{"id":3786,"date":"2013-12-28T17:40:07","date_gmt":"2013-12-29T00:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=3786"},"modified":"2014-08-10T15:06:31","modified_gmt":"2014-08-10T21:06:31","slug":"where-ive-been-online-dec-28-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2013\/12\/28\/where-ive-been-online-dec-28-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Where I&#8217;ve Been Online (Dec 28, 2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><ul class=\"diigo-linkroll\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/design-tools\/data-visualization-712402\">The 33 best tools for data visualization | Web design | Creative Bloq<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">&#8220;A picture is worth a thousand words, but creating cool infographics can be time-consuming. So we&#8217;ve found 33 amazing tools to make it easier.<\/p>\n<p>Not a web designer or developer? You may prefer Free tools for creating infographics&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\">tags:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/visualization\">visualization<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/tools\">tools<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.antipope.org\/charlie\/blog-static\/2013\/12\/why-i-want-bitcoin-to-die-in-a.html\">Why I want Bitcoin to die in a fire &#8211; Charlie&#8217;s Diary<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">&#8220;Bitcoin just crashed 50% today, on news that the Chinese government has banned local exchanges from accepting deposits in Yuan. BtC was trading over $1000 yesterday; now it&#8217;s down to $500 and still falling.<\/p>\n<p>Good.<\/p>\n<p>I want Bitcoin to die in a fire: this is a start, but it&#8217;s not sufficient. Let me give you a round-up below the cut.<\/p>\n<p>Like all currency systems, Bitcoin comes with an implicit political agenda attached. Decisions we take about how to manage money, taxation, and the economy have consequences: by its consequences you may judge a finance system. Our current global system is pretty crap, but I submit that Bitcoin is worst.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\">tags:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/bitcoin\">bitcoin<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"diigo-ps\">Posted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diigo.com\">Diigo<\/a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-3786'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(3786);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(3786);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(3786);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>The 33 best tools for data visualization | Web design | Creative Bloq &#8220;A picture is worth a thousand words, but creating cool infographics can be time-consuming. 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