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jonhester··on Thinking about investing in Bitcoin? Don't (2018)
I loved the idea and for a couple of years I was using Bitcoin as a currency whenever I could. I even sold some speakers to someone over 1000 miles away on Craigslist once since they were willing pay me in BTC in advance.

At this point though, and really for the last 3-4 years or so, it’s fairly useless as a currency and it’s an environmental nightmare.

jonhester··on Ask HN: Do you carry a backpack? Which one?
Get the Synapse and with the cache on rails accessory for your laptop. It's an amazing bag.
jonhester··on Ask HN: Do you carry a backpack? Which one?
Tom Bihn Synapse 25 with their Cache on Rails accessory for my laptop. Made in the US with quality materials and workmanship.
jonhester··on I Quit: What really goes on at Apple
I work for a small company while my wife works for a large corporation. She makes more than I do, but I work less hours and don't have to deal with the politics.
jonhester··on The Apple Watch
Mechanical watches, think Rolexes, have smooth second hand movements but they are acutally still ticking, just about 6 times a second. The Apple Watch, on the other hand, has a second hand with 60 ticks per second so that the second hand is about 10 times smoother.
jonhester··on React Native is now open source
No webview.
jonhester··on React Native is now open source
So I guess you don't use any Apache licensed products at work either? Since the only reason Facebook added the PATENTS file is to keep the new BSD license in line with their old Apache license. http://www.apache.org/licenses/