Bitcoin Forum
July 13, 2024, 12:00:10 AM *
News: Latest Bitcoin Core release: 27.0 [Torrent]
 
  Home Help Search Login Register More  
  Show Posts
Pages: « 1 ... 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 [1071] 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 ... 1217 »
21401  Other / Off-topic / Re: What Are Your Thoughts On Vegans? Or Going Vegan ? on: March 24, 2017, 10:08:05 AM
For those who are staying without it, I want to say thank you for making the excess available for those of was ready to consume more...

You can say that the meat will get a lot cheaper, if half of the world's population decides to become vegetarians. That said, there is a probability of small and medium scale farmers going bankrupt as a result of these low prices.
21402  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Why do people hate islam? on: March 24, 2017, 10:04:19 AM
and yeah, assad may be a creep, but it ain't an easy task to keep that shit together.

My point of thinking is very simple. Compare Assad with his potential successor. As far as I know, all the rebel leaders are much worse than Assad. They don't have the necessary experience, and most of them are radical Islamists.
21403  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Bitcoin Under World War 3... on: March 24, 2017, 10:00:33 AM
What use has bitcoin when there is no electricity?

I think you will be better off focusing on water, food, shelter and medication.

Dude, technology has progressed so much that with a $10 solar panel, you will be able to generate electricity. If you don't want to use solar panels, then there are thousands of other options.
21404  Other / Politics & Society / Re: In Capitalist America, Russia Hack You on: March 24, 2017, 09:49:13 AM
Government sponsored hacking was started by the CIA and the FBI. The CIA used this, to spy on their enemies and even on their allies. Russia and China are late entrants to this sector, but they have caught up pretty fast.

exactly.

http://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2017/3/8/information-warfare-isnt-russian-its-american-as-apple-pie

and american tactics in those departments, be that hacking or misinformation, are still to me most despicable.

russia and china are doing what any russia or china would.

The Americans have even converted the Hollywood movies into propaganda machines. Look at the movies such as American Sniper. The amount of propaganda in these movies will put those made by Leni Riefenstahl to shame. A perfect example is here:

http://pundita.blogspot.in/2017/02/the-devil-wears-white-helmet-hollywood.html

21405  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Do you hate muslems? on: March 24, 2017, 09:23:08 AM
i dint hate them totally. but there is this feeling of hate and somewhat a bit scared because most of them are terrorist.

Even if just one in a million of them may be a terrorist, it is still a threat. And intelligent people always try to stay clear from the threats. Our own protection comes first, even if we have to offend a few people.
21406  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Are terrorists only muslim in religion? on: March 24, 2017, 09:19:30 AM
Its fate that by birth they are muslim and by any reason they are unable to change it  but they should not follow it.Muslim doesnt mean to be only bad it teaches both things terror and goodness but as it teaches terror followers of it/muslims are called terrorists.who dont follow are not terrorists.

I agree that there are peaceful Muslims as well. But I have noticed something very important. When these Muslims remain secular or moderate, they rarely engage themselves in any terrorist activity. But when they immerse themselves in the study of the Islamic scriptures, they become more prone to committing acts of terrorism.
21407  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Radioactive Iodine-131 detected over large areas in Europe. on: March 24, 2017, 09:03:52 AM
Maybe in the North sea once again accident of any Russian nuclear submarine? Why not? If NATO missed the boat the Russians never recognized in the accident. It is better to bury the crew than the West recognizes that they are not noticed Russian submarine.

Look at the pattern. If the source of the radiation was from the North Sea, then how can the Iberian peninsula get affected? From the pattern, it seems like the source was somewhere in the Balkans, with the radiation moving in a North-West direction.
21408  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Yeah, Obama tapped his phone. on: March 24, 2017, 08:59:38 AM

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/22/nunes-unmasking-report-vindicates-trump-claims-surveillance/

House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) announced on Wednesday that he had learned that members of President Donald Trump’s transition team had been under surveillance by the Obama administration, that individual names had been “unmasked” by the intelligence community, and that those names had been leaked to the media.

Nunes’s information — which he said he would deliver to the White House later — vindicates the bulk of Trump’s claims earlier this month.

Nunes said that while there was no direct “wiretap” by President Barack Obama of Trump Tower, there was indeed surveillance — perhaps collected incidentally — of people close to Trump, possibly including Trump himself.

Will the WaPo and the other ultra-liberal toilet dailies cover this news now? They were very quick to rubbish the allegations. With the proof being published now, will they retract their earlier claims? 
21409  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Save the planet or not on: March 24, 2017, 08:53:59 AM
everyone would like to switch to using alternative power sources such, but until now the resources are not too many alternatives are marketed in various countries, perhaps only some countries are already using the alternative power source.

