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3621  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: 6.66 Mark of the Beast!! ZOMG!!! on: June 30, 2012, 06:06:01 PM
Luke-jr is missing.
Must be busy embeding prayers on the blockchain lol
3622  Other / Off-topic / Re: Why Satoshi is Anonymous on: June 30, 2012, 05:56:20 PM
http://pzwart3.wdka.hro.nl/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Dusan_Barok/Bitcoin_bits,_trivia_and_anecdotes&oldid=14333#Free_software

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Very first bitcoin client v0.1 was for Windows only (open source C++). Linux version launched only on 17.12.09
3623  Other / Off-topic / Re: Why Satoshi is Anonymous on: June 30, 2012, 05:32:26 PM
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32)

Satoshi uses a GPG client for Windows?

He uses Windows ?

Must be some kind of joke.

Maybe that portion of the key was altered.

Can we check it ?

Hey, it's used by 90% of desktop users, so, what's surprising about it?
3624  Economy / Services / Re: GPUMAX | The Bitcoin Mining Marketplace on: June 30, 2012, 05:30:29 PM
We can both agree that the likelihood of him having 25000 willing computers install this application is little to absolutely fuckall so that equates to same thing as a botnet having unwilling/unknowing users.



What?
You really have no clue...
I'm not saying his 25k computers aren't a botnet, but I know guys who have toolbars installed in a quarter million computers, so, 25k isn't that much and very possible. I have almost 11k toolbar installs steady for the last 2 years myself, and I didn't even pushed them to users that much. And they are installed willingly, agreeing with a TOS and Privacy Policy, etc.

Drunk? Let me be clearer, there is absolutely no chance he has a TOS in place that was read by 25k users stating he will use their cpu/gpu power to mine bitcoins, why do you make this so fucking difficult even when I agree with you on most of it.

Does it not set off redflags that he supposedly got 25k miners for him but have no clue what a botnet is even though he registered April 2011, what exactly do you argue over ?

I guess its just not possible to agree or disagree with you, bah.

Well, I agree that people don't read ToS's. After all, even you, when was it the last time you read a website ToS or a software license when installing something?
Hell, even I am guilty of just clicking the checkbox saying I read the ToS or clicking the "I agree" button lol
Now imagine the persons who install toolbars... 80% of them don't even know how the toolbar got in their browser in the first place lol
Oh, if I had 1 BTC for each time I was told by some windows user that it wasn't them who installed those 20 toolbars in their Internet Explorer... Roll Eyes
3625  Economy / Services / Re: GPUMAX | The Bitcoin Mining Marketplace on: June 30, 2012, 05:15:56 PM
We can both agree that the likelihood of him having 25000 willing computers install this application is little to absolutely fuckall so that equates to same thing as a botnet having unwilling/unknowing users.



What?
You really have no clue...
I'm not saying his 25k computers aren't a botnet, but I know guys who have toolbars installed in a quarter million computers, so, 25k isn't that much and very possible. I have almost 11k toolbar installs steady for the last 2 years myself, and I didn't even pushed them to users that much. And they are installed willingly, agreeing with a TOS and Privacy Policy, etc.
3626  Local / Mercato valute / Re: [VENDO] 25 bitcoin @ 100 EUR, solo in blocco on: June 30, 2012, 05:09:27 PM
Do you accept SEPA bank transfer?
3627  Economy / Services / Re: GPUMAX | The Bitcoin Mining Marketplace on: June 30, 2012, 05:03:18 PM
Hmm, I'm cpu and light gpu mining from about 25,000 IPs, although a number of them are natted behind AOL, Prodigy, etc.  Does this mean I should set up workers for each?  Is there a limit to the number of workers total?
The rule is one ip per account. Other then running a botnet, why would you have that setup? I'm conflicted because someone running a botnet would know that having one ip per worker would defeat the purpose..

It's just a number of independent computers that have been kind enough to install software, one of the features of which is running distributed computing jobs while cpu usage is detected to be idle and without an interactive window session.

What's a botnet?  How would having one IP per worker (except in the case of NAT at the ISP or LAN/WAN boundary) defeat a purpose?  Is a "botnet" a more efficient way to do what I'm doing?  Is there either open source or reasonably priced software to manage the deployment of the original software and subsequent tasks (think hadoop but without hdfs, etc.)?  I'd love to be able to do this with bitcoin to support the economy.

LoL, 25000 computers and you want all of us here to believe its just some kind people who installed your zombie controller? Sorry this isnt the Internet For Dummies forum.

