This was not a good example of what I meant. Wired has real tech writers and an established audience. But you have likely seen some of the silly ones with a shocking title.

Just look at how it has corrupted your mind. Your using a computer that has no oversight! STOP IT! and stop thinking about economics. Your job in the economy is to make the investors rich by working yourself to death. That's all you need to know about the economy.

What you need is windows 8 and some dollars. Dollars have pictures on them. Bitcoins don't have pictures! It's not OK. Your going to get fired!

I suppose I don't have a great definition of one. Jihad just means to "struggle". Some Muslims think that being a defense lawyer or social activist is Jihadism. Others mean armed, violent struggle. That is more what I think of.
I first met armed Jihadists in the Balkans. The Serbs were rounding up and executing Bosnian Muslims. Europe and America stood around doing nothing for a long time and the only people who came to fight were Jihadists. You could see the change. Initially the Muslims there drank vodka while eating a ham sandwich. As time went on they started growing their beards and acting the part.  I am an atheist and would not have joined in, but I could understand them.

Even a group as ridiculous as dasch is understandable. The kids who join are often escaping despotic governments and poverty. They are told that they can restore the glory of the Caliphate and gain the respect they deserve. For many of these people religion is the only legitimate power they have ever known.

When they arrive reality sets in. They quickly see that it's just Muslims killing Muslims over oil fields and money. No God, no glory, just murder and power.

 So who is a real jihadist? They all think they are. Since God is part of the equation and remains silent... I don't know?

No it didn't. Hyena that money was dirty, dirty money that you should never have. Your going to get fired bro. 

Some are my friends and I'm not afraid of anyone. I have fought real jihadists on three continents. They are weak and must rely on terror to scare people because they are powerless to actually threaten people.

But thinking "they" are some kind of cohesive group is to show ignorance of the complexity of the region. These are the same people you meet in Europe, America, everywhere. Some are cool, some are idiots, but in general I find the Muslims there to be kinder than most people I meet around the world.

Oh great, your money is being stolen at even higher rates. This is a great time for a billionaire to become a trillionaire. Or for a normal person to become penniless. 

And it's not backed by anything!!!  

Hello 2010.  

This one:



My baby. 

You wont see them quote a Jihadist saying "Israel is stealing land against all international law". Even though this is the ONLY argument I heard when in Palestine. Why? Because it is true, indefensible, and does not fit the Israeli governments story about how unreasonable the Palestinians are.  

Call it what you want but Israel is an apartheid state and feels America owes it something. It is time to turn the clock and start making some new friends in the Mid-East.

i would say no even if I was single. But only because I would assume something fishy is going on.

I have no use for this "cash" you speak of. 

+1 Alt-coins are weak copies of bitcoin. Almost all of them address some problem with bitcoin that does not exist. In ten years let's see if people have heard of bitcoin or the professor.

It's not hard in the U.S. Bitcoins are treated as capitol gains. You need to know:

What you paid for the coins.
What they are worth at the time you sell or spend them.

How much and what percent you will pay varies depending on your bracket and other things. It could be as low as zero but is very unlikely to be more than 20%. You will have to do your taxes to find out, but you will only be paying taxes on the profits and you don't need to say how many coins you own.
If you lost money then you can also claim a loss and reduce your taxes.

Few like to pay taxes, but the good news is that this will be less taxed than the money you work your ass off for. 

True. But also funny is that in many places a bartender could be charged in that case. 

I want to but +2 trust. I need two because I am going to lose one when I rip you off. 

Hate eats you up man. Let it go.

Just to be clearer. They are not mining more bitcoins they are competing for the bitcoins that will be mined by someone.

I know what you mean, but it's an ever expanding tent and soon enough most of the people we know will be obscure. I'm sure Sir Richard has his own ideas about bitcoin. That's fine, let him run with it. At it's core BTC is a fair system and he has no more authority than you or I. He has more money, but not more control.

It's happened before. Some of the most recognized names in the bitcoin space are new-comers to me. But look at all they bring to this project. I say welcome anyone who is doing something.

Autism rates are also up, as is the temperature of the Earth, all immigration? I think not.
The vast majority of new poverty in the U.S. is the result of a new economic order. The super wealthy now control more money than ever in our history. Even more than the gilded age. It is now more likely that a typical European will financially grow out of poverty than a typical U.S. citizen.

When you hear politicians and "job creators" talk about the economy they are not talking about yours little man. The economy is now more profitable for the super rich than ever in my lifetime. They love to paint a rosy picture of the economy and frankly it is for them. let's translate:

U.S. worker production is up! = you are working harder for less money.

Record profits in financial services! = you need loans to get by.

The stock market is up! = and rigged and less profitable for normal investors than ever.

Your money is not going to immigrants, it's going out the door to pay for someone's third yacht. The idea of blaming the poor is as old as Machiavelli. "The poor are so stupid they can be turned on each other over crumbs while we eat the bread. Now where is my wig powder?"

Whatever is right. What key? I don't think you understand "open source" software. Here is a link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source