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2521  Economy / Economics / Re: Western Union & MoneyGram? on: April 18, 2013, 09:26:37 PM
But why would you need WU when you can send BTC anywhere?

2522  Other / Off-topic / Re: Proof dank is jesus on: April 18, 2013, 09:24:17 PM
Like the government does?

Basically, yeah.
2523  Economy / Speculation / Re: Lets say they try to make bitcoin illegal on: April 18, 2013, 09:18:39 PM
I agree with every sentence except the last one. I think the best thing for governments to do would be to accept Bitcoin and even encourage its growth. But I also think governments have a track record of not making sensible decisions.

Agreed.  If government had any sense of its citizen's well being in mind (especially in light of financial crisis that's awful popular today), it will encourage the use of Bitcoin and/or PM, and fix their mistakes by picking up some form of standard for their own currency (or just ditch it for Bitcoin and stop worrying about it.)

However, most governments, if not all, are directly beneath the foot of the banks, which do not have the citizen's best interest in mind; they only want to make profits.  Because politicians accept bribes (a.k.a. corruption), anything could happen.  If any government knew what it was doing, it wouldn't attempt to limit growth; it would instead encourage it, and would stop censoring the Internet, and allow Bitcoin to grow where it will.
2524  Bitcoin / Press / Re: 2013-04-18 FoxBusiness - Bitcoin Buzz Draws Western Union, MoneyGram on: April 18, 2013, 09:12:29 PM
Since when shooting oneself in the foot is a good business strategy? Any kind of strategy for that matter?

I'm not so sure the shooting your own foot analogy applies.
Their business model is fees. How the hell are they going to convince people to send money through them via bitcoin without turning people straight to bitcoin - no middle man lesser fee situation?

The only way it would work is if they helped fund exchanges, and made it considerably less of a bitch than it is now.  I think they'll try to cater to the Bitcoin crowd, but wouldn't necessarily adopt Bitcoin itself.
2525  Other / Politics & Society / Re: This is the thread where you discuss free market, americans and libertarianism on: April 18, 2013, 08:44:53 PM
I was asking Mike C., and I was looking for a personal interpretation, not C&P.

Sorry; I was typing one up, but noticed myrkul had took it.

My interpretation of freedom is to have as much agency as possible while allowing others an equal amount of agency.  In other words, the role of the state (dominant) and the citizen (submissive) do not coincide with this belief, as the state (and whoever is behind it) will always have more agency than any one individual.
2526  Bitcoin / Press / Re: 2013-04-17 Business Wire "Foodler Becomes First Food Ordering Service to Accept" on: April 18, 2013, 08:31:26 PM
WTF?  They display moving flies on the page?

Weird idea for a food-related website  Undecided





I approve.
2527  Other / Politics & Society / Re: This is the thread where you discuss free market, americans and libertarianism on: April 18, 2013, 08:05:56 PM
4. Having your soul used in a weird Japanese gore film to power a supermassive zombie radioactive satan-bot.
I'm not sure how I would feel about that. Or how something can be both a zombie and a robot at the same time. Unless it's a cyborg zombie. In which case, that seems extremely inefficient.

Well, the radioactivity could be given off from a nuclear engine, which rot the half-man half-robot-robot to the point of zombie...all in all, I still think it's a better source of energy than women's panties.
2528  Other / Politics & Society / Re: This is the thread where you discuss free market, americans and libertarianism on: April 18, 2013, 07:53:15 PM
but I'm open to the possibility that "my person" could be a "brain in a vat".

I'm beginning to see the connection here.
2529  Economy / Speculation / Re: Lets say they try to make bitcoin illegal on: April 18, 2013, 07:26:05 PM
I'd rage against the machine.
2530  Other / Off-topic / Re: Netflix Recommendations? on: April 18, 2013, 07:19:59 PM
Just use the Netflix rating system on movies you have seen. It will recommend movies you may like based on algorithms. It works pretty well for me. I've rated over 1500 movies so far.

That's a lot of movies! Shocked
2531  Other / Off-topic / Re: Netflix Recommendations? on: April 18, 2013, 07:18:43 PM
Zeitgeist! Tongue

Andy B
2532  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: BITCOINTALK.ORG ARCHIVES on: April 18, 2013, 07:07:22 PM
ALSO WHEN DID THE "SELF-MODERATED" OPTION BECOME POSSIBLE FOR US/EVERYONE?/JUST ME?

