Title: "I need BTC to X" Post by: Electrongolf on July 06, 2011, 05:37:55 AM Solve for X.
Title: Re: "I need BTC to do X" Post by: JoelKatz on July 06, 2011, 05:40:37 AM I keep getting 0/0
Title: Re: "I need BTC to do X" Post by: DamienBlack on July 06, 2011, 05:42:35 AM Play poker online in the US.
Title: Re: "I needdo BTC to X" Post by: cypherdoc on July 06, 2011, 05:43:49 AM I need BTC to
Title: Re: "I need BTC to do X" Post by: Bitcoin Swami on July 06, 2011, 05:44:57 AM You can get X from silk road. :o
Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: myrkul on July 06, 2011, 06:10:27 AM x=buy food.
My dream is to be able to pay rent with them. (OK, sell them, and pay rent with the dollars) Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: benjamindees on July 06, 2011, 06:13:25 AM Immanentize the eschaton
Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: phillipsjk on July 06, 2011, 06:14:24 AM Buy stuff online without mailing financial instruments or "agreeing" to unconscionable "Terms Of Service".
Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: billyjoeallen on July 06, 2011, 06:23:31 AM I need BTC to circumvent capital controls, hide my assets, and to accept payments and/or donations without revealing my identity.
Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: whenhowwho on July 06, 2011, 06:26:54 AM buy a truck. Walk into a dealership and purchase a brand new truck with bitcoins. No conversion necessary
Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: triforcelink on July 06, 2011, 06:59:33 AM To quit my job.
Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: GeniuSxBoY on July 06, 2011, 08:19:04 AM Get a divorce and all your coins go directly to X.
Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: Peripeteia on July 06, 2011, 08:29:43 AM ... to upgrade to an AMD, study for a PhD or drive a BMW.
Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: geek-trader on July 06, 2011, 08:31:06 AM you guys are dreaming, which is fine.
My take on the OP, is what, TODAY, do you *need* BTC to buy? I think his point was "not much". However, I have found it incredibly easy to gamble with BTC. And speculate. I know there are sizable numbers of forum users who are against both of these things, but the reality is, that's what you can do with BTC today. I'm having fun doing both. But if we are to have a thriving BTC economy, we need that "killer app", that one thing (besides gambling and drugs - not that there's anything wrong with that), that only BTC can get you. You'll say "anonymity" or all the usual Libertarian things (not that theres anything wrong with that, either). But what will make my Mom or Dad (both diehard union liberals) or my Grandpa (die hard mid western gun nut conservative) say "I got to get me some of those bitcoins so I can buy a xxxxxx". It aint Alpaca Socks (cool tho they are). Let's find that killer app. Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: geek-trader on July 06, 2011, 08:32:31 AM Get a divorce and all your coins go directly to X. Now *that's* a killer idea. Hide your assets in BTC! Divorce lawyers, are you paying attention? Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: chungy on July 06, 2011, 08:48:03 AM Strictly speaking you don't *need* BTC for anything, but isn't it nice to be first in this economy? :)
I've actually bought NES games, a Steam game, some music, and I've gambled quite a bit (I've lost more than I won but that's OK). It's excellent :-) Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: Gabriel Beal on July 06, 2011, 12:21:40 PM You need BTC to buy any of the shirts on SquareWear. Hardly motivating for the masses, but it's a start. :)
You also need it to take advantage of deals on MetaCo.in (like today's sweet price on BitJerky), but deal sites are hardly at a premium for fiat currency. Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: CNMOH on July 06, 2011, 12:32:31 PM I need BTC to make quick, nearly feeless micropayments.
Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: evoorhees on July 06, 2011, 12:58:18 PM The more apt question is, "I prefer BTC to X". You don't really NEED it for anything yet, but the idea is that it's a better option than anything else out there for a variety of uses.
For me so far, X= shopping online X= sending money to friends Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: datguywhowanders on July 06, 2011, 01:50:01 PM Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: cypherdoc on July 06, 2011, 01:55:44 PM x=buy food. My dream is to be able to pay rent with them. (OK, sell them, and pay rent with the dollars) Bruce Wagner already is. Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: cypherdoc on July 06, 2011, 01:58:31 PM you guys are dreaming, which is fine. My take on the OP, is what, TODAY, do you *need* BTC to buy? I think his point was "not much". However, I have found it incredibly easy to gamble with BTC. And speculate. I know there are sizable numbers of forum users who are against both of these things, but the reality is, that's what you can do with BTC today. I'm having fun doing both. But if we are to have a thriving BTC economy, we need that "killer app", that one thing (besides gambling and drugs - not that there's anything wrong with that), that only BTC can get you. You'll say "anonymity" or all the usual Libertarian things (not that theres anything wrong with that, either). But what will make my Mom or Dad (both diehard union liberals) or my Grandpa (die hard mid western gun nut conservative) say "I got to get me some of those bitcoins so I can buy a xxxxxx". It aint Alpaca Socks (cool tho they are). Let's find that killer app. we already have. http://www.thinq.co.uk/2011/7/6/bitcoin-android-app-tips/ Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: billyjoeallen on July 06, 2011, 05:22:55 PM Get a divorce and all your coins go directly to X. Anyone stupid enough to tell his wife how many btcoins he has deserves to lose them. Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: CydeWeys on July 06, 2011, 05:28:29 PM X = Anything I am presently forced to use PayPal for.
Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: RandyMarsh on July 06, 2011, 05:31:12 PM x=bring down the banks and free the world from the rothschilds... obviously
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The only peple that 'need' BTC are the people doing business over TOR. Everything there is sold with bitcoin. Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: myrkul on July 06, 2011, 08:05:33 PM x=buy food. My dream is to be able to pay rent with them. (OK, sell them, and pay rent with the dollars) Bruce Wagner already is. But my name is not Bruce Wagner. Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: Electrongolf on July 07, 2011, 12:48:37 AM Yeah,,, so you guys go figure that out. I'm going to make a sandwich.
Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: DamienBlack on July 07, 2011, 12:57:46 AM Yeah,,, so you guys go figure that out. I'm going to make a sandwich. If this is an argument for why bitcoins aren't useful, it is silly. I mean, "I need USD for X", "I need paypal for X", and "I need credit cards for X" are all only answerable with X = to pay for things at places that accept them. It is the same with bitcoin. I need bitcoin to pay for things at places that accept bitcoin. Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: Electrongolf on July 07, 2011, 01:01:31 AM Yeah,,, so you guys go figure that out. I'm going to make a sandwich. If this is an argument for why bitcoins aren't useful, it is silly. I mean, "I need USD for X", "I need paypal for X", and "I need credit cards for X" are all only answerable with X = to pay for things at places that accept them. It is the same with bitcoin. I need bitcoin to pay for things at places that accept bitcoin. I was actually just kidding. Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: bitcoinminer on July 07, 2011, 01:03:06 AM while BTC.price != stable {
difficulty--; } OR while difficulty > 1000000 { BTC.price = BTC.price*(difficulty/1000000); BTC.price++; } Title: Re: "I need BTC to X" Post by: DamienBlack on July 07, 2011, 01:34:32 AM Yeah,,, so you guys go figure that out. I'm going to make a sandwich. If this is an argument for why bitcoins aren't useful, it is silly. I mean, "I need USD for X", "I need paypal for X", and "I need credit cards for X" are all only answerable with X = to pay for things at places that accept them. It is the same with bitcoin. I need bitcoin to pay for things at places that accept bitcoin. I was actually just kidding. Ah my bad. Didn't mean to go all serious on you then. My answer is I need bitcoins to become rich with just my graphics cards. |