but how many of them tweets actually include the word bitcoin??
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but do you have millions of followers to see your tweets??
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Firstly, the idea was inspired by https://twitter.com/1A1zP1eP5QGefi2. To address, you're goin' to McLovin' this! Not only don't I have a twitter account that has a million followers to go along with the soon-to-be-tweeted symbolic 86 tweets with nary a "Bitcoin" mention, I've yet to create the Twitter account for such to happen, for that won't be done till after midnight UTC on the 15th of this month. Seriously, I fail to see how you've failed to see that the soon-to-be-created Twitter account WILL have a million follows in only a few days time. |
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Some dudes are so ahead of the curve, for look who was the first person to mention Morgan Spurlock on this forum (along with what he's up to now: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=918449.0): Phinnaeus Gage, your brother-in-law's leather work is stunning. I dabble in leather, but it's mostly making armor and such, nothing super decorative like that. I'll make sure to get in touch if I ever need something of that caliber.
As for the "Bitcoin Man" costume, it wouldn't be too hard (the jacket, pants, and cape at least). The difficulty would come from getting the logo all over...I could silk screen it, I suppose, or use Spoonflower.com (probably easier, cheaper, and better looking). The cape I'd do a single, big applique.
I don't know what you mean by the shoes -- generally Chucks come in fun colors, and aren't terribly uncomfortable.
I would have to do some research on the mask, and send you some sketches to make sure I've got the right idea.
Bolo would be pretty easy, I think.
My rough guesstimate for something like that would be $200/set. I can do more specific calculations if you're really interested. You'd be behind ZodiacDragon84 though, so it'd be a little while before I could get started.
Mark your calendar, VDB: Tennessee Renaissance FestivalThe price does seem fair. I'll PM you the mask specs and why it's important. Shoes are not a problem. Mostly wanting the suit, cape and bola to work in concert with each other. This is what I'm leaning toward to now. Bitcoin logo cape, sliding physical Bitcoin on the bola, and the custom fit tailor-made suit with embroidered logos of companies that now accept Bitcoin: Memory Dealers; archive.org; Grass Hill Alpacas; ect. (just realized that I'll need to wear those socks) An example of the suit is pictured below. I'm thinking more casual than formal. As far as the bola, I'm considered hand tooled leather that Martin could do. Of course I'll have a Bitcoin themed leather wallet. I would rather not include many Bitcoin only related companies, but would consider it provided ad space was paid for. It wouldn't be much, but would at least cover the cost of the embroidery.  |
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Finished! Take a look at Post #2 of this thread to view the end result. It literally (yes, Sheldon, literally) took near eight hours to complete due to constant recalculations most every step of the way to make sure I ended up with the symbolic 86 tweets. Upon completion, I once again reread the entire speech, and I must admit it now has a different impact when read in its new format. No bullshit intended when I state that at about the 2/3 mark I felt a tearing-up wanting to begin, but subsided somewhat as I finished the read. I hope that the same impact is elicited onto readers several fold as it possibly hits closer to home regardless of one's ethnicity. I'm not an expect on speeches, but I believe that this is a well-written speech. I'm also not an expert on how speeches should be delivered for the greatest impact, but upon hearing Dr. King delivery, I'm more impressed with the ending then beginning, yet I'm moved nonetheless, even more so now. Hope you enjoyed reading as much I did formatting, but remember I'm not done yet, for the entire content still has to be tweeted on the 15th starting after midnight UTC. Up to that point, I still have to put the overall theme in place to be immediately implemented upon creating the official account for the very first time, that needing to be in place first directly after the midnight mark prior to start tweeting. The goal, hopefully, is for the yet-to-be-named Twitter account to amass at least a million followers come Martin Luther King Jr. Day, unlike my first attempt with https://twitter.com/1A1zP1eP5QGefi2 which current has (let me look)... yep, still 0 followers. I like to take the time now to thank all those who've provided their valuable input in this thread to date, especially the dude that declared that I'm a nutjob (and My Maria!). Priceless! |
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If not, is it because you primarily use bitcoins for drugs/porn or other illicit activity? Or you use it to try to cloak your donations/transactions?
Before I answer your question, answer one for me. If you could do so without being charged any processing fees, would you be willing to contact your banks, credit card companies, and retirement savings investments to receive an export of your entire spending and savings history from all of you accounts for the past 3 years, and to then post that entire history here in this thread for the entire world to access? Before I answer that question, can't some (plural) three-letter agency do that already with the current get-up? |
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I am sorry, did I cause another spoon fork in the thread?
 Sorry, what is your question? Don't you speak body language? Which languages do you speak? tlhIngan Hol DaHaDrup'a'? Isn't it too early in the evening for a handjob? |
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Now, the Gods are fuckin' with me! I finally worked by way to the final paragraph that would easily fit in 4 tweets, and look what I'm met with: We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now.
This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism.
Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.
Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.
Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.
Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children. There is no way I can justify compressing those obvious 6 tweets into 4 tweets, for that would be, for a lack of a better word (perhaps the correct word), sacrilegious. Now, I'm left with the task of finding, via combining, 4 tweets into 2 tweets to accommodate these important tweets. Luckily, I'm pretty sure where I can do such, but hopefully it doesn't effect the stand-alone "Let freedom ring" clauses toward the bottom. If in the latter, it might as well be all four from that arena, otherwise an odd amount would look/feel outta balance. I'm definitely NOT disrupting either of the two "I have a dream today!" tweets. Edit: Looks like the most logical choice is combining 14 & 15 and 16 & 17, only semi-negating not touching the "Let freedom ring" clause mentioned above. I'll finish it up as I have it outlined for now, still having a couple/three days to reflect on the tweets to see if they stand, or warrant changes. Again, your input's welcomed. |
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I love MinerSource. They have the perfect business. They take pre-orders, receive product from suppliers, but then keep both the money and the hardware! Now that's some serious profit margins!
You forgot the part where you can paid Matt to host the miner for you, of which you may or may not get your mining rewards payout. |
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Is this a joke? Or are you actually serious?
I am serious! Follow the link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=918449.0 and look at Post #2. I've been working on it all day (with breaks, of course). More than halfway completed, I may add. |
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Great news! After tweeting the stand-alone "Let freedom ring" clauses, I'm still at a 3-5 tweet reserve to complete the task, thus allowing a tad of leeway to break up the large paragraphs accordingly, allowing the most pleasant read possible upon completion.
Again, feel free to weigh in, for there's a list in the OP I could use a hand with (see b-points), albeit I'm able to do such on my own.
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Good news! As the count stands now, I could've done it in 76 tweets, thus the symbolic 86 tweets to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s age if he were still with us today is no longer an issue.
Take a peek at the second post of this thread to see what I mean. (time sensitive request)
EDIT: Looks like I can eat up 8 of those 10 reserves by making all the "Let freedom ring" clauses at the end of the speed as stand-alone tweets. For the most impact for the reader, that's now a given, still maintaining two reserve tweets (if my calculations are correct after already triple checking).
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11%+ completed. (see second post) (10 tweets done, with a mathematical minimum of 55 to go - looking good so far) You know what the beauty of this endeavor is/shall be? A many folks, of all walks of life, will be reading I Have a Dream for the very first time all because it'll be tweeted on Twitter, a social media most can relate to. At 54, this is my first time, and I have the pleasure of reading it dozens of times as I reformat it à la https://twitter.com/1A1zP1eP5QGefi2. We’re not going to go backward. When people start doing things a better way, it kind of doesn't matter what the old way was.
~Marc Andreessen Pretty fuckin' amazing quote by Marc when you think about it, eh? Can't wait to tackle Satoshi Nakamoto's white paper next, reformatting it the same way. |
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I've updated the second post on this thread. You'll be able to periodically witness the progress I making. An arduous task indeed, but up to the fun challenge nonetheless. Again, feel free to weigh in any time, unless you feel I'm a nutjob.  |
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I purposely changed the title to garner more eyeballs to this thread. I also edited the OP to reflect such. Still seeking input, thanking you folks in advance. Next thing you know, you'll be calling Andreesen a pedo. We all have seen how you work you nutjob. How about giving your keyboard a well needed rest. Thanks for your valuable input (as I bite my tongue from expressing how I really feel  ). PM sent.
One of the goals is to get the following hashtag trending on Twitter on January 19, 2014: #DMLKJTributeTweets (or #IHaveADreamTweets/#IHaveADreamTweeted). If Max Keiser's RT (I know it's not his) is up to the task, ideally, I desire it to be the first major periodical to broadcast that the account exist, whereupon other major periodicals pick it up in a timely manner, given we're only in a 24 hour window. TBC, there's nothing in it for me except for the ballyhoo to go along with the pleasure of building it. Input from the community for the following would be appreciative: - Header design.
- Appropriate image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for the avatar.
- An active bitcoin wallet address in the bio where donations will be sent.
- The same for the tip jar thingy.
- An appropriate website link.
- An official site and user names.
- The theme color, mainly it's the color of the links (red and brown and #000 is definitely out of the question for obvious reasons).
I can easily do all the above myself, but opted for any input nonetheless. Meanwhile, I'm now going to break up the official(?) I Have a Dream speech to see if I can get it down to exactly 86 tweets so that it'll be symbolic of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s age if he were still with us today. One final thought: Since his birthday is official January 15, 1929, a Thursday this year, it's now not outside the realm of possibility to obtain four days of traction, including the weekend that's notably known a slow news period, thus fodder/filler for the myriad news outlets. I'm sure most the crypto periodicals would include a blurb in their respective rags. This way, come Monday the 19th, it'll be all the rage. In case I need to spell it out to some folks, such an endeavor would be introducing Bitcoin/crypto to a certain demographic for the very first time. If I'm not mistaken, I've seen threads pertaining to this vital issue. By the 14th, I should have a mock-up Twitter account up to see how it looks and feels for final editing. Starting on the 15th midnight UTC, the official site will start to be built, hopefully completed within two hours. |
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This post on the 2,000th page is for sale. Only 11 posts remains.
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I purposely changed the title to garner more eyeballs to this thread. I also edited the OP to reflect such. Still seeking input, thanking you folks in advance.
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This thread may prove to be interesting. I'm in! Anybody else watching to see how this unfolds?
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