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stormdelta t1_ja4d70a wrote
Reply to comment by TheGreat_War_Machine in Limitless Possibilities – AI Technology Generates Original Proteins From Scratch by Vailhem
Isn't it because prions cause other proteins to misfold as well? Or are you saying that process itself isn't well-understood?
stormdelta t1_j97ghid wrote
Reply to Diablo IV’s open beta starts next month by Sorin61
After Immortal nobody should trust them again until full retail release has been out for awhile with actual reviews.
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Reply to comment by FriscoKid96 in TIFU by buying too much crypto by Colinian18
> Understanding things before passing judgement
As a software engineer with a decade of experience, I understand the tech better than you think. And spoiler: most experienced engineers are skeptical/critical of cryptocurrency as anything but a risky speculative asset (i.e. gambling) at best.
> government adopts crypto technology in fiat currency systems
If you're talking about CBDCs, nobody is seriously proposing those use cryptocurrency chains because it would literally defeat the only supposed point of the tech.
Even the use of CBDCs at all is honestly a bit questionable, as there doesn't seem to be much real need for them in most places, and people are worried after seeing what China did with theirs.
stormdelta t1_j6jh6ya wrote
Reply to comment by lcbomber in TIFU by buying too much crypto by Colinian18
As someone who lives in Colorado, no they didn't.
They made a partnership with PayPal where you give PayPal a % fee to exchange your cryptocurrency for actual USD, which PayPal then gives to the government. At no point is the government actually accepting Bitcoin as part of that process.
> Plus the blockchain ledger can tell them exactly what’s happened in someone’s account, more transparent than cash.
Complete lack of privacy isn't a positive for most people.
stormdelta t1_jebegik wrote
Reply to comment by semimodestmouse in It's becoming increasingly clear that fintech has a fraud problem by marketrent
There is almost zero legitimate reason for the entire "fintech" space to exist at all.
First and second order financial service derivatives are acceptable, and add real utility/value to the economy - things like basic banking and lending services, properly regulated stocks/bonds, even options/futures trading to a lesser extent.
Past that, it's pretty much just corporations leeching money from the real economy, producing nothing of value and creating mass systemic risks. It's the same kind of shit that gave us the 2008 crisis.
The worst part is that the same kinds of people who push fintech have successfully convinced a ton of people to get mad at the wrong targets, and to support the worst form of fintech yet (cryptocurrencies).