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3661  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: 48 hours and still unconfirmed? on: January 20, 2014, 08:52:34 PM
It is showing up other places - assuming it was 0.0750 BTC  going from 1JJ6QjNpE1DSr7x1wwtLh5TtCk5rm3fhvd to 17oUDTDPgZ961o1sasbYS1YrtWD7ha1UAu .  Is that correct?


It will in all likelihood go through eventually, but with no fee, and no confirmations there are no guarantees as to when.

If you are doing this in the future, it is recommended to always use a fee unless you trust the person or don't care about the length of time to confirm.
3662  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin Code access on: January 20, 2014, 08:42:43 PM

U have given me the code link, but I know this. I wanted to know, just like Gavin can modify and release a next version of Bitcoin-QT, how can I ? What is required to be part of the Bitcoin core development team ?

Did you read the words under development process on that page?

Yes, I read it before I post this topic. Read this...

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If it is a simple/trivial/non-controversial change, then one of the Bitcoin development team members simply pulls it.

Bitcoin development team members - So they are the code master. So they control the code ? Why ? I want to control the code as well. How ?


It kind of sounds like you don't understand how open source software works.  Anyone can control their copy of the code.  If there is something you want to control and implement, go to the link above, download it and make the changes you want.  If everyone else likes the changes and wants to use them they will, if they don't, then they won't and you may have a fork.  Just like there are a number of different bitcoin clients that implement the protocol, you can do so too, either from the code referenced above or from scratch.

If you want to be part of the core devs of https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin, make a substantial contribution in doing some coding, testing etc.  Take part in the community and earn the respect by writing quality code, that is well tested, well documented, and useful.  Essentially do the things under this link:
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin#development-process

3663  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: 48 hours and still unconfirmed? on: January 20, 2014, 08:29:48 PM
The transaction doesn't even show up now on blockchain.info - "Transaction not found".  There are many variables with no fee transactions such as where it was sent from, the pools which have it in memory, the number of transactions waiting etc.
3664  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2014-01-20] Five reasons why Bitcoin is the most dangerous currency in the worl on: January 20, 2014, 08:11:05 PM
How many "facts" can someone who has done even cursory research get wrong in 191 words?  Lots, not even getting within 1 million of the correct number.  The "analysis" was equally as bad. "Private and totally anonymous"?  Really.
3665  Economy / Economics / Re: "The Feds Are Ready To Sell $25 Million of Bitcoin. on: January 20, 2014, 12:05:14 PM
The Feds Are Ready To Sell $25 Million of Bitcoin Seized From The Silk Road

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/01/16/the-feds-are-ready-to-sell-the-silk-road-bitcoin-kind-of/?utm_campaign=techtwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social



Title says all; What I do like to see is a discussion about this.

What are your thoughts? Will they sell or will they hold?  IF they sell, how big will the impact be on the bitcoinmarket?
I know it is all speculation but I love these discussions!

Throw in your emotions and thoughts.

Cheers,
Clyze

If you want to see discussion about it, here are two of many threads already doing so:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=421646.0

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=419716.0

3666  Economy / Economics / Re: Talk of China economy collapsing in 3rd/4th Qrt 2014 reaching Fever Pitch on: January 20, 2014, 09:14:59 AM
If true, this won't be a positive for China either:

Mega Default in China at end of January. 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonchang/2014/01/19/mega-default-in-china-scheduled-for-january-31/
3667  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: Running bitcoind on Amazon AWS (EC2) help on: January 20, 2014, 08:53:49 AM
You'll want your own EBS to store the blockchain and it will be persistent.  Amazon has lots of information detailing it.
3668  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: Running bitcoind on Amazon AWS (EC2) help on: January 19, 2014, 11:52:06 PM
You may want to look at the ec2 ebs which is persistent. I use it for two of my servers (not bitcoin) an for 6 years now have been happy with its reliability.

As far as usage goes, I am not sure off the top of my head it has been so long.
3669  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: The Problem of Bitcoin Anonymity on: January 18, 2014, 10:08:42 PM
This is a feature.  No chargebacks is a positive.

If you are concerned about trusting the other party, then you would use a contract or use escrow.  If the other party is honest they will have no problem doing that.  If they are not honest, then they won't do it and you won't do business with them.
3670  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Democratic manipulation of the Silk Road 29,655 bitcoins on: January 18, 2014, 05:59:34 PM
"I don't like manipulated markets, so lets manipulate the market."

I will sell all of my altcoins which are created when you fork Bitcoin for this purpose and use those funds to purchase actual bitcoins.

I hope you, and everyone else who favors these types of measures, enjoy your new altcoin! Sincerely. Maybe then you will stop trying to turn Bitcoin into something it is not.

How about u stick a fork in your ass

This is how you respond to someone who fully supports your idea?

Look. I want you to fork Bitcoin into the altcoin-where-you-can-freeze-addresses-at-a-whim. I want the opportunity to see these two coins compete in the market. I want to show you how miserably your fork will fail because no one wants to hold an asset that can be frozen at a whim. I want that failure to point to when someone like you says again in the future that we should freeze an address because they dislike the owner.

The main reason that I want you to fork Bitcoin is so that I can sell my altcoins-where-you-can-freeze-addresses-at-a-whim to people who support that kind of thing and purchase more actual bitcoins for myself.

