OT but less so than everything else on the thread, have we done the various shenanigans around the Iowa Caucuses? If I've got this right: - Dems plan to allow voting by mail so you can still take par… (View Post)

IIUC Bitcoin has mostly lost that market to Monero. Bitcoin's main use now (apart from sitting on it hoping for a greater fool) is ransomware. It still has an advantage there because it's easier to e… (View Post)

Peer-to-peer, still works in power cuts, no personal data that can be leaked or misused, your ability to use it can't be arbitrarily restricted by some company with zero accountability. (View Post)

I'm almost definitely too lazy to research this and write it but it might be fun to have a thread on possible dark horse GOP candidates. I think you have to free yourself from two prejudices when con… (View Post)

I think we need to be a little bit skeptical of the GOP polling. Right now nothing depends on it, and the other candidates aren't well known. If you're a GOP member and you think the libs are out to … (View Post)