Typical referral system, but uses cookies instead of just referral URLs (so if someone visits the site using a referral link but doesn't sign up right away, the initial referrer still gets his cut if the person referred should sign up in, say, 2 weeks). The cookie would store the referring user's ID code (possibly among other things... dunno).

So let's say User A refers User B. User B looks at the service using User A's link, but isn't selling anything which'd use escrow. A week later, User B has a sale and uses bitcoinerr.com to handle escrow. Because Bitcoinerr used a cookie to store referral information, User A still gets a 1% cut, even if User B signed up going directly to bitcoinerr.com instead of say, bitcoinerr.com/UserAReferralCode. If the item costs 1BTC and the burden of paying for an escrow agent is to fall on the seller, the BTC flow would break down as follows:
*Buyer gives bitcoinerr (escrow agent) 1BTC.
*Bitcoinerr takes a .033BTC cut of that.
*Of that, Bitcoinerr gives User A (the referrer) .01BTC, now leaving Bitcoinerr with a .023BTC net gain.
*Seller receives .967BTC once the buyer releases escrow.

Referral or not, Bitcoinerr takes the same cut.

(P.S. I'm listed in OP as "Klunge")

Could someone post a copy of beta.jnlp here for me, hosted on a different site? Every time PC crashes (finally fixed. Had a hard drive failing, transferred the contents to another drive, was just too lazy to disconnect the old drive and switch drive letters.), seems something corrupts and Bitminter crashes every time I try to open until re-downloading. Can't redownload now because I can't access site, but would like to have BitMinter actively looking for a connection when there's uptime.

ETA: Nevermind. Deleted Java's temp files, and now the only problem is, of course, connecting with BitMinter server. Could never get cgminer to work with both FPGAs at once (would insist there was only one FPGA connected after I spent hours trying to figure it out), which is what brought me over to BitMinter in the first place, so I guess I'll wait it out. Best of luck, Doc. Extra donations from me henceforth!

Unit-holders should now all be aware that I received a list a couple nights ago. Most have received... probably at least 2 emails (and up to 4) from me in the past 48h, and another's slowly making its way to everyone's inbox, that being a confirmation of BTC address and number of units owned from Nef's list.

These are being done by hand, and likely contain errors (I already noticed I forgot to paste in the subject line on one person's email). Definitely double-check with me if there are factual errors. If you haven't received ANY emails from me but have evidence of owning shares, please contact me. Nef's list is 100% complete, though it lacks a few BTC addresses (luckily, though, it contains email addresses for me to reach those people).

On the current round of emails, all of which need to be sent individually, I'm about 1/4 the way done and taking a break, so don't get too distraught if you don't get an email confirming your BTC address and # of units held by the end of today. It'll likely take me tomorrow, too, with this piss-poor Internet connection. ETA: ~Halfway done, now, but taking a break until tonight.

I'm intending for a payment plan to be released at least a week before the claims deadline on the 28th. I doubt it'll make many people very happy, but it's progress. 

-Ben

P.S. Sorry if anyone's annoyed at how many emails I'm sending, but I've had to send different information out to different groups. BDK information goes only to BDK-holders, while BDK.BND information goes to only BDK.BND holders. Then there's the group of people with no BTC address on file, and the group of people who filed claims with me prior to me receiving Nef's list, who had their own ID codes from me which I can't use with Nef's list. Those in multiple categories probably hate me for email alert sounds going off at all hours of the day by now, but I have already received requests for their individual info, and I just want to make sure everyone's fully-informed. Most people should only see two more emails from me this month. One going over the repayment plan, and the other notifying of a payment on the 28th (and yeah, because of the grouping, it's possible some people will receive an extra email because they own both BDK and BDK.BND).

P.P.S. It's possible some people who own both BDK.BND and BDK will also receive two emails in this set. I tried to memorize the list of email addresses on the much-shorter BDK list, but it's possible I forgot some when going through the BDK.BND list. Don't be alarmed if you owned both, but get an email saying you own 0 units of one unless a couple days have gone by and I haven't sent you an email showing you own x amount of the security I previously said you owned 0 of, but then say you own 0 units of the security I originally said you own x of. For example, if you see:
BDK owned: 0
BDK.BND owned: 100

in one email, then in a later email,
BDK owned: 100
BDK.BND owned: 0

That means I have it on file that you own 100 units of both BDK and BDK.BND, but made a minor error. I'll still be paying on both sets of units and you shouldn't worry too much over it (less maybe over my competency ).

P.P.P.S. Sorry - last note... In Nef's list, there are sometimes two entries for a single person. I assume this is because they had units in different sub-accounts, so again... if I send you multiple emails with unit numbers in it, assume I know you own the sum of all units I list in the emails. I'll be fixing the lists before sending payments out.

Second-to-last bump. Everyone who did the BDK->BDK.BND trade was PM'd afaik, and over half of BDK.BND units are claimed, now, but still a ways to go.

Those with a claim are included in a BCC email list which goes out every 1-2 weeks. If you'd prefer not being on that mailing list, please say so in your claim.

