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261  Other / Politics & Society / Re: World powers, Iran reach framework for nuke deal by June 30 on: April 12, 2015, 05:18:11 AM
I have heard that also israel owns nuclear weapons, but I can't find the article where I have read that thing. Why the "World" isn't worried about israel but it is worried about iran? It doesn't make any sense... Correct me if I am wrong.

According to various estimates, Israel is having somewhere between 50 and 70 nuclear weapons, which were given to them by the United States. But Israel has never conducted non-civilian nuclear experiments. And IMO, it is very unfair to ask Iran to give up their nuclear program, when their main enemy is allowed to keep their dozens of nukes.

In addition, Israel has refused to sign the Non Proliferation Treaty.
262  Economy / Speculation / Re: Poll: Will the price of Bitcoin revisit the prior bottom at $166? on: April 12, 2015, 05:14:15 AM
I would be hopeful of the price staying above $200.
At the next block reward halving, we could see a bull run.
263  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Going across borders with....knowledge of a private key? on: April 11, 2015, 11:16:06 AM
But that's buying and selling Bitcoins, what I'm talking about is sending them back and forth between countries just via wallets without going through an exchange, when you're dealing with fiat that's incredibly easy to regulate but because cryptocurrencies don't require a third party to monitor anything that's the sort of thing I'm thinking about.

The reason that there are restrictions on buying foreign currency is to prevent capital from exiting the country.
In countries where there is a trade deficit, they will welcome inflows but act strictly to prevent outflows.
264  Other / Politics & Society / Re: ISIS destroys Syrian Church on Easter Sunday on: April 11, 2015, 10:13:25 AM
Scholar? They might be talking about "scholar in terrorism" not "scholar in Islam", right? And being a salafi doesn't mean he/she is original follower of Prophet, Salafi only means that he/she died within first four hundred years after Prophet's death. Wahhabism has many contradictions to Islam.

P.S. Is killing innocent people including muslims Islamic? I am pretty sure it isn't.

The "including muslims" part really isn't necessary, is it?
265  Economy / Speculation / Re: Support is holding! on: April 11, 2015, 10:02:38 AM
Huobi leading the charge at $241

Coinmarketcap shows $234 now.
It has really been a slow grind downwards this week.
266  Other / Politics & Society / Re: ISIS destroys Syrian Church on Easter Sunday on: April 11, 2015, 10:00:42 AM
Maybe a (stupid) question that come into my mind (and I don't find any real possible valid answer) is: Who is real supporting (with money) those terrorist groups? Someone said "Saudi Arabia" and the other near countries.... but I don't think they aren't the unique countries.

Maybe someone of you have a valid theory, please share it (it would be an interesting debate).

Crude oil, drugs, taxes, etc.  Smiley

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2964028/oil-drugs-internet-ISIS-funded.html

Ransom payments also comprise a large part of their earnings. A few months ago, the Spanish government paid around €8 million to free two of their citizens. The ISIS makes tens of millions of USD every month in the form of ransom payments.

Saudi oil money percolates to all things Islamic.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/11140860/Qatar-and-Saudi-Arabia-have-ignited-time-bomb-by-funding-global-spread-of-radical-Islam.html


The two Gulf states have spent billions of dollars on promoting a militant and proselytising interpretation of their faith derived from Abdul Wahhab, an eighteenth century scholar, and based on the Salaf, or the original followers of the Prophet.
267  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Going across borders with....knowledge of a private key? on: April 11, 2015, 09:54:37 AM
Some countries have capital controls.
You can't send more than __$ outside the country.
Let them try stopping bitcoins.  Tongue

Particularly as an Anarchist, I'm very interested in discovering what, if anything governments can do to prevent people from transferring Bitcoin overseas, it seems pretty foolproof so I want to know if they will come up with anything or just talk crap like they usually do about how we need to either ban or regulate cryptocurrencies.

They can't prevent you from sending bitcoins overseas. They can restrict your access to it.

Something which happened in India a year back
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-first-time-in-the-country-ed-raids-a-bitcoin-seller-in-ahmedabad-1941187

On Thursday, ED raided the premises of Mahim Gupta in Bopal area of the city who provides trading platform through his website -‑ buysellbit.co.in. During the preliminary investigation, the ED found that it is in clear violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) rules of the country as central bank does not provide permission to indulge in such transactions.
268  Economy / Speculation / Re: Double digits in 2015? on: April 10, 2015, 04:23:09 PM
According to the alltime EW chart we would either be at wave A, ending with double digits or the beginning of wave 5 going up uP UP.

Double digits?
There will be a lot of people willing to jump in once Bitcoin goes below $200.  Smiley
269  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Going across borders with....knowledge of a private key? on: April 10, 2015, 04:18:52 PM
Some countries have capital controls.
You can't send more than __$ outside the country.
Let them try stopping bitcoins.  Tongue
270  Economy / Services / Re: Bitstarz.com March Signature Campaign – up to 0.1 BTC and more per month on: April 09, 2015, 03:50:09 PM
Still waiting....


