myspace of digital money. And plenty of other intelligent people who believe that it can be made just fine by adding dozens of layers of technical…
Forget causality, can you even show a meaningful positive correlation between welfare as % GDP and alcoholism or obesity? Are Moldova, the Czech Republic and Hungary hotbeds of welfare? How about Nauru, Barbados, or…
That's not a remotely fair comparison, as Bitcoin is capable of processing a grand total of 7 transactions per second, globally. That's not a typo. Seven. For the whole damned BTC network. That quantity of transactions…
"IMO they probably will" The market currently has MtGoxBTC priced as though there's a 42% chance of a timely payout. If the real odds are 75%, there's an opportunity to make $200 on a $261 investment. As such, I have to…
There's a substantive difference between wanting great service, and simply wanting what you were promised. AirBNB fails on both accounts.
I wouldn't be surprised if you're killbanned for disagreeing with one of HN's many insane libertarian nut jobs. This place is packed to the rafters with people who really believe the government is full of cackling evil…
> That's hardly controversial. You're right, it's not controversial. It's flatly, inarguably wrong. A business leader would very happily use a broken equity market to raise capital if they believed it was broken in…
There are plenty of intelligent people who believe that bitcoin is the myspace of digital money. And plenty of other intelligent people who believe that it can be made just fine by adding dozens of layers of technical…
Forget causality, can you even show a meaningful positive correlation between welfare as % GDP and alcoholism or obesity? Are Moldova, the Czech Republic and Hungary hotbeds of welfare? How about Nauru, Barbados, or…
That's not a remotely fair comparison, as Bitcoin is capable of processing a grand total of 7 transactions per second, globally. That's not a typo. Seven. For the whole damned BTC network. That quantity of transactions…
"IMO they probably will" The market currently has MtGoxBTC priced as though there's a 42% chance of a timely payout. If the real odds are 75%, there's an opportunity to make $200 on a $261 investment. As such, I have to…
There's a substantive difference between wanting great service, and simply wanting what you were promised. AirBNB fails on both accounts.