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Comment Re: This is true for the dollar too. (Score 2) 229

Unless I can exchange it for a fixed amount of any item(excluding subdivisions of itself), and not have that amount change then the value is not based on anything. The USD has had no base since the gold standard was removed.

It's continued use is due to the convenience of carrying a smaller(and in some cases, not alive) item with perceived (<--Key word there, hope you didn't miss it) value instead of other items with real world uses.

Comment Re:It's in your pocket (Score 1) 378

Honestly it's not a need, it's a want. Anything gained is convenience only. And the con outweigh the pros, especially in your use case of the primary holding company/confidential information. Here I'll break it down...
PRO:
* Only need to carry one machine when getting online using questionable networks.
(Yes, that's the only pro)
CON:
* 2 OS's or installations to maintain (minor as this is true in all scenarios, dual boot, vm, multi system)
* Switch in wrong position boots wrong SOC.
* Beefy CAD laptop gets more exposure, making it a physical theft target.
* Shared peripherals may expose primary system to things like BadUSB

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