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11201  Other / Meta / Re: BadBear no longer Admin? on: July 09, 2017, 08:07:15 PM

That was very much on point. He farmed accounts and sold them to signature spammers, but on the outside he's always against spam and supporting our brave forum staff.
Hypocrisy anyone? BadBear was good, but not good enough to stop his little business and ban his ass.


Read again. It's referring to Mr Seller. I don't think an admin would last too long abusing the forum in his spare time.

  I don't think pixie85 is alluding to Badbear having a side business.  The way I read it, Pixie85 is referring to Badbear's inability to ban Quickseller's ass for selling the accounts (presumably for sig wars campaigns and (inadvertently?) causing some of the spam.

 ...or maybe I am reading yours wrong.  Reading again...


Ah. You may well be right. I think I'm going to stop reading completely for the rest of the evening.
11202  Economy / Economics / Re: Your plans for 1st august? on: July 09, 2017, 08:05:40 PM
Nothing much. I'll sit back and let things play out. I don't have any coins anywhere that doesn't give me control of the private keys. In the case of a chain split I wouldn't have a clue which side to get rid of. I'd be very tempted to get rid of both. If Bitcoin splits in a manner where both survive then I don't think I'd have much more interest in it.
11203  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Localbitcoins looting the money on: July 09, 2017, 07:56:05 PM
This is one of quite a few services that have done this. Now the fee spamming is over these charges aren't necessary in the slightest. I wonder whether they'll nix these fees. Something tells me they may not.
11204  Other / Meta / Re: BadBear no longer Admin? on: July 09, 2017, 07:52:51 PM

That was very much on point. He farmed accounts and sold them to signature spammers, but on the outside he's always against spam and supporting our brave forum staff.
Hypocrisy anyone? BadBear was good, but not good enough to stop his little business and ban his ass.


Read again. It's referring to Mr Seller. I don't think an admin would last too long abusing the forum in his spare time.
11205  Other / Off-topic / Re: Porn is creating transgenders on: July 09, 2017, 07:49:48 PM
So watching a bunch of filth online would inspire you to chop up your own body? I would hope that the average person is a bit less suggestible than that. You're not going to go down that road without some major long running strife.
11206  Bitcoin / Legal / Re: Is it legal to buy/sell cryptocurrency on H1B Visa? on: July 09, 2017, 07:44:17 PM
As in selling to customers?

Your main concern will be about being nailed to wall for money transmitting. If you don't get a licence for that in most states you're going to have a bad time.

Other than that I assume an H1B would only allow you to work for the company you're sponsored by. They may get very funny about self employment of some sort.
11207  Economy / Speculation / Re: 1st August questions - can you invest safely? on: July 09, 2017, 07:37:11 PM
I've really no idea myself. But I am confident that everyone's going to want to minimise disruption. No one wins with chain splits no matter what side they're on. There will no doubt be plenty of price action. Traders never turn down the opportunity to give noobs the willies.
11208  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: July 09, 2017, 03:19:39 PM
http://www.trustnodes.com/2017/07/09/mark-karpeles-former-ceo-bankrupt-bitcoin-exchange-mt-gox-heads-trial

Mark Karpeles off to trial finally. Perhaps we'll actually get some factoids out the eternal mystery that is gox.

When will people finally get some of their money back?

Ask Liquidator San. Perhaps the payouts are dependent on the trial's outcome. I dunno. It is technically solvent now so I'm not sure what's hilding up progress.
11209  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Introduction of mobile phones on: July 09, 2017, 03:17:19 PM
Technology is amoral, whatever results out of it depends on the people using it. Gunpowder was used both for making fireworks and cannons. Printing press was used to print educational material and propaganda pamphlets.

The phone aspect is great. The mini computer aspect has turned many a person into a drooling zombie. It's genie that won't be going back into the bottle but I'm glad I grew up before the smartphone era. I think it's made aspects of society atrophy.

As someone who don't text or call that often anyway, I actually found the minicomputer aspect the most useful. I can get my Youtube fix during my downtime, I can check my email, I can open an exchange to check on the rates, I can make and edit documents, etc.

It really depends on how you are using it. I remember the first time phones became more widely available, people went zombie mode texting and playing Snake.  Grin Heck, there were SMS clans that took advantage of group texting promos. I've seen a lot of people cheat partners and a lot of kids born out of wedlock. And that was around 2 decades before smartphones!



True.

