Unabashed, proud 'Murican from the San Francisco Bay Area.  Yeah, I'm thankful for Trump.  I didn't vote for him, even though I liked all the things he promised.  I just assumed he would turn out like every other politician; making promises he has no intention of keeping.  Unlike the others, he has worked his ass off to keep those promises.  Whether you like what he's promised or not, you have to give the man credit for trying.

Rest assured, I'll be voting for Trump this time around, and I'm not the only Californian who feels this way.  Given that California is one of the (if not THE) most liberal states in the country that ought to tell you something.

This thread was going so well for such a long time.  I guess the shitposters are bound to infiltrate this subject too, why should it be any different?

Here's a tip for all you foreigners attempting to discuss American politics as if you know what the fuck you're talking about: Most of you don't.  American media is full of misinformation, slanted by political bias, and purposely meant to convey their bias as "truth," regardless of facts.  What makes you think the news you get in your country isn't slanted even more by your own media's biases?  Odds are it is.  Don't trust one source, hell don't trust ten sources, research facts for yourself if you want to know what's what.

Under Obama, the national dept was doubled.  Did I say doubled?  Because I meant DOUBLED!  He accumulated more debt than the last three presidents combined.  Trump has done an impressive job to reduce our debt, including revising trade policies with nearly every country with whom we have treaties.  Even with the unimaginable debt he'll rack up as a result of Covid, he'll crush the debt that Obummer saddled us with.

Interesting.  I've heard of "Early Investor" games, but that's what they are; games and in essence, gambling.  I don't object to people being upfront about what they're offering, but if you want to refer to that as a Ponzi, I won't argue semantics.  I've learned that the term "Ponzi" has been over used and misused frequently.  I've even heard people referring to pyramid marketing schemes as Ponzis, which is incorrect.  Technically if the game functions like a Ponzi, but the participants are informed and functions are disclosed and transparent, it's not a Ponzi.  I stand by my original statement, that by definition a Ponzi is a scam.

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You've been here a total of 11 days, you're begging for dust, your first post was a loan request, you're promoting a Ponzi, and you wonder why people won't trust you?  Again I ask, would you trust someone who behaves as you do?

You'll likely never be trusted here, and I doubt you'll disappear.  Now that you've ruined this account's credibility, you'll just move on to another.

14 - DireWolfM14

Thank you rxalts, and best of luck to all.

First, you don't gain trust on this forum, you earn it.  
Second, there is no such thing as a legit ponzi scheme.  By definition a ponzi is a scam.

You promoted a ponzi and still defend your actions, and you wonder why nobody trust you?  Would you trust someone who behaves as you do?

Although it's more probable than a Bruno Zombie, I still think that's quite unlikely.  The address to which Bruno requested donations be sent (1FkHCFv8PN1kerJct3RsQQpMcRoTnx2vWe) was an old address.  I checked it before sending my donation to make sure the account wasn't hacked.  I recall getting lots of google results with Phinnaeus Gage and was able to confirm that the address had been posted by Bruno as early as 2012.  Doing a search for the address now seems return all the same results, but the address is missing from the messages posted.  I think it must have been in Phinnaeus Gage's signature or personal text.
 

The timing is suspicious, but there may be a reasonable explanation.  Bruno's personal effects were probably given to his relatives only recently, either after his will was read to all his relatives or the trust was disbursed.  It's normal for the state to delay probate to ensure there aren't any outstanding debts.   If that's the case then it would make perfect sense that the funds were moved at or near the same time someone got a hold of the device he used to access the forum.  

I suspect it was one of his relatives that made the recent posts after getting access to his laptop or whatever device Bruno use.  This relative saw that Bruno was respected here and was able to convince the community to contribute to his last request.  Then the greed set in, and the relative decided to take advantage of the situation.    

Of course it didn't sell, it's a worthless account for an even more worthless forum, and you're asking 0.04BTC for it!  Does it really surprise you that it hasn't sold?

And since it didn't sell, why should a lender accept it as collateral?  Any intelligent person would assume you don't want the account, and obviously it's not worth what you're asking or it would have sold.    What's to prevent you from abandoning the piece of shit account and defaulting on the loan?



I've already removed your loan requests, and nothing you can say will convince me to remove my feedback.  Maybe your actions will convince me to remove it in the future.

User: dueipremium

What happened:
This user is attempting to take out a loan using "collateral" that he's also trying to sell.

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Not to mention, it appears he didn't bother to read the lender's TOS:

There's no need to compile anything in Linux.  As long as Python is up to date, and you have all the dependencies installed Electrum will run right from source.

Download the source code, browse to the directory where you saved it and run the following command:

Howdy Chris,
I would like the following, please:

10 each Air-Tite™ Protective Case w/ White Foam Ring — .0001 BTC
1 each Bitcoin Penny® Commemorative Coin (Single, x1) — .0006
1 each Bitcoin Penny® Mini Physicals DIY Short Roll (x20 Coins) — .007 BTC
1 each Bitcoin Penny® Classic Roll (x40 Coins) — .012 BTC

By my calculations, including shipping to USA the total comes to 0.0211.  Please confirm via PM and I'll send payment and respond with my shipping address.  Thank you.

ETA: I added an item, I'll remind you via pm.

71 - DireWolfM14

Thanks, and as always, best of luck to all.

