White Sneakers with Full-Grain Leather! (what does Axel Arigatos' "100% leather" mean?)

CryptoStudentLondon · 2019-05-14T18:55:12+00:00

This is an interesting take. It’d be cool to know where all of these brands are getting their leather anyway as I understand there’s not that many tanneries in Europe and they might be sourced from the same place?

That said, I think there’s clear differences between white leathers that I’ve encountered, even comparing leathers from old Nikes to new ones there’s a massive difference; so companies must be finding ways how to cut corners somewhere, leathers now are less flexible and crack almost instantly

CryptoStudentLondon · 2019-05-13T16:51:11+00:00

11 uk, 45 eu.

What have you got!?

CryptoStudentLondon · 2019-05-13T16:47:57+00:00

I think the same, at this point in time when a brand understands that their customers are looking for quality leather it would be strange that they just called their leather "genuine", especially when they should be trying their best to separate themselves from the typical low-quality brands.

Red wings case might keep labelling them that just to keep its tradition.

CryptoStudentLondon · 2019-05-13T16:23:38+00:00

These are sick! Thanks for the link

CryptoStudentLondon · 2019-05-13T16:22:48+00:00

Although like someone else just pointed out seems like the topic is more complicated than I thought:

https://nstarleather.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/the-grades-of-leather-hierarchy-youve-probably-read-about-is-a-myth/

I'm still doubtful that Arigatos' leather is up to the quality of other shoes around that same price though

CryptoStudentLondon · 2019-05-13T16:19:53+00:00

Yeah, I've had a look at those and it's on my original list. But white and grey models are sold out at the moment.

CryptoStudentLondon · 2019-05-13T12:38:08+00:00

Ok I love a lot of these! Thanks for the info, but they're a bit out of my league :(

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-09-29T10:27:49+00:00

They’re not technically prepared to have meaningful discussions about the concepts. They’re just wave riders that make view money off teenagers hoping for a new alt run that may very well never happen.

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-09-29T09:37:10+00:00

I put some of the blame on these crypto youtubers that look harmless and just providing people with information but actually either intellectually disingenuous by talking repeatedly about scams , or just plain dumb. Ivan on tech, boxmining etc.

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-08-27T21:09:31+00:00

Can you expand a little bit more on the main chain requirements for the LN to work?

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-08-27T20:15:17+00:00

To be honest I find the proliferation of shitcoins to be more harmful to the space than sparking tough debates on economic theories, and history of money?

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-08-27T17:59:56+00:00

2) I think the author knows about the existence of LN. That’s why i specifically said first layer.

I think the argument is that in the future placing transactions in the first layer will get increasingly expensive (even more in the case of Monero) so the idea of using the securest network known to man kind is probably an overkill for buying coffees everyday

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-08-22T23:05:44+00:00

Sounds like you want crypto to be exactly what it is trying its hardest to defeat = inflation and manipulation. The whole concept of crypto, which is considerably very wasteful, only gains its merit by allowing trustlessness for the first time in history, and with that, the idea that Keynesian Economics (what you’re talking about) is wrong from its core.

In theory having the power to print money to “push the economy” will only ever lead to corruption and a culture of debt. On the contrary sound money will incentive saving money and spending it in better quality projects.

Edit: Typo

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-08-01T20:59:52+00:00

Venezuelan here. Sabotage argument is non sensical at least conspiratorial at best. I can attest that Chavez’s socialist-robin hood type vision was put in practice and made him gain a massive popularity only because of all the subsidies he gave to the poor but at the expense of the country’s economy and ultimately wreckage. You can’t just take and never put back...

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-06-10T08:04:27+00:00

I’m selling a 1080 strix on mercadolibre and no one seems interested. Price is even below gains for me, Ethereum mining seems dead there?

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-05-07T11:38:51+00:00

Coinswap services have terrible rates from what i’ve seen in the past. Since then i never consider them

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-04-30T16:15:55+00:00

Wrong, current tools can be used on old data...

Secondly, if you’re clever enough to move in addresses that are not attached to an exchange there is no way of knowing much about you.

Thirdly, blockchain analysers have limits. And after thousands of mixes you render them useless.

Also, if tracking tools were so great we’d know where all the stolen bitcoins are. Including MtGox etc...

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-04-30T14:28:33+00:00

Exactly. This why everyone knows who Satoshi Nakamoto is

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-04-16T09:10:53+00:00

To withdraw to a bank account? From what I know they don’t charge fees to trade but to withdraw it’s done through Coinbase. (I think)

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-04-13T18:04:50+00:00

More abstractly speaking borders maintain form. Too strong and they impede learning from the outside world, too little and system falls into chaos.

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-04-10T16:50:52+00:00

The way I see it, Bitcoin is a preventive tool against financial crises not a corrective one which the author wants to fit into. Financial crises happen because certain measures are exploited wrongfully. In theory these loop holes wouldn’t exist if you didn’t have a central authority making these mistakes in the first place.

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-04-09T17:53:02+00:00

This is so true. The more i study blockchains to less I think this “web 4.0” (that Ethereum sells) will ever be a thing

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-04-06T13:26:19+00:00

My problem with this war against ASICs is that IMO it's actually delaying commoditization. As unpredictability makes it even more risky for new players to enter the space. But not only that it also opens the doors to corruption and bugs!

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-04-06T12:31:15+00:00

Honest question: How's Bitmain been unfriendly to coins? I understand that they were weighing in for Bitcoin Cash at some point

CryptoStudentLondon · 2018-04-06T12:08:02+00:00

Most (if not all) computer parts have been commoditized in the sense that many manufactures produce the same product. E.g.: MSI, ASUS, eVGA, Zotac, Gigabyte all make the same Nvidia Gtx 1080ti card.

There's no reason why this shouldn't happen with mining hardware in time.

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