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3701  Economy / Speculation / Re: Digital currencies ‘to falter in 2015’ on: February 17, 2015, 04:56:32 PM
It's just a prediction. Nobody will ever correctly foresee what would happen to bitcoin.

Exactly. ...

Exactly +1

Why do people think that somebody somewhere knows the future? They think there is a formula or a chart that shows what will happen. There is no such thing and even the very top investment advisers on Wall St. rarely do better than chance. And that is analyzing a well known, controlled and more transparent market. It's folly to apply those charts to something as different as bitcoin. 
3702  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin Was Also The Worst Performing Investment In 2011, 2012 And 2013 o.O ! on: February 17, 2015, 04:38:18 PM
I guess what they mean is that they made no money from it, so it's the worst. Cheesy
3703  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: why big companies like amazon don't accept bitcoin? on: February 17, 2015, 04:23:24 PM
Microsoft is the second largest company on Earth and they take BTC.  Huh

yet bitcoin adoption is growing at a very slow pace because there is a need for shops that people uses regularly everyday to accept bitcoin, for example a food company like tesco in the UK or walmart in the US or amazon / ebay etc...

microsoft is a big company but their product are designed for only a small % of the population

Sure. We will be growing for years still. But it is easier than ever for me to find what I want in BTC. And actually, some Ebay retailers do take bitcoin.

It's sometimes not feasible for big companies.

And it's sometimes not useful to small local businesses.

I disagree. I set up bitcoin for businesses and they are shocked at how easy it is. There is zero barrier to entry and it is free to use. Using a service like bitpay the business faces no market volitility and in fact companies big and small make about 3% more in profit than if the customer uses a credit card. There is NO downside, no risk. All you have to do is say "we take bitcoin".
3704  Economy / Goods / Re: Amateur Radio 2 Meter Yaesu FT-252 on: February 16, 2015, 09:31:17 PM
Cool. I don't have the license, but I sure wish I did. How much trouble is getting a no code licenses?
3705  Economy / Lending / Re: Looking for quick 0.02 Btc no collateral. on: February 16, 2015, 09:29:08 PM
ok then I'll try to find something worthing about 0.02BTC or a bit more but now I have really no ideas  Undecided
It's not you bud. It's the 98% of loan requests that turn out to be scams.
3706  Economy / Digital goods / Re: FOR SALE: BitMags Escrow - Firearms Auction Website Business - TAKING OFFERS on: February 16, 2015, 06:53:29 PM
I will check this out man. Are you still taking orders? I buy a lot of guns for bitcoin. I don't think i need a whole store though. lol
3707  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Self-professed ‘anti-theist’ kills three young Muslims in Chapel Hill on: February 16, 2015, 06:44:58 PM

Saudi Arabia Calls Chapel Hill Killings A “Terrorist” Attack…


Typical ignorance. I do mention how Americans misunderstand the Muslim world a lot. That should not imply that your average villager in the Mid East is much better. There are all manor of conspiracy theories and crackpot ideas on the street. My favorites are about the pope. He is always being placed in Syria, secretly fighting for the Vatican/CIA. The pope? lol
3708  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: why big companies like amazon don't accept bitcoin? on: February 16, 2015, 04:54:08 PM
Microsoft is the second largest company on Earth and they take BTC.  Huh
3709  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Why do islam hates people? on: February 16, 2015, 04:08:24 PM
Hey!
I dont think that islam hates people, i being a hindu from india have many friends who follow islam but they dont hate people, its just we are tagging every muslim or every person who follows islam as a person ho hates people!
Was hitler a muslim? No!
We cant judge people on the basis of their religon!


I agree with you , All the religions teach us peace and love these are human who bring hate and war. Those people can be from any religion .
Thank you!
And usually people think that people following islam hate people, this is just bcz they think behind every terrorist group there are muslims, but behind every terrorist are uneducated and obssesed people!
Amen. I know a lot of Muslims who absolutely hate DASCH. I was in Jordan when they got the pilot and I assure you, there is very little support there. They do not consider DASCH to be Muslims, but rather as cultists.
3710  Bitcoin / Legal / Re: If I sell my bitcoins do I have to pay vat on them ? on: February 16, 2015, 04:02:33 PM
If i sell my bitcoins to a site like coinbase at the end of the year do I need to declare that sale to the vat department and pay the 20% on what i received from coinbase ?

Don't do this. Don't sell bitcoins. And don't pay taxes. Just use bitcoins as a currency. Buy and sell with bitcoins. And fuck banks and goverments.

