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..why haven't you switched your wallet to mBTC yet?
Because its un-American. You see, in America(fuk yeah), we have this saying, "First come, First Served"
Same reason we reject the Metric system - yes, it makes a lot more sense for every reason, but is clearly un-American and communist. We value brand and status over utility.
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There's just a lot of stubborn groupthink fuckheads in this forum who think one doesn't belong if you're not a government hating anarchist libertarian gun lovin' steven molywhatever worshipping conspiracy believing Atlas Shrugged promoting I put fancy latin sayings under my avatar I like to call everyday people statists I talk about fiat currency problems as if I was some academic and knowledgeable kind of person type of people in this forum.
Simple as that.
If there's one thing the various ideologies you are lumping together have in common, its that we are all ANTI-groupthink... It's always the case that a group which comes together who think they are independent thinkers and all think alike are absolutely group thinkers. You and I are not using the same definition of groupthink... my point illustrated perfectly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink |
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Skimming over the ssdeep page + paper sounds more like it is describing the rsync algorithm ( http://rsync.samba.org/tech_report/), a similar one is used in bup as well... Also depending on desired block size these file signatures could be even larger than the input files. I tried to build such a system for fun using Adler32 and SHA256, it ran fairly slow (as it was totally unoptimized and just a few lines after all) but still fast enough to deduplicate files at ~10MB/s on a single core. How is this applicable to Bitcoin? You might be able to compress the block chain a bit by finding duplicate data, but besides that...? I mention fuzzy hashing only as a broad conceptual reply to the post's question (linked to sdeep for basic illustration as is the most common implementation) - similar underlying function as DPLL/backtracking algorithms in SatCoin. |
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In the real world, these types of 'temporal cloaks' and similar photonic time trickery are used to achieve wide band visibility into the immediate future for precision sensing/targeting/navigation for satellites and other fast moving equipment.
Where it gets interesting is when these temporal anomalies are cascaded together to create a chain or echo chamber, then we could be talking about some serious time vision capabilities.
So , if you could see 30 seconds or a minute into the future, what would you want to see? (other than the price of X)
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Movie was meh - glad I waited til it was on cable...but Well worth it alone it for two of the hottest women alive, nice cgi, and badass next-gen arsenal.  |
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I would search high and low for a project that you connect with & believe in; negotiate a stake in the business. Better yet, keep the funds for your own btc startup. You might want to lok into Vanity addresses and Hierarchical Deterministic Wallets: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0032Most importantly, if you are going to be moving around 10k in btc, make sure you reeeealy know what you're doing, take extreme security precautions, and don't be afraid to ask for help. |
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What's one point three billion divided by ten thousand?
HA! seriously - I always forget their massive statistical curve anytime I hear some bizarre figure that would be crazy anywhere else. |
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Thanks for the link, but I still don't get it  . What's the main point/s of the OP? [EDIT] Ah, I get it, you've taken a manuscript and replace the word 'money' with 'bitcoin'. I don't think the point was just to be clever and replace a word. The 'Frisco money speech is essentially the foundation and starting point in the Atlas journey..even though it is at least a few hundred pages in. This speech was probably mankind's first ever comprehensive, intelligible justification for the philosophy and morality of capitalism available to the masses. The group of men inspired by this speech and the novel have gone on to create the majority of the world's existing wealth/infrastructure and have lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. Her novels are at times quite difficult/cathartic to read, but anyone who wants to understand the language and culture of success should try to read this book. I'm a recruiter by day, hire a few hundred people a year, almost every one of my otherwise qualified candidates who don't get hired, I can directly attribute to the fact that they do not speak the language and culture of success - its more important and useful than an ivy league MBA. Any btcboys who have not read the book should take off the next week and get ready to think different. Do not reccomend cliffs notes - the story's value exists mostly in the dialog/monologs like this speech.. so the main plot points/storyline (sci-fi/industrial thriller) aren't esp. relevant to the philosophy. More BTC Rand MadLibs - Bitcoin in lieu of 'civilization' and 'free market' "Bitcoin is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage’s whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Bitcoin is the process of setting man free from men. The precondition of a Bitcoin society is the barring of physical force from social relationships—thus establishing the principle that if men wish to deal with one another, they may do so only by means of reason: by discussion, persuasion and voluntary, uncoerced agreement." "The Bitcoin