I have a feeling this is Bruno playing one last trick on us.  From the grave.

Hello Harkorede,
Sorry about the delay, your loan has been funded. 

Please pay back here: 0x78B03f6F5848E4a473BDf8eE81e3f20870Ac70A8

TxId: 0x5e3526bacfe6f28b6471cf8587c4bab168aaa817b513852b7f059888f4555459

Hello Finestream,
Thank you for the request, your loan has been approved and funded.

Please pay back here: 39Up1cyZbfRrHwwjCvB9toSn56PxaBqYBW

TxId: 1aeaf00c10b8745b4088c6f7041b321faefc454341d76b133769b5014e2d3137

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Received, thank you.

He mentions that he's been busy this past week, but I guess she finally caught him.  



@Yahoo62278, congratulations to you and the missus.

Seeing is believing.  Now I suggest you read the White Paper, the answers to all your questions can be found within.  Don't forget to read all the way to the end, there's some hidden information that will help you immensely with your decision. 

1. His age is only an issue if you believe it'll affect his ability to do his job.  He's only a few years older than Trump, but Trump comes off sharp as a tack, while Biden fumbles for words.  I actually think the Democratic Party sees this as a benefit, it'll make it easier to control him.  If he picks a somewhat unknown running mate, or someone who's not a Washington insider a Biden presidency effectively makes Nancy Pelosi the most powerful person in the world.  How's that for a scary thought?  I soiled my britches just writing it.

2. Hunter's corruption is only possible because of Joe's own.  If it wasn't for Joe being Obama's VP, Hunter would be selling lawn mowers at Home Depot.  There's no way he would have gotten the contract with Burisma or the Chinese company, BHR.

3. No argument.  The Democrats haven't always been a destructive force in American politics, but if you look at American history they've been responsible for some the worst periods.  The Civil War, the great depression, the '70s gas crisis, the housing bust, Chinese espionage, the Obama administration...

Fox news just released a new poll that shows Biden isn't quite so far behind Trump:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-biden-more-trusted-on-coronavirus-trump-on-economy

Are you fucking kidding me?  Street gangs?  So which one of them was after General Flynn, the Triads or the Tongs, buahahahahahahaHA?  Okay, just keep digging those heals in deeper.  If you had brought up the Chinese government or business interest like Huawei, or something with SOME credibility I would actually engage in a meaningful discussion with you.  But it's obvious you're too stubborn to admit you were wrong and would rather continue fantasizing.  Now that you've gone off the deep end your just sounding like a complete moron.

The last two pages of this thread are now dominated by the discovery of Lauda's plagiarism, and now there are two more threads in Meta quickly filling with drama.  The anti-Lauda crowd are pulling their socks out of the closet to add to the drama and trolling the Meta board.

@Theymos and Admin; please do something soon.  The longer you drag this out the more drama, trolling, and repetitive and redundant mudslinging we'll find in these threads.  In accordance with previous situations like this, where a valued contributing member has been found to have broken the rules, I think a fair approach is a temporary ban, along with a signature ban.  If you fail to act it will only spur theories of special treatment and inconsistent enforcement of the rules. 

I don't know what's going to happen in that Deandre Baker and Quinton Dunbar case, looks like Deandre Baker's attorney is claiming he was playing Madden when the incident went down.  It'll be interesting to see the Madden defense holds.  

It is sad to hear about these cases, a promising young talent makes a stupid decision, starts hanging out with the wrong crowds, or reverting back to a lifestyle consistent with a improper upbringing.  And one just never knows what's really happened until all the facts are out.  Many of these kids come from very poor and crime infested environments, there are a lot of corrupt influences on their lives, including family members that believe they're entitled to share in the athlete's success, often not understanding that a contract doesn't mean dollars in the bank.  Jealousy and greed have a way of making other people do stupid things to undermine the athlete.  I'm always careful not to pass judgement until more is known.

It's also interesting to see how situations like this are perceived by the general public.  Football fans are usually disinclined to believe the athletes are guilty, while the general public is ready for a conviction.  I remember when I first heard about the OJ case, that was close to home since he spent time as a Niner and a Raider, and lived in the same state.  The news was a big deal at the time, but I was sure he was being framed, or his gold-digging wife faked it (yes, I thought that briefly, and I am ashamed that the thought even crossed my mind.)  Not until all the circumstantial evidence started piling up high did I start to believe that he was indeed guilty.  Would I have been so generous in my dismissal of the accusations if it wasn't OJ Simpson?  Probably not.

I just watched the Aaron Hernandez documentary myself, and found it quite disturbing on so many levels.  If indeed the guy was guilty of all those murders, HOLY FUCK, we had a serial killer playing tight end in the NFL!  A really promising tight end...  It's so hard to imagine that some one could be such a sociopath, but the documentary certainly makes it appear that way.  I can only come away from that thinking he was definitely guilty of all those murders.

I didn't pay much attention to the case at the time so I found all the twists, including the questions about his sexuality quite surprising.  The timing of his suicide after that radio show does raise the question about his own homophobia, but we can only speculate if that had anything to with it.  Such a sad and twisted existence his life must have been, I can't help but be sympathetic.  To think that in this day and age we still live in a culture where people feel they can't be true to themselves and accept their own sexuality.  Obviously a breeding ground for mental illness.