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focalon Mark Hurd Has Died

This type of authentic and honest response is why I come to HN. Thank you for sharing and I hope you get some good news soon.

focalon Ask HN: Favorite technology predictions in science fiction?

There was a $10m XPRIZE for a Tricorder[1] and they awarded a $2.6m prize to Final Frontier Medical Devices in 2017 [2]. We're getting closer.

[1] https://tricorder.xprize.org/prizes/tricorder [2] https://tricorder.xprize.org/prizes/tricorder/articles/famil...

focalon Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Ethically Iffy ‘Philanthropy'

Reminds me of Haber-Bosch, credited for saving billions of lives via synthetic fertilizer. http://www.scienceheroes.com/

focalon A Reddit user is donating 5057 BTC ( 86M USD ) to charities

Dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15917598

focalon Pineapple Fund: Donating $86M of Bitcoins to Charity

If it is a US based charity or foundation you can look at their IRS Form 990 to see sources and uses of funds. http://990finder.foundationcenter.org/

focalon Pineapple Fund: Donating $86M of Bitcoins to Charity

I love that its anonymous and simple and the donations are transparent. Does anyone by chance know if there are restrictions on charities receiving anonymous bitcoin donations?