So, please, get this ball rolling!

I too am on board. The people who keep suggesting it just need to get busy, implement it and set a fork date. It will be a banner day and something that will be very illustrative.
3671  Bitcoin / Press / Re: 2014-01-17 Venture Beat - How ... could catalyze a new digital civilization on: January 18, 2014, 04:58:14 PM
http://venturebeat.com/2014/01/17/iamsatoshi-how-an-alliance-of-bitcoin-traders-could-catalyze-a-new-digital-civilization/

A thought provoking article on the long term implications of bitcoin - proposing an active, global alliance to promote worldwide adoption.

The implications portion was interesting, I agree.

They lost me with the proposal that want to put tax the exchanges to raise money to fund a foundation that will promote bitcoin in a transparent way. 

Personally, I don't like the forced centralization idea - never mind the fact that it would be nearly impossible to get all exchanges to do it. Fine, start another foundation, get people to join voluntarily and let everyone else promote bitcoin in their own way. 

Bitcoin is about p2p decentralization and people having the freedom to join others who believe the same.

Thanks for posting that - a worthwhile read.
3672  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Democratic manipulation of the Silk Road 29,655 bitcoins on: January 18, 2014, 08:57:35 AM
"I don't like manipulated markets, so lets manipulate the market."

I will sell all of my altcoins which are created when you fork Bitcoin for this purpose and use those funds to purchase actual bitcoins.

I hope you, and everyone else who favors these types of measures, enjoy your new altcoin! Sincerely. Maybe then you will stop trying to turn Bitcoin into something it is not.

How about u stick a fork in your ass

Nice way to react.  Face it, this is a hard fork, if you think it is a good idea to ruin fungibility, go ahead and fork the clients and the blockchain then see how many people agree and use your fork.

A poll here does nothing, make the changes to the code and let people be free to decide.
3673  Economy / Economics / Re: My bank account's got robbed by European Commission. Over 700k is lost. on: January 17, 2014, 09:21:24 PM
Two recent events in particular show that the US is a pale shadow of the freedom-loving law-abiding democracy founded in 1776:

1). Tapper lying to congress and getting away with it.
2). Corzine mixing client and prop funds and getting away with it.

So, yes, in the wasteland ruins of the 1776 idealism money cannot be safe in any financial institution.


+1

Things like these articles make the point - and it is happening all over:

1. Think Tank: 'Extraordinary Crisis' Needed to Preserve 'New World Order'.
http://www.infowars.com/think-tank-extraordinary-crisis-needed-to-preserve-new-world-order/

2.Rich Chinese continue to flee China
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101345275

3. Obama's NSA Proposals Fall Far Short of Real Change
http://www.nationaljournal.com/white-house/obama-s-nsa-proposals-fall-far-short-of-real-change-20140117


Freedom is under assault from all over the world.
3674  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2014-01-17] France plans to regulate Bitcoin and create a European foundation on: January 17, 2014, 11:25:55 AM
A European foundation is just what EURO needs.

It wasn't too clear, but if France (as in the French government) intends to create a European foundation, that is bad because then it will be under their thumb.  If it won't be government created, this is good.

I am curious how long until the word "bitcoin" runs afoul of the French language police like they try to ban "email", "blog", and "fast food".  Lol.
3675  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2014-01-13] IT Business : Royal Canadian Mint's version of Bitcoin: MintChip on: January 17, 2014, 01:58:48 AM
It is like saying Canada's version of gold is pyrite.
3676  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2014-01-16] CoinJar: Stealth Addresses – What are they and do I need one? on: January 16, 2014, 05:33:45 PM
Zero coin and mixers don't provide the same benefit as this.

Using a different address for every transaction increases your privacy. It prevents people that know your address from knowing how much money you are receiving. This technique gives you the same benefit with a single address and also helps prevent fraud.

For example, if Apple sells iPhones for bitcoins and provides a single payment address, then Google can simply monitor that address to know exactly how many iPhones that Apple has sold. So, Apple would instead provides a different address for each transaction, or they use this technique with a single address. Now, Google cannot track their iPhone sales.

Furthermore, one drawback with multiple addresses is that a scammer could surreptitiously replace the address with his and you would never know it. If Apple has a single well-known address, then you know that by using this address you are sending your money to Apple and nobody else.


Exactly. Mixers, zerocoin etc used with this are important parts of a whole and used together help protect your privacy from random hackers and snoops
3677  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: Bitcoin Address Length on: January 16, 2014, 04:55:52 PM
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Address
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=49619.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=343941.0
3678  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2014-01-16] CoinJar: Stealth Addresses – What are they and do I need one? on: January 16, 2014, 03:05:44 PM
You can read more about it in the tech area if you want the details, but this is a positive, something that isn't added to the protocol or bitcoin qt.  Merely a way of using the tools to do so.

Privacy is good and doesn't need to be used for nefarious purposes.
3679  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: Stealth address with SX (anonymous payments) on: January 16, 2014, 01:04:27 PM
exactly Smiley

I've written more plans for this: https://wiki.unsystem.net/index.php/DarkWallet/Overview

This is very nice.
3680  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2014-01-13] Bitcoin bubble won't last without Beijing's approval on: January 16, 2014, 12:27:58 PM
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Andy Xie is an independent economist

Looks like Krugman got friends.

Authoritarian central planners stick together.
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