So many angles to approach this from...

1)  No, I'm doing it for my benefit and for the benefit of the person who wants to mine here...like a good utilitarian.
2)  Most Bitcoiners are doing it for their own benefits.  I'd say the ones that genuinely care about the project more than the money they earn are few and far between.
3)  Not renting...helping?  Interpretive difference.  It's like carpooling...it's a win win for the 2 in the car...the toll authority and the gas companies lose (yes I know, slight difference with the lease issue  )

Regardless, you have your golden rule and I have mine.  If I was a landlord and I didn't want to worry about it, I would simply construct a lease that prevents any issues from happening.  If I stated free utilities in my lease and someone took advantage of it to the extreme, then my bad.  I didn't think it through.  I'm assuming my landlord did think it through as that would be his responsibility.

I thought a bitcoin-themed RPG would be good, reminiscent of the final fantasy series.  The thing I think that would be most interesting is if the BTC in the game represented real life BTC.  Essentially, this would be a gambling RPG...

General premises:

1)  To begin playing, you must deposit a certain amount of BTC.  BTC will be the in-game currency, except the BTC used/spent/gained in the game will be real-life BTC.
2)  The incentive to deposit BTC at the start influences your ability to complete the game.  Weapons, armor, items, etc. in the game will require (real) BTC to purchase.  Thus, the more BTC you deposit, the easier the game will be, though the difficulty should plateau at some point -- somehow, there should always be an element of luck involved where the player can lose what he has invested.
3)  The game will have the potential to reward players with real earnings.  For example, whatever amount of BTC the player completes the game with will be rewarded to him after the game.  If the player loses the game, he will also lose some amount of BTC (either all of it as in "game over," or he may be able to restart from some point with only some of his BTC missing).
4)  The game will have to be well balanced mathematically to ensure a proper difficulty level.  After all, we wouldn't want someone to easily manipulate the game so that they can acquire a massive amount of earnings without also facing a large risk of loss-- the point is that the game should be fun to play, but it should also allow for a real chance of earning real life BTC.

It would be one hell of a project to design, but I bet a lot of people would play it.  I know I would.

Edit:  Another idea would be to adjust the difficulty of the game based upon the amount of BTC initially deposit.  For example, let's say I deposit 1 BTC.  This may give me the potential to earn 2 BTC if I complete the game.  But let's instead pretend I initially deposited 2 BTC, and this would give me a potential to earn 4 BTC if I complete the game.  Because my initial deposit is twice as much and I will be able to buy twice as many items in the game (at least initially), perhaps certain factors of the game could increase in difficulty to match the deposit.  The goal of this would be to keep the game equally difficult no matter how many BTC are initially invested.  So, while I may be able to buy stronger weapons and armor to begin, the enemies may be more difficult.

Well, then it's a good thing for me that hypothetical propositions are also irrelevant.

But, you make an interesting point.  It actually kind of reminds me of Bitcoin and the dickishness of all its users.  How irresponsible of us to take advantage of a legal loophole which inevitably contributes to economic inflation that ALL citizens have to deal with.  And, that's not even mentioning the threat Bitcoin poses to hard-working bank executives and officials of the federal reserve.

And the part about slapping my parents...yeah that's a bit uncalled for.  Do you know what projecting is?

Too bad it has already been answered.

I'm not screwing over my landlord.

FYI - My landlord already violates state-law heating requirements and the lease requires us to maintain the heat below the state minimum.

Keep in mind, I have no problem with this, I can always wear a sweater.  In addition, the house is long-ago paid off (it's from the 50's) and this guy is already banking by renting out this place.  It's also not the only property he leases. 

They will meet me in person and know where I live and know my name.

I'm not screwing over my landlord.  He's making tons of money on the house already.  And, I'm not doing anything illegal.  I'm abiding by my lease. 

I never said 40 vid cards.  You did.

I said 1 GH/s.  That was a joke, but at the same time 1-2 GH/s is something I could support.  I'm really not sure why people are opposed to earning an extra ~$30 a month (haven't done the math, not sure what it comes out to).  Just because 2 GH/s isn't 20 GH/s doesn't mean you wouldn't be earning more than you currently are by utilizing a cheaper source of electricity.  I understand the human brain doesn't think that "small" monetary figures add up to some significant degree over time, but they do.

I agree 100% with making it much better...I will leave that to the coders.

Excellent!  Thanks!

I apologize if this has been discussed before.

What about creating an email/Bitcoin client?  It would be a straightforward email client like gmail or anything else, but with the addition of Bitcoin perks.  For example, the ability to link email addresses with Bitcoin addresses would be a nice organizational too.  I mean really...in how many instances is anonymity really going to be so important?  It would be nice to be able to send an email to a friend/relative/businessman/etc. and click the "attach Bitcoin" button and send away.

Thoughts?
Edit:  Possible email conversations may include "thanks for the drugs!" and "damn, this really is the hottest pepper ever.  My laptop and I are in the bathroom."

I pledge 1 BTC under 2 conditions.

1)  Half-jokingly, I would like a pm to remind me to donate my 1 BTC.  By the time any of this comes to fruition, I will have likely forgotten this thread.

2)  I get to be #100   

Oh no?

What genius determined the economy is a one way function?

