As far as your website idea is concerned, there are a couple like what you've described, for I've used them before.
Yeah, but a quick search indicates that what's out there is not quite like what I want to do. I want to format it a bit differently, and focus on the most irritating misspellings of really basic words. Reminds me of The Oatmeal's Twitter Spelling Test Quiz. |
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I think you could think of something better to say or ask. You could ask some other question before offering to buy the coffee, to which the person should know an answer that would universal among all of us.
The question couldn't be something like "Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?" Instead, it should be something inconspicuous lke something about the weather or the like.
Think Fight Club but more nerdy.
Okay, I think it should be fairly easy and inconspicuous for your average Bitcoin enthusiast to display a Bitcoin logo somewhere, be it on their phone, key ring, etc. Another bitcoiner would initiate an identification verification by saying, "I like your phone/key ring/t-shirt/tattoo. Is it a Satoshi Nakamoto?" and the appropriate response would be, "No, but it is a bit like one." Voilà! You've now clandestinely identified yourselves to one another as members of the anarcho-crypto-economic vanguard as well as maybe prompting eavesdroppers to google "Satoshi Nakamoto," wondering where they can acquire this phone/tattoo/pair of alpaca socks. |
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"Would you be interested in me buying you your coffee today ?" "Yes thanks". (coffee handed over) "thanks for the coffee.. gotta run" "wait!" (waving smartphone and pointing at QR code while winking) "huh?" "You forgot the uh.. BTC" "weirdo..."  (runs away) Better make that dot on the phone an actual bitcoin logo sticker I think  This is the same scenario I imagined. Even non-bitcoin users would respond "Yes, thanks" to an offer of free coffee. Do it often enough and people might get the idea that all they have to do is add a white dot to their phone and geeks will buy them coffee.  |
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Yes, but what I'm saying is, how many know about that link as a direct result of it being mentioned in the Bitcoin 100 threads on this forum? |
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What the hell! Whoever is orchestrating that drive, I want them to come over to the Bitcoin100 camp. That is awesome! Do you folks realize how impressive that looks. One look at that by other charitable organizations, and we won't need Bitcoin100. I have a feeling that the Bitcoin 100 has done a good job of promoting archive.org by just publicly discussing the fact that they now accept bitcoin donations. This might be another "carrot" for potential recipients of the Bitcoin 100's pledge - a viral boost from the BTC community. |
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*edd begins daydreaming...*  |
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If this stays the way it is (an empty slot) can have 2 @ 1BTC instead of 1 @ 2BTC?
Here, I'll take care of that for you. My bid: 7 slots at 1.5 BTC each |
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I made some shady business decisions in the past. Perhaps you should reconsider if you were planning on entering into a business deal with me, but other than that, I won't bite.
So did you learn from those business decisions? Will you make the same mistake again? (I do believe people can change) The following statement has nothing to do with the user terrytibbs but is simply a piece of general advice I want to pass along - I have learned from experience that, more often than not, people who say they have changed, haven't. |
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step one: know your audience
can you provide any details of who (general speaking) this talk will be for?
www.urbanrethink.org Which I don't know a huge amount about. But from the individuals I talked to and what their website looks like, they seem pretty blue. Is it urbanrethink. org or urbanrethink. com? |
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Wait, does that count as three pledges, or as one?  Just one, please! I don't want to come across as trying to use this to promote my sites, I just wanted to clarify how I'll be determining the amount I donate. (Don't forget to buy some coffee! ) |
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When I first came across this thread, I wasn't planning on joining only because there are several popular "charities" that I will not support because I feel they do more harm than good and I didn't want to have to choose between going back on my word or acting against my principles in the event that one of them was chosen as the Bitcoin100's first recipient. I see now that I needn't have worried. Not only do I feel comfortable donating to the charities mentioned by Phinnaeus (at least the ones that I've seen - I'll confess that I haven't read every reply in this thread), the Bitcoin100 seems likely to gravitate toward the most worthwhile of causes. That being said, I've sent 3 BTC to the vanity donation address - one for each of my for-profit bitcoin ventures (at the moment, that's BitBrew, The Bitcoin List, and Unofficial BTC). I also pledge to send 1 additional BTC from each active, for-profit bitcoin venture I'm personally responsible for to each charity that gets my vote. |
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http://bitbrew.net/guatemala-joe/ and a few other 12-oz packs of coffee for under 2BTC. Not sure about shipping cost - but may be within budget for Americans at least I imagine. Shipping is included in the price to the US. For 3BTC to spend I'd recommend the 1000 poker chips and 12oz of coffee for sure. Also, the price of 1000 Seals chips does not change. You forgot to mention flavored coffees in 8 oz packages and a pretty decent selection of teas, too, if I say so myself. |
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I considered doing this myself (fits with the "BitBrew" theme) but just researching all the proper permits and certification for producing and selling alcohol gave me a headache.
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We would appreciate it if you added BTCVPS to your list. grubles |
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But if I lose 5% for my initial Bitcoin purchase (I've paid more than that in the past by the way!) - what's the difference between being hit up front like that, or getting free initial deposit with PayPal and then hit with a fee for every purchase? Actually.. the difference is you come out ahead with paypal because it's less than 5% right?
I also pay another 5% or more if I want to get my Bitcoins out.
You could use an exchange called https://intersango.com which has zero fees to buy or sell. and deposits and withdrawals are also free, unless its a wire transfer. there is no need to pay 5% in or out. Took the words right out of my mouth. If you don't want to pay a 5% fee to use bitcoins, find another method of obtaining them. |
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Promoting bitcoin meets paypal-wallet services. Yes. Promoting bitcoin itself. Not really.  Millions of people use PayPal. Let's get them to try our thing. I've only dabbled with PayPal a while ago - but as I see it, for the average consumer, Bitcoin can't compete on Fees yet. (paypal you pay each transaction, but getting your money into paypal is cheap.. whereas bitcoin you easily pay 5% or more depending on where you are to get your money into it in the first place) Also - I hear paypal allows person to person payments. So..unless they sell things for bitcoins or earn in bitcoins, they're effectively paying more to use bitcoins than they would using PayPal - so what exactly is the angle here that will sell the idea of Bitcoin to the average person? That they can send amounts equivalent to a few cents? The 'political' aspects of avoiding banks or corporations which could freeze your money? (A valid concern - but 'occupy' crowd aside, it's probably not high on the agenda of most people) PayPal charges fees for every transaction except deposits into your PayPal account and some withdrawals. Sending money to anyone via PayPal incurs a fee, the only question is who pays it. |
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First off, I want to apologize to everyone who's messaged me asking to have their site added to The Bitcoin List. They should all be up now. In addition to the listings added by request, I've just spent the last couple of days inputting dozens of links to BTC businesses, projects, etc., many of which didn't even exist when I first set out to make the most comprehensive list of bitcoin related sites. Anyone still saying that you can't buy anything with bitcoins is either deliberately spreading false information or doesn't know how to do a simple internet search! Another thing I'd like to point out: many visitors to The Bitcoin List arrived after searching for a list of mining pools, so I scoured the intrawebs and listed every active mining pool I could find. I'll still be adding sites as time allows, but please feel free to inform me of any that I might have missed. |
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