Mark Hurd Has Died 7 years agoThis 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. 0ThreadHN
Ask HN: Favorite technology predictions in science fiction? 8 years agoThere 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... 0ThreadHN
Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Ethically Iffy ‘Philanthropy' 8 years agoReminds me of Haber-Bosch, credited for saving billions of lives via synthetic fertilizer. http://www.scienceheroes.com/ 0ThreadHN
A Reddit user is donating 5057 BTC ( 86M USD ) to charities 9 years agoDupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15917598 0ThreadHN
Pineapple Fund: Donating $86M of Bitcoins to Charity 9 years agoIf 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/ 0ThreadHN
Pineapple Fund: Donating $86M of Bitcoins to Charity 9 years agoI 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? 0ThreadHN