MAYBE A FEW WEEKS AGO THEYMOS ADDED THE SELF-MODERATION FEATURE ALSO YOU SHOULD TURN OFF YOUR CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL
2533  Other / Politics & Society / Re: [RT] US House of Representatives passes CISPA cybersecurity bill on: April 18, 2013, 07:03:10 PM
So if HoR keeps pushing this thing into congress, and it keeps getting swatted down...

At which point do we get to fire our representatives?  They're obviously not listening Tongue
Have you considered paying them to exploit someone else?

Do any of them accept Bitcoin?  Cheesy
2534  Other / Politics & Society / Re: [RT] US House of Representatives passes CISPA cybersecurity bill on: April 18, 2013, 07:01:03 PM
So if HoR keeps pushing this thing into congress, and it keeps getting swatted down...

At which point do we get to fire our representatives?  They're obviously not listening Tongue
2535  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin needs to evolve - we need p2p exchanges on: April 18, 2013, 06:56:58 PM
The hard part is how to solve the no banks accounts problem if you want to buy BTC or sell.

That's pretty  much the only problem right now.
2536  Other / Off-topic / Re: Proof dank is jesus on: April 18, 2013, 06:40:45 PM
That's exactly the same argumentation I could use for driving with my eyes closed if I actually make it to my destination.

It's just unnecessary danger you force on other people.

Precisely why I avoid driving anyway.  One false move and it's the hospital or the morgue.
2537  Other / Politics & Society / Re: This is the thread where you discuss free market, americans and libertarianism on: April 18, 2013, 06:28:51 PM
Better a moderate monarchical or democracy-type thing that can at least change and evolve, rather than the NAP which sounds like a fundamentalist substitute for 'god', or "the Lord".

We must all switch off our brains and have faith that the N.A.P. will protect us in flood and in famine, in drought, and in health! We must all abide by the one true God oops.. N.A.P.!, for if there is dissent, this can only lead to conflict and darkness, and independent thought oops EVIL!!

Dammit I keep getting it wrong! I guess I could never make a truly obedient An-Cap or Libertarian supporter. No space in there for community or non-monetary values.

In thousands of years, they've never changed and never evolved.  People change; governments still wage war and waste tax money.  We're still chained to serve those above us.  And I don't see how flood and famine have anything to do with NAP; flood and famine aren't living things, they don't have conscious, so NAP has nothing to do with that.

Are you seriously comparing AnCap to the likes of Christianity?  Have you taken a look at what you worship and give tribute?  Shit, at least the Church gives you the option to donate; the government just tells you to cough up or get out.  You're so deep into statism that you can't even see the connection between government and religion.  If anything AnCap is the exact opposite of any of that; it's like you're trying to imply Atheism is the most Theistic religion of them all--whoops, except it's not even a religion.  Funny how atheists turn up all around the world, despite coming from unique backgrounds, and the want for freedom just so happens to occur the same way.  Can you guess the prerequisites of being a statist?  I'll give you a hint; you're not a statist from birth.
2538  Other / Politics & Society / Re: This is the thread where you discuss free market, americans and libertarianism on: April 18, 2013, 06:07:18 PM
Then again, Kokjo believes the action of existing is enough provocation to kill someone.  There are few scenarios where this is applicable:

1. Zombie T-Virus
2. Radioactive
3. Satan
4. Having your soul used in a weird Japanese gore film to power a supermassive zombie radioactive satan-bot.

But in most cases, I think we can all agree that merely existing shouldn't be cause to hurt someone.  Unless you're a statist, of course, and making the first move is fair game.
not sure if serous, or making fun of me...

Not trying to make fun of you Tongue  But I just don't agree that being is cause for aggression.
2539  Other / Off-topic / Re: Audio books? on: April 18, 2013, 06:06:26 PM
I've never attempted to listen to one before.  It might help me out tho, as I have to speak while reading anyway, or else my mind floats away into some random BS and five pages later I have no idea what's happening in the story.
2540  Other / Politics & Society / Re: [RT] US House of Representatives passes CISPA cybersecurity bill on: April 18, 2013, 06:03:29 PM
...we lost? Embarrassed  Or does senate also have to approve of it?
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