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Deciding when to create an index on an RDBMS So what is a DB index? Think of it as an index in a physical book where you look at the index page to quickly get to where you want to get to. Some topics are organized beforehand so you can get to whatever you want to get to faster. But indexing also is not a cheap operation, it takes up space in addition to what the data already takes up so this has to be done with space as a consideration. The topic we are discussing here is…
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BTC cashback - Fold vs Coinbase debit card I wanted to get people's thoughts on both of these major companies offering Bitcoin back on purchases through their debit card offering. I am not sure which is the better card and which one should be preferred. The Fold card will start issuing their debit cards next week, starting with the first 1000 early access members of which I am a part of. It looks like they will be offering 1-2% Bitcoin (only) back on all purchases with their…
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Fold app leaks - Feature Leak #1 So the Fold app is soon going to start issuing debit cards to their customers, starting with the first 1000 in the waitlist and I was lucky enough to be among the first 1000. This is the reason I am getting the leak emails from the Fold team and I will be sharing with people here. Leak #1: 10% high yield on rewards. So I have to admit I don't fully understand what this means but it looks like if you keep your sats in your account, you get 10%…
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US 2020 elections This race is getting too tight and the results could possibly go into tomorrow. This election may come down to Arizona, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. I have no idea how John King has that kind of energy. Adderall? We don't know how many more uncounted ballots are left in the swing states but going as per the current stats, it does look like 4 more years for Trump. Getting a lot of 2016 vibes to this election when Trump turned it around. This is…
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At this point I think Joe Biden will be president While the US Presidential elections is still hanging in the balance and it might seem like it can go either way, I personally feel like it's a done deal for Donald Trump and Joe Biden will become the next president of the US. Here is a map which I feel will be the absolute worst case scenario for Biden, even then he is reaching exactly 270 which are enough to form a government. Realistically I think this is how the map will…
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Crypto News Headlines of the day - 11/10/20 China is going to test out their CBCD very soon according to reports. China is leading the world in their transition to digital currencies. Let's all welcome the billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller to the crypto world as he stated that he has now started showing support for Bitcoin and crypto currencies. PlanB extremely bullish on Bitcoin for 2021. They believe that the year 2021 will be spectacular for Bitcoin and they believe that…
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Positive Crypto News of the day 11/12/20 In super bullish news for crypto, Biden administration picks Gary Gensler, a former CFTC chairman to head financial policy transition team. Gensler has also taught a very popular blockchain course at MIT. You can check out the course here https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/sloan-school-of-management/15-s12-blockchain-and-money-fall-2018/ The Ethereum 2.0 deposits now sits at about 11% and there's only 2 weeks left for this. I think the…
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Positive news of the day 11/16/20 There are some positive and some noteworthy news of the day both in the crypto world and otherwise. I wanted to share some with you. Moderna has also come out with vaccine news today and they say it's about 95% effective. They also said that they don't need deep freeze conditions to store the vaccine which is amazing news. The stock market has recorded incredible highs after this news came out. George Soros owns a part of Palantir now! Soros…
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Looks like the spam filter algorithm is working! I am a regular on read.cash as some of you might be aware. I login every day! I try to write every day and I try to leave meaningful comments every day. If I don't have anything to write or comment, I usually don't. Having said that, we all have seen some incredible amount of spamming on this platform and there have been numerous ways this platform had been tried to be misused for personal profit and as a result of that were a…
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YouTube just changed their ToS where they now can show ads on smaller channels but are not obligated to pay these creators. just wow! time for liftoff, crypto alternatives!
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I just noticed something crazy. I imported my Trust Wallet from iPhone to Android and I see different balances in both. See additional coins in Android. Weird. Anyone knows why?
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Activity Bonus - it was fun while it lasted It looks like the fun feature Activity Bonus is coming to and end. It was definitely fun while it lasted. I can see why it was conceived and why it's coming to an end and this is what I like about read.cash the most is that some features are rolled out, tried out and if they either don't bring value to the platform or if they're not solving a problem, they are phased out. As the platform is comparatively small enough, things can…
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Bitcoin really wants to come back to your Thanksgiving dinner table conversations this year!
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Positive Crypto News of the day - 11/24/2020 Ethereum 2.0 has met the staking requirements and is all set for the Dec 1 launch. I have been following this tracker closely and it took a huge leap from about 60% to 100% PayPal CEO Dan Schulman in an interview with CNBC's Squawk Box said that there will be more utility of crypto currencies over time and they might be used more and more as currencies. He seemed pretty bullish on his outlook of crypto. Some Binance US users have…