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I don't see those as funny any more.
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Don't worry about me I'm just waiting for Goat.
?? Oh he's a forum member... thought that might be the most surreal comment ever. He provided us with the most interesting Drama lately, the whole Thailand thing is hilarious as it is. (Considering the infamous Baht symbol and Bitcoiners wanting to take it) But with Goat on a vendetta against it, even while it personally might affect him, is ridiculous. It's not like anybody would look him up and charge him, should it really be the case. No he just wants desperately to be right... I've warned him that he is getting trolled from all sides, but he doesn't listen... might as well enjoy the show. On the topic, well if it is in the news, people might look it up, even if it says it is supposed to be banned. |
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Don't worry about me I'm just waiting for Goat.
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I find ads after the first post annoying, so I took the opt-out choice and disabled them. I might be interested in some of what they are offering but not this way.
They are distracting me from the discussion, and aren't appealing to the eye. After I've seen them a couple of times they really start bugging me.
For example why not display a small banner at the bottom of the page, this way I can look at them if I want to during the discussion and am not forced into looking at them they way it currently works.
I would choose to display them if they were in that spot.
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You skipped a wave here, pong was at 110.
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It's not. But the question to ask was "How is that related to the walls?"  ok but is it? |
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SilkRoad is still up and I wish pedo are only a minority of Bitcoin users. I'm sure you just mean "acting" pedo. How is that related to the price of Bitcoin? |
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It's probably worse. That 370Euro would come from a single regular who recently has become a Bitcoin zealot and the owner plays along to keep him.
So it's not an actual increase in turnover.
To abuse your own sig: There's a tendency for every discussion about evidence of btc commerce to turn into a metaphysical investigation of what exactly constitutes "evidence" and "commerce". Blitz originally asked about "meaningful transaction volume". Fair enough, the Munich situation is hardly evidence for this. But phelix' point was: "If you have a computer at the counter accepting Bitcoin comes at such a small effort it will always pay off." That's not challenged by the claim that it's only 1 guy paying in btc. It is if the guy would have bought the same stuff anyway. The whole thing is besides the point though. 3.7 Bitcoins hardly qualify as meaningful transaction value, by any measure, given the time period. |
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Do you guys know of any other stats?
Today, is there anything Bitcoin is actually used for in meaningful transactional volumes besides drugs (SR), gambling (SD), speculation and mining equipment?
Buying drinks at bars. In Munich/Germany/EU there is a bar called "Niederlassung" ( http://niederlassung.org). In the last five month they have made approximately 3.7 BTC, ~$370 in Bitcoin. I am sure, they made an additional turnover of at least $700 in € from Bitcoin regulars that payed in €. This does not yet include free advertising. So they made a turnover of more than $1000 at what cost? Virtually nothing. They are running a laptop for other purposes anyway and simply installed Multibit. They printed a QR code on a piece of paper and put it up on the wall. If you have a computer at the counter accepting Bitcoin comes at such a small effort it will always pay off. 370$ in 5 months.How much is a beer there? On their price list it comes at 3euros ... make that 4$. So you're telling me that they sold 90 of the cheapest beers in 5 months via bitcoin ? Just to cash out those bitcoins it will cost them more than giving a free beer a day  ))))) Ps. Bitcoin regulars that payed in euros are more like Euro Regulars. It's probably worse. That 370Euro would come from a single regular who recently has become a Bitcoin zealot and the owner plays along to keep him. So it's not an actual increase in turnover. |
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That was supposed to be Bank to Bank or (more conservatively) Business to Business. I think you've read the tales of how Bitcoins are supposed to become the financial backbone of the new world order. (sorry for the pun)
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chodpaba is one of they few fellow traders who I expect to be pretty wealthy by now, but the way he posts now it seems it got to his head. (Sorry dude!)
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IMO it is a misapprehension of Bitcoin's economic role to see it as primarily an end-user currency.
Right the almighty supposed B2B killer usage. Keep telling yourself that it will happen, the Banks are literally at our doorsteps. LOL PS: Do not forget to bring Max Kaiser, Bruce Wagner and the Winklevoss Bros, perhaps rpietila will host another conference just for you! |
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Hilarious, you guys have the debating culture of 6 year olds.
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What are the incentives to spend Bitcoin rather than selling them and spending the Fiat anyway?
I've bought plenty of stuff "with Bitcoin" but besides the #1 issue of the Bitcoin magazine and the Bitcoin Keychain I've never done so directly.
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How can any bounce look different than a inverted head & shoulders? How can any top be different than a head and shoulders? Geometry tip: They can't. |
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Can you guys please stop suggesting targets and think about the feasibility and intellectual value of the project first?
Of course maximizing the amount of butthurt should also be considered, but it's only a feature not a prerequisite.
thanks.
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It's about time you show up, lets generate some Drama.
The rest of the forum and especially the speculation board has been insufferable boring lately.
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That breakout before the green rising support line crosses the red horizontal resistance aint gonna happen.
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From the look of the spread out Askwall on btc-e I think we will have a new high today.
We really need a graph btw.
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