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Comment · 2 months ago
I’m surprised the game companies themselves aren’t interested in these projects.

Seems like easy money to just decompile a retro game, add some quality of life improvements and stick it on steam.

Are their hands tied by legal or what other factors are preventing this?

Comment · 6 months ago
I always assumed these wallets were never meant to be withdrawn. In the case of satoshi’s - it’s public proof that the Bitcoin network is still secure.
Comment · 7 months ago
He was openly maga and a homophobe and a transphobe. I wouldn’t consider these qualities for a role model.
Comment · 8 months ago
Agree. I’m finding quite a lot of success with AI but i’m writing detailed prompts. In turn the LLM’s are producing 99% error free massive refactors.

No one but seniors with years and years of experience is producing like that. As evidenced how much the juniors i work with struggle to do the same

Comment · 9 months ago
You’re right. Let’s wait for it to pump 20% before we buy. Lol what?
Comment · 9 months ago
That isn’t something you can categorically say for sure though. If it hits 125k next month then Bitcoin does go up over the long term. Same if it hits 125k next year.
Comment · 9 months ago
This can’t be a serious comment. If ww3 starts the respective countries central banks will keep the gold for themselves. You are so naieve if you think any government is going to honour the fact that you have a piece of paper that saya you own some gold in their vault.
Comment · 1 year ago
I do not buy into the idea that “everyone did it then it must have been a good idea”.

We’ve already seen the negative side of fiat currencies in how they eventually collapse (Zimbabwe, Venezuela, Argentina) and even in more developed countries wages have not kept up with inflation. Money is trending to zero People are trending to destitution.

We saw it recently in the UK - where public sector workers were not given pay rises because the government argued it would fuel inflation. So how does that even make sense.

Comment · 1 year ago
This argument falls apart when you consider technology though. And even daily essentials. No one would not buy food and water because they can get more in future. They need it now.

The same goes for technology. We all know next year’s iPhone will be better than this year but we still buy them…because we need them now.

I’d argue inflation’s incentives are worse - the constant need to invest/spend so that your money doesn’t lose value. It means money flows into anything and everything like zombie companies, over consumption, property. Those on the poorest end are just trapped because as soon as they get any money it starts depreciating.

Comment · 1 year ago
Has it ever been worthless (post pizza guy). There’s always been someone who will give you some fiat for them.
Comment · 1 year ago
And this has proven successful in many countries such as Zimbabwe, Venezuela, and Argentina
Comment · 1 year ago
I see it as the ultimate honeypot. If those coins haven’t moved yet the network is secure.
Comment · 1 year ago
Are you talking from experience with DoorDash or Deliveroo? This has not been my experience with Deliveroo in London, UK. There’s just no way I could get the same food quicker, everyone is on motor/pedal bikes so delivery is usually about 20-30 minutes. Food is always hot on arrival bar the odd item (Nandos chips specifically, always cold).

Also I’m ordering Deliveroo specifically so I can get the time back, that’s the price you’re really paying - I had a long day at work and I want the time to relax and not spend it sourcing and making dinner.

Comment · 2 years ago
Do you not just write code that’s backwards compatible?e.g an api deployment should not break the front end. The api changes should work on the old front end and the updated front end that uses the api change.
Comment · 2 years ago
Maybe most people can get all their work done in 4 hours so sitting in an office for 8 is pointless

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