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Comment Re:The direct result of overpopulation (Score 1) 503

> More humans helped into this world through aid and relief efforts for irreversible damage to the environment, or a sustainable future for those that will be left of us.

We can have both. Just do nothing and wait awhile and most of the humans will die off, leaving a sustainable future for those that will be left of us.

Comment Re: Well... (Score 1) 133

https://www.bitcointaxsolution...

I am not a lawyer, and this is for entertainment purposes only, (by showing how dumb a human being I can be). I've spoken to a couple of tax attorneys on this and the consensus seems to be that you treat btc like any other stock. In general you have to use FIFO tax rules.

Any sale of btc, even a trade to another cryptocurrency, is counted as a sale must be reported.

The consensus also seems to be that wash rules don't apply. That could change, but ignoring wash sales will probably not cause any penalty (just a recalculation if taxes due if they change their mind on this).

Comment Re: Political reality (Score 1) 344

When the whip factory closed, people working there were useful to help build the next idea someone dreamt up, therefore satiating their desire to earn a living. With human level AI robots, though, it wouldn't even be worth the hassle of dealing with people problems of education, getting sick, needing sleep, etc.

I agree with the rest of your comment, though. It seems nowadays politicians are turning their backs on people, and instead looking for their place in the new world order, where only the rich and their machines have a future. By trading the power if those they represent for personal gain, the politicians can ensure their place among the super rich.

Comment Salon the climate change enthusiasts (Score 1) 314

Salon, for god sakes, is mining cryptocurrency on its readers' machines? The same Salon which believes that climate change is going to end the world is profiting on the waste of energy used to support PoW cryptocurrency? How can they possibly justify this and their left leaning viewpoint at the same time?

Comment Re:Bad business models are not my problem (Score 4, Informative) 314

> If they want to put up an offer when the web page loads that's fine. I can take the offer or leave it. (and I assure you I will leave it) But if they simply go ahead and start trying to mine bitcoin on my computer without asking me first, now we have a fight.

From the Fucking Summary:

> However, unlike that incident, where hackers took control of visitors' computers to mine cryptocurrency, Salon notifies users and requires them to agree before the tool begins mining.

Comment Re: Minorities (Score 1) 498

Do you know who also is stifled and oppressed? Child geniuses. Yet they s seem to shine through the shit anyway to go on and invent the world we live in. This tired excuse that if only the world was exactly fare we would see an equal amount of productivity between men and women us bullshit. Extreme cases, of course, should be stopped.

But the people that support afrimative action should be shot. The idea that a cat call would prevent a woman someday if finding the cure for cancer is ludicrous. We all suffer, some shine through. Others do not.

Comment Re: not for long. (Score 1) 500

Yea, my Ford Kia has no problem choosing what gear to choose between the 2, which I call "fast" and "faster". At 40 mph, it feels as smooth as it does at 25 mph. That, and only have 120k miles on it, makes it's rusted out shell a stealthy dream to sneak up on those and show off the car's true power.

Comment Re: You know...... (Score 1) 330

People hate TLJ buy it was TLJ was my favorite Star Wars movie as a kid. We had all three on a SLP VHS tape and we kids would watch the whole series back to back. When the third one came around I was enthralled, whereas with the first two I mostly paid attention to my legos.

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