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> So I deleted all my photos and stopped taking new ones.

When you're "deleting" things from services like Google Drive, it's better to think of what you're doing as "hiding things from yourself". It's unlikely that Google actually deleted that data in a way that prevents them from accessing it.

Out of curiosity, who did I personally insult this time?

Or was I banned because I insulted a "business" model that ycombinator is watering at the mouth to cash in on?

..or is it because I said truthful/unflattering things about Coinbase?

Robinsons in general have this problem (among others, such as their tendency to disassemble their own rotor systems in flight, and their incredibly awkward t-bar cyclic controls), but I'd still rather take my chances with a Robinson autorotation than rely on a ballistic parachute system.

That said, I would never willingly fly this thing or a Robinson, so I guess I'll never have to deal with either situation.

As both a rotorcraft and fixed wing pilot, I really don't want this to succeed. Most people have no business on the road, let alone in the sky.

That's without even getting into the safety issues with this thing that are being conveniently glossed over in the marketing material, which would lead anyone who didn't know better to think a BRS is some kind of foolproof sure thing.

Had you wired that money from Coinbase, you'd still be waiting for it months later.

Maybe they're just trying to avoid being faster than Bitcoin.

> And ICOs? Just ridiculous. Solutions in search of a problem.

They're the solution to the problem of "How do I redirect millions or billions of dollars of other peoples' money into my bank account while doing very little actual work?".

Ahh yes, the "anyone who doesn't think Bitcoin is going to be worth more than all of the wealth currently held on Earth, is just jealous that they missed out" argument.

I find this particularly amusing when it's directed at people who have been involved with Bitcoin from the very beginning.

It definitely isn't going 20mph in that video.

It looks more like it can hobble 4mph, based on that video.

I'd vote:

>>>> Apple >>>>> Microsoft >^∞ Amazon > Google >>>>>>>> Facebook

None of these companies are trustworthy, but Apple's business model doesn't require them to be quite as untrustworthy as the others to get your money. Microsoft is quickly headed down the ladder with their difficult to avoid or disable telemetry and an OS that spits ads in your face. Amazon is close to becoming Google's equal on this list with their "Alexa in all of the things" push. Facebook is run by Mark Zuckerberg, who acts as an anchor to keep it firmly planted at the bottom of the list.

Mt. Finex and Mt. Coinbase are in a race to see who can claim the title from Mt. Gox. Unfortunately for cryptocurrency markets, the end result will be disaster regardless of who wins that race.

Having met some early (and I'm assuming still current) Coinbase employees several times in social situations, I can say without a doubt that "I would trust these guys with my money" wasn't among my thoughts about them.

They were the types of people who could make any social interaction feel like an MLM pitch.