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18221  Other / Off-topic / Re: Any hidden gems in Greece? on: December 30, 2013, 03:21:48 PM
Go to Sparta.

18222  Other / Off-topic / Re: 3D printing is overrated? on: December 30, 2013, 03:20:25 PM
I have the impression the technology is pretty amazing too from all the hype from the media.

But when I think deeper, I cannot find its usefulness.

When something is not useful, how can it be amazing?  Huh Huh Huh

You cannot be thinking very deep. How is it not useful? I'd say the technology is pretty amazing, and will only get better.

I had thought that it was useful from all the media hype. But really, I cannot find good examples of useful objects that have been created from 3D printing. If you know some of them, please name them.  Smiley Smiley Smiley

You could make spare parts for machines that aren't in profuction any more. I'm sure people will build their own cars with them etc. As Guybrush said, their potential really is limitless. Well, unless you want to make a football  Grin.
18223  Other / Off-topic / Re: What Song are you Listening To? on: December 30, 2013, 03:08:00 PM
Night Verses - Antidepressants: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oETU94W8h90

Quality post-hardcore. Sound a bit like Glassjaw. Those guitars are treacherous.
18224  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Fatal error in ‘wedding party’ drone strike prompts UN condemnation on: December 30, 2013, 03:02:56 PM
I'd hardly say Saddam was democratically elected.

I didn't meant that.

I said that, for the US Saddam Hussain was a democratic ruler until the late 1980s. Or better, the Americans viewed Saddam as one of their best allies. They even gave him weapons to fight the Iranians. However, in the late 1980s he became an oppressor for the Americans, after he ignored their pleas to export more oil.

What do you mean by democratic ruler?

Saddam and America were very pally with each other. USA usually is friends with tyrants, until they do something that isn't in their business interests.

18225  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Fatal error in ‘wedding party’ drone strike prompts UN condemnation on: December 30, 2013, 02:54:50 PM
They'll paint anyone they don't like as an oppressor.

Well.... in some scenarios, an oppressor can become a democratic ruler (provided he suddenly agrees to follow the orders of the US). Example: Saudi king.

In some other scenarios, a democratic ruler can suddenly become an oppressor. Example: Saddam Hussain.

I'd hardly say Saddam was democratically elected.
18226  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: hello on: December 30, 2013, 02:49:56 PM
Hoping this post will allow me to post in other sections of the forums as I'm having trouble getting paid from a pool I've been mining with. I'm going to assume the guy running the pool is on vacation and is legit. Otherwise I've done nothing more than waste all my power while away on vacation.

cheers.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?PHPSESSID=f1km5qjbg76mi2ihl9fh2k0bd2&topic=362153.960

It should do, but you'll have to wait four hours before you can post in there.
18227  Other / Off-topic / Re: Had Very Disturbing Virtual Reality Dreams Last Night on: December 30, 2013, 02:48:22 PM
Tell me do you or did you used to watch Star Trek the Next Generation or the Matrix?  Which one?

I'm a fan of the first Matrix, not seen much Star Trek.
18228  Other / Meta / Re: WHat do you use for pictures on: December 30, 2013, 02:46:30 PM
I didn't know people still used photobucket  Grin

It doesn't look like people do  Cheesy.
18229  Other / Off-topic / Re: Schumacher on: December 30, 2013, 02:43:02 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/dec/30/michael-schumacher-doctors-update-condition-accident

People can make remarkable recoveries from terrible head injuries and I hope so much that with such quick treatment and the best knowledge from the best people in that field of medicine that he will be one of the lucky ones. Wishing him a speedy recovery.

And sometimes they don't. My mate's GF has been in a coma for nearly two years after a cycling accident. Such a sad situation. It's like grieving for somebody who isn't dead yet.
18230  Other / Off-topic / Re: Three Point Status Update on: December 30, 2013, 02:37:17 PM
I loved The Hobbit as a book when I was younger but haven't read it in many, many years.

LOTR, on the other hand, I tried to read a couple of times but found it way too dry for my liking. An entire page dedicated to describing a tree might be great for some (which I respect), but it's just too much for me.

Haha, I was wondering if my bro was exaggerating or not about this. I'd like to read them, but I've just got so much on my to read list and so little time.
18231  Other / Politics & Society / Re: The Truthseeker: Leaked US Regime Change Manual, Admits Ukraine's its 'Playbook' on: December 30, 2013, 02:35:25 PM
Ukraine has become more or less of an ego issue between Putin and Obama. Ukraine is a broke nation. It is deep in debt and anyone who takes it in, will have to pay billions of USD to rescue its economy.

