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If it sounds silly and it looks silly most probably it is silly.
All you want to imply is that there's only black and white, no other choice. I know, it sounds scary that you cannot, in theory, have secrets. But that's only in theory. Nothing can be monitored perfectly. From the point that some things happened in places inaccessible for the ones that do the monitoring to the point there's so much information that it doesn't matter they do the monitoring or not, they cannot find you unless they look express for you or you draw attention. Some years ago it was said that mails are monitored and certain words like bomb, meth, "rang the alarm". From maybe millions of mails sent each second.. what can they find? Hmm? And then add up all the other means to find your secrets. What do they do? Search for needles in the haystack. A huge haystack. So, back to start. Imho you have your secrets, they have theirs. They have the good reasons to find yours if they can harm "the country". You don't have good reasons to find theirs. If you are like 99.999% of us, then let them try to do the monitoring they want; you will not be caught in their patterns, they will not care of your secrets. |
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You're at liberty to express your opinions. We all are.
Thank you. Craig signed a brand new message, on camera. The BBC edited this out of their presentation because:
1. the whole world would have been able to verify it by using the code generated by the signed message
2. this would not bring cohesion to the image they'd like to portray of Craig White
Interesting theory. If you also have a proof, it can get even more interesting. Alls i'm saying is there are powers that have been controlling society for centuries
I tend to somehow agree with this, though I wouldn't bring it to the level you are implying. So whilst Craig is still alive, we should all respect him for what he has done. He is the true rebel that most people here can only WISH they were
I would respect him if he would have convinced me. Unfortunately, all the evidence I have tells that this guy is a fraud, though a fraud that may have known "Satoshi"... |
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There are too many problems with MRAIs.
I am sure that once this latest issue is solved and that the faucet is turned on again, there will be another thing that will go wrong and will cause another stoppage.
It would be best for the developer to take his time and only release MRAIS after extensive testing- meaning after a few months.
For now MRAIS is dead.
The only people who are keeping the trade alive are those who have been accumulating previously and now they are all trying to get rid of their stash by hyping it.
But it's dead.
Anyone buying now is stupid as there are much better coins out there at the moment.
MRAIS are not just ready yet.
From what I've read, it doesn't look as dead as you'd claim. Look: Thanks for the discussion and enthusiasm about RaiBlocks everyone. We're nearly finished with faucet maintenance and website updates. The delay is because we're ensuring everything is stable before we open the floodgates again. Thanks for your patience and stay tuned.
From what I see this thread became a speculation thread, more than a trading one.. |
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.. whatever, I hope you've got my point.
I've got your point. Let me summarize it: - everybody can have secrets and that is OK - NSA have secrets and taxpayers are not allowed to know them because taxpayers will not be safe if they know them. - If taxpayers have secrets NSA have the right to know them because taxpayers will be safe if NSA know their secrets However silly it sounds, yes, this is the big picture. The other alternative would be the Eden: no secrets at all, we all go naked, nothing wrong will happen. I guess that this is what you'd like. Oh well, the sad truth is that some say that there was a snake in Eden and then everything was ruined. |
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But normally such agencies have a lot to hide and it's OK.
Really? Is it really OK? But why for all of us is NOT OK if we hide something? Why are such animals (aka agencies) more equal than others? Are we living in a Democratic Republic or in Orwellian Animal Farm? If they are special agency then I'm special person... Where can I apply for a special person status, so that I can have the right to hide something? If police tells "we think that one of ISIS funders is John Doe from city X, street Y and we go now to catch him", he may just escape. So it's OK to keep secret. If the army has this and that which could keep the country safe, it's OK to keep it secret, since else the others will build something better. If NSA can crack Bitcoin and see whoever sends whatever amounts where, they'll keep it secret to find easier the terrorists, the tax evaders and so on, and it's OK. Of course, they can hide this way also illegal stuff, which obviously is not OK, but that was not my point. And whether you admit it or not, you have secrets too. And it's OK. Maybe you smoke in secret, or take drugs, maybe you masturbate and would not like everybody to know, maybe you have a mistress, or .. whatever, I hope you've got my point. |
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Craig obviously is Satoshi. The famous retort on this forum is "sign a message and prove it," well he did just that - and still the circus continues.
