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bfg_9k commented on FTX insider Caroline Ellison has been moved out of prison businessinsider.com/carol... · Posted by u/harambae

eightman · 4 hours ago

There's a reason SBF was arrested and tried within a year while other complex financial fraud cases take years to get a conviction.

bfg_9k · 4 hours ago

I mean, the guy was constantly high on nootropics and they had no idea what actual investments FTX made. I'd imagine most of the time was just spent untangling that web, his case was more or less a slam dunk.

bfg_9k commented on Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm theverge.com/report/82065... · Posted by u/evolve2k

wilg · 13 days ago

This is a pretty serious problem, since we would like lots of companies to participate in public markets so that regular people can gain some of the upside and so there is transparency and increased oversight.

bfg_9k · 13 days ago

I find it so weird that you say public companies being 'evil' (which is to turn a profit) is a problem, yet you also say you'd like for companies to exist on the public market so that the public can access some of the upside.

bfg_9k commented on India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app reuters.com/sustainabilit... · Posted by u/jmsflknr

DeepSeaTortoise · 16 days ago

IMO the goal is a bit different. It'd be just way too much data to track people successfully, even with on-device filtering, especially because everyone with ill intentions would just use non-backdoored devices for their malicious activities.

A much more achievable goal is digging up dirt on specific people and opponents. In the end governments can struggle to justify how they got their hands on info about an affair you had or that you shocked dogs ~~on stream~~.

Such device backdoors are just a get-out-court-free card and a way for the media to justify not asking any serious questions.

bfg_9k · 15 days ago

It's the old totalitarian playbook. Make everyone a criminal then selectively apply the law.

bfg_9k commented on India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app reuters.com/sustainabilit... · Posted by u/jmsflknr

satvikpendem · 15 days ago

You shouldn't, I agree with you, but what's the solution that works for everyone, not just the tech literate?

bfg_9k · 15 days ago

There doesn't need to be a solution that works for everyone. It doesn't matter how many barriers you put in place, people will always get scammed - so don't punish the other capable 85%.

bfg_9k commented on GrapheneOS migrates server infrastructure from France privacyguides.org/news/20... · Posted by u/01-_-

OuterVale · 22 days ago

The official title is 'Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse' and I imagine most people would be inclined to vote in favour of that without context.

bfg_9k · 22 days ago

And yet people don't realise that Epstein was talking in clear text for years through a gmail account that the government could access - and the powers that be didn't do anything about it. It's got nothing to do with protecting children, it's about controlling and monitoring the population.

bfg_9k commented on Pozsar's Bretton Woods III: The Framework philippdubach.com/2025/10... · Posted by u/7777777phil

bfg_9k · a month ago

Awesome read. I always love Poszar's work, it's a shame that these days he's no longer working at CS - since most of his work is now stuck behind a paywall.

bfg_9k commented on Two billion email addresses were exposed troyhunt.com/2-billion-em... · Posted by u/esnard

theonething · a month ago

Can anyone with experience with 1Password and Bitwarden share their opinions on each.

I've been on 1Password for years and am wondering if I'm missing anything.

bfg_9k · a month ago

1P is closed source and have had a number of breaches in the past. Bitwarden have had none that I'm aware of, and they're FOSS. I however have been preferring ProtonPass lately (also FOSS) and really like the layout over BW.

bfg_9k commented on Addiction Markets thebignewsletter.com/p/ad... · Posted by u/toomuchtodo

laterium · 2 months ago

Yes, it is negative sum after transaction costs and taxes.

bfg_9k · 2 months ago

No, it's not. Person A buys stock 1, stock one goes from $10 to $15. Person A makes $5. Person B buys it at $15 and then it pays a $1 dividend, person B makes $1. It's not zero sum, everyone can win.

bfg_9k commented on Addiction Markets thebignewsletter.com/p/ad... · Posted by u/toomuchtodo

nicce · 2 months ago

I find it odd that almost nobody ever refers stock trading as gambling. While for most persons it is nothing else.

bfg_9k · 2 months ago

Because stock trading isn't zero sum.

bfg_9k commented on Using AI to negotiate a $195k hospital bill down to $33k threads.com/@nthmonkey/po... · Posted by u/stevenhubertron

LastTrain · 2 months ago

The only major differences I can think of are gun ownership and abortion. What freedoms were you referring to?

bfg_9k · 2 months ago

Speech?

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