Whenever I see the words PayPal and BTC together in the same sentence...I absolutely do not click the associated link.

happened to me a while ago. I got lazy and left them "lying around" meaning in an unsecured hot wallet. I followed the coins from my wallet thru several jumps until they went into a tumbler. Aaaaaand they're gone!

It wasn't the worst loss for me, I survived, but I upped my security regimen, and also bought a ledger immediately.

I don't think anyone has ever gotten stolen coins back. A day may come where it is possible, but it is more likely security, at the layman user's level will improve dramatically. I know BTC is absolutely secure when stored properly, but it is expecting too much for the average joe to learn linux and all that geek stuff.

Providing high grade secure storage will be a big industry in the future, it is already emerging.

Granted he's in a lot of douche-y movies, he simply works SO much that he is also in quite a few good ones too. Kinda like Gene Hackman, who admits that he never turns down a role, no matter what. He's a hard working actor, and doesn't sit around waiting for the perfect role, he just gets out there and does it.

Nic Cage movies that don't suck;
Kick Ass
Bad Lieutenant
Grindhouse
Adaptation
Bringing out the dead
leaving las vegas
Wild At Heart
Vampire's Kiss
Moonstruck
Raising Arizona
Birdy
Cotton Club
Rumble Fish
Valley Girl
Fast Times At Ridgemount High

I'd say he does ok

Now that all is said and done, this really does appear to be nothing but a "show trial"

I have no idea if Ulbritch is guilty or not, and I don't see how the jury could either. What a farce.

Looks like they got their "straw man" anyway

I've been watching this market for a few years and it is obviously very easy to manipulate. I've also been watching the quality of posting here at bitcointalk for the last year or so, and I don't think there are enough brains in here to manage a lemonade stand.

We will see insane manipulation, once wall street and the EFT are open for business. Those big boys will abuse the prices until all credibility BTC once promised is long dead and gone.

McRonald's is awful, unhealthy, has no concern for the communities they exist in. You can tell you are within a mile of one of their outlets by the exponential increase in the amount of trash and food wrappers that appear strewn around the ground. They treat their employees like slaves and the food is disgusting.
They won't introduce btc until it is a foolproof way of transacting funds, right now, the first customer to accidentally send them too much btc will be the only news you would see related to mcdonald's accepting btc.

However, with the huge increase in sock-puppet accounts at bitcointalk, and the effect of hundreds of sub-literate posters contributing here, I guess McDolan's becomes something worth talking about.

I'm curious, what exactly, is life like for a sock puppet? Do you live in a chinese prison camp? or are you working from a tar paper shack in the favella of some south american 3rd world nation? The slums of India?

I'd bet McDolan's resembles Manna from Heaven to you guys.

Anyway; carry on...

If AM would issue some divs for a few weeks, Bitfountain would get a TON more btc for their shares. just sayin~

I think the bots only create the accounts. I can't see a bot making any sort of constructive comments, not that the humans controlling these accounts are much better. Most of the time I can't tell if they are puppets or just really dumb, but they are all definitely human.
The thing about dumb posts is; this is a very good place to learn. If they are just plain stupid they need to be here, and shouldn't be penalized. Obviously, if everything they post is useless they need some guidance.
I worked in a vintage fashion boutique years ago, everyone there was kind of a snob, and they treated poorly dressed customers very badly. I never got that line of thinking. The slobs are a perfect canvas, you can change their whole life by tidying their look. I could and did and won many loyal customers.

I'd like to see the forensics behind truely anonymous use of btc. Obviously, if a bad actor gets away with sending btc to ISIS and ISIS converts btc to fiat to buy more bombs or whatever, and it is done 100% untraceably, no one would ever know. But could a theoretical transaction be made, showing how it is done? From original donator to ISIS to cash to bloody swords. I keep hearing opposing claims; btc can be traced, no matter what, and btc can be fully anonymouse, when used properly.

Also, some where along the way, they have to both cash in and cash out. If they aren't, then they are the first ever entity to operate in a 100% btc only ecosystem.
That would make them kinda special in the btc world, wouldn't it.

Anyway, I don't believe they are using, probably not much. They have the same adoption barriers as the rest of us ON TOP of all the other obsticles they face (as they should!)

I have no worries about this. Andreas can hold his own, answer all their questions, remain objective.
It will still be quite the courtroom dramatics though.
Bring it on!

Yawn
Read this http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/11/conspiracy_theory_psychology_people_who_claim_to_know_the_truth_about_jfk.html

Please...

If you can begin to understand how your own mind works, you might not need to hold delusions about the world you live in.

