I find it so fascinating to see what people think "agents" do.

lol, what? Not gona happen.

To get a loan you will need:

1. Secured collateral valued higher than the principal.  
2. A third party to handle escrow.
3. Additional money to pay interest.

There may be more requirements but no one is going to just give you money. And a loan is the most expensive way to acquire BTC, you could do way better just setting up an account at an exchange. Please add your collateral and clarify if you or the counter-party is paying escrow.

Thank you for your kind words and condolences. But really, the money I'm making is reward enough.

Bitcoin is more of a private network than an anonymous one. It can be used in ways that make it basically anonymous, but it will take some effort. You may want to look into "coin mixers", and using addresses only one time. Every single transaction that has ever been done with bitcoin is reviewable by anyone. The sending and receiving addresses are recorded, however no identity is associated with those transactions.

This link is to a website that let's you explore the blockchain. You can see all the activity on the network. If you wanted to know who is sending/receiving all that money you must associate the addresses with identities. This may be done by figuring out a mathematical relationship between addresses that proves several addresses come from the same wallet. Once you have that you can start to look for references that link any of the addresses to anyone. By extension the other Tx's from that wallet surely have the same owner.

https://blockchain.info/

No currency is accepted everywhere, but bitcoin is accepted everywhere I will shop.

God knows better than to spell it BitCoin. 

In my experience ignorance is more dangerous than knowledge. I think it makes sense to teach kids what to do if they find a gun. Just like they should learn to swim before falling into a lake. In the U.S. there are many free/cheap programs to teach youth gun safety. The apple seed project for example, or the hunter safety programs sponsored by most states.
 
Even though she is a fairly good shot, my wife has little interest in guns. But I insist on her visiting the range once and a while to keep up her basic safe handling skills. If there is going to be a loaded gun in the house then every family member should be able to:

1. Children or those who know nothing about guns should know to get an adult if they find a gun and know to stay near and keep any other children from touching it. Your guns should never be unattended or kept loaded with young children around.
2. Older children who have shot a gun may be trained to cover the gun with a bucket or something and guard it from other kids. But again, your guns should be locked up at all times when children are present.
3. Adults who are familiar with basic gun safety should be able to disarm a firearm and block the breach. If they can do this then you could keep a loaded gun with that adult present. But it should not be a surprise.
 
P.S. - I think it is true that in every state one can keep a loaded long gun in their home or shoot at a range with no licenses of any kind. It is only carrying the gun hidden on yourself that requires a CC license.
 
https://appleseedinfo.org/search-states-map.php

That is a well reasoned argument that makes a lot of sense.

WTF are you doing at these forums? lol. 

Another thing that gun owners I know try to do is not use their guns. Here are the guys currently working my neighborhood. They have not (so-far) been armed or hurt anyone. I would hate to shoot one of them as I think they are not really that hard as criminals. In fact before this story came out over the weekend I believe I had a beer at the park with these two. We talked in Spanish and some English about the weather and our families. I knew they were criminals. They were covered in gang/prison tats, but they were cool with me and I thought perhaps they had cleaned up their lives a bit.
It was disappointing to realize they were robbing my neighbors. I was also concerned for their lives as most of my neighbors have a gun locked and loaded for defense. So our neighborhood got together and made wanted posters to plaster everywhere. I think that will encourage them to move on. But I'm still worried. A friend and I are going to the park where they hang out and tonight and try to talk some sense into them. I'm willing to help them get away from crime and connect them with resources if they want it. If they keep walking into houses like they are doing it is just a matter of time.  I hope they make the right choice.




http://www.nbc15.com/news/crimetracker/headlines/Police-asking-for-help-identifying-persons-of-interest-in-connection-with-burglary-309114881.html

This is capitalism. We don't cooperate, we compete. While you may be right that most any lending is a dumb idea. Trying to get competing, self-interested participants to work together is not going to work. It's like a few years ago when the rage was trying to get people to hold their coins to drive up the price. There will always be people who will take advantage of any success and sell for a higher profit.

Yeah' I think your right. It is just a symbol and does not directly address the problem. But at least is a disincentive for those who think this kind of killing furthers their cause. Plus it's a little weird that the flag of revolt against the United  States appears on state flags and licenses plates. I have heard the arguments about Southern pride and history, but I'm sure the neo-Nazies would say the same thing about the swastika.

So guns cause mental illness? And home invaders are just good guys who need a little extra cash. 
You do not know any criminals, do you?
Jesus, no wonder so many people die curled up in a ball, hiding under a desk in utter disbelief at the evil people do.

I for one welcome ignorance. Since we compete for jobs and money in our capitalist system, the more stupid people there are in the economy the better off I am. So please do prattle on about your conspiracy theories during any job interviews. 

Spot on! 
Congratulations, a government has re-invented the frequent flier mile.

lol, I think we are coming from different places. I'm an atheist. But I am cool with most people and that includes religious people.  If you want to be part of the world and spread peace then I don't care how you got here, I'll stand with you. Just as I stand with the families of the victims in Charleston. They are my brothers now and I will do more to end raceism in my community.
Sorry Dylann (Ruf?, roof?), your actions are inspiring people to show their best side and support each other. I think taking the confed flag from all government flags, license plates, etc. is a start.  Something that, in fact, you started Dylann!

As a side note: This will become more of an issue as the block reward goes down and miners become more dependent on fees. I would not get into the habit of sending zero fee Tx's.

I hate to be a buzz kill, but in the absence of any evidence whatsoever... Well you do realize your just writing fiction, right?

It's called love. And It's the bomb! I'm high on it most of the time and because it's legal the cops wont hassle you. Best of all it's free! You can score some by giving love. My parents turned me on to it as a kid and now I'm hopelessly addicted.
I know a lot of people these days do hate instead. But hate comes with so many health problems and turns you into tiny, feeble, paranoid complainer. Someone constantly in search of a scapegoat to blame their failings on. Not a drug I would do. I wake up early and happy and sleep with a smile on my face.