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2541  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: March 2012 BitCon in San Antonio, Texas - News Thread on: January 12, 2012, 03:13:50 AM
I have made my travel arrangements!  Looking forward to it. 
2542  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Possible solution for recovering lost Bitcoin to the "blackhole". on: January 12, 2012, 03:13:10 AM
It could be done, with a patch but 51% would have to agree to do it.  For most people it would not be in their interest as it would ever so slightly devalue their coins and add unnecessary complication to bitcoin. 

We could just as easily decide to to stop the blocks from dropping in value next year, but again, why change what seems to be working? 

2543  Other / Politics & Society / Re: If you mine and use bitcoins, but do not support Ron Paul on: January 10, 2012, 11:15:46 PM
Then you should stop using bitcoins. You are a hypocrite statist who believes in anti-freedom. You have no business using market evolved money based on freedom and decentralization. This is what Ron Paul stands for, and this what bitcoiners should stand for aswell.
REALLY?

SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!

nuff said, -_-

Edit: People like you HURT Bitcoin, and you don't even realize it...

Bitcoin does not belong to you, or any political ideology for the matter. It doesn't have "favorites" and unlike your post, promotes TRUE freedom from all of the existing establishments including the one that your hero RP is part of, whether he likes it or not...

Thank god that Bitcoin has no bias...

And what establishment is Ron paul part of?

If your ideas are not based on liberty, then you have no business being in Bitcoin. Bitcoin is about freedom of choice in currency, and freedom of choice principles. It makes you a hypocrite if you are pro-state, pro-centralization, pro-banking establishment monopolies, pro-surveillance state, pro-war, pro-war on drugs, and against civil rights, yet still want to use Bitcoins. Those are all against the principles of liberty.


Let me ask you, what principles do you adhere to?

Ron Paul is not for civil rights.  He just believes right should be controlled on the state level.  He has expressed the view that states should be allowed to control what goes on in the bedroom. 

http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/08/26/305485/ron-paul-abortion-is-the-most-important-issue-of-our-age/

http://www.jongeeting.net/?p=4202




2544  Other / Meta / Re: Feature request: bitcent tipping on: January 10, 2012, 02:39:06 AM
Why not just put tip addresses in signatures?  There is one below.  Feel free to try it out!
2545  Economy / Speculation / Re: Bitcoinica No Spread Charged for the next 12 hours. on: January 09, 2012, 02:04:02 PM
We have reached 2,000-user mark. To celebrate, we're glad to announce that we won't charge any extra spreads on top of market spreads in the next 12 hours.

Starting: January 9, 2012 2:00 pm UTC
Ending: January 10, 2012 2:00 am UTC

We are paying all Mt. Gox fees incurred during this celebration. You just have to trade at the price that provides you enough liquidity!

Our largest 24-hour volume ever was over 200,000 BTC. Let's see how much we can trade today! Enjoy your trading!

By the way, if you still don't have an account yet, grab one at https://www.bitcoinica.com before time runs out.

UPDATE: It has already started! 12 hours 3 minutes and counting...

Yea, unfortunately you forced liquidated me for a price that was lower then what really occurred in the market two hours ago.  Basically the way you have the site set up one large trade (that forces an unrealistic price due to your much larger then normal spreads) positions that would survive in a real market do not in yours.  I only had a 3 BTC position, but I do not think I will be coming back while you are treating spikes this way.
2546  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Voting for Ron Paul is voting for love on: January 09, 2012, 05:13:52 AM
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Also here is a guy who actually transcribed all the newsletters. He also has pdfs available. It is very useful. Why didnt any of you link me to this rather than angry ranting?
http://italkyoubored.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/ron-paul-paper-trail-the-newsletters/

More to come...

His SOURCE was the new republic's scanned images that I originally linked to.  And that source I linked to has no angry ranting as you call it. 

