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1247 points mangoman | 2 comments | 05 Dec 16 14:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.449s | source
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SCHiM ◴[05 Dec 16 15:33 UTC] No.13106003[source]▶
Haha yes, hackers are going to have a field day with this!! I'm sure it's good enough for users which don't actively try to game the system through technical means, but I suspect it won't stand a chance against someone who's taken the time to understand and undermine the system.

On another more on-topic note, what an awesome time to be alive! :) When I was younger concepts like this were usually paired with flying cars and space travel in cartoons, but now it's real.

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1. noahm ◴[05 Dec 16 15:48 UTC] No.13106138[source]▶
It is an awesome time to be alive, but I do wish we'd start doing more interesting stuff with our technology than simply streamlining the ability to buy stuff. Convenience is wonderful, and I make use of lots of modern technological improvements in that regard, but I'm skeptical as to whether any of it has really made a measurable improvement on my standard of living.

https://medium.com/the-mission/silicon-valley-has-a-problem-... is largely what I mean. I don't blame the tech industry, necessarily. It's society as a whole that seems to have developed such a warped set of values, and I have no idea what to do about it.

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