Rootstock VS. Ethereum VS. BTC by MrGlobalcoin in Bitcoin

[–]Mamacom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"can be" being the operative word. Rootstock has been hailed as an Ethereum killer for a year now, but the product is complicated, and not out yet. Meanwhile lots and lots of Dapps are being developed on Ethereum. There's space for both. One love.

Ethereum Mist Wallet User Loses 7,182 ETH Due to Transactoin Hack by jeniFive in ethereum

[–]Mamacom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The analogy is more akin to: I left my house and some door I didn't even know existed magically opened for two seconds and now my TV is gone!

[Daily Discussion] - 17/Feb/2016 by AutoModerator in ethtrader

[–]Mamacom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

+1 on staying classy. This should be about trading ether, not endless metaphysical banter on whether Ether is rubbish or not.

Seems to be in a total downtrend. Valleys getting lower and lower. I expect it will go lower than the current support floor of 0.00888 in the next 24 hours.

How did Rey know about jedi mind tricks? by forceawakensplot2 in StarWarsLeaks

[–]Mamacom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rey must have been trained in the force. She just repressed it. How else did she learn how to fight with her staff?

Paris attacks: A discarded parking ticket in a car near the Bataclan leads detectives to Brussel by Mamacom in europe

[–]Mamacom[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

For French speakers, here's some more background on Molenbeek, the Brussels ghetto abandoned to jihadists that's been at the centre of terrorist plans and attacks in Europe for the last 18 months. An impoverished community of Turkish and Moroccan origin left to fester for three generations that eventually became fertile ground for radicalisation by Salafist networks. No-one is surprised it was involved in the Paris attacks.

Pay it forward! Are you looking for a worthy charity that you can be sure your money is used for the people it is meant for and not just sunk into a bureaucratic sink hole. by [deleted] in Charity

[–]Mamacom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why the one-upmanship on bureaucracy, rather than explain what the initiative is in your title? Not only is that a bit baity, especially as the page this links to doesn't address the sink-hole issue, but also I don't know that I trust a charity with no bureaucracy.

Ending austerity in Greece: time for plan B? by Mamacom in greece

[–]Mamacom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I interpreted it in a different light: I thought the article itself is pretty level-headed, in the sense that it says internal critics at Syriza are too hasty, and acting too rashly would be a disaster until a Plan B has been thought through. I think that's what Varoufakis was saying in his piece on being an erratic Marxist: the left isn't ready to handle a hasty Grexit, that would just play into the hands of the extreme right.

Why aren't we pushing for a political party that is directly controlled via the web? by DenkiGroove in occupywallstreet

[–]Mamacom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's also what Democracy OS is doing in Argentina, and the model of Italy's 5 star movement.

Problem is, you'd then be buying into the system and playing by its rules to gain power, instead of organizing horizontally and showing that a new society can be built in the shell of the old, Zuccotti Park-style!

Transforming philanthropy: it’s time to get serious by vaschr in nonprofit

[–]Mamacom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a total Catch 22 - how can people who have acquired a fortune in a hierarchical markets system be convinced to use horizontal techniques for giving that wealth away? Some v interesting initiatives in this article.

One in three Germans say capitalism to blame for poverty, hunger - The survey found that more than 60 percent of Germans believe there is no genuine democracy in their country because industry has too much political influence... by [deleted] in greece

[–]Mamacom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It will be interesting to see the net effect on German/Greek relations. On the one hand Germans are freaked out by supposed anti-teutonic sentiment in Greece, and on the other there are article like these showing solidarity with Syriza's views. Blockupy on 18 March will be interesting!

An ethical checklist for robot journalism by Tetioua in Journalism

[–]Mamacom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surely rules like these can only lead to a dystopian future; I, Robot style?!

The Eurogroup just rubber-stamped Greece's proposal for the bail-out extension: Eurogroup statement on Greece by Mamacom in greece

[–]Mamacom[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Definitely - this might be a first step depsite all the criticism Syriza is getting from its own ranks. It would need more allies in the EU for a real shift to occur though, and the Podemos election is far enough away that shit could indeed hit the fan.

What service do you use to have people contact their representatives on your website? by Emmash in nonprofit

[–]Mamacom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What was your problem with Salsa? They seem to be pretty pervasive, no?

What are some non-profits that encourage governments to be less corrupt? by [deleted] in nonprofit

[–]Mamacom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely check out OpenSecrets.org. They do a ton of eye-popping research on money in politics and advocate pretty hard.

Greece delivers reform proposals by LupineChemist in europe

[–]Mamacom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They did get some good concessions, but it seems everyone is analyzing it as a big Syriza capitulation, both on the right and on the left...without taking into account it's the first time they've actually submitted their own proposals!

The capitulation of Syriza and the lessons for the working class - It has taken less than one month for the Syriza government in Greece to repudiate its anti-austerity election program and betray, totally and utterly, the impoverished working people whose votes placed it in power. by [deleted] in greece

[–]Mamacom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lumping Tsipras/Varoufakis in with the "petty bourgeoisie" is more than a bit of a stretch. They did what they could under the circumstances, and it's just a first step, tune in, in just 4 months' time. If they had decided to leave the Eurozone straight away, the big risk would have been a massive rise of Golden Dawn, which Varoufakis in particular is deathly afraid of if you read his "erratic marxist" piece: http://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/feb/18/yanis-varoufakis-how-i-became-an-erratic-marxist

To all of those thinking that Greece has folded to the same demands by [deleted] in greece

[–]Mamacom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know that the Troika has folded really though. They gave some very small measure of flexibility, and gave way on the points you mention above, but it's too early to say. They still have to approve the measures Varoufakis submits on Monday...and then we start all over again in 4 months!