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I’d better go brush up on my COBOL


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That's an awful lot of faith in virtual currency and its speculative nature to be betting the next 50-60 years of your life.


I can't even tell you how many pen testers I know with criminal records. Somewhere, someone will hire him to do security.


Diversification is pretty important if you want to keep any kind of currency for 50-60 years.


Who is to say xe didn't buy a bunch of it at $1 and sell it off, making millions, when it hit $200-$300?


How is this supposed to work in low-light and dark environments, like a classy restaurant? What about people that don't have camera phones? This will end up being opt-in only, I'm sure. Can you imagine the checkout at the supermarket as vain people hold the line up while they make up their hair? I really don't see this as becoming commonplace.


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