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1821  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin Advertising Options on: September 02, 2012, 02:40:03 PM
Okay all solved, all payments are now automated
All payments are in my account now.

I do like the layout of the site and ease of building an ad/campaign.  I would like to see what sites I am being advertised on though, the actual sites not just site categories.  How do I do that?
1822  Economy / Speculation / Re: 1DkyBEKt5S2GDtv7aQw6rQepAvnsRyHoYM on: September 02, 2012, 04:12:21 AM
So Micon....  Why do you know so much about confidence scams?

Probably for the same reason many others do and were able to call them out so far.
History is readable and repetitive.
But he seems to know insider terms and whatnot, not like Vandiroy.  It sounds almost like he is talking about operating one when he talks.  It is creepy.

Or maybe he just read about:

http://www.tentonhammer.com/eve/news/eve-online-ponzi-scheme-claims-over-1-trillion-isk-from-players    (eve online ponzi)

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1857843       (bitcoin ponzi scheme follows eve path)



1823  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin Advertising Options on: September 02, 2012, 03:51:56 AM
Littleshop, you have to deposit money to be credited for the promotion, that's how it works. However I did give you a .1BTC Courtesy Credit

How much do you need to deposit to get the .5 btc?  I did a .01 btc deposit and it nor the .5 btc free promo has shown up though thank you for the .1BTC which is visible.

1824  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin Advertising Options on: September 01, 2012, 09:58:12 PM
I am looking for advertisers, now have over 200,000 Impressions per month. Ads from only .001 Cost-Per-Click!

To place an ad on the network go to:

http://bitcoinadsmart.com/signup.php

Use the promo code FREE1, and get a free .5BTC credit in your account.

I am trying to use that code but it makes me pay. If I go back nothing has been added to my account.  Account name littleshop
1825  Economy / Goods / Re: [WTS]Cheap Windows 7&8 and MS Office key on: September 01, 2012, 03:37:08 PM

If nobody does something suspicious on these Keys , they will simply work as long as Microsofts Activationsservers are online.
These are NO Preview Keys which will expire after 90 Days, even if they were he could simply Request new ones , because thats these Kind of Subscriptions to work. I am running Windows 7 Pro on 4 Computers with the same Keys since Windows 7 RTM came out. If they did change that System with Windows 8 , then why does nobody know about this except for you? If you have extensive Knowledge about this Stuff then prove it.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/cc294422.aspx

"Product keys

The software may require a key to install or access it. Not all software is provided with the same number of keys. You are responsible for the use of any keys assigned to you. You may not resell, share, assign, or otherwise transfer keys. Key activity is monitored. Microsoft reserves the right to suspend or terminate your subscription, without any notice or obligation to you, if Microsoft detects suspicious activity related to keys or activations. Microsoft reserves the right to determine in its sole discretion whether an activity constitutes suspicious activity. Suspicious activity could include, but is not limited to, keys being activated in geographic regions that are different from the geographic location of the subscription activation or purchase, downloading of a large number of keys, and other similar activities. Microsoft may deactivate or otherwise limit your keys when your subscription ends. Deactivated keys will not be able to activate software."

What could possibly go wrong???

1826  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Anybody but Obamney, PROTEST VOTE (thrid party) on: September 01, 2012, 01:53:14 PM



1827  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Argentina invents new ways to rob citizens, prime market for bitcoin on: September 01, 2012, 03:34:56 AM
Argentinians have gone through a lot, economically speaking.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_economic_crisis_(1999%E2%80%932002)

The IMF was a part of their economic past. The current leader is also on the skids
with Britain over those Falkland islands again. If you remember the last fight,
Britain came in and kicked their butts.
The whole reason they invaded the Falklands the first time was to distract the population from the economy.  They need that distraction again.
1828  Economy / Gambling / Re: Buying up cheap coins? Play your hand at Bitjack21 BlackJack! on: September 01, 2012, 03:27:44 AM
Bitjack21.com is offline.  Has it been offline for a while?

It's still online. Try it without the www.

