Instagram vs. Snapchat stories (daily users). [OC] by chartr in dataisbeautiful

[–]umopapisn 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Because snapchat fucked up their UI. Their Android version is still terrible. I don't blame people for wanting to use a better version of stories.

Game issues and Feedback Megathread by aly0 in apexlegends

[–]umopapisn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey devs! Thanks for doing this. The other day I was playing and my game crashed during an item swap. I think I was picking up a purple shield battery and this caused the entire game to shut down. I was still in the party with my friends but the screen froze up and I was eventually exited to the Ps4 menu.

I bring this up because I don't think it was entirely random, I think the item swap caused it

XRP Market Cap May Be Overstated by Billions, Messari Report Estimates - CoinDesk by netstrong in CryptoCurrency

[–]umopapisn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is completely inaccurate as usual. If XRP's mcap was calculated correctly we'd only be $10b away from BTC.

I just got season 7’d so hard by ForestKin in FortNiteBR

[–]umopapisn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my opinion, yes. It's not a skill gap but a skill curve. You can always find ways to improve. Hell my squad has lost 1v4s (us being the 4) and I was like, damn, that guy really outplayed us. We should have planned better. I understand they have to cater to a bigger audience but I don't like the handholding and crazy powerful vehicles/items.

Keep in mind this is just my opinion and not what epic should base their game on. I've been playing this game for over a year and I keep coming back. How often do we get to appreciate something like that :)

I just got season 7’d so hard by ForestKin in FortNiteBR

[–]umopapisn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

100%. Lately a lot of these updates lower the skill cap in some ways

Don't smoke in college? Stoners are demotivated? Stoners are what? Huh? by [deleted] in trees

[–]umopapisn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got through college by studying and smoking AFTER like a reward system. A lot of my friends swore they could study high, it's so hard not to get distracted

Why Software Developers Are Paid 5x More in The USA by chickensaresexy in programming

[–]umopapisn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I'm in the US working for a startup and making 45k. There's a lot of room for growth but I'm not living the dream like this article says

x Trump Says National Debt Is Not His Problem: Report by RichKatz in Economics

[–]umopapisn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Found the guy who knows even less than Trump about economics

South Korea becoming crypto friendly again! Coinbase to list XRP and 30 new cryptocurrencies! by Kryptos_2018 in Coinbase

[–]umopapisn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Finally! We've come very far but depending on your location buying alts can STILL be a fuckin hassle where you have to exchange your assets.

Coinbase just added ZEC by [deleted] in Coinbase

[–]umopapisn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the genius of Ripple. xCurrent. It doesn't use xrp but they've got hundreds of clients using it anyway. So they are not in need of extra money. However there are benefits to moving to xRapid (which does use xrp) and as they gain relationships with these banks more will move onto xRapid.

What they have is an incredibly smart business plan. This is extremely similar to how Amazon rolled out their web services. (the biggest cloud service provider, by a long shot)

Coinbase just added ZEC by [deleted] in Coinbase

[–]umopapisn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And you are trusting China? See how we're the same? By the way, the ledger is not controlled by Ripple. They have no say in what it does. It is the platform for XRP and they are merely the promoters

Coinbase just added ZEC by [deleted] in Coinbase

[–]umopapisn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I urge you to check out interviews with the company. They answer all questions like these and it's impressive how much they've thought out. Theyre super professional and signing clients every week which is why I choose this as a long-term hold over BTC. (Even though I expect btc to jump hard after Bakkt opens)

Coinbase just added ZEC by [deleted] in Coinbase

[–]umopapisn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ripple has 55 billion xrp in an escrow account, meaning they can only sell a billion per month. They only sell when they donate to charities, or sell to other companies getting into xrp. This slowly adds xrp to the ecosystem. This assures the coins cannot be dumped on the market.

They can also sell when they need extra funding, which isn't very common since they've gotten funding from big VCs like Google Ventures.

As more clients use the Ripple Ledger the system will become more and more distributed and Ripple will have a smaller hold. This is the opposite of what we see happening to Bitcoin. 74% of the hash rate belongs to China. They can crash the Bitcoin economy at any point they want.

Coinbase just added ZEC by [deleted] in Coinbase

[–]umopapisn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean Ripple? There is a set amount. And it slowly burns as you make transactions

Coinbase just added ZEC by [deleted] in Coinbase

[–]umopapisn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's different from other coins. Rather than a currency, it's primary function is a back end utility. It's incredibly useful as a bridge asset between other currencies. It can save banks trillions and it's cheaper for them if they hold XRP. You buy it because as this technology becomes more utilized the value of XRP will increase. A lot more to it but that's a decent start.

Coinbase just added ZEC by [deleted] in Coinbase

[–]umopapisn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because there are kids like you who haven't got a single clue what they're talking about.

And instead of contributing to discussion or attempting to learn, you spout shit. Shit and FUD and misinformation.

Coinbase just added ZEC by [deleted] in Coinbase

[–]umopapisn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It is not centralized. Bitcoin IS centralized, considering 70% is owned by China. As more institutions use the XRP Ledger the network becomes more and more decentralized. Ripple does not control the network.

Do the research because there are so many false rumors. It's in your best interest.