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gregoryrueda··on The faded beauty of abandoned cars across Europe and the US
The Japanese call this wabi sabi, the authentic earned look of aging/rusting.
gregoryrueda··on Coinbase Debit Card
How is this different than the Coinbase Shift card? I had a shift card and the fees on purchases made it prohibitively expensive so I stopped using it after a few purchases.
gregoryrueda··on Uber Revenue Slows as Quarterly Loss Surges to $1.1B
Saw a web app that did this a few years ago. Likely the companies made changes to their API’s. Would love to see it again though.
gregoryrueda··on FCC approves SpaceX plan for satellite broadband network
Why does anyone need permission to deploy satellites? Governments want to regulate outer-space?
gregoryrueda··on Backpage.com seized by U.S. justice authorities
Shouldn’t decentralized systems prevent this type of seizure. What’s keeping someone from building a Blockchain version of backpage?
gregoryrueda··on PGP needs to be retired in honor
Signal? Some paid services seem to be blossoming, see https://protonmail.com
gregoryrueda··on 10GHz at under 1V by 2005 - The future of Intel’s manufacturing processes [2000]
Haven't we reached the point of diminishing returns regarding processor speed? I believe this to be true for the consumer market.
gregoryrueda··on Analysis of 100M Taxi Trips in Chicago Shows Usage Declining 35% per Year
Same in Chicago. If the metered taxi takes an inefficient route, Uber legally can not do a fare ajustment. It's nearly impossible to complain to the City of Chicago if it happens, so you end up having to pay whatever the meter displays.
gregoryrueda··on Inside Rolex's Manufacturing Facilities (2015)
The only site I allow to send me notifications is dictionary.com because I like getting a word of the day. Other than that, getting an alert from blogs every time a new article is posted gets old really fast.
gregoryrueda··on [dead]
Instagram should have a native app for use on the mac that allows uploads. I'm really hoping they don't block this one from using their API.
gregoryrueda··on Ask HN: How old are you?
34
gregoryrueda··on Goldman Sachs Drops Out of R3 Blockchain Group
Is this so they can build their own Blockchain?
gregoryrueda··on Palantir CEO Says Data-Mining Company Is Positioned to Go Public
Close the paywall ad by clicking the x on the top right corner and it lets you read the article.
gregoryrueda··on Palantir CEO Says Data-Mining Company Is Positioned to Go Public
Copy the title of the article then put it in a google search and click on the first result. You should be able to bypass the paywall.
gregoryrueda··on Ask HN: What's the best way to learn about the blockchain?
21 has some fun tutorials. https://21.co/learn/

The intro to bitcoin concepts is great place to learn about blockchain.

https://21.co/learn/introduction-to-bitcoin-concepts/#introd...