You wrote this much for nothing. Your first sentence line is incorrect and most will stop there. I did. Craig did not sign a new message. He just did something anybody could do. what he did was a cheap scam. |
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but we should all agree that he has the correct look
I don't care about the look. Really. Today it's normal to look .. well.. normal. But I expect from Satoshi at least 2 things: 1. To be able to simply and clearly prove his identity. A person that invented (or took part a great % on inventing) and programmed Bitcoin, even in its early stage, would be able to do all this without too much bla-bla (and make sure he did his homework before embarrassing himself - and some big BTC related names - on TV). 2. To not look like an ordinary scammer, to not be part of odd contradictions like "this guy has 1 mil BTC but he has bankruptcy issues" or "this guy has 1 mil BTC, but he bought BTC at MtGox (at its peak)" |
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And actually I feel that Bitcoin is safe from NSA intrusion since they don't have much to gain from it and the costs could be big.
They don't have much to gain but they have much to lose. Their budget is in dollars not in bitcoins. What will happen if dollar value plummets? Then they will ask the government to print more money and give them more. That's the "beauty" of printed money and governments (and their agencies). NSA have a lot to hide... Are they terrorists?
fk me........... no offense personally but you must be from the states, and dont know how the rest of the world looks at the states NSA have a lot to hide. The army has a lot to hide. Some of those things are legit. Some may be not. The not legit part is a problem. But normally such agencies have a lot to hide and it's OK. I am not from US, but still, while I am (very) far from thinking NSA are saints, I am also sure that Hollywood movies about NSA are... fiction. |
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But it is usually governments that create a monopoly.
Very true. Monopolies cannot exist in a free market.
I think they can. Each company has some quantity limits. If you cannot sell more, sell more expensive and discuss with the neighbor company that could be the competition to keep up the price and don't interfere with you so both will earn more with less effort. |
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Many people would even agree to it, when they read, that Al-Baghdadi is using Bitcoins to transfer money to his international fight club and there is a need to change some parts of the code, that is EXCLUSIVELY being used to hunt terrorists. Since I am no terrorist and I have nothing to hide ... go along. I know you are protecting me.
For now I suspect quite a lot of people have used Bitcoin to hide big funds (simplest case would be tax evasion). They are not terrorists. NSA would have, however, only small additions to have to Bitcoin, since the transfers are already somehow traceable. Blocking addresses would not do much harm since I am certain that for main transfers the terrorists can just learn easily to always use different addresses. And actually I feel that Bitcoin is safe from NSA intrusion since they don't have much to gain from it and the costs could be big. |
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Apple products are never cheap, even if we talk about cables. At a second thought, you still have some chances for original Apple cables, probably second hand (or stolen).
I think that you should really try another look at "the chinese crap". Meaning, even Apple phones are after all made in China.
Now back to subject: I recommend you take a good look into AliExpress.com. It's like a Chinese EBay. Some products are bad quality, some are good. Some are at fair price, some are (way) overpriced.
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As aprecia foarte mult niste sfaturi!
Buna, bine ai venit! Daca ai nevoie de sfaturi, va trebui sa intrebi (foarte) exact ce te intereseaza, in lumea Bitcoin este foarte mult de invatat. Dar vad ca deja te descurci in forumurile in engleza, asa ca esti OK  |
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Are core devs discussing this possiblility of a large scale infiltration and how to avoid?
Actually the best way to take over Bitcoin, imho, would be to get a few agents become core devs, respected (and influential!) members of the community. Then they can take whatever decisions they want, from blacklisting you to putting your IP into the transaction or whatever surveillance ideas they could have. |
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My garbage, water, sewage and power are all private companies.
So...the idea that by not relying on government those things go away is a failed assumption.
There are also private roads and private police forces. I even had a private fire department when I lived in Georgia. One of the highest rated fire departments in the state.
I actually did have a problem once with my garbage service. So I cancelled their service and called a new company. Meanwhile the next county over that had a public garbage service was having a big controversy over their garbage service not picking up garbage, people had to complain to the government, the unions got involved, there were protests and hearings. Idiotic.
Private companies are fine until the point they make a monopoly. In my country the gas prices are kinda same everywhere and whatever changes, they only go up. Although I am 100% certain that the current way the governments are is wrong (all they care about is to get elected and steal our money), there must be some sort of government that can provide the tools to force private companies to play fair. |
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Nah, that was Hoaxtoshi. Satoshi would have no reasons to buy BTC... |
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who you got and who you prefer and why?
Michelle Obama. America never had a black woman as president. And she cannot be worse than The Lady or The Trump. |
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Chiar nu a mers nimic din ce ti-am trimis? Nu as crede...
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The tension is no more. They already found an good name for this Craig: Hoaxtoshi. The traders are informed people, the market is safe. Phew, another epic crash did not happen. When the next end of the world?  |
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