samdoidge

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Comment · 5 years ago
> What I do, though, is measure the actual positive impact this tech has now.

I don't think just measuring the carbon footprint is giving you an accurate measurement.

Comment · 6 years ago
You say this could not have been pulled off by a private entity, but I would argue the Japanese train system is equal, if not better and to my knowledge is privately ran.
Comment · 6 years ago
> If the markets are like this when there are a few hundred cases in the UK and US, what will they be like when there are tens, or hundreds of thousands of cases and major cities are in lockdown?

Investors are trying to judge the likelihood of these very events and selling / buying accordingly. Markets are based on predictions.

Comment · 6 years ago
A nice application, but I think a screenshot from the game next to the ASCII layout would improve this article.
Comment · 6 years ago
What is your suggestion? It is far better than Chrome from a privacy point of view, while still being useable.
Comment · 6 years ago
IC = ?
Comment · 6 years ago
You now flagged comment was explaining ways one could check. I was showing this explanation was redundant.
Comment · 6 years ago
I was stating my initial interpretation from the title alone.

It should be a given that responding in a chain with the OP stating 'By crypto they mean cryptography here.' I have ascertained the 'crypto' in the title now refers to cryptography.

Comment · 6 years ago
I did interpret this as being related to cryptocurrency, so quite possibly.
Comment · 6 years ago
> this starts with the assumption that what people like me went through is trivial.

I did not read it as that, and don't believe that is what his statement conveys.

Comment · 6 years ago
Shambles. It sounds like there was no load-testing.
Comment · 6 years ago
I'm sure it is related to the fact they can report N new users to shareholders. I can't see what else explains their complete lack of dealing with obvious fake/spam accounts.
Comment · 6 years ago
Where's the evidence?
Comment · 7 years ago
Ideally, yes.. but it shouldn't be a condition for it.

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