The link I provided is done by me on page three of this thread. 

http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/ron-paul-newsletter

 
2547  Bitcoin / Pools / Re: [349 GH] Eligius pool: ~0Fee SMPPS, no reg, RollNtime, hop OK, BTC+NMC merged! on: January 09, 2012, 02:13:03 AM

As to litigation. One must prove harm. Since Luke currently controls all CLC coins in accordance with the CLC spec, I don't see how he broke any laws. If anyone should be litigated against, it is the creator of CLC for making exaggerated claims as to the security and viability of the CLC blockchain.


Right now, as nobody has terms of service or any licensing agreements on this stuff I do not see what the claim would be.  On the other hand if CLC started a new chain, and put a terms of service on their software which precluded things like mining blank blocks, attempting to control the network and modifying the software do make other peoples use of it fail, Luke would be probably be breaking US computer crime laws if he did a similar act.  Now I doubt any DA would act on something like this as it is uncharted territory, but it could happen. 
2548  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: She should have used Bitcoin on: January 08, 2012, 03:00:05 AM
the comments section has been updated...

CTRL-F "bitcoin" Cheesy



Seems your comment has been removed... ?
No, it is still there under 'more comments'.  Of course I had to allow javascript for the page as well to see it.
2549  Bitcoin / Pools / Re: Eligius-miners: Do you agree with what is done with your hashing power? on: January 08, 2012, 12:50:05 AM
Also— please take care here, Luke did not roll back anyone's transactions or double-spend or anything like that.  He's simply mining all the blocks and not processing more transactions.

Assuming the first statement is true (which is quite the assumption), the second is hilarious!

It's ok to run a DDOS on alt coins now?

Yes it appears so and misuse your users hash power to do it, amazing is it not? The longer this goes on with no reactions against it by the people in a position to make a difference shows just exactly what they are like as well. In their lack of action they show their support for what has been done, so are no better than he who has done it in my books. Their obvious lip service to the supposed goals of the bitcoin project of an open and free environment ring as hollow as that lame defense of his actions you quote.





What is your proof that he used miner's resources?

He admitted it in the irc logs that had been posted but since deleted by the mods in support of his actions on here. So you can play your BS proof game elsewhere as it will never see the light of day on this forum and you know that.

So another unsupported claim to "support" your unsupported claim.

Besides the IRC logs which are posted on this board which support that claim, on page 6 of the following thread Luke-JR says:
"CoiledCoin now closed. Have a nice day."

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=56675.40
2550  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Voting for Ron Paul is voting for love on: January 08, 2012, 12:42:39 AM
I have to honestly say..  When I started looking into Ron Paul's views on the surface I really liked some of them.  I defended him in many conversations with friends, explaining his views and how some of his more radical ideas could actually work out quite well for this country.   But the deeper I dig the more I think not only is he a racist but he is a psychopath.   That is a real shame because I really would like an option to vote for someone who is not owned by the corporate world and someone who would honor the constitution of the US.
2551  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Voting for Ron Paul is voting for love on: January 08, 2012, 12:36:15 AM
There is no indication that this was actually written by Ron Paul. The writing styles don't match up at all and there is no byline.

He is the editor of the newsletter.  He defended the newsletters in the 80's and 90's and showed not only that he knew of the contents but that he was involved in the newsletter itself.  He may not have written them directly but they certainly represent his views.  Only since the year 2000 has he started to disavow them, which is basically a lie. 

Can you source this? I wanna know if we are reading the same things. From reading some interviews with him it looks like he knew about and defended some of what was written but "repudiated" other parts, Meanwhile, the media is confusing people by lumping together everything as the "racist newsletters". Very disingenuous.


http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/12/27/395391/fact-check-ron-paul-personally-defended-racist-newsletters/

Here’s what Paul told CNN on December 21:

    PAUL: I never read that stuff. I never — I would never — I came — I was probably aware of it 10 years after it was written… Well, you know, we talked about [the newsletters] twice yesterday at CNN. Why don’t you go back and look at what I said yesterday on CNN, and what I’ve said for 20-some years. It was 22 years ago. I didn’t write them. I disavow them and that’s it.

