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Luca B
@lucabarbera
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Engineer, passionate technologist, petrolhead and geek. When struck by nonsense, I deliver championship grade ranting.
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2020-08-19 14:56
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lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: Learning the success secrets of self-made millionaires.
It takes more than "secrets" to become millionaires, but every successful individual I know is driven by the similar commitment and determination, which can and should be learned.
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lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: Everyone is missing the point of Apple M1
The technology works and delivers very decent performance, so it is enticing to go and grab a new M1 Macintosh today, but that comes with the implicit risk of Apple pushing it out of support quicker than
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lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: Small survey for Project.hope community members only
a) I'm using both b) I'm using both steemit and Peakd.com c) I'm not active on blurt d) I'm not active on LeoFinance
lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: When and why it's useful to use a VPN
Thank you for the tip! I am planning a follow up to this article which will be focused on what a VPN cannot do, as there is a lot of disinformation and misconception fueled by ubiquitous marketing. Lately,
lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: Dispelling modern myths about passwords
Very true. It is also forcing users to the good habit of properly handling passwords, for example with a password manager.
lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: Dispelling modern myths about passwords
It is indeed and, like many crafts related to application of math and algebra in information technology, it is subject to critical errors when guidelines, best practices and tested knowledge are ignored.
lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: Dispelling modern myths about passwords
True, even though unrelated with passwords. That's what services like and are for.
lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: What are griefbots?/¿Qué son los griefbots?
As a computer science engineer in the field of consumer products, I would be extremely skeptical about the concept of "griefbot". As a matter of fact, there are so many negatives and downsides
lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: Venezuelan Banking System Dollarization Process
Dollars may be the textbook example of fiat coins, but they are also a necessity if they can bring stability and interoperability in a transaction system affected by catastrophic inflation. First make
lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: The Past, The Present And The Future
We shall learn from the past, but plan based on the future.
lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: Environmental Feasibility of Automotive Green Engineering
The topic is much more nuanced than that. For starters, even though electric vehicles are obviously the future of transportation (as fossil fuel will be eventually exhausted) the current production process
lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: The newly announced Raspberry Pi 400 will be much faster than Raspberry Pi 4
Good article. I would just recommend to correct the title, as the Pi 400 is really not "much faster than a Pi 4", as the only difference is the stock speed of the Pi 400 is 1.8 GHz, just 300
lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: Understanding the performance and positioning of the new Apple M1 chip
There are use cases where I expect M1 machines to do well, and bring actual improvements to end users: for instance, I have no problem believin their power consumption figures are excellent and that translates
lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: Understanding the performance and positioning of the new Apple M1 chip
There are use cases where I expect M1 machines to do well, and bring actual improvements to end users: for instance, I have no problem believin their power consumption figures are excellent and that translates
lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: Tesla being the Most Valuable Automobile Company, is it Overvalued?
Everyone who's looking at Tesla as if they were an automotive company is making a crucial mistake: they are not. Tesla is a technology development company, much closer to software development, which
lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: Kraken is the first crypto company to receive a bank charter
It can indeed set the foundation for a trend of broader adoption, and having explicit support from a US state makes a lot of difference.
lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: Kraken is the first crypto company to receive a bank charter
Hola @elmundodexao, thank you for stopping by and commenting! I'm glad you liked the article.
lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: Kraken is the first crypto company to receive a bank charter
Indeed two very different approaches can be taken by classic banking institutions: one is to embrace&conquer, and the other is to adopt. It is technically for classic banks to take the first with a
lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: Will AI lead to the Extinction of humans?
We suffer from misinformation, as the term AI is nowadays being used inappropriately. There really is no intelligence in current Artificial Intelligence, only very fast algorithms that are being trained
lucabarbera
Project HOPE
6y
RE: Who Enjoys Promotional Program, the Customers or the Business?
Honest feedback I have learnt from a high-ranking marketing executive several years ago: promotions are always good for the company, seldom for customers. They are crafted to look attractive in order to
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