What country isn't in debt?
18232  Other / Politics & Society / Re: All Wars are Bankers' Wars on: December 30, 2013, 02:33:07 PM
The banking institutions are the biggest evil in the world. Nothing new here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgVZSIPzH1o
18233  Other / Off-topic / Re: 3D printing is overrated? on: December 30, 2013, 02:29:18 PM
I have the impression the technology is pretty amazing too from all the hype from the media.

But when I think deeper, I cannot find its usefulness.

When something is not useful, how can it be amazing?  Huh Huh Huh

You cannot be thinking very deep. How is it not useful? I'd say the technology is pretty amazing, and will only get better.
18234  Other / Off-topic / Re: Coin portfolio on: December 30, 2013, 02:19:15 PM
Hello.

Does anybody know if there is any good app or sites to summon up coin to se the overall value?

Coinbits looks pretty good.
18235  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: What will you do if bitcoin "wins"? on: December 30, 2013, 02:03:06 PM
Most people become unhappy when they win large amounts of money because they were operating under the assumption that money equals success and happiness, and it doesn't, and this gives them a cold, hard shock. A good percentage of people who suddenly win big end up losing their fortune because they don't know how to manage money properly and try to buy happiness in materialistic goods etc. If you're happy and healthy you're rich already. It's a shame most people don't realise this already.



I have to disagree to a certain extent.
While there's some truth to the saying , "Money can't buy happiness",  it can certainly rent it...

There's a difference between someone living paycheck to paycheck (who has to struggle to make rent, care for their kids, parents, etc)
and someone who's comfortable enough to risk some funds in an unproven crypto-currency..

That being said, there is probably an upper limit on how much money would be needed to make you happier.
an extra $10k year makes a huge difference to someone making $35k/year
It might make someone making $70k/year happier for a month
Someone making $140k/year might be glad for a few weeks
$280k/year - ok, thanks
$560k/year - ok w/e
$1120k/year wouldn't even blink...

Mo' money mo' problems.
18236  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Judge Says NSA Phone Surveillance Is Legal on: December 30, 2013, 01:59:24 PM
Also here: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/27/judge-rules-nsa-phone-data-collection-legal

Quote
"Every day, people voluntarily surrender personal and seemingly-private information to trans-national corporations, which exploit that data for profit. Few think twice about it, even though it is far more intrusive that bulk telephony metadata collection."


Key word voluntarily. We have a right to decide what info we may or may not give out. Absolutely pathetic.
18237  Other / Politics & Society / Re: The Truthseeker: Leaked US Regime Change Manual, Admits Ukraine's its 'Playbook' on: December 30, 2013, 01:44:45 PM
http://youtu.be/mLE7Bswz9G8

What do you think about this?

The US has always been involved in these coups and uprisings.

Does anyone know where this document was leaked from?
18238  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: How to get "Activity"? on: December 30, 2013, 01:39:31 PM
Many post but less activity, why ?

Activity is different and calculated as such:

Quote
time = number of two-week periods in which you've posted since your registration
activity = min(time * 14, posts)

Activity is updated every 30 minutes.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=178608.0
18239  Economy / Marketplace / Re: Overview of Signature-Ad Campaigns on: December 30, 2013, 01:34:50 PM
Yup, already posted in that thread calling out for the operator to provide proof that his campaign is legit. He hasn't posted since he made the original offer, so I'm pretty sure it's a scam.

Not much happening with regards to legit new ad-campaigns recently.

Yeah, especially not ones that will come close to PrimeDice's payouts.

I'm sure we'll get a boom of them next year from Bitcoin entrepreneurs who want their Bitcoin website promoting, but it's not really worth taking the gamble on them to be honest.
18240  Other / Off-topic / Re: Had Very Disturbing Virtual Reality Dreams Last Night on: December 30, 2013, 01:28:45 PM
I think I had a dream test too.  I'd prefer not to say more because I don't think I passed.   Lips sealed
sdp

What exactly is a dream test?


Re-read the OP.  If you still don't understand, read on...

dream test:
The sleeping person in his dream state is given a situation to see how he would react in order to evaluate him. 

In the original post, the poster dreams of killing the murderer and then hearing that he 'passed the test' all in separate dreams.  It is as if there are external entities supplying a dream and take notes to see how he reacts.

The scariest dreams are the nested ones. You wake up in from one nightmare but you are still asleep but really feel you are awake and then the nightmare you are currently in feels so real.

sdp


I still don't think I understand  Grin
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