That's not difficult at all to do without a botnet.
I could do that if I wished to push an update to my browser toolbars. I wouldn't have 25k of them, but almost half.
Ofcourse I would have to probably use one of those javascript miners, so it could run inside a browser. Or maybe pay a programmer to do it some other way. I really have no idea, as the only time I thought about it I reached the conclusion that it would probably make people uninstall the toolbar and hurt my ad revenue and also traffic to my sites and didn't even researched the way of doing it properly.
3628  Economy / Lending / Re: Btc loan request 4.5btc on: June 30, 2012, 04:50:25 PM
I'll send the 4.5 BTC. Address?
References would be nice too, but are not necessary.

Don't do that, seriously. I'd suggest you to take a look around this subforum before starting any actual lending. Unless he's a sockie of you, then carry on.

What would be the point of that Shocked ?
To build up false rep that could be used in future 'loans'. It's an old tactic over here.

I'm surprised he needed to ask... It's obvious

"look at me, I'm so trustworthy! I even paid a previous loan!"  lol
3629  Other / Meta / Re: Unjust scammer tag on: June 30, 2012, 04:49:01 PM
But... how will those third parties have access to certain information, like IP addresses?
Isn't there potential for abuse in case you give those records to "external investigators" who ask for them?
Or did I misunderstood what you meant?

Moderators don't have access to this stuff, either.

So here we say "only admin has access to IP logs" BUT here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64012.msg776457#msg776457

Powercoiner == Dexter

Maged can clearly see through IP logs that they are the same person ?

Maybe the rules changed since March ? Or maybe Maged is the only non-admin who can see IP logs ? Or maybe I am going crazy Cheesy ?

Maybe one of the admins told him? theymos or Gavin?
3630  Other / Meta / Re: Unjust scammer tag on: June 30, 2012, 04:42:26 PM
Also, what about setting up a scammer squad or scammer watch thread headed by me ( it takes one to know one Cheesy ), martychubbs, psy, bitlane etc.

Are you calling me a scammer, or am I misunderstanding it?  Huh

Not calling anybody a scammer.

I was talking about starting a thread in which smart people call out supposed scammers.

I proposed the people :

martychubbs called out A1BITCOINPOOL scammer

psy is staff and can access IP logs and can smell a scammer from a mile away

bitlane is internet detective and called out bitscalper

etc.

Don't know where you got that idea, but no, I can't access IP logs. Also, I accepted the job mainly to combat spammers, not scammers.

Scammers I prefer to just make their life miserable, altho lately I haven't done it much.
3631  Other / Meta / Re: Unjust scammer tag on: June 30, 2012, 04:32:37 PM
Also, what about setting up a scammer squad or scammer watch thread headed by me ( it takes one to know one Cheesy ), martychubbs, psy, bitlane etc.

Are you calling me a scammer, or am I misunderstanding it?  Huh
3632  Economy / Lending / Re: Btc loan request 4.5btc on: June 30, 2012, 04:08:23 PM
I'll send the 4.5 BTC. Address?
References would be nice too, but are not necessary.

Feeling brave, are we?
3633  Other / Off-topic / Re: Wondering where your BFL Singles are? on: June 30, 2012, 03:12:29 PM
Yes, because defense contractors and medical device makers aren't mission critical.  Jesus, this thread is filled with fucking retards.


That's your fault. It was you who started the thread Tongue
3634  Other / Politics & Society / Re: The Rap Music Conspiracy on: June 30, 2012, 01:10:15 PM
That's a new one. It reminds me somewhat of a chain email, but at the same time I find it oddly plausible.

So do I, and that's what scares me.

TL;DR version anyone ?

Rap music that glorifies criminal behaviour is a plan from the Prison Industrial Complex, with the Record Labels conivence, to fill up the US private prisons, thus earning a lot of money to the conspirators.

But really, read it. The TL;DR version doesn't cut it.
3635  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Bitcoin-qt: change handling broken? on: June 30, 2012, 12:35:17 PM
No need for pywallet anymore, the following command should do it:  bitcoind -dumpprivkey [your_address] (while bitcoin-qt is running)
True. Pywallet dumps a lot more interesting information though.

And it also has the potential to destroy your wallet.dat file.
3636  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Using bitcoin addresses for captcha..... on: June 30, 2012, 12:32:26 PM
If you detect them spamming show longer and longer ads each time they show up....

If you want to spam me I will spam you lol

Edit: of course those would be bitcoin ads lol.

Like bots care with ads! Hand spamming, and looking at the spammed sites is for cashless amateurs Wink
Also, that will not be fair to advertisers, as they're the ones who'll end up paying for bots to "watch" their ads lol
3637  Other / Politics & Society / Re: The Rap Music Conspiracy on: June 30, 2012, 12:26:30 PM
That's a new one. It reminds me somewhat of a chain email, but at the same time I find it oddly plausible.

