@dqn Sort of misrepresents the stories of each of those companies as well.
Apple might have "started in a garage", but it actually started at a megacorp Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak worked at doing basically the same thing.
Google might have "started in a garage", but it actually started at Stanford university deep in silicon valley.
Amazon might have "started in a garage" but it actually started with a vice president at a wall street investment firm (named Jeff Bezos).
It wasn't listed, but Microsoft "Started in a garage" but it actually started with Bill Gates rich well-connected parents.
Necessity is the mother of invention, but opportunity is the father. For every Amazon where it started with a leg up due to having an owner with deep connections, there are literally ten thousand people tinkering in garages who fail to achieve monetization, and one hundred thousand people tinkering in garages who fail to launch period.
I'm not saying this to demoralize people. I'm saying it because we all have fundamentally different opportunities and the only way to capitalize on what you've got is to stop looking at what other people did and start looking at what you can do with your own resources and your own opportunities.
Apple might have "started in a garage", but it actually started at a megacorp Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak worked at doing basically the same thing.
Google might have "started in a garage", but it actually started at Stanford university deep in silicon valley.
Amazon might have "started in a garage" but it actually started with a vice president at a wall street investment firm (named Jeff Bezos).
It wasn't listed, but Microsoft "Started in a garage" but it actually started with Bill Gates rich well-connected parents.
Necessity is the mother of invention, but opportunity is the father. For every Amazon where it started with a leg up due to having an owner with deep connections, there are literally ten thousand people tinkering in garages who fail to achieve monetization, and one hundred thousand people tinkering in garages who fail to launch period.
I'm not saying this to demoralize people. I'm saying it because we all have fundamentally different opportunities and the only way to capitalize on what you've got is to stop looking at what other people did and start looking at what you can do with your own resources and your own opportunities.
@Oblivia @smooky @11112011 @6EQUJ5 @DiamondTime @Heliodramus @MajorPatriot @Nukie @Prodigal @Terry @Zerglingman @ahhhhhhInternalErr0r @ahhhhhhoniichan @andreas @bagofshit @graf @jasonl8446 @matana @mguy3790 @mischievous0lamented0vacume @oxblood @p @sharutiaburaddofouren @sjw @thebitchisback @vonjagerbomber @wikifarms @zero Had this game when I was a kid on CD. Never made it very far, because I just didn't have an attention span at that age, but it always stuck out to me as something I'd want to someday get back to.
@graf If people self-host, how are they supposed to whine about admins doing things they don't want?
2/10 would not self-host
2/10 would not self-host
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2019/10/mother-who-slashed-strangers-throat-during-taco-bell-beef-in-sandy-sentenced-to-7-years.html
The fucking guy in this article. Gets his throat slashed by some psycho, I guess you've got to have a sense of humor about it!
The fucking guy in this article. Gets his throat slashed by some psycho, I guess you've got to have a sense of humor about it!
@recusant
While Bitcoin ATMs are a fast way of getting BTC and cash, this speed comes with a high cost. A transaction at a BATM usually incurs a fee between 7 and 15 percent, in addition to a spread applied directly into the BTC price (this is usually for ATMs that use exchanges to facilitate their transfer). https://www.atmia.com/news/ultimate-guide-on-how-to-use-a-bitcoin-atm-in-2020/12131/
So not $18, but not practically free either.
Now, as for transferring from wallet to wallet, the way the sequence works is you add the transfer to the blockchain, and the miners verify it. Once enough miners have verified the transaction, then it is considered to be complete.
So you could potentially pay nothing for a bitcoin transaction, but that's not likely to be realistic because that transaction will never be picked up by a miner -- they'll be busy processing more expensive transactions basically forever. The cost of a transaction doesn't depend on the size of the transaction, it's an amount per transaction measured in satoshis per byte, and each transaction makes up about 230 bytes. One satoshi costs about 0.2 US cents, so it isn't a lot to start, but it adds up quickly.
In late 2017, transactions that cost even $10 were taking a month to complete or being dropped entirely.
While Bitcoin ATMs are a fast way of getting BTC and cash, this speed comes with a high cost. A transaction at a BATM usually incurs a fee between 7 and 15 percent, in addition to a spread applied directly into the BTC price (this is usually for ATMs that use exchanges to facilitate their transfer). https://www.atmia.com/news/ultimate-guide-on-how-to-use-a-bitcoin-atm-in-2020/12131/
So not $18, but not practically free either.
Now, as for transferring from wallet to wallet, the way the sequence works is you add the transfer to the blockchain, and the miners verify it. Once enough miners have verified the transaction, then it is considered to be complete.