It was down, but now it is back.  It may have only been down for a few mins or it may have been something with my connection.  All other sites were working and when it was down it was down with and without the www.
1829  Economy / Gambling / Re: Buying up cheap coins? Play your hand at Bitjack21 BlackJack! on: September 01, 2012, 02:57:07 AM
Bitjack21.com is offline.  Has it been offline for a while?
1830  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: pirate payments list -- accounts paid: 22/459 on: August 31, 2012, 10:53:24 PM
YOUR BUSINESS MUST BE FUCKING PEOPLE OVER AS WELL, OTHERWISE, HOW COULD YOU RELATE AND ADD PRAISE ?

Hi bitlane,

If you feel that my business is fucking people over, then please do not do business with me.

As for my new rating, my message was the same as before, I only changed the rating amount to reflect the fact that I believe Pirate will pay out and that I still have faith in him. That is my assessment of the situation and my opinion. If you do not agree with me, then, we'll agree to disagree.

Thanks,
gigavps

I am not a WOT user, but from my understanding of how WOT works I do not get the rating of 10 nor the statement of "all business, no drama".  I do not think even a minority of people would say that there is "no drama" in pirateat40's dealings. 

From the wiki:
10    You trust this person as you trust yourself. Reserve this for close friends and associates you know in person.
8    Large number of high-value transactions, long period of association, very trustworthy.
5    You've had a number of good transactions with this person.
1    One or two good transactions with this person
-1    Person strikes you as a bit flaky. Unreasonable/unexpected delays in payment, etc.
-10    Person failed to hold up his end of the bargain, took payment and ran, fraudster.

Maybe you forgot the '-' when you were entering in the rating?
1831  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Discussion about 10,000BTC Bet (Official) on: August 30, 2012, 11:11:44 PM
I am sure it is closed, but if it is open I bet 20 BTC

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1832  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: How did people fall for this Pirate scam? on: August 30, 2012, 12:59:08 AM
Look in the securities section, there is a lender that offers 1% a DAY.  Each day he posts his 1% payout.  It is a very effective way to market a scam because each time I see it bumped with a new payout I think I could have had that payout.  It makes me want to invest.

Luckily something tells me the moment I invest it will pop and I will loose all of my coins so I don't.  Others do though and that is how the ponzi scam works.

I am not saying this one is a Ponzi or a scam.....but please think for yourself. 
1833  Economy / Computer hardware / Re: WTB: Reference 5870 Replacement Fan on: August 30, 2012, 12:02:50 AM
There are lots on ebay. This one is 10.49 USD with free shipping to domestic USA.
http://cgi.ebay.com/280800583937

But TBH, I haven't replaced a single fan since I figured out how to repair them without disassembling the heatsink or fan. Just need a small off center hole on the face of the fan to insert some lubrication oil, and fan works like new. It's a gamble if you want to resell something like that though.

Keep in mind that most of those fans on eBay are not exact replacements.  You'll have to cut off that tab that holds the wire, since the original fan has a narrower tab.
I've put two in fine w/o modifying them in any way.  Yeah, you do have to maneuver the wires into the proper place

Some cards take either fan.  You did not have a card that has the tighter space otherwise it CAN NOT fit.  The shroud will rub no matter what you do.  Some 5870's will take the big clip, others will not.  Every 5970 I have seen will take the big clip. 
1834  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Its Official Pirate Has Defaulted!! on: August 29, 2012, 11:48:55 PM
It is not that simple. Pirate's default affects all of us, even those who didn't fall for his scam. Should he finally shut down his operation with literally zero hope of a refund, the market will crash rapidly. So after all, we all get to pay for what happened.

This has already happened and no market set off.   There are no coins to sell off.  While I doubt there will be repayment, if there was Pirate would have to purchase coins driving the price up.
1835  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Do you miners ever feel bad all pollution mining causes? on: August 29, 2012, 11:46:14 PM
All the electric you use for mining = more carbon in air. Do you feel guilty you are profiting off earths destruction through greenhouse gases?
1/3 of my power is nuclear.  1/3 of my mining helps with heating. 
1836  Economy / Goods / Re: [WTS] Bitcoin bumper sticker around .25 BTC shipped USA 3"x10" on: August 29, 2012, 04:26:54 AM
bump
1837  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Did pirate default? IRC Chat Log inside!! on: August 29, 2012, 04:17:56 AM
I could perhaps envision that he may have purchased shares through some of the various pass-throughs. But these would have been purchased at market rates. Now to be sold at distressed rates. Not much of a business plan, if you ask me.