Keep sufficient money with an escrow but pay out the money yourself or get the campaign manager to do it. The more middle men you cut out the smoother the process will be.

This is probably the best solution. Bitstarz can implement it right away. Pay this month's campaign and let the funds stay with Monbux for next month's campaign.
271  Economy / Speculation / Re: Reasons Bitcoin does not replace Fiat (today March 2015) on: March 30, 2015, 12:25:30 AM
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5. Not anonymous. Not a huge deal but nobody is tracking what I buy at garage sales today if I use the good 'ol dollar. Imagine me buying crap from a guy that turns out to be thief and a drug dealer. Nice eternal paper trail i have left behind.
...

When dealing with large amounts of fiat, you have to go through financial intermediaries. Your anonymity straight away goes out of the window. Use dollar bills in your garage sale - fine. If you have a million dollars in cash, tough luck spending it without revealing your identity.

That said, I don't think Bitcoin is ever going to replace fiat.
272  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Illinois Public Schools Can Demand Students’ Social Networking Accnt & Passwords on: March 30, 2015, 12:18:10 AM
I wouldn't be surprised. My brother's school actually have him and his parents sign a page saying that he cannot use social networking sites until he reaches High School.

Barring students from using social networking sites is one thing. I feel asking for passwords is far worse and more intrusive.
If this goes through, I wouldn't be surprised if employers start making such demands too.
273  Economy / Speculation / Re: other indicators of where the price might go on: March 29, 2015, 06:13:13 AM
You seriously bet money on Bitcoin being below 100 in 10 months?

I hope you did not bet a lot lol.

You shouldn't rule out anything.
6 months ago, I wouldn't have dreamed about Bitcoin being sub-300, but we are there now.  Smiley
274  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Night vision eyedrops allow vision of up to 50m in darkness on: March 29, 2015, 06:07:15 AM
I would any day prefer goggles to actually putting drops in my eyes. I would be scared about the side effects.

It says that more research will need to be conducted to measure the actual amount of electrical stimulation increase in the eye whilst the long term effects of the procedure will require further investigation.
275  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Not a Cop? You’re a 2nd Class Citizen on: March 29, 2015, 06:01:16 AM
This would have solved the problem, if one had actually existed. Instead, the Meridian Police Department and Attorney’s Office went judge-shopping.

A complaint was filed by Ada County DA’s office citing a carefully cropped – and artfully dishonest – rendering of Townsend’s Facebook post. It was, in substance, indistinguishable from the version of the post in which Judge Cawthon had found no evidence of a genuine threat. By way of an ex parte hearing, and in violation of the existing order by the trial judge, an arrest warrant was obtained against Townsend.


The extent to which prosecutors/cops go is amazing.  Angry
276  Economy / Speculation / Re: Is 2015 The Year? on: March 28, 2015, 04:02:23 PM
based on this one can suppose that basically every two years bitcoin go BOOM, so next one should be this year

If I remember right, 2014 was the first year Bitcoin actually went down.
Until then, people thought Bitcoin always moved up during a calendar year.
So there is always a first time.  Smiley
277  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Did Allied troops rape 285,000 German women in WWII? on: March 28, 2015, 03:57:47 PM
If it was WW-II, most of the perpetrators would either be dead or almost dead.
There are other war crimes (including the US war on Iraq) which must be investigated and the perpetrators of war crimes be punished.
278  Other / Politics & Society / Re: School placed on lockdown after pack of girls start massive brawl on: March 28, 2015, 03:53:23 PM
no shit. pretty soon we'll have one armed guard for every classroom.

That might actually help to prevent suicidal maniacs from killing everyone. Children are becoming more aggressive these days. Now a teacher has to be worried that on one hand he may be accused by the child of using physical force or molesting (even worse) and on the other can end up being attacked.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11205083/Boy-16-winked-at-fellow-student-before-stabbing-teacher-Ann-Maguire-to-death-as-she-tried-to-flee.html

More guns / guards is not the solution to every problem.
If you have a man with a gun in every class, the message going to the students is that a gun is required to enforce your opinion.
279  Other / Off-topic / Re: What is the difference between these two? on: March 28, 2015, 04:56:28 AM
The glass is likely to retain value even after 20 years.  Smiley
280  Economy / Speculation / Re: Is bitcoin dead? on: March 28, 2015, 04:53:35 AM
No, I don't think it is dead, but it is getting there.  To me it is like myspace, it peaked a few months ago, and now ti is gaining those late adopters and soon it will die down until it hits just it's niche.  I think a worthwhile difference though, is that Bitcoin has alternatives that poeple are pursuing, so that could give the whole market of crypto currency some more breth.

i don't agree, bitcoin is evrything but dead, is just stagnant at the moment, not dead at all, it always the same story, price can't rise without new money influx

It is just the price which is stagnant.
We have to see the extent of bitcoin adoption / number of users to see if Bitcoin is really 'alive'. Smiley
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