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verbalist | 13 years ago | on: Bitcoin shoots past $150 today

You think it's hard to hire developers right now? Well guess what, there are a bunch of talented ones who only want payment in Bitcoin.

verbalist | 13 years ago | on: Bitcoin shoots past $150 today

You could probably sell some in person if you live in a major metro area; for example if you're in SF I'll buy them off you today (in person).

verbalist | 13 years ago | on: Are Bitcoins The Future?

you were implying that arbitrary public addresses could be cracked with a 20k budget, and i am saying that it is not the case.

verbalist | 13 years ago | on: Are Bitcoins The Future?

> I'd put a rough upper bound on that at $20k

Um, what? There are public addresses with thousands of Bitcoins. Why aren't they getting looted?

verbalist | 13 years ago | on: I'm tired

Wait, nobody's even bringing up the fact that maybe the game developer didn't get the pass on merit alone? Yeah, the comment was rude (people are rude everywhere, always), but maybe he had a point.

verbalist | 13 years ago | on: Powerful Thoughts From Paul Graham

For example, I want to connote that acqui-hires rather than buying traditional economic value, symbolize an acquisition and alignment of social proof.

verbalist | 13 years ago | on: Powerful Thoughts From Paul Graham

> Everyone, just admit that the CEO's are paid for having contacts in the right places.

I haven't been able to fully shake the idea that our modern notions of wealth, money and currency are built on a type of social proof pyramid. But I can't quite articulate why. What do you think?

verbalist | 13 years ago | on: Powerful Thoughts From Paul Graham

I think this is wrong:

>53. If I had a choice of living in a society where I was materially much better off than I am now, but was among the poorest, or in one where I was the richest, but much worse off than I am now, I’d take the first option. | It’s absolute poverty you want to avoid, not relative poverty.

verbalist | 13 years ago | on: What really happened at PyCon 2013

"If you start a company and fail, at least you can say "I started a company and failed" and the Silicon Valley Brigade will give you a job as a Rails programmer."

Haha, this happened to me exactly. I didn't even know Ruby. Or Rails!

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