Like all the others said, you are an early adopter. If you bought in today you would still be an early adopter.
This btc experiment we all are a part of, it is an experiment. In the truest meaning of the word.
Sounds like you have not invested more than you can afford to lose, so why so upset?
It also sounds like your game plan is right on.
If this experiment succeeds, if btc is the "one" you will be sitting pretty. Many of us will. If it succeeds, that means the whole world will be using btc or btc related tech, then, those new to it will be the late one's.
I understand your malaise, the btc scene is mired in some topor of late. The doom and gloom brigade are coming out of the woodwork.
The healthy choice, it seems, is to just hodl and wait, don't obsess.
I give it 5 years. If by then nothing significant has developed, it's finished. Of course, by then, it should be pretty obvious.
Might as well go "all or nothing"

"This report partially funded by the Department of Homeland Security"
Where you gonna run to now, Kenny?

no no no no no
now everybody is confused, except mabsark jdany and jimmothy.
see how i didnt include myself in that list of "not confused"?
all i want to know, (well, not ALL) is...
shouldnt AM be worth a little more?
is it hit the ceiling at 0.25?
or are we already over-valued?
sorry to make everybody emboldened enough to speak their mind n all, but srsly guise.
I'm not only losing my shirt over here, but my hair is falling out and my dog keeps looking at me like he's gonna run away soon as I open the door.
throw me some truths

It just seems off to me, the math, if there was any. But from what I can tell AM sells chips to amhash, or not?
I've heard they do, and I've heard they ARE amhash which would mean they sell them to themselves which means they haven't sold them. Fine. So they are selling has rate. Do you see where this is going?

I can't tell what is going on. I'd like some clarity.

So am sells has rate or am sells chips? It doesn't seem kosher somehow. I know what I'm like, I could totally be missing some obvious thing, but
I like to see the numbers (helps me "get it")
And I fight back when disabused.

I'm goin offline for a while.
Peace

@BitThink thank you

@Mabsark AMhash exists so that AM can keep their head above water, just barely. I guess some who shelled out more btc to get hashes from them saw a little profit. And FC and co. salaries were paid. I'm glad they're all doing fine. Actually sounds like they are desperately trying to hang on to a dwindling concern. It's hard squeezing the competition when bit fury has you pinned under their ten ton big toe I suppose.

Who the fuck knows? Can only guess because there is no news. Just the blather in here, and the looming threat of bit fury.

AM said had enough funds to run for "a very long time" what does that even mean? Because the next chip could be fucked still. Lots of things could happen.

You can jump up and down and demand everyone believe 6 month old promises, missed projections, surprise change of business models that need to be Hidden from shareholders until implamented. I would like to actually Know what's going on, what has been going on and what will be going on for future. Some progress is always good, but we can't even know where to? Amhash seems like it is a last resort. Better than sudden death, for FC I suppose. End result is the same for holders of AM. Is there some kind of strategy for the (possibly) long winter ahead? The spreadsheets etc would go a long way towards explaining that, and don't tell me they have more important things to do. All aspects of this business are important. If they aren't already looking at spreadsheets they are doing it wrong. If they are keeping an eye on how the financials are running, why can't we see?
Answer me that answer man

We don't know a thing about the deal between am and amhash, as there are no financials. Nothing.
It's great that the new chips look good, who's going to buy them? Amhash? Then reinvest again?
The second slide clearly has the word "lab coin" on it. Why? There was zero explication about that. You would think he might tell us "that was in reference to..." But it just hangs there and makes me uncomfortable.
I know as little as you and the rest of us. "Friedcat said" is wearing pretty thin. This isn't a fan club. If you want us to blindly adore all mighty friedcat, let him produce some numbers, or profits, or explanations.
He already blew his first mover advantage ages ago, what else is he going to fail at?
Sorry if I'm not a cheerleading zombie, there's nothing to cheer about.
promises ain't enough

I just don't believe anything anymore. The USA is corrupt, the ISIS are insane. News means "disinformation, propaganda and lies"
Is there a btc address for ISIS? I guess we can't see the tx because someone might send them BTC? Seems like a perfect lie. Or not.
I really don't know. But if ISIS is using BTC, they still have to cash out at some point. Unless I here are btc exchanges running out of Syria, they still got no money. Also, if ISIS is using btc, western hackers can make serious legit bank working for the US. Can't see a bunch of head chopping barbarians being all that tech savvy, do you?

Also- post #1000 woot!

I don't actually mind paying my taxes because I look at it like this; taxes are the annual dues I pay for my membership in the greatest country club in the world!
I get good roads, clean water, I have free medical care, the protection of my servants in the police force and fire dept. ... The list goes on.

If you don't like it move to Uzbekistan, my canada don't need you.

I'm not even sure if btc could serve as a decent tax haven, it's being regulated all over, as we speak, and I'm assuming that taxation is one of the reasons for this.

I grew up in Toronto. Lived there for 35 years. I loved it. It is a great place to live if you like arts culture night life...that sort of thing. Many people I know with teaching degrees move there because there are so many jobs, unlike other canadian cities. There is a lot that is good. It is safe and easy to get around.

I chased a girl out west to Vancouver one winter, and as soon as I arrived, mid-january, and stepped outside to smell the ocean and feel the warm air, I never even considered going back. When I lived in Toronto, I never even thought of the awful weather. Toronto is hot n humid all summer, and freezing with tons of snow and slush all winter. It's polluted, the air stinks. It's noisey, and people are kinda cold hearted and mean.

Toronto is ok, but the West is the Best. You can't go skiing in the morning and play golf in the afternoon in T-dot. And every time I see the mountains (every day) I say "That aint no CN tower!"

Verdict; enjoy toronto when you are young and single, retire out west.