Paul’s denials, however, are not supported by the public record. When the newsletters first arose as an issue in 1996, Paul didn’t deny authorship. Instead, Paul personally repeated and defended some of the most incendiary racial claims in the newsletters.

In May 1996, Paul was confronted in an interview by the Dallas Morning News about a line that appeared in a 1992 newsletter, under the headline “Terrorist Update”: “If you have ever been robbed by a black teenaged male, you know how unbelievably fleet of foot they can be.” His response:

    Dr. Paul denied suggestions that he was a racist and said he was not evoking stereotypes when he wrote the columns. He said they should be read and quoted in their entirety to avoid misrepresentation…

    In the interview, he did not deny he made the statement about the swiftness of black men.

    “If you try to catch someone that has stolen a purse from you, there is no chance to catch them,” Dr. Paul said.

Paul also defended his claim, made in the same 1992 newsletter that “we can safely assume that 95 percent of the black males in [Washington, DC] are semi-criminal or entirely criminal” Paul told the Dallas Morning News the statistic was an “assumption” you can gather from published studies.

Paul’s failure to deny authorship was not an oversight. He was repeatedly confronted about the newsletters during his 1996 campaign and consistently defended them as his own. A few examples:

    – In 1996, Ron Paul’s campaign defended his statements about the rationality of fearing black men. (“[W]e are constantly told that it is evil to be afraid of black men, it is hardly irrational.”) The Houston Chronicle reports, “A campaign spokesman for Paul said statements about the fear of black males mirror pronouncements by black leaders such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson.” [Houston Chronicle, 5/23/96]

    – Paul said that his comments on blacks contained in the newsletters should be viewed in the context of “current events and statistical reports of the time.” [Houston Chronicle, 5/23/96]

    – Paul defended statements from an August 12, 1992 newsletter calling the late Rep. Barbara Jordan (D-TX) a “moron” and a “fraud.” Paul also said Jordon was “her race and sex protect her from criticism.” In response, Paul said “such opinions represented our clear philosophical difference.” [Roll Call, 7/29/96]

    – “Also in 1992, Paul wrote, ‘Opinion polls consistently show that only about 5 percent of blacks have sensible political opinions.’ Sullivan said Paul does not consider people who disagree with him to be sensible. And most blacks, [Paul spokesman Michael] Sullivan said, do not share Paul’s views.” [Austin American Statesman, 5/23/96]

Contrary to his statements to CNN last week, it was not until 2001, that he first claimed that newsletters were not written by him. He told the Texas Monthly in the October 2001 edition that “I could never say this in the campaign, but those words weren’t really written by me.” The reporter noted, “until this surprising volte-face in our interview, he had never shared this secret.”
2552  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Voting for Ron Paul is voting for love on: January 07, 2012, 06:02:01 AM

I personally don't think that support for "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" means one necessarily has to have a distaste for homosexuals, or that it's a huge civil rights violation. There are plenty of logistical reasons why homosexuality in the military could be seen as a problem.


So it is not a civil rights violation to be fired from a job solely because somebody thinks you are gay?

It is also a huge waste of money to fire trained people who are good at their jobs.  DADT hurt the military in many ways, financially, reduced readiness (by firing skilled pilots) and a huge void of talented translators at a time when the military needed them the most.  There was also considerable effort put into the witch hunt itself which also cost money and time.
2553  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Voting for Ron Paul is voting for love on: January 07, 2012, 04:39:48 AM
I will tell you right now I will vote for him unless these detractors convince me it will lead to racist policies. So far all I see is selective publication of his old newsletters by really, really annoying snarky people.


Unfortunately that usually works.... attack the people posting the information, not the information itself. 
2554  Economy / Goods / Re: Want to borrow car on: January 07, 2012, 04:01:57 AM
Can a girl drive it (Auto trans)?

How much do you want?