Sure, he could _buy_ passthrough shares at distressed rates. If he had an intention of paying up, this could save him a lot of money in the long haul. Bu that is not the topic of this sub-discussion.

ETA: "...sell them at a discount...". What motivation would he have to do that?
Ahh, I see what you're missing. If Pirate buys a PPT for 10,000 bitcoins, those 10,000 bitcoins pass right through to him. That's the whole point of a PPT. So long as he doesn't withdraw, the PPT will not withdraw, so that money will just earn interest as a number.

When it compounds to, say, 13,000 BTC, he can turn around and sells it for 6,000 bitcoins or so, he just made 6,000 bitcoins for nothing. Plus, while that 10,000-13,000 bitcoin PPT was outstanding, it makes him look bigger and helps build a market for PPTs.

So before the 'close' he may have bought a lot of PPT debt. OK. But that does not equate to newly-minted debt (debt issued after the close), which is the entire scope of discussion.

It makes no sense for him to buy passthrough shares at distressed rates. He knows his debt is worthless, so why should he pay good money for it that comes out of his pocket?

I explicitly qualified my scenario as being one in which he has a desire to redeem his debt. In this scenario, it most certainly makes sense for him to buy heavily discounted Pirate debt. If he can absolve 1BTC of obligation by buying it on the open market for 0.5BTC, then that is 0.5BTC less he needs to pony up to settle. If he leaves it on the market, he would need to spend the full 1BTC to settle the debt.

But this is obvious, and I can tell you are a smart guy. Are you just not reading what I am writing, or are you trolling me?

Lastly, I disavow any knowledge of the last paragraph you quoted, as it was not a quote of my writings.

He did not buy any of his own debt.  That makes no sense if you have no intention of paying.   Some have speculated that he SOLD debt after the 17'th through sockpuppet accounts but I doubt that really happened. 
1838  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Its Official Pirate Has Defaulted!! on: August 29, 2012, 04:14:15 AM
Where do the coins miners working at gpumax come from?
If I had a bunch of coins others are very interested in finding, and a service like gpumax...
I would be paying the miners with dirty coins and squirreling away fresh minted ones in safe cold wallets Smiley

I think that is the point of GPUMAX.  And since it makes a profit (though not too much) there is no reason to shut it down.
1839  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Its Official Pirate Has Defaulted!! on: August 29, 2012, 03:59:22 AM

Maybe.. But watching over your shoulder for years to come aint a pretty thing.

Edited to add... I did not lend him a thin dime. I am just thinking how i would feel in his place. And that is shitting my pants.

I've known people who've scammed way more than pirate has who didn't go around looking over their shoulder.  Businesses fail every single day owing more than is owed to BS&T users and in most cases nothing of consequence happens to their operators.  

If I was in pirate's shoes and I was planning on winding down operations in a legitimate manner, I would want to deal with the pass-through lenders directly, so I'm kind of surprised by his request because I wasn't expecting any legitimate moves by him at this point.

Quote
I think that based on what he wrote he is building a bankruptcy case so that if anyone does come back after assets or claims claw-backs that he had a record of what actions were taken and then he came to a settlement with each person listed for the best he could come up with.  I would expect that if the lists are turned in by Friday (and if they are not oh well, shit out of luck) that those folks will be sent back a counter offer to close out the debt.

I suspect something similar to be the case too.  If he can come to an agreement with his creditors, he can probably avoid total bankruptcy and any obligation to apply future earnings to the debts.

He is not going to pay back at all.  It's over. 
1840  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Its Official Pirate Has Defaulted!! on: August 29, 2012, 03:03:32 AM
goat, thanks for posting that.

and now i realize why certain people kissed so much ass to pirate and will continue to do so
in hopes of getting a few btc back.

i have no idea why pirate thinks he can "be safe" and "sound" after all this. it is like he has no
conception what people are willing to do to get pay back one way or another. I have seen some
messed up things over so little let alone this.

3-5 million is untraceable funds makes for a pretty easy disappearance. 

He could go live in Jamaica the rest of his life and none of his lenders could ever find him. 

That number is the amount people claim to have lost, I doubt that is what he got out of it.  He probably got less then 2 million as I am sure he paid out a ton of interest.  Of course I believe bitcoin will rise in value, so if he lives off $5,000 a month he may not eat into the principle in a USD basis for a long time.   
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