deefcee's comments

On: A beginner’s guide to getting started in the cryptocurrency world

[deefcee]

What the HODL meme stands for not selling your BTC for fiat. It is somewhat misleading since spending BTC (which is not the same as selling) is definitely not "holding" in any sense. The intent is telling the new users not to succumb to fear and sell on drops but stay strong in their belief in the technology.

[if_by_whisky → deefcee]

Spending BTC is fundamentally the same as selling.

[emteycz → if_by_whisky]

Yes, you're of course true - in the literal sense. The intended meaning is to not sell for fiat.

[davrosthedalek → emteycz]

Or, to be more precise, not sell for fiat because of mistrust in long term bitcoin value.

[anonymous5133 → if_by_whisky]

It is but it also encourages businesses to accept it.

On: 18yo arrested for reporting a bug in the new Budapest e-Ticket system

[deefcee]

Do not file a bug, you might get arrested.

On: Intel Skylake/Kaby Lake processors: broken hyper-threading

[deefcee]

I'd also like to know if 78 is the fixed version.