Replacing all the non-renewable resources with renewable sources is going to be insanely expensive, and it will take many decades for the implementation. On the other hand, there are a few simple steps, such as reducing deforestation and banning harmful chemicals.
21410  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Terror attack in London on: March 24, 2017, 08:47:21 AM
Only decisive actions can put an end to the mess that is now there. Very weak actions of the European authorities generate such situations, therefore flows of migrants will not stop and lawlessness will continue.

These issues will persist in the European Union. The EU is being ruled like a dictatorship by Angela Merkel and her cronies. There is no democratic values in the current EU regime. The lawlessness will end only if the dictatorship is toppled.
21411  Other / Politics & Society / Re: How do you think about the housing price in China? on: March 24, 2017, 08:44:07 AM
I admit that the house price that is increasing and abnormal has shocked me for a long time since many years ago.

I’m sure that it’s a bubble though I can’t figure out the true reasons. What I can guess is that the higher the price is, the more people who decide to buy houses.

As a old Chinese saying goes:“Running after Rising and Falling.” It showed that compared to something whose price is falling, we are more willing to buy the same thing whose price is increasing.

Sincerely, I dislike the horrible house price.

Perhaps one of the reasons is that nowadays a lot of people are considering residential real estate as a good and reliable investment asset, which gives high returns in the short term. If people are aware of the other low-risk assets such as equities and treasury bonds, this sort of mad rush can be avoided.
21412  Other / Politics & Society / Re: How can terrorism be stopped on: March 24, 2017, 08:39:45 AM
On my opinion the way to stop terrorist is our leader must  stop arming terrorists groups,respect other cultures, maybe wrong interpretation of religions,and also poverty,lack of deliberation and or political communication, So they need attention and if not ,so they became rebels.Unite is very important so that no more war and terrorist will happen.

Ideally, governments which are arming radical groups must be put under sanctions and embargoes. But this is never practical, as even the superpowers are afraid of countries such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, who are sponsoring all these terror outfits.
21413  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Fuck your vaccines on: March 24, 2017, 08:32:42 AM
If you live around where I live in where you see children who are supposed to be in school but are incapacitated and have now turn into beggars due to what can be avoided in the first place without no fault of theirs, then you will know the importance of vaccination for the body or you became a victim of disease or even know someone who became a victim of disease a migrant brought into the country that could have been avoided with vaccination, the you will have a rethink about how important it is to get vaccinated...

In certain third world nations, some of the radical religious groups (such as the Jehova's Witnesses and the Wahabbis) urge their followers to shun vaccinations and modern medicine. Actually, I don't really care if their children get crippled. But here, they are also putting the other children to risk as well.
21414  Economy / Economics / Re: Bitcoin or gold? on: March 23, 2017, 04:08:00 AM
Bitcoin - an advantageous investment, but if you compare with gold, it's a controversial issue. Gold can be sold anywhere, and bitcoin without the Internet can not be sold. As a tool for short-term speculation bitcoin is very interesting.

You have to realise that shutting down internet in whole world is not that easy. If your nick is correct and you live in Japan, I wouldnt be scared of that outcome, could be last place on earth to have internet Wink

There is always the option of starting a "raw" transaction without the internet. I think that there is some method to broadcast it without the internet connection. But then again, the person who is receiving the coins need to have a net connection, in order to confirm the transaction.
21415  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Daily life in Pyongyang on: March 23, 2017, 04:03:31 AM

Organizing protests against a dictator is not something that I would condemn. But at the same time, the church should stay out of governance and vice versa. For example, the single biggest threat facing the Philippines is over-population. And as a result of the opposition from the church, the government can't popularize birth control measures.

True, there are things better left to experts. I remember when I was a kid one of the last phrase was "go forth and multiply"!  Grin A few years ago they finally decided to change it to "go forth and share the Word of Lord".  Cheesy

They only really speak out when it's the government trying to distribute condoms or talk about sex education. They don't bother with NGOs. The Church do encourage family planning but only natural methods (funny, they never mention pulling out  Grin ) which we know is not for everyone.

I don't want the government to go full authoritarian on the issue though. Some are arguing One Child Policy caused the demographic problem China is facing now. We don't want that problem. Our growth rate is just above replacement level. The only problem is it's not distributed evenly across the social levels (the poor usually have more kids, I've seen one family with 22)

If you look at China, they have benefited enormously from the one-child policy. The economic growth they achieved as a result was unbelievable. But it had consequences such as ageing and gender imbalance. But overall, I would rate it as beneficial for the Chinese.
21416  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Are terrorists only muslim in religion? on: March 23, 2017, 03:58:33 AM
These terrorists are only using Islam as a part of their propaganda. They are hijacking Islam and making it look bad. One of my friends is from a Muslim family and she is just like every normal people.