Where are you?

I wouldn't recommend this for a girl. It is auto, but it kicks hard out from underneath, even with traction control on.

I've owned nothing but manuals since I started driving, but if any of you have had the pleasure of sitting in traffic in the D.C. metropolitan area, you'd understand why I decided to go auto on this one. Also, auto is better for the straight line.

Yea, ever since traction control I agree.  (as long as you can turn off traction control of course)

The traction control on this car is good, but it is annoying as well. During major snowstorms in Maryland I actually have to turn it off just to get the car moving. if I don't, the traction control system kicks in like crazy when it starts to lose traction. Imagine trying to get the car going in some snow, and every time it slips a little the traction control kicks in. it's a bumpy slow stop and go to get some acceleration. i turn it on after I get moving and turn it off anytime I'm at a stop.... or a friendly competition of acceleration with another vehicle.
Thats why I like to be able to turn it on and off.  It helped my Mustang greatly especially in the rain.   I had one with, and one without and really liked having it. 
2555  Economy / Goods / Reference fan for Radeon video cards $14.99 + 99 US shipping in BTC on: January 07, 2012, 03:25:44 AM
Dead Radeon fan?  This is the standard fan used in most reference boards.


Please note, it is not an easy job to change the fan, thermal pads and/or grease are required as well but if you do it right your card may work better then factory as some of the cards have a poor work originally.  

http://cryptoanarchy.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=66

2556  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Voting for Ron Paul is voting for love on: January 07, 2012, 02:24:09 AM
There is no indication that this was actually written by Ron Paul. The writing styles don't match up at all and there is no byline.

He is the editor of the newsletter.  He defended the newsletters in the 80's and 90's and showed not only that he knew of the contents but that he was involved in the newsletter itself.  He may not have written them directly but they certainly represent his views.  Only since the year 2000 has he started to disavow them, which is basically a lie. 
2557  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Voting for Ron Paul is voting for love on: January 07, 2012, 12:53:12 AM
Yes, I mean the entire newsletters. So that we can get some context.

You can find near whole ones in some of the links out there.  They don't change anything.  Maybe you agree with the statements there, or maybe you think that was an 'honest error' but there are many others just like it.  Most of them target black people.   There are many examples like the crap below:

2558  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Voting for Ron Paul is voting for love on: January 07, 2012, 12:22:07 AM
The links I provided show a large number of direct scans of the newsletters.  Take a look. 
2559  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Voting for Ron Paul is voting for love on: January 06, 2012, 10:27:33 PM
If Paul is a racist, we need more racists like him. He's been the most consistent and influential voice against brown-skinned people being targeted for mass-murder of any one in recent history.

Quote from: FlipPro
Read his news letters, signed by him. That's all the proof you need...

No that's not all you need. It's widely accepted many people wrote for Paul's newsletter. He was an OBGYN, is it really that hard to believe that he might not have read every word in every newsletter put out?

He has defended his newsletters in the past and shown familiarity with the contents.  Now he said he has no part in them and does not know what is published in his name? 

He really does not like gay people. 

http://www.mrdestructo.com/2011/12/game-over-scans-of-over-50-ron-paul.html

http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/ron-paul-newsletter

2560  Economy / Goods / Re: Want to borrow car on: January 06, 2012, 10:17:53 PM
Is there anyone with an extra car who would be willing to lend it?

It would work out best if you were in western PA, North Carolina, or central Florida.

I'll need it for about 2 months. Nothing too fancy needed, just not falling apart.

I don't know how much visibility this post will get so if you see it and can put me in touch with someone who ends up being able to help I'll throw you a few coins too.

How much would you pay me to drive my car around for 2 months? Smiley

http://goo.gl/xMniu

I swear to you it is as fun as it sounds! Has two turbos getting put on as well.
Are the GTO's FWD?

Rear wheel drive
The only way to go.  Smiley
Yea, ever since traction control I agree.  (as long as you can turn off traction control of course)

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