As a pure informational device they're miraculous. It's when the vanity and subterfuge takes root that's when they stop being healthy.
11210  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: July 09, 2017, 03:12:59 PM
http://www.trustnodes.com/2017/07/09/mark-karpeles-former-ceo-bankrupt-bitcoin-exchange-mt-gox-heads-trial

Mark Karpeles off to trial finally. Perhaps we'll actually get some factoids out the eternal mystery that is gox.
11211  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Where can I buy a car with bitcoin? on: July 09, 2017, 01:50:33 PM
You'd be chucking your money away for the honour of paying with btc.

There might be 10 or 20 dealers in the solar system who are happy to do it vs a few tens of millions who take fiat.

Srll your coins first or find a car you want and suggest bitpay or no deal.
11212  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2017-07-07] Has Censorship in the Bitcoin Ecosystem Duped People into Embracing on: July 09, 2017, 01:44:43 PM
Subterfuge in pursuit of certain goals is everywhere. Just as censorship has steered opinion so has the miner spamming to induce a fee 'crisis'.

No one's neutral or smelling of roses.
11213  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Is Bitcoin digital gold or digital cash? on: July 09, 2017, 09:17:49 AM
Bitcoin is a digital currency. I never equate it with gold, because it can not be touched. Even if it is more expensive than gold, but still it will remain only electronic currency.

But as a currency at present it's shit. It costs money to transact and people are incentivised to hold on to it. Both of those factors are diametrically opposed to what a currency should do.
11214  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Changelly Announces Partnership with Jaxx wallet on: July 09, 2017, 09:01:40 AM
Changelly is one of the few operations where you can get XEM for USD and EUR.

There seems to be a never ending procession of moans about them. I'm sure much of that is down to user stupidity but also all they do is buy or sell on Poloniex on your behalf. That puts you at the mercy of two companies with issues of their own.
11215  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: www.antminerdistribution.com on: July 09, 2017, 08:59:14 AM
Hello i want to buy an Antminer s9 and an antminer L3+ and i found this site.Is this a scam or not,cause i am from greece and it is too risk for me to order from china cause i dont now what tax import i will pay.

What's the point of ordering from them rather than direct?

They won't get machines any faster. You'll pay the same tax in the end. They'll take a cut.
11216  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Introduction of mobile phones on: July 09, 2017, 08:55:18 AM
The phone aspect is great. The mini computer aspect has turned many a person into a drooling zombie. It's genie that won't be going back into the bottle but I'm glad I grew up before the smartphone era. I think it's made aspects of society atrophy.
11217  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Vatican police 'break up gay orgy' at home of one of Pope Francis' advisors on: July 09, 2017, 08:51:13 AM
What does a gay orgy have to do with child abuse? Most adults want to fuck other adults and long may it continue.

Dunno if any of these people are priests. These days I naturally assume anyone in a church is a nonce and work my way up from there. I'm sure God is not impressed with His/Her/Its employees.
11218  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Is Bitcoin digital gold or digital cash? on: July 09, 2017, 08:43:21 AM
I'd say it's heading towards digital gold and in a way that's a necessary thing. Digital cash does not require the rigour that digital gold does. If you're looking for something cash like all you need is for it to retain some value. Gold requires far more. Bitcoin is the only thing that might just have what it takes to be digital gold.
11219  Economy / Speculation / Re: Just DO. NOT. SELL. Bitcoin... we can ALL be rich! on: July 09, 2017, 08:38:56 AM
You can say that all you want, enough people won't listen. I find it stunning how much history there is on this to mine, of people declaring it toast and selling all at $20 yet it's still done.

Obviously sometimes it's necessity. I don't get the alternatives.
11220  Economy / Speculation / Re: Where would we be had the ETF passed? on: July 08, 2017, 03:58:39 PM
The more I've had time to really think it through, the more I think ETFs for Bitcoin will be it's eventual undoing.

It's become pretty clear to me that Global banking cabals are not only using unlimited derivatives (and naked contracts) to price fix any and every commodity on the planet, but also to hold them down or crush them if need be in order to keep their fiat ponzi scheme going as long as possible.  There is no free market price discovery anymore where derivatives are being leveraged.

I shudder to envision a future where this happens to Bitcoin as well.

Aye. It's an interesting one. They would start off backed by real coins and then gradually give up the ghost.

I know the Swdish ETN voluntarily backs itself with real coins but i wonder whether they'll forget to mention they've dropped that requirement at some point.
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