Howdy elmanchez,
Your application has been approved.  Per our discussion over Telegram, I've sent 0.03BTC to the escrow address I've supplied for your use, and the remaining 0.013BTC to the funding address you've provided above.

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Which came first, the chicken or the egg ethics or religion?  I have nothing against religion or religious people, but the notion that one needs religion to be ethical is not only ludicrous, but kind of disturbing.  I guess that's why we have religion, for those who are incapable of behaving ethically without the threat of fire and brimstone and eternal damnation.

Ok, I'm feeling a bit guilty about this;  I've been jacking this guy around all morning, and now he just sent me this PM.




But, I'm not feeling so guilty that I won't include him the hall of shame.

That would be a bummer.  I've been holding my breath all morning hoping I would be lucky enough to rank up @ 775...  

NOPE!  But I'm finally in range!  Legendary here I come, it's just a matter of time now.  IIRC, I should have 1030 activity by February or so.

Perfect, that message verified just fine.  Much appreciated.  Here's your transaction, best of luck unlocking your assets.

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Quoted and verified.

By the way, a typical signed message format includes the address in the signature block, so yours should look like this:

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Quoted and Verified.  

Interesting that two people in a row posted messages with the same format issues.  Yours should look like this:

Hi sirclaudio,
I couldn't verify your signed message, can you please try to sign the application again?  In the current state, it's not possible to confirm the message was actually signed by you.  I would prefer that the message is singed with an address that is staked in the thread titled Stake your Bitcoin address here.

Also, offering 50% interest for less than 30 days is really unnecessary.  I would feel guilty taking so much money from you.

Thank you.

Hey dude, sent.

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Hello Devawnm367 and Harkorede,

Thanks to both of you for paying back early, and thanks for the tips.  Much appreciated. 

When that section was written the big social media platform was My Space, and it mostly occupied by tweens and teens.  A lot has changed since then, and the applicable rules and regulations should be assessed far more frequently, in my opinion.  The internet is a dynamic entity, and deserves dynamic responses when large corporations start abusing protections that were applied to a fledgling industry.



The "why" is simple; to prevent abuse.  The "how" is the more difficult question to answer, and I hope that accumulating more data will make answers easier to come by.

Furthermore; it's not only the president that's being abused by some snot-nosed narcissistic chump who thinks he's more informed than the POTUS, it's half of the American people (assuming 50/50 distribution of conservatives and liberals.)  I mean, really people!  I know you don't like Trump, but look at from the perspective of the disrespect being shown to the office of the Presidency.  Do you really think Jack Dorsey and his troupe of snotier-nosed "Fact Checkers" are more informed that our President?  Don't answer that question with your emotions, answer with an honest thoughtful reflection of facts.

I don't know what credit card processors you've looked into, but I've never encountered one that's more expensive than PayPuts.  Don't create multiple account with PayPal, that's a violation of their terms of service.  You're allowed to have seperate accounts for personal and business use, but multiple accounts for the same entity is a violation, and will only make your effort to retrieve your money more difficult

I sold my gunshop in 2016, so haven't been in the loop since then.  I just looked through my old emails for a statement from the last CC processor I used; they used to go by ChargeItPro.com but now that url redirects to GravityPayments.com.  I used Charge It Pro for years, so I'll assume they are still legit.  Maybe it's worth giving them a call, and comparing their rates to others.  Again, if you haven't already, reach out to the NRA Business Alliance.

I'm curious why the decision was made to only issue a temp ban in this case?  Maybe the moderator who made the call can explain?  There might be a good reason for it, but it does seem like an extremely light sentence considering this user's past behavior.



Um, okay.  Tell me, where on this planet are death threats less significant than plagiarism?  I'm just curious, because I recently developed a traveling bug, and would like to create a list of placed to NOT visit.

@TheBeardedBaby

Why do you insist on tormenting me?

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No, I would not support regulations.  But Trumps rhetoric is just that, rhetoric, his actions don't always resemble his tweets.  Nonetheless, assuming this isn't merely rhetoric, and he plans to act on his words, it wouldn't be the first time I disagreed with him.  However, I'm not the president. 

The EO suggest a method for citizens to complain to the FCC, and for the FCC to start tracking these allegations.  True, that may eventually result in regulations or changes to section 230, or it may fizzle out into nothing.  Surely you're not opposed to accumulating data.