So do I, and that's what scares me.
3638  Other / Politics & Society / The Rap Music Conspiracy on: June 30, 2012, 07:11:35 AM
Taken from: http://www.wariscrime.com/2012/05/15/news/the-rap-music-conspiracy/


After more than 20 years, I’ve finally decided to tell the world what I witnessed in 1991, which I believe was one of the biggest turning point in popular music, and ultimately American society.

I have struggled for a long time weighing the pros and cons of making this story public as I was reluctant to implicate the individuals who were present that day. So I’ve simply decided to leave out names and all the details that may risk my personal well being and that of those who were, like me, dragged into something they weren’t ready for.

Between the late 80′s and early 90’s, I was what you may call a “decision maker” with one of the more established company in the music industry. I came from Europe in the early 80’s and quickly established myself in the business.

The industry was different back then. Since technology and media weren’t accessible to people like they are today, the industry had more control over the public and had the means to influence them anyway it wanted. This may explain why, in early 1991, I was invited to attend a closed door meeting with a small group of music business insiders to discuss rap music’s new direction. Little did I know that we would be asked to participate in one of the most unethical and destructive business practice I’ve ever seen.

The meeting was held at a private residence on the outskirts of Los Angeles. I remember about 25 to 30 people being there, most of them familiar faces. Speaking to those I knew, we joked about the theme of the meeting as many of us did not care for rap music and failed to see the purpose of being invited to a private gathering to discuss its future.

Among the attendees was a small group of unfamiliar faces who stayed to themselves and made no attempt to socialize beyond their circle. Based on their behavior and formal appearances, they didn’t seem to be in our industry.

Our casual chatter was interrupted when we were asked to sign a confidentiality agreement preventing us from publicly discussing the information presented during the meeting. Needless to say, this intrigued and in some cases disturbed many of us.

The agreement was only a page long but very clear on the matter and consequences which stated that violating the terms would result in job termination. We asked several people what this meeting was about and the reason for such secrecy but couldn’t find anyone who had answers for us. A few people refused to sign and walked out. No one stopped them. I was tempted to follow but curiosity got the best of me. A man who was part of the “unfamiliar” group collected the agreements from us.

Quickly after the meeting began, one of my industry colleagues (who shall remain nameless like everyone else) thanked us for attending. He then gave the floor to a man who only introduced himself by first name and gave no further details about his personal background. I think he was the owner of the residence but it was never confirmed.

He briefly praised all of us for the success we had achieved in our industry and congratulated us for being selected as part of this small group of “decision makers”. At this point I begin to feel slightly uncomfortable at the strangeness of this gathering.

The subject quickly changed as the speaker went on to tell us that the respective companies we represented had invested in a very profitable industry which could become even more rewarding with our active involvement. He explained that the companies we work for had invested millions into the building of privately owned prisons and that our positions of influence in the music industry would actually impact the profitability of these investments.

I remember many of us in the group immediately looking at each other in confusion. At the time, I didn’t know what a private prison was but I wasn’t the only one. Sure enough, someone asked what these prisons were and what any of this had to do with us. We were told that these prisons were built by privately owned companies who received funding from the government based on the number of inmates. The more inmates, the more money the government would pay these prisons.

It was also made clear to us that since these prisons are privately owned, as they become publicly traded, we’d be able to buy shares. Most of us were taken back by this. Again, a couple of people asked what this had to do with us. At this point, my industry colleague who had first opened the meeting took the floor again and answered our questions.

He told us that since our employers had become silent investors in this prison business, it was now in their interest to make sure that these prisons remained filled. Our job would be to help make this happen by marketing music which promotes criminal behavior, rap being the music of choice.

He assured us that this would be a great situation for us because rap music was becoming an increasingly profitable market for our companies, and as employee, we’d also be able to buy personal stocks in these prisons.

Immediately, silence came over the room. You could have heard a pin drop. I remember looking around to make sure I wasn’t dreaming and saw half of the people with dropped jaws. My daze was interrupted when someone shouted, “Is this a f****** joke?” At this point things became chaotic.

Two of the men who were part of the “unfamiliar” group grabbed the man who shouted out and attempted to remove him from the house. A few of us, myself included, tried to intervene. One of them pulled out a gun and we all backed off. They separated us from the crowd and all four of us were escorted outside.

My industry colleague who had opened the meeting earlier hurried out to meet us and reminded us that we had signed agreement and would suffer the consequences of speaking about this publicly or even with those who attended the meeting. I asked him why he was involved with something this corrupt and he replied that it was bigger than the music business and nothing we’d want to challenge without risking consequences.

