Philosopher's comments

Philosopher | 8 years ago | on: Trezor hardware Bitcoin wallet – Security glitches reveal private keys

I'm a tech noob, so here's my question: does this mean that whenever you connect your Trezor to a computer, you run the risk of it being hacked (conditional upon your computer being infected)? Or does the hacker need physical access to your Trezor?

Philosopher | 8 years ago | on: How Canada became an education superpower

This will be self-congratulatory, but teachers deserve a huge amount of the thanks for these results. We deal with increasing student complexity, bureaucratic requirements and degraded infrastructure to not only get the job done well, but to get it done to some of the highest standards in the world.

Note too that we haven't just done well on the most recent PISA tests, we've been a consistent top level finisher across the three subject tests since PISA started over a decade ago.

Philosopher | 8 years ago | on: Pseudo-public space in London

I believe that in most cases, these privately owned public spaces (POPS) are built and made publicly accessible in exchange for zoning floor area increases for the attached development. Public access can not be restricted on a whim.

Philosopher | 8 years ago | on: How can Ethereum systematically scale better?

So he mentions hard problems in game theory and computer science which have never been solved... with maybe a handful of people working on them... and he thinks it will get done some time before the end of next year?

Philosopher | 8 years ago | on: Flippening Watch (Ethereum has almost overtaken Bitcoin in every metric)

What do you think it will happen? Once Bitcoin is dethroned, will other cryptocurrencies overtake it as well?

I think the answer is "yes". The first mover advantage is all it had over other cryptocurrencies.