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UTF-8 handling is a big reason I prefer a language like Python 3 or Go over C++ for the web.

bitoneillon The curious star appeal of Jordan Peterson

My first exposure to Peterson were through his YouTube talks on depression. It's a family disease in his case since he, his father and daughter all suffered from severe depression. His YouTube video with his daughter about how they were able to get help with medication was very interesting. I am very glad he seems to have recovered and has gone on to make an impact in other areas.

bitoneillon Getting free of toxic tech culture

Ha, I couldn't put my finger on why that phrase bothered me but you nailed it.

bitoneillon Chelsea Manning files to run for U.S. Senate in Maryland

Wouldn't she have trouble getting a security clearance? I'm under the impression that many Senators receive secure briefings.

bitoneillon Dogecoin's inventor looks to the past for insight into the future

They are doing that now with Ripple/XRP but I don't see it as a threat but more as a welcome competitor to other crypto currencies. Not every coin needs to be decentralized and anonymous.

bitoneillon What Is Bitcoin Really Worth? Don’t Even Ask

But the ability to short an asset more easily won’t necessarily overcome the power of investor excitement.

In 1936, John Maynard Keynes suggested why. He played down the role of quantitative analysis and probability estimates in human thinking of the assessment of ambiguous future events. People in such situations are vulnerable to a play of emotions and at times a “spontaneous urge to action” that he called “animal spirits.” He argued that much of what happens in financial markets has to do with people learning, from price movements, about each other’s animal spirits.

bitoneillon Bitcoin has little shot at ever being a major global currency

Q: What are the best news sources about blockchain technology?

https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-news-sources-about-b...

bitoneillon Bitcoin has little shot at ever being a major global currency

"Cryptocurrency wealth is valued in dollars, isn't that ironic?"

No, it's not. I don't get his point about this.

bitoneillon The Person in the Ape

I disagree. Watching animals doing amazing things on YouTube has completely changed how I see animals. I'm sure I'm not alone. Scientists can't be everywhere to capture amazing behavior, but YouTube can

bitoneillon Bitcoin Can Drop 50% and China Miners Will Still Make Money

"Miners break even at $6,925 at China’s top power price." It is my understanding that they don't pay top power price but rather they locate in areas where local electricity is abundant and cheap.

bitoneillon Articles and Stories We Do Not Want to Read or Edit

Geez, "Next stop Mars" is still going strong all these years later.

bitoneillon Building for the Blockchain

I found a non-coin blockchain example:

Big Pharma Seeks DLT Solution for Drug Costs

https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-day-big-pharma-seeks-dlt...

bitoneillon Building for the Blockchain

Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain

https://hackernoon.com/ten-years-in-nobody-has-come-up-with-...