We all protested and as he walked back into the house I remember word for word the last thing he said, “It’s out of my hands now. Remember you signed an agreement.” He then closed the door behind him. The men rushed us to our cars and actually watched until we drove off.

A million things were going through my mind as I drove away and I eventually decided to pull over and park on a side street in order to collect my thoughts. I replayed everything in my mind repeatedly and it all seemed very surreal to me.

I was angry with myself for not having taken a more active role in questioning what had been presented to us. I’d like to believe the shock of it all is what suspended my better nature. After what seemed like an eternity, I was able to calm myself enough to make it home. I didn’t talk or call anyone that night.

The next day back at the office, I was visibly out of it but blamed it on being under the weather. No one else in my department had been invited to the meeting and I felt a sense of guilt for not being able to share what I had witnessed. I thought about contacting the three others who wear kicked out of the house but I didn’t remember their names and thought that tracking them down would probably bring unwanted attention.

I considered speaking out publicly at the risk of losing my job but I realized I’d probably be jeopardizing more than my job and I wasn’t willing to risk anything happening to my family. I thought about those men with guns and wondered who they were.

I had been told that this was bigger than the music business and all I could do was let my imagination run free. There were no answers and no one to talk to. I tried to do a little bit of research on private prisons but didn’t uncover anything about the music business’ involvement. However, the information I did find confirmed how dangerous this prison business really was.

Days turned into weeks and weeks into months. Eventually, it was as if the meeting had never taken place. It all seemed surreal. I became more reclusive and stopped going to any industry events unless professionally obligated to do so. On two occasions, I found myself attending the same function as my former colleague. Both times, our eyes met but nothing more was exchanged.

As the months passed, rap music had definitely changed direction. I was never a fan of it but even I could tell the difference. Rap acts that talked about politics or harmless fun were quickly fading away as gangster rap started dominating the airwaves.

Only a few months had passed since the meeting but I suspect that the ideas presented that day had been successfully implemented. It was as if the order has been given to all major label executives. The music was climbing the charts and most companies were more than happy to capitalize on it. Each one was churning out their very own gangster rap acts on an assembly line.

Everyone bought into it, consumers included. Violence and drug use became a central theme in most rap music. I spoke to a few of my peers in the industry to get their opinions on the new trend but was told repeatedly that it was all about supply and demand. Sadly many of them even expressed that the music reinforced their prejudice of minorities.

I officially quit the music business in 1993, but my heart had already left months before. I broke ties with the majority of my peers and removed myself from this thing I had once loved. I took some time off, returned to Europe for a few years, settled out of state, and lived a “quiet” life away from the world of entertainment.

As the years passed, I managed to keep my secret, fearful of sharing it with the wrong person but also a little ashamed of not having had the balls to blow the whistle. But as rap got worse, my guilt grew. Fortunately, in the late 90’s, having the internet as a resource which wasn’t at my disposal in the early days made it easier for me to investigate what is now labeled the prison industrial complex.

Now that I have a greater understanding of how private prisons operate, things make much more sense than they ever have. I see how the criminalization of rap music played a big part in promoting racial stereotypes and misguided so many impressionable young minds into adopting these glorified criminal behaviors which often lead to incarceration.

Twenty years of guilt is a heavy load to carry but the least I can do now is to share my story, hoping that fans of rap music realize how they’ve been used for the past two decades. Although I plan on remaining anonymous for obvious reasons, my goal now is to get this information out to as many people as possible.

Please help me spread the word. Hopefully, others who attended the meeting back in 1991 will be inspired by this and tell their own stories. Most importantly, if only one life has been touched by my story, I pray it makes the weight of my guilt a little more tolerable.

Taken from: http://www.wariscrime.com/2012/05/15/news/the-rap-music-conspiracy/
Some nice comments in there.

Alll I can say is: this shit's insane Shocked
3639  Economy / Services / Re: [WTB] Device drivers - old and hard to find - BTC bounty on: June 30, 2012, 06:26:13 AM
From what they say here: http://www.ds10.com/FPL/HW/STOR/CONTROLLERS/120186-B21/windows.html

This will do the trick:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=316587&prodNameId=316589&swEnvOID=181&swLang=8&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=MTX-UNITY-I10559
or this:
http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=254910&prodNameId=257747&swEnvOID=24&swLang=8&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=MTX-UNITY-I10558
3640  Economy / Services / Re: [WTB] Device drivers - old and hard to find - BTC bounty on: June 30, 2012, 05:48:27 AM

I think that one is for a 33MHz only
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