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shaman1 commented on Spot Bitcoin ETF receives official approval from the SEC cointelegraph.com/news/se... · Posted by u/talboren

npoc · 2 years ago

I have all my savings stored in bitcoin. I do it because I've spent 100s of hours learning what money really is and can see that bitcoin is the best form of it, certainly the best long term store of value. I also know that the best long term store of value will ultimately be where the world's stored value is moved to.

shaman1 · 2 years ago

Are you hoping for it to remain the same or are you hoping for an increase compared to usd? Asking because you mentioned stored. What if you could buy shares with btc? If value just sits there and is not used in a productive way - things companies try to do - you're subscribing to a very static world view. It might make sense if you are close to retirement - where people usually move to stable assets - but generally you want your assets to be used in a productive way rather than hidden away.

Posted by u/shaman1 2 years ago

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shaman1 commented on Nintendo is trying to patent some broad Tears of the Kingdom mechanics kotaku.com/nintendo-is-tr... · Posted by u/PaulHoule

shaman1 · 2 years ago

This is something very Japanese, they like to patent everything to the extent I think it's something cultural. My company (Japanese owned) made us sign something on the lines that the company can patent inventions of employee without his consent.

shaman1 commented on What happens to all the stuff we return? newyorker.com/magazine/20... · Posted by u/pseudolus

shaman1 · 2 years ago

I bought some stuff from auctions houses that buy returned stuff but what you get is very random, either as new stuff or complete junk. Coupled with the fact that there is no return policy on these returned items, non transparent pricing (they sometimes charge VAT and various taxes) and shipping is overpriced it's best to stay away unless you can go in person and check the items before you bid.

In any case the return ratio is priced in and we're very likely paying higher prices for new items to account for these returns.

shaman1 commented on MrBeast has become a viral sensation for his acts of altruism nytimes.com/2023/06/12/ma... · Posted by u/gaws

dymk · 3 years ago

The Bible also says being gay is a sin, so I’d say it’s not a great source of morality in general. Arbitrary at best.

shaman1 · 3 years ago

Can understand why some primitive people were not big fans of gay people, they would not 'multiply' the tribe. I wouldn't describe it as arbitrary, after all it was compiled by 'learned' scribes but more like based upon the needs of those times.

shaman1 commented on MrBeast has become a viral sensation for his acts of altruism nytimes.com/2023/06/12/ma... · Posted by u/gaws

shaman1 · 3 years ago

Not religious but I remember Jesus's words (lol):

> Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. > So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. > But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing > so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%206%3A1...

I agree with this, it all depends on your motivations of your acts. If you give to be seen you're just seeking attention but of course for the receiver it's not less valuable.

It seems he gives some money to make more money (views), is that something altruistic? I don't think so.

shaman1 commented on Apple M2 Ultra SoC isn’t faster than AMD and Intel last year desktop CPUs wccftech.com/apple-m2-ult... · Posted by u/jacooper

shaman1 · 3 years ago

As a side note, the difference in quality between the comments from HN and the linked site is from sky to earth. Thank you HN mods and users

shaman1 commented on Launch HN: Fastgen (YC W23) – Visual Low-Code Backend Builder · Posted by u/cschreiber

shaman1 · 3 years ago

My question is: who is the intended customer?

As a software dev who is confident with coding I would not use this because I don't want to lock myself to a platform (vendor lock-in). Someone who is a rookie might use it but it seems that it requires more than basic knowleadge (e.g. REST, SQL, auth, etc).

shaman1 commented on Linda Yaccarino is the new CEO of Twitter twitter.com/elonmusk/stat... · Posted by u/lopkeny12ko

bryan0 · 3 years ago

I'm not a regular twitter user, but do people really get decent information from this platform? The comments to this tweet are a cesspool of anger and conspiracy theories.

shaman1 · 3 years ago

For me it's a good place to follow the latest developments happening now in AI

shaman1 commented on YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers bleepingcomputer.com/news... · Posted by u/jacooper

shaman1 · 3 years ago

Google is just the middle man here, creators can turn off ads on videos if they want to but a lot of them need revenue or at least want revenue so the question becomes what's the best way to reward creators for their work? There are multiple models that I can think of but there will be much less people on yt if it would cost even a few cents. Once you're used to free stuff, even with bloated content as now it takes a while to get used to paying. The current model works because 3rd parties pay and not the actual consumer.

I'm curious how does yt share profit with creators for views from paying subscribers.

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