Me too have a lot of Muslim friends, and on the outside they are very friendly and peaceful people. But if you ask them the following questions, then you'll understand the level of hatred ingrained in their brains:

1. If one of your siblings turn out to be a gay, will you accept his sexual orientation?
2. If one of your siblings or children decide to convert to some other religion, will you respect his choice?
3. Are you fine with your sister or daughter marrying a non-Muslim?
21417  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Why do people hate islam? on: March 23, 2017, 03:54:36 AM
I'm sure people who hate Islam is full of vengeance. They don't understand about Islam, we should know that Islam is very peace-loving and prohibits making a mess, hate and revenge.

Really?  Read this and tell us that again please.

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-atheist-s-murder-case-three-suspects-surrender-in-tn-2361153

Farooq was murdered last Thursday in Coimbatore by Muslim youths for propagating atheism through social media and WhatsApp.

Farooq, who was a resident of Ukkadam, a Muslim-dominated area in Coimbatore, was reportedly murdered by a four-member gang and had deep cuts on his neck and abdomen.

One of the suspects, Saddam, who has criminal cases pending against him, is the brother-in-law of Bengaluru blast case accused Syed Mohamed Buhari alias Kitchan Buhari.

Remember that this has happened in a country where just around 14% of the population is Muslim. If they can do this in a country where they are a small minority, then what will happen once they become the majority?
21418  Other / Politics & Society / Re: In Capitalist America, Russia Hack You on: March 23, 2017, 03:51:54 AM
Government sponsored hacking was started by the CIA and the FBI. The CIA used this, to spy on their enemies and even on their allies. Russia and China are late entrants to this sector, but they have caught up pretty fast.

And that history lesson correlates with current reality how?/Did the US hack the farcical Russian 'election' (it's even more a sham then our last one) ?

China invented guns. The US and Russia were late entrants to the sector, but boy, they caught up and surpassed the entire world.

But how about that Russian hacking though?

And can we please stop using the two wrongs fallacy to describe Russia's actions? Educate yourself:

The tu quoque fallacy is committed when it is assumed that because someone else has done a thing there is nothing wrong with doing it. This fallacy is classically committed by children who, when told off, respond with “So and so did it too”, with the implied conclusion that there is nothing wrong with doing whatever it is that they have done. This is a fallacy because it could be that both children are in the wrong, and because, as we were all taught, two wrongs don’t make a right.
Example
(1) The Romans kept slaves.
Therefore:
(2) We can keep slaves too.
This argument commits the tu quoque fallacy because it assumes that if someone else does a thing then it’s okay for us to do it too. It does not follow, however, from the simple fact that the Romans kept slaves, that there is nothing wrong with keeping slaves. It is plausible to think that the Romans acted immorally in keeping slaves, and that we would act immorally if we followed their example. The conclusion of the argument therefore does not follow from its premise.


Once again, the Russians didn't hacked the American elections. If you rephrase your wordings to "the Russians influenced the American elections", then probably I would agree with you.
21419  Other / Off-topic / Re: What Are Your Thoughts On Vegans? Or Going Vegan ? on: March 23, 2017, 03:49:33 AM
To give up such a basic part of human nature, being an omnivore, takes a lot of will power and is something I will never do.

Among the Hindus, being vegetarian means getting an elevated status in the society. Vegetarians forms the elite group of the Hindus. Those who eat meat occupy the middle group. And those who consume beef are treated as the lowest tier.

Thanks for the info. I didn't have prior knowledge about that. Anyways, I have big respect for vegans, I'm not a vegan myself but its hard to be one day in day out and as what the poster above said a lot of willpower. And there is also the health benefits that goes along as well. But are there any studies saying that being a vegan is better than any other healthy eating diets like Atkins? Because I never encountered one? If anyone knows, can you put me out to the right direction?

It is not that all the vegetarian food is healthy and all the non-vegetarian food is unhealthy. From what I have noticed, vegetarian people tend to concentrate more on their health, doing regular exercises and dieting. That may be the reason why they are healthy.
21420  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Conservatives/Republicans should be banned from America on: March 23, 2017, 03:46:44 AM
Alright, let's see. Conservatives tend to be

1) Religious/Christian and try and make laws that suit their (false and hypocritical) beliefs. Yea gay marriage shouldn't be allowed but divorcing is totally fine? A prime example of a hypocrite

People like me oppose gay marriage not because we are against homosexuality. The point is that, the homosexuals are not as committed to their spouses as much as the heterosexuals. For the gays, marriage is only a tool for lower taxes and higher benefits. 
Pages: « 1 ... 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 [1071] 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 ... 1217 »
Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.19 | SMF © 2006-2009, Simple Machines Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!