Re: Ethereum: DAO - "The Attacker"

2016-07-12 Thread Morlock Elloi
If minting was massively distributed, then there would be basis for assessing Bitcoin as fundamental/mathematical foundation, and Ethereum as new age fad. But there is no distributed minting. There are 4 mints owning the majority, and the end game is one single mint. The whole Bitcoin concept has

Re: BEPS Blues

2016-07-12 Thread walter palmetshofer
> BEPS stands for 'Base Erosion and Profit Shifting' BEPS that ... Goodbye Double Irish, Hello Knowledge Box https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-10-15/goodbye-double-irish-hello-knowledge-box after the announcement they will close down the "Double Irish loop" within 6 years ... a timely

Finding a publisher for The Power of the Giant Corporation

2016-07-12 Thread Geert Lovink
Dear nettimers, a few months ago an interesting book appeared in Dutch. It is called “The Power of the Giant Corporation.” The three writers are working in field of cultural economics & copyright, philosophy and political economy. The aim of the book is to go beyond the critique of global fina

BEPS Blues

2016-07-12 Thread Patrice Riemens
Hej Hej, BEPS stands for 'Base Erosion and Profit Shifting' and is the name of a biggie OECD policy framework to address the vexed issue of corporate, multinational taxation in the wake of the 2007/8 financial crisis and the recurring scandals about tax avoidance by big business, the 'Panama P

Re: Ethereum: DAO - "The Attacker"

2016-07-12 Thread Jaromil
On Mon, 11 Jul 2016, Morlock Elloi wrote: > The whole thing reeks of religion. Just observe facts - the next rally where > the necessity to do the unmentionable will be pitched is held: > > 1. On Sunday > 2. At some place called "Institute for the Future" > > ( http://www.meetup.com/EthereumSili