represents the social application of an objective theory of values. Since values are to be discovered by man’s mind, men must be free to discover them—to think, to study, to translate their knowledge into physical form, to offer their products for trade, to judge them, and to choose, be it material goods or ideas, a loaf of bread or a philosophical treatise. Since values are established contextually, every man must judge for himself, in the context of his own knowledge, goals, and interests. Since values are determined by the nature of reality, it is reality that serves as men’s ultimate arbiter: if a man’s judgment is right, the rewards are his; if it is wrong, he is his only victim... A Bitcoin is a continuous process that cannot be held still, an upward process that demands the best (the most rational) of every man and rewards him accordingly. While the majority have barely assimilated the value of the automobile, the creative minority introduces the airplane. The majority learn by demonstration, the minority is free to demonstrate. The “philosophically objective” value of a new product serves as the teacher for those who are willing to exercise their rational faculty, each to the extent of his ability." |
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Sounds cool. I believe I've seen 'Biometric' btc wallet apps floating around and various hardware wallet implementations. Are you the OEM; what is the demonstration/ intended purpose/what determined your design&component requirements? Sounds like a wireless security dongle for mobile or possibly a standalone wallet. When you ask 'what direction we should go'. Do you mean further hardware development, or are you just looking for programing/applications/firmware for this device? THis reminded me af a good article (a bit dated) on biometric wallets/banking here: http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/imaging/the-biometric-wallet |
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I do not believe there are any exchanges for chase; over the counter trx is your only option - inadvisable. Chase quickpay and btc do not get along. Search quickpay on this forum - lots of problems. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=11494.0 |
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I'm pleased with Noah's service, support and responsiveness and will use Bitaddress again. Bought one vanity address, used Paypal for old times sake and b/c its still easier, requiring fewer keystrokes - I don't care about buyer protection, anonymity, fees, etal. I just want the path of least resistance. Vanity addresses (or any structured, intelligible data going into the blockchain adds tremendous value from my perspective - naysayers be damned! Keep up the good work https://blockchain.info/address/1worD1qWwsz3EYTtqZRp3vzSme4SbFXJK |
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At the risk of going too far (something I excel at) I am calling you on BS disingenuousness. I read your tortured personal history and am holding you to your commitment of turning a new leaf this year.
Your original post (albeit lighthearted) is a passive-aggressive means to undermine, discredit, and slander the economy and people for which you have dedicated years of your life. Not only that, you, a reputable btcpreneurer, are posting a broad, clear announcement to ward off newcomers "Thinking about starting a business in bitcoin? Either way, you'll probably lose money in the end."
You, more than anyone are entitled to your cynicism and vitriol. Or, perhaps you are shooing them away so there is more of the BTC pie available for you and yours - if this is the case, I tip my hat to you, well done sir.
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This is fun, reads like a haiku or is it iambic pentameter?
I cannot help but troll, as I reject your premises. One does not have to be remotely creative to have a successful business in any sector, no mater how revolutionary or esoteric.
I would contend that all one needs is luck & determination. It helps to be clever..which is not the posterity of IQ or education, ANy person can become as clever as he wants to be, it is a choice just like digging ditches.
Oh, and [looking for] inspiration is for commies and plagairizers. If something or someone becomes your muse, then so be it. But don't go looking for a hole to fill, that is what everyone else does. Tear yourself a new hole and fuck it.
If you were making the same argument about say art or music, I would agree with you. Being mugged, btw, is in itself a highly valuable experience.
Also, as as more practical and fundamental matter, do you not believe that the ratio of 'successful' to failed btc startups is likely much greater than those in the outside world. I would argue that any entrepreneur has a better chance starting here, where you have an obsessive, captive audience holding lots of coin with practically nowhere to spend it. Sounds like a gold mine to me.
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A: Why?
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Why is the right question for any problem encountered during the course of human and computing events.
Just Why. All answers, questions, and potentialities can be derived therein.
I will pass on the BTC bounty, though. I appreciate the thought exercise and am thoroughly compensated by showing everyone just how cleverer I am than they - nothing is more valuable or rewarding than that. Please donate the coin to Heifer International or worthy charity of your choice. Better yet, go buy yourself something sexy with it.
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it varies widely, but i have gotten it as high as 13 or 14 G before things start melting. I'm pretty careless and lazy w/ temp control... have plenty of bigger issues to work out before I can leave it running.
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