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161  Other / Off-topic / Where ist bitcoin? mark at graph on: August 02, 2012, 09:29:50 PM
where would you put bitcoin on these graphs?


in that event that many people answer, anyone's welcome to aggregate the answers, I'm to lazy for that.
162  Other / Off-topic / Re: DayZ Bitcoin group anyone? on: August 02, 2012, 09:03:21 PM
perhaps someone should make a steamgroup? I probably have time for some dayz in about a week or so, will be back then.
edit: also, one vote for Nameplates: ON, I personally like them
163  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: REQUEST: cgminer for litecoin miner tutorial on: August 02, 2012, 07:22:49 PM
thanks, I used to mine sometimes when my cpu would get me ~10ltc/day, but stopped with the rise of gpu miners since I was to lazy to actively search for setup information. Now after 5 minutes of setup im back to an estimated 12 ltc/day.
164  Economy / Services / Re: SteamCoin - Buy Steam Games for Bitcoin on: July 19, 2012, 05:42:32 PM
my opinion as someone who spend ~5 btc on your site during summer sale:
if you can set this bitpay thing up quickly, do it, raise fees, put big banner on site "fees double, mtgox sux" and see what happens. even with higher fees I see still at least two reasons to use your site: 1: its in $, 7$ vs 13€ leaves room for fees. 2: games are not bought from a german account, so I avoid issues like " this low violence version is available in german only"
165  Bitcoin / Project Development / Re: Freecoiner.org on: July 14, 2012, 07:26:34 PM
Is this project dead already?
166  Economy / Goods / Re: Bitcoin Checks on: July 14, 2012, 05:48:08 PM
cheque was in the mail today. looks okay, but I probabyl wouldn't accept one for larger sums. the check itself seems still too easy to fake, the sticker can be bought by everyone, and I don't see the "artificial watermark" on the back. The only thing (besides the second sticker) that could be meant by it are some white letters on a grey background.
final verdict: would accept one for up to 20 fiat from a normal looking stranger.

from here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=89723.0
So the question is, How do I distinguish/protect against counterfeits...
You can't, which is why Bitcoin checks should only be used between trusting parties, just like regular checks.  Stores won't accept a regular check without seeing your driver's license (most of the time), and I imagine it would be a similar requirement for Bitcoin checks, if they were to ever accept them.
I agree that you can't make a check impossible to copy, but adding security measures would still increase the trustworthiness of a check and make it useable for larger sums. I understand if you don’t want to invest the money to get custom stickers or something similar, but as I’m skeptical if the niche you seem to be in will be profitable, since I see only two use cases at the moment.
1: people that know and somehow trust each other, but not enough that a handshake is considered enough.
2: strangers that want to exchange goods in person without having to hang around waiting for confirmations. This case has the problem that the check is imho only suitable for smallish sums and is relatively expensive at 0.25 btc. If the problem is the money, get an offer from a custom security sticker maker and crowdsource the costs. You can pay you creditors back with a bundle of checks and 10% rebate off all future offers.
167  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: 1 year anniversary of IBB - Free physical bitcoin Cheques on: July 13, 2012, 09:35:52 AM
cheque was in the mail today. looks okay, but I probabyl wouldn't accept one for larger sums. the check itself seems still too easy to fake, the sticker can be bought by everyone, and I don't see the "artificial watermark" on the back. The only thing (besides the second sticker) that could be meant by it are some white letters on a grey background.
final verdict: would accept one for up to 20 fiat from a normal looking stranger.
168  Economy / Marketplace / Re: [RAFFLE & DISCOUNT] BTC-Mining free shares raffle & discounts on: July 10, 2012, 06:50:25 AM
only about 30 participants? sign me up for the raffle, seems like a fair chance
169  Other / Off-topic / Re: Yes, but what if? on: July 08, 2012, 05:35:19 PM
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All that said, please accept my humble apology if I somehow offender you.
don't worry, you didn't offend me.
I just felt the need to use formal language, since we are witnessing the birth of a great thingamajig in this thread. 
We want to look good in the history books, dont we?  Wink
170  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Freecoiner.org on: July 08, 2012, 04:08:37 PM
  • All members enjoy a 10% discount on all products and services which their respective owners are also members of Freecoiner.
I don't think thats possible for everyone, for example there are peolpe who sell bitcoin with less than 10% markup
171  Other / Off-topic / Re: Yes, but what if? on: July 08, 2012, 02:48:18 PM
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autistic
sir, have I somehow wronged you? or is this a typo?
172  Other / Off-topic / Re: Yes, but what if? on: July 08, 2012, 12:49:46 PM
I just had this totally altruistic idea, besides normal ranks we should have a honorary "bit" rank.
founder is the first bit, first two members are the seconds bits, next four are the third bits of the order and so on.
All hail Phinnaeus Gage, first bit of the order of the freecoiners
173  Other / Off-topic / Re: Yes, but what if? on: July 08, 2012, 02:49:51 AM
Very forward thinking, this will make us better prepared to face the future where a satoshi equals 1 fiat cent.   Smiley
I formally request to be part of this fine circle of men of substance, as I have spend not one, but a least four bitcoins already.
174  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: 1 year anniversary of IBB - Free physical bitcoin Cheques on: July 08, 2012, 02:24:49 AM
code redeemed, thanks
175  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: 1 year anniversary of IBB - Free physical bitcoin Cheques on: July 07, 2012, 10:09:15 AM
also interested in a free sample. would be super nice of you to pm me a code so I don't have to keep refreshing this thread.
176  Other / Off-topic / Re: BFL Preorders -- What did you get? | Who has the lowest order number? on: June 29, 2012, 08:21:01 PM
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No, your place in line is determined by the date that the order is paid - instantly for BTC and whenever the funds appear in their account for wire transfer. Actually, your "effective" paid date for transfers is determined by the # days after they send the wire transfer info it takes for funds to arrive in their account. So, if you ordered on the 6/23, got the wiring info on 6/28, and the funds arrive in their account on 6/29, your effective paid date would be 6/24. The order number probably determines your place relative to other orders paid on the same day though.
exactly.
I'm just a little disappointed that they sent me the wiring info today, on a friday after the banks closed, so that I get pushed back two days in the orderline without fault of my own since my bank wont process any bank transfers till monday.
177  Other / Off-topic / Re: BFL Preorders -- What did you get? | Who has the lowest order number? on: June 29, 2012, 05:51:05 PM
just recieved my bank transfer information. On a friday at 8 pm. I wonder how many additonal places in the line the weekend delay is going to cost me.
178  Economy / Securities / Re: Which GLBSE mining companies are upgrading to BFL? on: June 29, 2012, 01:35:53 PM
it's also important to know how much % of their total hashpower is bfl sc upgradeable. some companies say they will upgrade but don't give info if  5% or 100%  of their current hardware is eligible for upgrades.
179  Other / Off-topic / Re: BFL Engineer: Multiple SC Singles Configuration on: June 29, 2012, 01:29:12 PM
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Yes it will support multiple singles and SC Mini-Rigs.
and jalapenos? If I use an active hub with enought amps?
180  Bitcoin / Project Development / Re: [PROPOSAL] Alpacastocks.com on: June 28, 2012, 04:39:53 PM
might invest some coins if you actually set this up. also you might want to renew your domain,
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