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Not just Top Secret. It would also be classified as TK (Talent Keyhole).

The classification system is compartmentalized to limit exposure of things -- like raw intelligence & intelligence gathering capabilities -- to those who really need to know.

Restricting the supply isn't intended to help the addicts, it's to prevent new ones.

Citation needed, and by that I mean his tax returns and financial statements.

The public at large does not know how much Trump is worth because he won't disclose much of anything.

There's rumblings that FBI are hesitant to investigate Trump's base because it will affect their careers.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/fbi-faces-s...

The Chinese may have pressured North Korea to halt testing because of the potential leaks. North Korea can tunnel under another mountain but the risks will be the same. North Korea is dependent on China for trade. Cut that off and North Korea eventually collapses.

Regardless of motivations, if this is a sincere move towards peace then it is a good thing for the world.

Have you done any research into the potential energy release?

Here is a decent primer. At about 26:30 they talk about battery failure testing. They have a 2 ton blast door in the room where tests are conducted.

http://www.pbs.org/video/nova-search-super-battery/

Pronamel (sensodyne) has flouride and no SLS.

The point isn't that existing technology can already do what new technology provides. There has to be some increased value from using the new technology. E-commerce took over because it's more convenient and offers a wider selection of products.

The end user doesn't care what database you're using. They care about utility.

At this point crypto mutual funds don't really make sense. They all fall and rise together for the most part.

This is what happens when mania dies down. Everyone who "invested" at >10K are not seeing the enormous returns. Those people are more likely to have never heard of bitcoin before this year. They didn't put in money because of a financial revolution. They put money in to make an easy buck. Those people also represent a significantly larger chunk of the market capitalization. When they lose money they won't come back.

If you're smart enough to pull out profits and diversify then you're fine. It's those that go all in, "it can only go up", that are going to be in trouble. I fear a lot more people are in the latter group than the former.

But aren't all these app creating their own coins? Doesn't that mean the tokens are only usable in that app?

Converting a user operated machine from a steam engine to electric engine doesn't remove the user. Converting to a computer operated or assisted machine does.

Not if in lieu of homes they invest in nothing at all. If you don't own a home you're paying rent. Rent prices have also increased dramatically so it's not like there's money going into savings.

Personally, I pay more in student loans than every one of my parents, aunts, and uncles pay on ybeir mortgage. I pay 2-3 times more in rent than their mortgage. I might be ok but only because of a high paying tech job. Those at the lower end the scale are absolutely fucked.

More so that argument relies on magic thinking. Unless there's good reason to believe that bitcoin will be the goto for tax avoidance it's just wishful thinking.

If just 0.000000001% of all astroids made of solid platinum land in my back yard I'll be a gazillionaire!

Also agree. It seems many people are convinced that others will just keep holding forever. Eventually there's less money flowing in and people will realize they aren't getting rich. When people aren't making more money they will start selling.

Worse, the people buying in now aren't true believers. They are "investing" because they think it is easy money. These folks represent a larger percentage of the market cap and are also least likely to have confidence in bitcoin for it's utility. They also stand to lose the most because their buy in point was so much higher. (people who bought in at say $1000, are just losing profits)

A panic sell will happen at some point.

You're missing the point. Everyone just holds the currency because they treat it as an investment. In other words, they are speculating.

People invested, in both the financial and emotional sense, tell others to hold because that drives the price up more. The subculture's vernacular even includes "HODL", a joking way to tell someone to keep doing their part to drive prices up.

It's painfully obvious what people are doing.

The largest grossing pot store in WA state, prior to legalization in OR, wasn't in the states largest city of Seattle. It was located in Vancouver, just a few miles from Portland.

There is definitely a benefit to being the first mover in a region. You are correct that states will still see significant tax revenues and jobs that persist.

Dealers sell whatever they get. Users will generally buy whatever the dealers have. Most people don't test their drugs so they don't have any idea or just don't care what they're actually using. For example, some estimates are that >60% of "molly" in the U.S. is really bathsalts or meth.