Looks like user Herbert2020 beat me to it. I have not installed Electrum in a while and would have had to google a repository.

I think of it this way: Bitcoin is ultra safe, but how good is your security? There is no nanny bank to help you. If you are going to trust your money to a windows computer and choose "password" as your password then bitcoin may not be safe for you. You are not only the bank, but also the chief of security.

True. There are other coins based on bitcoin that are now faster. And some very old systems are also fast. For example Hawala (حِوالة) , which means transfer, is an Islamic banking system based on trusted brokers. It is basically instantaneous but requires profound trust.
Satoshi and I don't like the need to trust. But anyway, good point.

I have bought several pair and they were really good socks. Kinda gross, but you could wear them for days and your feet did not stink? However I tried to buy some for a friend when I was in San Fransisco and could not get a hold of the original business. (grassland alpacas or something?) It was a bummer as I would definitely buy more.

EDIT: Hey I'm wearing a pair right now!

I installed core last week and it was a bit of a pain also. Make sure you have done the following:

1. Add the repository containing the download in software & updates.
2. Add any dependencies. For example (sudo apt-get install python-qt4 python-pip) is dependent in Electrum.
3. Then try (sudo pip install https://download.electrum.org/2.6.4/Electrum-2.6.4.tar.gz)

It should work with these steps, but does it?

This is claimed to also work:

1. Download and untar Electrum-2.6.4.tar.gz
2. In the electrum directory, run: 'python electrum'
3. To install it on your system, run: 'sudo python setup.py install'

any luck with that one?

Blocksize will still need to be increased. Just because the price went up does not mean our problems are solved.

You mean the guys who schooled America in what capitalism is? The people who will lead the world economy for the rest of the century, just as they have for most of human history? It should come as no surprise that China will be the biggest player in the future of Bitcoin.

True that. We became "legends" by wasting our time on these forums. 
I base my optimism on facts and encourage anyone to ignore things like my status. The reality is that:

1. Sentiment about bitcoin is higher than ever.
2. More people use it than ever.
3. There are more use cases than ever.
4. There is more money in the network than ever.
5. It is more broadly accepted for payments than ever.
6. There is more investment in supporting the network than ever.

Like I said earlier, the war is over.





 

Me as well. I dumped my PayPal account in 2010 when I switched to bitcoin for online purchases. Ever since then they have sent me at least 1 spam email a week. About once a year I ask them if they are using BTC yet. Then I say "Ok, well let me know when you do."


Consider what you are selling/buying.
If I were selling a yatch then I would want to see 5 - 6 confirmations. That is an hour or so wait, but not that long considering the scale of the purchase. If I were selling a flashlight then I would not wait at all. The effort and expense of faking a Tx is far greater than the gain of a flashlight. This why McDonald's can take a credit card for a burger. They have no idea if the Tx is legit, but they do know it is not feasible to make a fake card to get a burger. 

I was thinking of a confirmation rather than a transaction. I think you are right about an actual Tx. Mine normally take 1 - 3 seconds, and I suppose that it is faster than getting a dollar from your pocket.

Bitcoin transactions are the fastest global transactions ever created in the history of history. Only an "in-person" cash transfer is faster. For comparison, a credit card takes 2 - 60 days if all goes well. No "fix" is needed as it works great.

Ok, now your question can be answered. Had you bought then you would have paid about $260 and now your coin would be worth about $700. So yes, you should have bought.

Another one bites the dust. When will people get tired of learning that  NO ONE KNOWS THE FUTURE?

It already is. I use it internationally all the time.  

I have used it in Turkey, UK, Netherlands, Oman, USA, Jordan, Panama, Dubai, Israel, Canada, Japan, and soon in Iceland. That's international right?

I'll take my chances. I actually agree with you that fundamentals are all that matters, which is why bitcoin is crushing it. I fully expect to make millions more ignoring nonsense about ponzis, whales, and other ignorant ideas. Not that I'm complaining. Maybe this does suppress the price a bit and allow me to amass more. I could not be happier with my returns.

You should believe that you are wasting your time asking a question that is provably unknowable. You may get confident answers from people full of BS. But you will not get a real answer, because none of us knows? That is a fact.

They will have a huge disadvantage when competing with bitcoin and they just don't seem to get it. Bitcoin's main advantages are because it is an open source, distributed network, and beyond the control of any entity. The plans I have seen banks pursue have them in control of distribution, production, and ownership. So they are just like bitcoin except that the bank will decide who gets them, how they can be used, where they can be used, how many will be produced, what the price will be, and these rules can change whenever the bank feels like it.

You have to be a sucker to use bank coins. Seriously, only a complete fool would chose their coupons over the universal money of bitcoin.

Just buy some and stop messing around. Had you done that a year ago you would have paid about $250. There is no free lunch here. If you beleive in BTC then use it and don't look back.

"Be sure, this will drop hard soon... and here is why..."

Guess he showed us. 
The thing to be sure about is that no one knows the future.

This weekend should serve as a reminder of how foolish it is to borrow BTC. Had I borrowed .5BTC on Friday and agreed to pay back in BTC I would owe say $280 in BTC plus any interest. But by today I would owe $350 pus interest. So I paid an extra $70 and that is just the principal. I still also owe interest.

Just buy them.