OP should keep a copy of this for his defense in court. "Your honor, I am not subject to the laws of my country. My online tax consultant tells me I don't have to pay taxes."
3711  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Montana Legislator Wants to Outlaw Yoga Pants in Public on: February 16, 2015, 03:38:59 PM
Wow, life for showing what we all have? Cue the banjo music.  Cheesy

WTF is wrong with a society that watches grisly murders for entertainment each night, while outlawing yoga pants as a threat to decency?
3712  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Could Time Travel Kill Bitcoin? on: February 16, 2015, 03:35:08 PM
I'll have to check back with this thread when we all start time traveling.
3713  Economy / Services / Re: Teach me how to make 0.5 Bitcoin a day! on: February 16, 2015, 03:33:28 PM
It's money so...

You could work. Provide a service of value that can be done online. What skills do you use to get other kinds of money?

You could sell something. Producing some product or re-selling items the way a store does.

Most commerce is going to fall into one of those two categories. There is nothing special about bitcoin. It is money and the same economic rules apply.
3714  Other / Politics & Society / Re: why isis kill people because they are different? on: February 16, 2015, 03:28:51 PM
Muslims are not the one who are bad , the ISIS(terrorists) are , don't put it on some religion...

In the Middle East I heard a funny saying. "War is Gods way of teaching Americans geography."
Considering how little Americans know about other people around the world it should come as no surprise to see how confused everyone is.
3715  Other / Politics & Society / Re: ISIS Video Purportedly Shows Mass Execution of 21 Egyptian Christians on: February 16, 2015, 03:20:45 PM
All they want is your fear and hate. I tell them I love them and hope Allah will have pity on their soul. I'm not afraid of them, but it may be to late for them to convert to Islam from the cult they are in now. 
3716  Other / Off-topic / Re: What tricks do you use to help you sleep? on: February 16, 2015, 03:10:16 PM
If you can get these where you live, you may want to try them. They Knock me out. When I first tried them I could hardly believe they were over the counter.  Cheesy

3717  Other / Politics & Society / Re: What does the Gov't really know about UFOs and ET's? on: February 16, 2015, 03:06:38 PM
Show me the money? That's what I want to see. Never in history has there been a discovery that shows life elsewhere in the universe. Show me non-DNA life, or a piece of the space ship made from an unknown material. Until you have something like that the evidence for UFOs is the same as for unicorns.

While I agree with the main idea you present here, I would just like to point out that UFO means Unidentified Flying Object; not alien space craft, though many jump from the former to the latter for no good reason. As such, there are indeed UFOs - that is, events associated with unidentified objects that remain unexplained to this day - very few such cases exist, but they do exist.





Around 100 billion stars/suns just in our galaxy!! Between 100 and 500 billion galaxy's in the universe closer to 500 billion!! Please open you're mind that we are not alone the proof is in the math if you had a brain cell or two you could figure that out.

Possible earth like habitable planets in the universe 50,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 so i guess the chances are we are all alone  Roll Eyes
 

Yeah, but please do calculate how long it would take us to reach them !?
Even if we could travel at speed of light , we probably would die before arriving to another civilisation,
the only chance we can have is to build ships that would have eco-system and where few generations would pass, enabling us to explore much further.
That's the thing. Even if there were thousands or millions of civilizations it may take billions of years to reach the closest one. If our civ is any indication of normality then we may have to time it just right. Finding a point where they have technology but before they have destroyed themselves.

While I find the argument about odds has merit, we really can't say anything about other life in the universe since we have only one example.  

You're right: it is problematic to draw conclusions based on so little information, as is the case for life in the universe - but, in a sense, aren't you doing just that? I mean, you believe the argument he presents has merit, but sort of dismissed it based on an anthropocentric view: not only do we not know what the future holds for humanity, and whether or not it will destroy itself, but also, we don't know if there is good reason for such danger to be common to all advanced species - personally, I think culture has a lot more influence than most attribute to it. Also, just because humans have so far been unable to devise workable ways to move at speeds faster than light, that doesn't mean it's impossible. And finally, there could be life forms whose biology allows them to survive in conditions different to what we have on Earth, effectively increasing the number of worlds that might hold life.


All good points. Perhaps our world is an outlier? Maybe most civilizations do not threaten themselves? Maybe most living things require high temperatures and live in stars? The mind boggles.
3718  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Silk Road Mastermind Ross Ulbricht Convicted of All 7 Charges on: February 13, 2015, 09:32:59 PM
There is nothing tyrannical about imprisoning a guy who hired people to kill. He's a criminal, he took the chance and lost. If you don't like our laws on drugs (or murder) then go do something to change them. 
3719  Bitcoin / Legal / Re: If I sell my bitcoins do I have to pay vat on them ? on: February 13, 2015, 06:51:47 PM
Where do you live? I suspect Europe? In the US we have to pay capitol gains tax on the gain in value. But value added taxes are different and depends on your country.
3720  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Man pepper sprayed for walking past police on: February 13, 2015, 06:44:37 PM
That was completely uncalled for and she should be held liable for assault. I think the school teacher is going to win this one. 
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