Twenty Years Ago, Two Men Predicted Bitcoin

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Twenty Years Ago, Two Men Predicted Bitcoin

Posted by oxy on Dec 27, 2017

Twenty Years Ago, Two Men Predicted Bitcoin

Clinton began his second term as President of the United States. Titanic dominated the box office. Hanson’s “MMMBop” stormed music charts. The year, 1997, also turned out to be when two cranks, fringe thinkers, wrote The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age (TSI), published by Simon & Schuster. Catastrophic impresarios James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg wrote a curiosity: a history book focused upon the coming future. Humanity, they urged, was involved in a great transition. Audacious, weird, and at times just plain creepy, the duo...

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A Wall Alone Can’t Secure the Border, No Matter Who Pays for It

Posted by dasuberworm on Jan 20, 2017

A Wall Alone Can’t Secure the Border, No Matter Who Pays for It

Border patrol technology is the future whether Trump acknowledges that or not. The post A Wall Alone Can’t Secure the Border, No Matter Who Pays for It appeared first on...

Get Ready for 2017 – These Legal Precedents on Bitcoin Were Set in 2016

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Get Ready for 2017 – These Legal Precedents on Bitcoin Were Set in 2016

Posted by oxy on Dec 26, 2016

Get Ready for 2017 – These Legal Precedents on Bitcoin Were Set in 2016

2016 saw numerous important court decisions made which affect the Bitcoin...

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Thanks, Internet! Messing with elections not just for the CIA anymore

Posted by dasuberworm on Sep 21, 2016

Thanks, Internet! Messing with elections not just for the CIA anymore

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