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New comment by headsoup in "Binance sees $2B in outflows as troubles compound"

headsoup — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 04:02:54 +0000

Well Binance was a partner of FTX and invested 20% in them, so I'd say they were friendly at some point.

New comment by headsoup in "Binance sees $2B in outflows as troubles compound"

headsoup — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 03:56:58 +0000

Be careful, it's a fake market and you have no idea how easily they might be able to control the price, for a while at least

New comment by headsoup in "Binance sees $2B in outflows as troubles compound"

headsoup — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 03:55:10 +0000

Or it's mostly wash traded and manipulated so not very related.

New comment by headsoup in "The chat control proposal does not belong in democratic societies"

headsoup — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:42:07 +0000

Except that these platforms often have 'government' specific offerings that are not the same as everyone else.

New comment by headsoup in "The chat control proposal does not belong in democratic societies"

headsoup — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:40:21 +0000

How about they implement it for all politicians and executives first, then the rest of us if that works out.

Everyone has rights or no one has rights

New comment by headsoup in "The chat control proposal does not belong in democratic societies"

headsoup — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:36:47 +0000

You mean Zelensky?

New comment by headsoup in "Windows needs to stop showing tabloid news"

headsoup — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:32:43 +0000

Games are minor issue now, to the point I buy new games on Steam without even checking compatibility, because they just work (or have the same problems Windows does anyway).

Windows' strong point is basically some large software vendors just don't support Linux (Photoshop, finance software, etc). And of course corporate. For the day to day 'casual' user Linux is every bit as good. But, much as we all had to 'learn' Windows when we started using it, so there will be at least a little learning required for Linux.

New comment by headsoup in "Jaron Lanier on the danger of AI"

headsoup — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:03:58 +0000

So can a PC, a car or a cat. You're not making any point here.

New comment by headsoup in "Block: Inflated user metrics and “frictionless” fraud facilitation"

headsoup — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:02:05 +0000

Probably just because they offer similar services, so a bit of contagion.

New comment by headsoup in "Block: Inflated user metrics and “frictionless” fraud facilitation"

headsoup — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:00:35 +0000

What? Do you know who Hindenburg are or are you just a shill account (or Bill Ackman fanboy)?

Short sellers are essentially litmus tests. If you're all legit, they'll get wrecked, if you're doing dumb things, you're about to get found out.

New comment by headsoup in "Jaron Lanier on the danger of AI"

headsoup — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:40:16 +0000

Refer to my point on past inputs. If a human suddenly said to the machine "change of rules, now you have to play by these new rules" the AI suddenly gets immensely dumber and will apply useless solutions.

New comment by headsoup in "SEC charges crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun and his companies for fraud"

headsoup — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:29:54 +0000

Amazing that, almost like it wasn't quite genuine...

New comment by headsoup in "SEC charges crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun and his companies for fraud"

headsoup — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:29:01 +0000

Only if the follow up statement is "and I'm willing to cooperate in providing the evidence"

New comment by headsoup in "Jaron Lanier on the danger of AI"

headsoup — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:13:31 +0000

I think the argument is more that they only work from past inputs, they interpret the world the way they are told to. It is not that 'AI' can do things humans can't (otherwise the argument fails for many technical things, like a car at speed).

If your bet is on the former, how does it create an entirely new, irrational thought?

New comment by headsoup in "Coinbase issued Wells notice by SEC"

headsoup — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 01:21:11 +0000

I suppose so long as cryptocurrencies aren't interacting with the dollar markets at all that makes sense...

New comment by headsoup in "Coinbase issued Wells notice by SEC"

headsoup — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 01:18:20 +0000

Didn't they just offer ~$3Bil to Circle recently?

New comment by headsoup in "Coinbase issued Wells notice by SEC"

headsoup — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 01:17:25 +0000

Does Coinbase stake on the user's behalf? Do they take a cut? What is Coinbase doing with the staked crypto?

Don't regular banks turn your deposits into investments (securities) that provide returns which become your interest?

Is the idea here that Coinbase is doing nothing but passing your crypto to the 'investment banks' to trade with and earn your return, then just depositing that 'interest' back?

New comment by headsoup in "Coinbase issued Wells notice by SEC"

headsoup — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 01:05:56 +0000

If they're trying to be that then they probably shouldn't be offering shitcoins like "I will poop it NFT" or "PonziCOIN".

New comment by headsoup in "Credit Suisse’s takeover causes turmoil in a $275B bond market"

headsoup — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:53:21 +0000

Ah the old having their cake and eating it too.

New comment by headsoup in "Alternative facts: How the media failed Julian Assange"

headsoup — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 15:37:39 +0000

Sure, that's a moral judgement. What's that got to do with the government's reaction and pursuit since, based on what was released?

I mean, if Wikileaks did (I wish they did, political bias ruins everything) release both troves, would your thoughts on the current situation change?