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    Dealmaster: Get a 65-inch LG OLED TV and a $300 Dell gift card for $1,900

    That same TV is available for the same cost on Amazon right now. No dealing with gift cards. Also Amazon shipping / return policy.
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    Google gives up on Google Allo, hopes carriers will sort out RCS messaging

    Google needs to move in the opposite direction. They need to use their sway with the Play Store to require that something like hangouts (or better yet a direct iMessage competitor) is installed in every phone and the default messaging app. No more Samsung Messages and Verizon Message+ or...
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    Congress debates allowing tens of thousands of cars with no steering wheel

    I think one of the big deals is they are removing the steering wheel and pedals, but still making it look like a normal car. Once you are taking human control away, why are they still bothering to do things like face all seats forward and have glass windows. Imagine how much safer we could...
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    Coinbase: We will send data on 13,000 users to IRS

    It is easy for the IRS, they figure out at which point your movement of the coin would give them the most tax dollars, and then they tell you that is the amount that you owe. It is up to you to prove them wrong and owe less. It is definitely going to hurt the people not keeping records. I...
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    Coinbase: We will send data on 13,000 users to IRS

    It can be in the crypto world. Unlike stocks which must be traded in whole units, crypto can be traded in fractions. This leads to bots making thousands of sell orders and buy orders of the tiniest amount. You might be selling 1 Bitcoin (good for you, you wealthy person), but now a bunch of...
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    Coinbase: We will send data on 13,000 users to IRS

    Mining is a taxable event. However, it is taxable at the value of the time of the coin creation. So Nakamoto if she/he exists, would owe taxes equal to the value of the coins at the time unless they sell them. So yea maybe they owe $10 in taxes or something. I doubt the IRS will care unless...
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    Coinbase: We will send data on 13,000 users to IRS

    The former. Cash -> BTC -> Cash. At this point, they also support Litecoin and Ethereum as well. You can trade between the currencies on their platform and they take fees when you do so.
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    Coinbase: We will send data on 13,000 users to IRS

    Unfortunately this is not the case. Every transaction between crypto currencies is a taxable event. The worst part about it is if you trade say 0.1 BTC for Ether, but people are only buying 0.001 each, then you can very easily end up with 100 trades for your single move. I was dumb early last...
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    Montana to FCC: You can’t stop us from protecting net neutrality

    Don't look at the twitter feed under the video. It just ruined my faith in our country for the day.
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    Here’s our first clear look at the Samsung Galaxy S9

    Honestly the leak looks a lot like the Pixel 2 XL. Maybe it will only be "curved" in the same way.
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    Cryptocurrency boom creates insane global graphics card shortage

    I am a computer gamer and not a miner, but I happened to buy a 1060 last year for $180 black Friday and I updated to a 3440x1440 120hz monitor and needed to upgrade to a 1080ti this black Friday. Yes I probably spend too much on this hobby. But now with both cards I make about $10-12 USD after...
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    Now Dell has a mixed reality headset, and the XPS 13 has 8th-gen Intel CPUs

    In order to have accurate tracking, you will need to have the hands in the view of the two front facing cameras. Once they leave the view, they will rely on the IMUs to approximate their location until they come back into view. They will work like the remote for Google's DayDream VR except you...
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    Report: Google Pixel 2 to launch October 5

    If there is waterproofing on the Pixel 2 XL, it is a pre order from me. Honestly my only problems with the current Pixel that I have is the waterproofing and the bezels. I will happily sell this one and upgrade if both are now fixed.
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    Uber adds more features for drivers, including heads-up for long rides

    I hope that the driver does not get to see how much they get tipped by each rider, or that they do not get to see the tip until after they rate the rider. I would probably tip if I used Uber, but what I don't want to see is a service where all riders who don't tip get rated poorly and cannot...
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    Fitbit for the blind: Echolocation-based smartwatch aids sightless steps

    I sure hope they have figured out how to make those ultrasonic sensors more consistent. Back when I used to use them in robotics, they would work ok within 3', but at any larger distance they were prone to jumps and spikes. It got even worse the more of these that were around, or depending on...
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    Google Photos 3.0 launches with shared libraries, suggested sharing

    Looks like you can only setup one of these auto sharing connections. So it fit's their use case of parents sharing kids photos. But what if I want to automatically share my niece's photos with her mother, and the pictures of my girlfriend with her. I can only do one of these things. It would...
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    Is Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age the blueprint for renovating old games?

    If they remove the part where you run around saying "I'm Captain Basch Von Ronsenburg of Dalmasca!" for 3 hours, then I might get it. That part honestly ruined 12 for me and I never gave it a fair chance.
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    Samsung updates Gear VR with new accessory: a handheld controller

    As someone with decent VR experience (owned the first Gear VR for Galaxy Note 4, have the Daydream for my Pixel, and own the Oculus), I still think that mobile VR will not be taken seriously until they can improve a few things. You really need the motion controllers to rely on more than just...