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Comment · 5 years ago
I would be surprised if they did not have a back door in the chip's firmware but so far nobody had found or talked about it.

They can intercept post de-encryption data if they hack the firmware during design period and get access.

Comment · 5 years ago
Great minds think alike! I have seen the Parasite too but few months before the other one.

The Parasite has won an Oscar I think.

Comment · 5 years ago
Hilarious
Comment · 5 years ago
Yes it did mention the Gatsby. The author was obviously interpreting the psycho-thriller angle by design.

The privileged versus unprivileged; being trapped and unable to achieve the dream and living with unfulfilled desires...

Comment · 5 years ago
Indecision is suppose to be bad but it is probably a natural response to possibility of poor outcome.

It all depends on the risks.

Comment · 5 years ago
I have seen several versions of it in the movies which were easier to interpret than the novel.

Few months ago, I even saw a Korean version called The Burning on netflix!

Comment · 5 years ago
Hair thin anything can look transparent though. I seems to be paper thin.

As building products go, I believe rot resistant glass infused wood as a substitute for pressure treated wood is a more useful product specially in humid regions.

Comment · 5 years ago
DNA testing should be double blind. I have no idea if it is.

Sample contamination can be arranged before sent to the lab though.

Comment · 5 years ago
Participating in illegal activities does not make the coin more valuable but rather makes illegal transactions possible and criminalized the bit coin trade and hence soon it will become regulated.

So it is not like a bank transfer which is legit.

Comment · 5 years ago
How are they cashing bit coin to eat?

The conversion has occur somewhere or they whole world has to accept bit coin and participate in tax evasion schemes by being so called unbanked.

There is limit to bit coin usage and alike and they will eventually hit the limitation and regulation.

The unbanked people are not buying Tesla. They will pay the tax.

Comment · 5 years ago
Yes but once they are used for tax evasion and underground economy they can become worthless in hands of people that deal with it as a legal asset. Governments can regulate any asset class.
Comment · 5 years ago
To an unbanked! person in Los Angeles? In a black market?

It is taxable in your hand as well as theirs. So any tax avoidance agenda makes the trade illegal.

Comment · 5 years ago
What is the monetary benefit for Tesla when accepting the bitcoin currency ? Is it going to charge more in bitcoin?

Is Tesla using it as an investment thing? Is it for publicity? What is the benefit?

Comment · 5 years ago
Yes, don't you know:

Einstein could have been the best ballet dancer! Michael Phelps could have been the next Tesla! .... NOT

Talent is not specific at birth but it has direction. Certain types of processing are more natural for certain brains and the outcomes are random given the opportunities to master a certain skill.

Talent and interest go hand in hand. The interest is the driver but it won't exist without the processing ability and opportunity.

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