So you could potentially pay nothing for a bitcoin transaction, but that's not likely to be realistic because that transaction will never be picked up by a miner -- they'll be busy processing more expensive transactions basically forever. The cost of a transaction doesn't depend on the size of the transaction, it's an amount per transaction measured in satoshis per byte, and each transaction makes up about 230 bytes. One satoshi costs about 0.2 US cents, so it isn't a lot to start, but it adds up quickly.
In late 2017, transactions that cost even $10 were taking a month to complete or being dropped entirely.
@recusant The average transaction fee for bitcoin is presently about 18USD. This year it's been as high as 60USD.
https://ycharts.com/indicators/bitcoin_average_transaction_fee
As you mentioned, a credit card not used for credit (that's another service, and one Bitcoin doesn't provide) is free of charge per transaction.
The fee with my bank for unlimited transactions on debit, no fees on that bank's ATMs, and free to send money through email is 12USD/month, and if there's more than about 3200USD in the account the monthly fee is waived entirely.
https://ycharts.com/indicators/bitcoin_average_transaction_fee
As you mentioned, a credit card not used for credit (that's another service, and one Bitcoin doesn't provide) is free of charge per transaction.
The fee with my bank for unlimited transactions on debit, no fees on that bank's ATMs, and free to send money through email is 12USD/month, and if there's more than about 3200USD in the account the monthly fee is waived entirely.
@AlexJones
The red pill for me was realizing that 50% of the population has no reproductive rights. Why are that 50% fighting for rights for someone else that they will never themselves have?
The red pill for me was realizing that 50% of the population has no reproductive rights. Why are that 50% fighting for rights for someone else that they will never themselves have?
https://lotide.fbxl.net/posts/3
I wrote up instructions on setting up lotide on ubuntu 20.04 without using docker or podman. It has how to download the source code, modify the css file to theme, set it up as a service, and set up nginx as a reverse proxy on port 80.
Lotide is a lot like old reddit, a link aggregator with a forum. it's extremely lightweight and so far I'm really impressed with it.
I wrote up instructions on setting up lotide on ubuntu 20.04 without using docker or podman. It has how to download the source code, modify the css file to theme, set it up as a service, and set up nginx as a reverse proxy on port 80.
Lotide is a lot like old reddit, a link aggregator with a forum. it's extremely lightweight and so far I'm really impressed with it.
@MilquetoastQT The religious right converted to the religious left. They don't argue over politics, they preach their new religion.
The good news is that the people who are still believers are the ones who are there for Christ, instead of people who are just chasing power. Because of that, I expect a resurgence in the next few decades.
The good news is that the people who are still believers are the ones who are there for Christ, instead of people who are just chasing power. Because of that, I expect a resurgence in the next few decades.
@fluffy @alex No, it's what we call being a hamster. Run as fast as you can, and stay on a loop. "[BLUE] IS NOT MY PRESIDENT! [RED] IS NOT MY PRESIDENT! [BLUE] IS NOT MY PRESIDENT! [RED] IS NOT MY PRESIDENT!"
Yes they are. Even if you think the process was rigged, we call people who rig elections and win "President". Even if something is found that is unforward, courts almost never change the results of elections, so the winner is the winner.
Dangerhairs deny reality. It's based and redpilled to accept reality and deal with it.
Yes they are. Even if you think the process was rigged, we call people who rig elections and win "President". Even if something is found that is unforward, courts almost never change the results of elections, so the winner is the winner.
Dangerhairs deny reality. It's based and redpilled to accept reality and deal with it.
@disclosetv If only there was an alternative to Twitter that didn't require big tech to give permission.
But that's just crazy talk.
But that's just crazy talk.
https://www.debian.org/code_of_conduct
I'm sort of impressed -- I think this is the first code of conduct that didn't make me feel like it'd be used as a cudgel against wrongthinkers. I like it!
I'm sort of impressed -- I think this is the first code of conduct that didn't make me feel like it'd be used as a cudgel against wrongthinkers. I like it!
@boilingsteam @PublicNuisance Using mobian on my pinephone, it's by far the ecosystem closest to what I want out of a linux phone.
If I want to run android, I'll run android. More importantly, if I want to live in an Apple walled garden, I'll go buy an iPhone. Having the power and flexibility of a true linux phone and the full linux ecosystem available out of the box is exactly what I want. Real multitasking is also a huge bonus. I haven't really seen it since the Blackberry 10 OS.
If I want to run android, I'll run android. More importantly, if I want to live in an Apple walled garden, I'll go buy an iPhone. Having the power and flexibility of a true linux phone and the full linux ecosystem available out of the box is exactly what I want. Real multitasking is also a huge bonus. I haven't really seen it since the Blackberry 10 OS.
@josh @lewdthewides It isn't like the fediverse is federated so people can join instances that match with their own community standards. kiwifarms.cc is literally the only instance on the planet. You're literally the same as Hitler!