Additionally.... Since I still have no list from Nef, it's critically important you share a trade history .csv with me if you managed to grab one from GLBSE. If you don't have it, this process may be more complicated than either of us'd like if you don't have solid "proof of reputation."

Yep, we scrapped the idea and don't even have the counterspace to go forward with it since moving. Shipping prices made it unrealistic without large individual orders and there's practically no local market in the middle of a forest. If I can't snag a permanent full-time job within a couple more weeks and don't have any encouraging news on a side-venture I'm enthusiastic about, I might get desperate enough to go back through some of these ideas... still have almost all of the packaging supplies, just missing almonds and VPS service to use for listing, though BitMit wasn't nearly as big back then - so I guess I'd just need almonds. Actually... that reminds me that I still owe someone a batch of granola.

Oh. Only just noticed this thread. I recently started doing free/tips escrow again. OTC link & escrow link in sig. So far, 124.68BTC has been saved from winding up in scammers' hands. 

Bump. Another transaction completed.

I was inspired after browsing around for niche software.

"Sometimes, for simplifying the operate, you need to make an application on top of other applications, but this application has not "always on top" option, or sometimes you need to make an application not always on top, in these conditions, you need Always On Top Maker, it is a tiny tool to make a window "always on top(TOPMOST)", or, make a topmost window not always on top."

Another time I thought about doing something like this, I was (for fun, of course) compiling capacity-related statistics for batteries with a brief rundown of properties for each chemistry used in tested batteries. Most of the chemistry combinations used were/are very obscure, so data was difficult to find, and often contradictory. However, in one particular case, digging led to very detailed data by a company touting LiFePO4 batteries' "super-excellent battery duration for high life." Really great data, but the Engrish was sometimes so bad, I couldn't understand what the author was really trying to say, which sucked.

I will convert your mangled or imperfect English writing into easily-understood English.

Requirements:
*Must be <2,500 words long, or a >.02BTC tip must be included.
*I must be able to understand the text I'm sent, which means what you send me must either be in English or Spanish (expect some "glitches" if sent in Spanish). Anything else will be fed through Gtranslate, so no guarantee I can actually translate the meaning.

Caveats:
*No guarantee on technical perfection. I'm paid to grade essays, not write them, and I'm not an English major.  
*I will not proof-read English writing from native (or "very good") speakers without being paid. If a document's already well-written but contains a few very minor technical errors, I'll send it back without correction.

Guarantees:
*<72h turnaround. (unless >20k words in length)
*No guarantees for


Instructions:
*If you have a forum post, email, PM, or similar, upload the text to pastebin. Send the pastebin link to Benjm00@gmail.com with subject "translate" (no quotation marks).
*If you can't put the text you'd like edited into pastebin, or it'd be a big hassle, just include whatever relevant files I'd need to proof-read and edit. Please send as .txt or email to Benjm00@gmail.com - not through PM.
*If you'd like, encrypt the data.
PGP key:

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Tips can be sent to 1KLUGE9ModuXAoBP7YcH4innAAyG5tttpp
(if a tip's required, send me an email with your request and the address you're sending BTC from BEFORE actually sending the BTC so I know it's from you - or just send the request within a few minutes of sending payment)

Keeping my mouth shut unless he re-opens...

From older threads, his monthly allowance comes from a welfare organization related to his alleged mental disability. He said he gets 2x his monthly allotment if he's also working. I'm not exactly sure how that works... maybe John would. The posts are so far apart and over such a long period of time, I don't think he's a troll (yeah, some people scam for the lulz). The amount's so low and time spent so high, I don't think he's a scammer. Tread carefully.

The program pauses with the current list of 64 addresses generated. On the address where a match was found, the program will show "FUZZY MATCH!" (or similar - don't remember). Double-click the address where "FUZZY MATCH!" is displayed, and the program will retrieve the address's current Bitcoin balance from blockchain.info. It then appears where "<Contents>" would otherwise show. Pretty much always, it should update to show 0.00000000 where "<Contents>" was, indicating there are no unspent units on the address.

If the program finds a match, depending on your screen resolution, you may have to scroll down the list with mouse scroll-wheel to find the address with a match.

Well. Alright, then. You're working on an option and want suggestions, suggesting we play SatoshiDICE, or are you suggesting you're working on a better gambling option?

Should be noted, since we're in a super-low-interest economy (for the few able to secure bank credit), that interest paid isn't the whole picture regarding what's paid for deposits. Banks have been getting more and more obnoxious with fees -- both for lendees and depositors. It used to be, 5+ years ago, that overhead/admin for depositors cost the equivalent of paying out ~2.25% in interest (excluding actual interest paid to depositor). Between fees and service cuts, I'd guess that number's somewhere between 1%-1.5%, now. But, because interest rates are so low, that's higher than actual interest paid to consumers in most cases.

