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Would it make sense for crypto mining farms to be placed close to the source and pay for the wasted energy thus subsidizing the turbines? I often hear this theory but I wonder wether the economics make sense.

We've wandered for the largest part of our existence and just recently settled down. We're still hardwired for that and some of us find immense joy in that.

In the US the rich buy ads to influence enough people to follow their goals. I never really understood how this is a good thing for democracy.

Illicit wealth in corrupt regimes may be a case of justice over law

All digital money is in theory programmable. The main difference with Bitcoin is that it's an open platform and you don't need the permission of closed platforms (PayPal, Visa, banks) to operate. Permission can be revoked.

It is but access to hard currency is generally restricted in those countries as their overinflated currencies work only in an artificial vacuum.

Sounds like the "let's do evil" guy

Also Coinbase is giving away 10 U$ worth of BAT if you look at the videos about Brave and reply to questions in a test correctly.

Rocket Internet: they copied Airbnb with Wimdu and wasted 90 M in the process.

Expecting people to read in full before commenting seems too much to ask nowadays. I wonder where this will take us.

Religious beliefs are a funny thing: both apparently absurd and great metaphors of spiritual life. Much in the same way as a floppy disk icon on your PC is absurd (you are NOT clicking a floppy disk) and incredibly useful. So I think it's better to refrain to refer to religious beliefs as wrong. Disclaimer: I'm not religious.

Some will say the booking experience on booking.com is easier but that's not the point. The amazing fact is how they are reaping all the benefits of this growing market while being shielded by Airbnb getting all the bad press. Of course Airbnb started it but now they are both doing the same thing.

In this Airbnb drama there's a company getting all the business and none of the hate: Booking.com. They list apartments, don't perform any more checks on the legality and are never mentioned. It's amazing to watch.

Some say Airbnb is diluting their brand. What does it stand for today? It used to be about the sharing economy, belong anywhere and so on. What is it now?

On business trips I prefer hotels for 1 night. 3 nights or more is always an apartment (Airbnb or Booking.com which is often easier to book with). I hate eating outside alone and prefer cooking some food while enjoying JRE, Netflix or a call with friends and family. 2 nights is a mix.

Family trips are always in apartments. It's just nicer than Hotels.

Also, I find hotels pretty sad in general but that's maybe because I worked in some:)

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In theory disputes, customer care and all the work intensive tasks could be managed by the network itself: instead of paying an employee's you pay users to perform these tasks. There's a few projects proposing this. Not sure whether it will be efficient but it's certainly interesting.

That's the intranet of money as opposed to the internet of money.

Which makes a case for outsourcing these calculations to machines. I wonder if when we'll be able to do that through better human-machine interfaces we will become more rational decision makers.

The reference to education was an example. I don't think parent implied lack of education in Philippinos

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Spot on. Always buy it just cut, when possible. It does make a difference in taste.

At my first job in Italy we used to stretch the lunch break a bit. The boss put a paper on the wall with a reminder of the official working hours: 8:30 - 12:30 / 13:30 -

They claim to be able to recognize a terrorist. Seems more like an joke to me.

Cities all over Europe have restricted or banned short rentals and many more are considering it. It will be messy and probably the results difficult to measure. On the other end Airbnb is collecting tourist taxes on behalf of some cities. This is particularly interesting because you have a corporation helping a city in something they struggle with (collecting taxes) and making themselves irrepleaceable. Smart move.

And no traffic :)

Maybe we should start thinking about growth. All kind of bad decisions are taken in the name of growth. Maybe some companies could just provide a service, be profitable and grow just to a natural size not focusing on growth itself. That would require a new way of thinking the role of companies in human society.

Love the site and used it often. Recently I realized train is my preferred mean of transportation by far and I'm happy to be able to count on this site. Also a strong reminder of what the internet could be.

Exactly. The more corporations are involved the worst the food gets.

Food in Italy is of extremely good quality and variety. I live in Bulgaria and fruits and vegetables are exceptional and extremely cheap. If you refer to supermarket food I may agree.

Couldn't agree more. I had been travelling and backpacking for 8 years when Airbnb came along. To me my website was just a booking platform. Then I realised I could have done something huge. Oh no wait,I did, I traveled full time for 8 years. I sometimes try but I just can't regret this.

Last time I was in Rome I had exactly the same impression. I even saw a discarded air conditioning unit at the feet of an ancient wall and it felt like I was in some dirty outskirts. I turned the corner and there was the Colossuem. Some Italian cities are very clean, others are even more dirty. It really depends and my guess is that after a while locals just stop seeing this. Clean and dirty is very subjective after all.