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Title: Collecting for new PC
Post by: LordWisienka on July 01, 2011, 11:06:32 PM
I have personal mission: collect BTC for new computer:-) If u wanna help, u know what to do:-)
For all donations i be very grateful:-)

http://www.jerzygrzesiak.pl/lato2004/bory2004-1/crw_5673-wiewiorka-d.jpg for everybody;-)


Title: Re: Collecting for new PC
Post by: KenJackson on July 01, 2011, 11:41:38 PM
This is a curious phenomena that I've been meaning to ask about.

I see a lot of posts with bitcoin addresses in the signature, as if to say, "If you like what I say, give me some money."  And now here you are explicitly and directly asking for a donation so you can buy something for yourself.

How much bitcoin is being passed around this way?

I'm not criticizing.  I just find this odd and I wonder if there's a point of view I haven't considered.


Title: Re: Collecting for new PC
Post by: fascistmuffin on July 01, 2011, 11:58:45 PM
I don't think many people give to them.

In the hardware section, helpful answers might get a small amount, but I've never did see anything come in when I had an address in my sig.

But we should criticize blatant begging, since building yourself a computer is only benefiting you. Go donate to wikileaks, someone who made a miner, or a pool if you have extra BTC laying around.


Title: Re: Collecting for new PC
Post by: zerokwel on July 02, 2011, 12:59:43 AM
nope never seen anything... Well that's a lie I did have .0015 enter my account which I can not explain but don't think it was from here.


Title: Re: Collecting for new PC
Post by: Stephen Gornick on July 02, 2011, 02:05:06 AM
How much bitcoin is being passed around this way?

Block Explorer knows:
  - http://blockexplorer.com/address/1KaKfWKk8busvMEzS7GXLrY8ENRMVUHt3e


Title: Re: Collecting for new PC
Post by: KenJackson on July 02, 2011, 02:32:12 AM
Block Explorer knows:

Oh, I'm sure he does.  But that link just shows me a bunch of keys and numbers.  I can't see any information there.


Title: Re: Collecting for new PC
Post by: Stephen Gornick on July 02, 2011, 03:06:03 AM
Block Explorer knows:
  - http://blockexplorer.com/address/1KaKfWKk8busvMEzS7GXLrY8ENRMVUHt3e

that link just shows me a bunch of keys and numbers.  I can't see any information there.

There are three columns that matter, Block, Amount and Type.  
 In the Block column are dates.  
 In the Type column is either Received or Sent.
 And then there is the amount column showing the amount of BTCs in the transaction.

From that data, the following table can be created:

Received at this address
2011-06-16 | 0.05 BTC
2011-06-19 | 0.07 BTC
2011-06-23 | 0.08 BTC

The original post was 2011-07-01, so all of these transactions occurred prior to the post.
In other words, this solicitation has not yielded any contributions yet.



Title: Re: Collecting for new PC
Post by: Oldminer on July 02, 2011, 03:14:26 AM

In other words, this solicitation has not yielded any contributions yet.


Yea, I find this surprising


Title: Re: Collecting for new PC
Post by: slamcore on July 02, 2011, 05:00:15 AM
Yea, I find this surprising
Lol.

This newb should go configure his sig incase lightning strikes...


Title: Re: Collecting for new PC
Post by: HonestAbe on July 02, 2011, 05:15:43 AM
Block Explorer knows:
  - http://blockexplorer.com/address/1KaKfWKk8busvMEzS7GXLrY8ENRMVUHt3e

that link just shows me a bunch of keys and numbers.  I can't see any information there.

There are three columns that matter, Block, Amount and Type.  
 In the Block column are dates.  
 In the Type column is either Received or Sent.
 And then there is the amount column showing the amount of BTCs in the transaction.

From that data, the following table can be created:

Received at this address
2011-06-16 | 0.05 BTC
2011-06-19 | 0.07 BTC
2011-06-23 | 0.08 BTC

The original post was 2011-07-01, so all of these transactions occurred prior to the post.
In other words, this solicitation has not yielded any contributions yet.


ok so the date and amt makes perfect sense but how do you tell if it means sent or received.  does | mean sent or received or am I missing something obvious?


Title: Re: Collecting for new PC
Post by: conjre on July 02, 2011, 05:23:53 AM
I have personal mission: collect BTC for new computer:-) If u wanna help, u know what to do:-)
For all donations i be very grateful:-)

Good Luck!


Title: Re: Collecting for new PC
Post by: Stephen Gornick on July 02, 2011, 06:22:33 AM
Received at this address
2011-06-16 | 0.05 BTC
2011-06-19 | 0.07 BTC
2011-06-23 | 0.08 BTC

ok so the date and amt makes perfect sense but how do you tell if it means sent or received.  does | mean sent or received or am I missing something obvious?

Well, I didn't include the Type column because I only cared about showing the transactions for type Received.

If you look at the Block Explorer for that address, there are three rows, each showing Received.
 - http://blockexplorer.com/address/1KaKfWKk8busvMEzS7GXLrY8ENRMVUHt3e


Title: Re: Collecting for new PC
Post by: jtibble on July 02, 2011, 06:41:13 AM
If I wasn't already frantically mining myself for BTC, I'd shoot a bit your way just to see it update in the block explorer.  :)


Title: Re: Collecting for new PC
Post by: Rob P. on July 02, 2011, 05:02:47 PM
If you've ever played a MMORPG like World of Warcraft, this is a common phenomenon. 

Noobs beg for coins, sometimes other noobs give them some small amount.  It never amounts to much.


Title: Re: Collecting for new PC
Post by: saykor on July 02, 2011, 05:40:00 PM
Nobody will reject a coins