Basically a black swan event is the evolution (or creation if you prefer) of something so unexpected, so outside of the norm that it as a disproportional impact in on things.  Black swan events are hard to predict and cause major change. 

From Wikipedia:
The black swan theory or theory of black swan events is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and is often inappropriately rationalized after the fact with the benefit of hindsight.

The theory was developed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb to explain:

    The disproportionate role of high-profile, hard-to-predict, and rare events that are beyond the realm of normal expectations in history, science, finance, and technology
    The non-computability of the probability of the consequential rare events using scientific methods (owing to the very nature of small probabilities)
    The psychological biases that make people individually and collectively blind to uncertainty and unaware of the massive role of the rare event in historical affairs

Unlike the earlier philosophical "black swan problem," the "black swan theory" refers only to unexpected events of large magnitude and consequence and their dominant role in history. Such events, considered extreme outliers, collectively play vastly larger roles than regular occurrences.[1] More technically, in the scientific monograph Lectures on Probability and Risk in the Real World: Fat Tails (Volume 1), Taleb mathematically defines the black swan problem as "stemming from the use of degenerate metaprobability".[2]

You need to examine the situation a little more closely.  Gox is clearly at fault.  Even with bugs they could manually process transactions (slowly) for those in need, that is if they have the coin to do so.  

I also bought elsewhere (asic cubes and more scrypt mining) even with open slots. I would love to see a lower price on boards for my rig. 

1% do not check the link.  Maybe 10 people do.  None of them will buy anything. 

The cause is free and voluntary markets.  Here is a flag with the Bitcoin logo.  I can get you a UV rated sticker if you want to put it on the launch vehicle.

We might all agree to use cryptography but the reason why we do is that we trust it.  We trust cryptography and math and a set of rules that are set.

"In Cryptography We Trust" reigns true for most Bitcoin users.

$1.69 per sticker plus 99 cents shipping.  Will ship worldwide for this price (though if you add items that are not stickers there will be extra shipping costs outside of the USA).  These are UV protected vinyl rated for outdoor use.  

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The concept is interesting but not implementable or at least in a decentralized manner like Bitcoin.  What makes Bitcoin special is that it does not require any specific party to keep it alive or be trusted.  Even the simple concept of imputing the exchange rate in your system would not be possible to implement.  Who do we trust to put the price data into the system?   What is the price?  As this weeks events have shown we can't trust any one specific entity for the price and yet BITCOIN GOES ON. 

(Bitcoin does not give a sh*t about its price, nor does it need to.)

We now have 19 different styles of shirts!  Most are less then $18, but this one is a little more pricy at $29.99 as it is an embroidered polo.  We will have $16 t shirts as well in a week or so. 

Always payable in BTC, low 99 cent US shipping.  We ship worldwide at actual cost.

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Nope.  But if they were inside of your shop doing the same you have a different problem and certainly have the right to kick them out.

Well launching on a balloon makes it possible but most people do not think of balloon height as space (even though Felix Baumgartner does!).

Balloons get half way to space.

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What will the launch vehicle be?

And if you stay out of jail you also need to worry about being blown up at least if you go to the games.

These threads for major conferences should not be so buried.  This conference has apparently a large number of attendees.

From just the dc meetup alone I think we have ten attendees.  The website says over 500.

In Miami now, see you all tonight!

I guess what I was saying is your prices are so high (even after lowering) and the idea is also not new.  There are people in the USA that would SELL AND ORGAN for 12 BTC if it were legal let alone get a tattoo on the neck.  $2500 for a tattoo on the back??  You could find female (or male) dancers that are regularly seen exposed there who would do it for that.

It will not work.  Packages are held at customs until valued. 

Bitcoin will help Argentinians leave the country with money or come back with it through physically traveling as well as save in a a currency that does not devalue 30% in a year. 

Exactly.

Nothing is gained by this except maybe 'knowing' how many Bitcoins are still usable. 

I say a little mystery makes Bitcoin more exciting. 

With the name "Bitcoin Tool Store" you have so many possibilities. 

Tools crossed with a Bitcoin logo behind them but still mostly visible. 

A more industrial Bitcoin logo (screws or bolts in it)

Hex head bolts with the Bitcoin logo in them

Tools arranged in a circle around the logo.