This summary is a lot like the header of a Truecrypt volume in that it may contain crucial information in scrambled form. The rest of TFA explains that the header of a Truecrypt volume either contains encrypted zeros (using the Linux version) or "random bits" when using the Windows client. The implication is that these "random bits" could actually contain the encrypted key to the volume.
I'm sorry if that post came over as flippant, because depression is a problem I do take seriously. At least it got your attention.
First off, the judgment of terrible is yours, not mine. I merely stated that it's a bloody miracle that a bunch of monkeys has figured out farming, poetry and mathematics and that we shouldn't be too hard on ourselves for not being perfect rational creatures living in Star Trek Utopia.
Secondly, making happiness a habit does work in practice, and has done for centuries. Buddhism and Stoicism have long traditions in this kind of thought. There is that line from Hamlet: There is nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so.
This isn't a quick and single simple change, it takes years of practice and you'll have frequent relapses into hopelessness, but it does start with a simple change of perspective. Act depressed and you'll feel depressed. Act happy and eventually you'll be happy.
If you're really paranoid you could suggest that TOR is broken and they watched the guy from early on until they had a plausible non-TOR reason to "discover" him. After investing loads of resources into breaking TOR, would you want to throw all that away on a single bust?
The deflation occurred when DPR took the coins out of circulation by putting them in his private stash. As soon as someone starts dumping those coins then BTC value will drop. Removing the risk of this happening may increase confidence in the value of the currency a little but not catastrophically. 600000 BTC is about 5% of the total amount of BTC at this time. Now someone schooled in econometrics can probably calculate the effects of this looming event.
This whole story reminds me a bit too much of the finale of God of Gamblers. I was always more interested in his jade ring than in his cheating contacts.
That and the soup of leftover reagents and reaction byproducts that accompany the opiate. This is crude kitchen chemistry that omits the final step of isolating the desired product from the toxic gunk.
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This summary is a lot like the header of a Truecrypt volume in that it may contain crucial information in scrambled form.
The rest of TFA explains that the header of a Truecrypt volume either contains encrypted zeros (using the Linux version) or "random bits" when using the Windows client. The implication is that these "random bits" could actually contain the encrypted key to the volume.
I'm sorry if that post came over as flippant, because depression is a problem I do take seriously. At least it got your attention.
First off, the judgment of terrible is yours, not mine. I merely stated that it's a bloody miracle that a bunch of monkeys has figured out farming, poetry and mathematics and that we shouldn't be too hard on ourselves for not being perfect rational creatures living in Star Trek Utopia.
Secondly, making happiness a habit does work in practice, and has done for centuries. Buddhism and Stoicism have long traditions in this kind of thought. There is that line from Hamlet: There is nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so.
This isn't a quick and single simple change, it takes years of practice and you'll have frequent relapses into hopelessness, but it does start with a simple change of perspective.
Act depressed and you'll feel depressed. Act happy and eventually you'll be happy.
Ah the depressive-realist school of thought. Better known as the no-fun-at-parties crowd. Once I learned to accept the repetitive boondoggles are inherent in the human condition, most of the depression went away. For a troupe of furless chimps, we're doing alright.
I don't want to be identified as one of those phoneless criminals I read about on Slashdot.
Are they cloning Sergei Brin?
would shit explode?
I would hope so. That's kind of the point.
Space elevator went live last week. Sadly some joker pressed all the buttons. At this rate they'll reach the moon by 2035.
In all three cases the seller intends to make a profit. Any motive beyond that is pure speculation on your part.
If you're really paranoid you could suggest that TOR is broken and they watched the guy from early on until they had a plausible non-TOR reason to "discover" him. After investing loads of resources into breaking TOR, would you want to throw all that away on a single bust?
You risk extradition but at least you will be alive
Unless you end up on the list of the Dronemaster General.
We just plug in a new seed and viola, Bitcoin Mark II.
Or Bitcoin mark XXVII...
As compensation for cracking the crypto, NSA will want at least 50%.
The deflation occurred when DPR took the coins out of circulation by putting them in his private stash. As soon as someone starts dumping those coins then BTC value will drop. Removing the risk of this happening may increase confidence in the value of the currency a little but not catastrophically. 600000 BTC is about 5% of the total amount of BTC at this time. Now someone schooled in econometrics can probably calculate the effects of this looming event.
Better watch out. Before you know it USA is no longer number one.
An astute appreciation added anonymously. Applause!
"Random" spot check. Nothing personal you understand.
stenography efforts flagged
That's why I stick to writing longhand. Take that Adobe!
You mean besides this?
Congratulations! You've summed up Malcolm Gladwell's career in five easy to follow steps.
Hi Rightwing I am Leftwing. If we work together I'm certain that we can get this bird off the ground.
Too smelly.
To twist an oft abused quote around:
If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear so go ahead and encrypt everything. Make the bastards work for every byte.
Oh but I do remember Earth Wind and Fire. Especially the twenty-first night of September. We were dancing the night awaaaaay...
This whole story reminds me a bit too much of the finale of God of Gamblers . I was always more interested in his jade ring than in his cheating contacts.
That and the soup of leftover reagents and reaction byproducts that accompany the opiate. This is crude kitchen chemistry that omits the final step of isolating the desired product from the toxic gunk.