Banking seems pretty fucked, and it seems to be moving more into bizarro-world every day. I wouldn't be surprised if it soon became common practice to never charge interest, only high fees for technical errors the customer might commit if he didn't memorize his 20-page loan contract. Similarly, maybe banks will stop offering interest entirely unless you jump through the high-interest hoops (many CUs/banks have a higher-tier interest-bearing account which requires you do something like 12 debit card purchases, 5 ACH transactions, and a direct deposit each month, but you get 4% or more annually). Who knows... Sneaking fees in seems like it's become more important than anything else businesses can legitimately sell anymore -- maybe Walmart will start exchanging merchandise for contracts with hidden fees instead of money. Load them all up on your Walmart Consumers Card, pay $250 each month you forget to click a "don't charge me for my purchases" link they email to you (similar to credit card companies only offering certain cash back incentives if you remember to sign up for them every month or so).

I loved reading this recent exchange on the discussion page:
Comment: It's about as much of a currency as kids exchanging marbles within their circle of friends for candy. Except it's electronic data and child pornography.

Response (I assume this person is not a troll): Except bitcoin is not used exclusively to purchase child pornography or any ONE product, you can use bitcoin to purchase whatever anyone may be selling.

Bitcoin isn't used EXCLUSIVELY to purchase child pornography. Like - theoretically, in the future, someone could sell something other than child pornography. Probably a rape van, from what I learned on that discussion page. Ahhh........ That's not funny.

(Sorry. Assuming someone here probably wrote it. Don't mean ill and know you meant differently - just made me chuckle.)

Errr - Price (and amount of BTC awarded per block) affects how many people mine, not the other way around. If the price increases, more people will mine because it's more profitable. Also worth noting - more people mining doesn't increase the rate at which BTC is "produced," just who owns newly-minted coins (rather, 50BTC blocks are split among more people if more people mine [assuming all have equal hardware], but BTC won't be awarded faster or in larger quantities just because the network has more hashpower behind it).

It's also Winter in US/Canada, so people might mine until mid-Spring because the heat GPUs produce is also valuable (when it's hot, the heat's undesirable and not only wasted, but might be costly for people who try blowing the hot air outside). I don't think there's data on hashrate distribution by country, but I'd assume US/CAN make up >25% total. There are some people who speculate BTC price will increase, so mining now at a loss might result in net gain mid-term or long-term - an idea ciphermonk notes. GPU mining also isn't necessarily unprofitable -- some people mention having electricity included with their rent, but even for those who pay for electricity by KWh, the price is high enough and difficulty low enough where some can still make a small profit. Some people actually mine on principal, too, thinking increasing network security (however minimally) is itself valuable. Finally, FPGAs are in the wild, and while they probably don't make up too large a portion of total hashrate, it's worth noting those won't be unprofitable to operate until the ASIC backlog is cleared by manufacturers.

Probably a lot of other reasons I didn't think of, and there are plenty in this thread already, but anyway - there are many reasons people still mine.

Short version: If we knew what would happen, the price would've already adjusted. 

Long version: Aside from a malicious ASIC manufacturer controlling 35%+ of the total network hashrate and wreaking havoc for the lulz (or as part of a CONSpIRACYYY!!1!) within the next couple months, the BTC price probably won't swing too wildly (>30%) as a result of ASICs possibly being shipped soon. However, this is definitely a time of relatively high uncertainty. The block reward halved not too long ago, which might have effects which'll take longer to play out (will "corporate" miners with ASIC farms tend to hold BTC significantly more than previous "every-man" miners? Will GPU miners drop out of the Bitcoin economy entirely because they can no longer mine BTC profitably?)... And then there's the investment side of things.... GLBSE is gone (though some new exchanges have recently appeared to fill the hole), and most Issuers still have a clusterfuck of a situation on their hands. Investment seems largely dead outside the Godly work Ver, Shrem, and the like do, which may result in less demand for coins (a non-trivial number of $50k+ investors "quit" Bitcoin after Pirate fled). Silk Road recently moved ahead with a massive increase in the price of seller accounts, which may limit the availability of certain items, possibly stifling growth of their userbase (probably only in a minor way). OTOH, Bitcoin adoption has made dramatic progress over the past month, with both 4chan and Wordpress accepting Bitcoin. The Bitcoin debit card is on the horizon, too. Great things are coming, and they may or may not be tragic failures. x steps forward, y steps back - variables to be determined.

ETA: Thread belongs in Speculation.

Double-confirmed. Also confirming Gigawave sent escrow funds. http://blockchain.info/tx-index/36718943/5f8ae53b387cf4afb8be974fae01cd5c2b4cd9f21e59681e35cdb4c48b3affad Escrow sheet regularly updated @ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Ao892S4MOoDZdFFTc0tFbWVxUTZFVzVOMWxzV3pkclE&output=html

I'm pretty sure people were warning against sending Bitcoins to him since he started, being one of those people and all. I changed my tune and put some coins in a pass-through after the Vegas meetup, but I'm an idiot. I'm sorry for what I said earlier in this thread, though... disingenuous trolling.

Sorry. *tangible, negative results. At any rate, they were responsible for warning and showing people Pirate was a scam?