I don't doubt it.  Okay, maybe "riots in the streets" is an exaggeration I used for effect, but look at all the mayhem that ensued when some political operative named Christine Blasey Ford said she may remember something that that may have happened maybe 40 years ago.  There are many such situations where the left will make mountains out of molehills because it's a useful tool to villainize the right.



Do you really have such little faith in the system?  POTUS has no authority to create laws, and certainly none to circumvent the courts. 

I know the term has been used since the late '40s, but I feel it's only just begun.  Today the US launched two astronauts into space on a completely commercial rocket, for far cheaper than any space mission the US has executed it's self.  The age of commercial space flights is a distinct possibility now.  Maybe within my lifetime, and most probably within my children's lifetime average humans will be able to afford a flight to the moon or even Mars.

It's really an inspiring thing to witness, and would be even more amazing to have some participation.  I can't help but think we're on the brink of learning so much about our solar system.  The possibility of sending humans to the moons of Jupiter and Saturn seems more likely today than it did yesterday.  I hope I live long enough to see it.

Poor choice of words, geese and ganders and all.



True, but not all unpopular opinions are treated equally.  Like it or not, these social media platforms have become the place where ideas congregate, where humans virtually "assemble," both things that are protected by the first amendment.  It's painfully obvious that they shadow ban, or out-right ban proponents of conservative ideals.  On the other hand they are businesses, which are free to conduct business any way they choose.  I would never condone restrictions on free enterprise.  However, when free enterprise are extended certain protections for one reason or another, they should not be allowed to abuse those protections.  It was our government that provided them with those protections in the first place, so it's up to us to act when there is abuse.



I never suggested any regulation, I would be opposed to any, and I fear that specifically conservative notion could be the end of conservatives in this nation.  Conservatives are more likely to support the very freedoms that are currently being used and abused to paint them as evil racists.  That's a risk I'm willing to accept, however.

I am more likely to support an effort by our government to educate the public, but that begs the question of where and how?  Schools?  Colleges?  Can we really expect some of the most liberal organizations in this country to support such a conservative notion as freedom of speech?  Many of these organizations are directly responsible for political correctness, which is a form of suppression of speech.  

It's been a long time since I've been in a class room but I remember taking a critical thinking class in college.  However, I don't see many implementing those skills.  The most critical thing being ignored by liberals in this particular social media battle is that the shoe could very easily be on the other foot.  Imagine if Jack Dorsey was a bible thumping homophobe, shadow banning Planned Parenthood, and transgender-rights groups.  We'd have riots in the streets.  

Being a conservative in a very liberal environment, I'm fairly sensitive about these issues.  I feel like those who think and believe the way I do are under attack.  The movies undermine us, the news misrepresents us, intentionally many times, and now social media giants want to silence us.  This is an issue that should be of concern to all Americans, it is an affront on our most basic of rights.

Congratulations on achieving legendary rank, Steve.  Awesome job and well deserved.  Sportsbet.io is a great outfit, and I'm glad I've been given the opportunity to represent you guys all these months.  Thank you for all that you do for the bitcointalk community, and bitcoin in general.

Stay Awesome!

Hello Japinat,
Thank you for choosing me as your lender.  Your loan has been approved and funded, see TX below.  I'm not charging interest at the moment, but if you could please cover the transaction fee when return payment, I would appreciate it.  Total with Tx fee comes to 0.00603482BTC.  Thank you.

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@elmanchez and @tomahawk9,

Thank you both for your payments. 

Big social media platforms need to be called out for what they are.  The public needs to be informed that they are censoring information, and it's become pretty obvious to those of us with unpopular opinions. 

I think a clear distinction needs to be defined, are these companies publishers or utilities?  What makes a publisher?  Is it that they are actively filtering information?  Obviously, none of us want a free-for-all with all kinds of illegal and unethical shit posted on twitter or youtube, so at what point does their activity make them publishers?  Certainly a fair and equitable consensus can made. 

If they're going to be protected from the libel they must remain neutral.  Flagging posts you don't like for political reasons is not remaining neutral. 

Ironically the fact check that twitter applied to Trumps post is wrong according to the Texas Attorney General:
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/texas-ag-ken-paxton-trump-is-right-and-twitter-is-wrong-is-saying-mail-in-ballot-fraud-is-a-real-problem

So, should twitter charged with libel in this situation?  Obviously what they did was misleading and false. 

41 - DireWolfM14

Why stop now? 
Thanks again, and best of luck to all.