More importantly, who are the idiots that don't understand that sometimes a system can be so complex that it's much more truthful (and, less arrogant) to simply say, "Well, past performance probably, almost certainly, IS indicative of future results, but I'm too dumb."

The economy isn't the only system in the world and it is by no means closed.  

Oh yeah, another thing...

If you're equating "past performance" with price (cross-sectional data), then this is a whole new issue.  Sometimes a market will go to $5 because it is at $2, whereas the same market would go to $1 if it is at $3.  Sometimes a price is too high and this can have a negative impact on the market for various reasons.  Conversely, sometimes a price is low, but this can have a positive impact on the market because of the context in which the price is embedded.

What does this mean?  The price you see is not a completely reliable indicator of "performance," nor is price simply an arbitrary number -- the price is established because of a multitude of factors, so the price is a reflection of these factors.  Maybe once we realize that 1) Some things are just far too complex for a human to deconstruct, or 2) that the ego doesn't like to be wrong and it likes to project ignorance onto it's environment, we will look back on the phrase in the subject heading and say, "so THAT'S why I always hated school..."

It's not scalable because nobody makes a really really huge 6970 

Well, if profit is your game, down markets are just as great if you know what you're doing.  I've been able to profit 600% since the time AFTER the Gox hack.  I invested in a down market and have been doing splendidly.

But, that is irrelevant.  Your entire premise seems to be based on the idea that Bitcoin is about profit.  The entire thing is only a few years old...what do you expect to be able to buy with it?  Regardless, the number of available items for purchased has exponentially increased in the past year.

I'm also not sure why you need MyBitcoin to hold onto your Bitcoins.  Protect them yourself.  This may be more difficult if you aren't computer literate, but if computer illiteracy is a problem for you, then my guess is an online wallet service isn't the best option for you anyway.

I'm supporting this currency because it's not dead, its useful, I have profited and continue to do so, and because it still has the potentially to catch on mainstream.

Patience, grasshopper.  If you expect to get-rich-quick in this world, then realistically you must be either extremely lucky, ridiculously skilled, or just plain unethical.

...Wouldn't you need to force 2 chickens?

This is just getting obscene.

In the summer I had to keep my fan at at least 60% to maintain 73C or below.

Maybe she's an impermanent fixture.

Here's a crazy thought I had.

So, I'm sure there are probably 1 or 2 extreme diehards lurking around here that will be seriously intrigued by what I'm about to say.  For everyone else, consider it a fun thought I had the pleasure of entertaining for the past few minutes.

I would estimate that there are a fairly large amount of people on this forum that all meet the following critera:  

1.)  They check Bitcoin everyday or almost every day  
2.)  They are invested in Bitcoin both financially and emotionally
3.)  They genuinely believe Bitcoin is an improvement upon traditional currency and believe it would be good for society
4.)  They are generally good and honest people

Additionally, I would add that these members likely have a wide variety of talents and abilities as a group.

So, how about all the people on this forum who meet these criteria liquidate all of their assets, collect their money, join together, and build their own community from scratch.  The cash from their "real world" lives could be used to establish rudimentary housing and infrastructure.  Then, Bitcoin would be used exclusively within this community.  Community members would work to collect food, keep the community area clean, sell basic products/services, etc.

While the community will (naturally) have a law prohibiting the use of fiat currency (punishable by stoning), there will be an exception in the case of paying the electric bill.  How else ya gonna mine?

If you ever wanted to see the price of Bitcoin increase, this would be chance of a lifetime!  With Bitcoin being the only legal means of acquiring goods and services, Bitcoin would be practically virtually (get it?) priceless!

Er...but what about the exchange rate?

You mean...no more fun on the exchanges?  No more rally cries while dawning donning viking hats and blowing kazoos, the smell of titanium in the air?

Now I'm all confused.  A community without Gox Live?  Fuck it.

Give them a Bitcoin on the spot and have them make a transaction within 10 minutes.  Show them that it can be done that quickly and without having to get up.

Yeah...I reread what I just typed.  I'm currently laughing at the stupidity of what I just said.

Let me recreate the scenario.  Either  kick me out and lose $475 a month for who knows how many months, or let me stay and make SOMETHING since a $475/mo electric bill is unrealistic given the capacity of electrical output.

Edit:  The sad thing is, I actually just found out today that I aced a calculus final 

Well, because I rent out a room in a house with 4 other individuals, I do have some advantages.

First of all, I can always deny that it's me using the electricity and it'd be very hard for him to prove it is me.  Rigs are concealable and I don't have access to the furnace since I'm in the basement -- he would likely assume that the girls living upstairs are cranking the heat in the winter, though letting them take the blame would be unethical I suppose haha.

Second, and more importantly, rooms in the basement are particularly hard to rent out because there is no easy access to the kitchen.  The house is set up so that those living in the basement need a key to access the upstairs with the kitchen.  It's basically a bachelor pad down here, and the other room was left unfilled for periods of up to 6 months twice since I've been living here.  So, the landlord would have to choose an option:  kick me out and lose $475 a month for who knows how many months, or let me stay and break even (assuming a $475/mo electric bill).  Lease is good till June and the lease agreement allows me free utilities.  By June I'll have my masters degree and will likely move out anyway.