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In the final form of Duff's device, isn't the loop control still executed each time, but in the do/while statement instead of the for loop?

Save .org 7 years ago

Is it okay for startups not based in the `British Indian Ocean Territory` to use `.io` for their domain?

There seem to be a lot of private enterprise that competes and prospers even when there is a large state presence. FedEx is an example that comes to mind.

"This is a natural fit for the US, where the business of healthcare happens much closer to (and often involves) the end consumer."

Seems true, but would add that it could go a whole lot closer. The typical consumer is generally insulated by insurance being packaged into employment deals and a near universal culture of prepay masquerading as 'insurance.'

Point taken, intent does matter. But there is a large difference between taking the information you used to the black market and taking it to a media organization.

e.g. Homakov's hack of github didn't deserve jail time as it was for publicity, not malevolance.

Assume you are referencing the flash and twitter crash? I always wondered why people never mention how fast it recovered... the ability to heal a market in seconds. The '87 crash was a cascade much more severe and actually involving the whole market that happened without HFT.

Also the incredible focus on these two events, considering all the other turmoil in the financial markets, has always struck me as a clear case of scapegoating with Luddite underpinnings. Pretty soon, we will all believe that the recession was caused by HFT's.

Calling All Hackers 13 years ago

Agreed. Happy to see this caused an eye roll in some one else.

Doing good, but misrepresenting the 'big issues' is not helpful. Too often good intentions substitute for good work.

One should care about the race or gender of someone, the goal should be to attract the most talent. Also, saying 'everyone can learn' may give a warm fuzzy feeling and make people think you are a good person, but it is most likely not true.

Pushing a round peg into a square hole is destructive both for the peg and the hole.

"Nakamoto’s work appears to be politically motivated, as quoted: “Yes, [we will not find a solution to political problems in cryptography,] but we can win a major battle in the arms race and gain a new territory of freedom for several years. Governments are good at cutting off the heads of a centrally controlled networks like Napster, but pure P2P networks like Gnutella and Tor seem to be holding their own.” – Satoshi Nakamoto “[Bitcoin is] very attractive to the libertarian viewpoint if we can explain it properly. I’m better with code than with words though.” – Satoshi Nakamoto In the Bitcoin network’s transaction database, the original entry has a note by Nakamoto that reads as: “The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks” Some claim this quote implies Nakamoto had great concern or contempt for the current central banking system."

http://bitcoinreport.com/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto/