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Comment on Bitcoin bloodbath nears historic levels in ~finance
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Comment on Bitcoin bloodbath nears historic levels in ~finance
brrrrrrrrrrd Link ParentThere are several bars, cafes, gyms and co-working spaces that accept bitcoin and litecoin for payment, as well as at least 4 bitcoin ATMs that I know of that allow you to exchange cash for...There are several bars, cafes, gyms and co-working spaces that accept bitcoin and litecoin for payment, as well as at least 4 bitcoin ATMs that I know of that allow you to exchange cash for bitcoin where I live. And a couple of these are very recent additions (places accepting not the ATMs). I assume it's more of a money grab (hoping people will pay with it and it will become more valuable) rather than representing any normalcy to using it, but it is still spreading as far as I can tell. Maybe that's still a side effect of the still recent explosion in value but many of them have been accepting, at least, bitcoin for the last 7 years.
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Comment on Valve revamps its next controller, should make using hands in VR feel way cooler in ~games
brrrrrrrrrrd LinkThis sounds so awesome. I wasn't expecting grip sensitivity when I opened that article. I was already excited when they said you'd be opening and closing your hand to interact but this takes it to...The VR possibilities for this grip-sensor range from explosive (feel specific haptic feedback when you grab a shotgun's pump) to quirky (squeeze tubes to drop paint onto a canvas). For the most part, this upgrade appears to make existing VR interactions feel more natural as opposed to creating entirely new ways to play (and thus deprecating older controllers).
This sounds so awesome. I wasn't expecting grip sensitivity when I opened that article. I was already excited when they said you'd be opening and closing your hand to interact but this takes it to the next level
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Comment on The ACLU retreats from free expression in ~humanities
brrrrrrrrrrd Link ParentHere's an archive link to the WSJ article.Here's an archive link to the WSJ article.
Maybe you can help me understand something. I don't know much about investing or economics but I remember something about bitcoin being allowed (or something) for "futures" trading. And at the time that seemed to mean it was being given some legitimacy. What I'm seeing seems to suggest that should have lent to more stability for prices. Can you or maybe someone else in this thread offer an ELI5 of what "futures" are and why that was important to bitcoin?