all i remember is having stumbled upon an article about a guy mining bitcoins with 10 computers.  this piqued my interest and i groped google for two weeks in the same spot

i live off the grid, solar, wood heat, etc. with my tap water straight out of the creek coming down the mountain behind us.  we had a mandatory boil water advisory (gov't).  i've never boiled it and it's absolute gold nectar, so good!  now we're being forced to treat it and there's a huge difference in taste. progress SUCKS sometimes

the only way would be to shut down the entire internet structure.

even if a single country like Iran shuts its people out from the rest of the world, they'll still be able to exist in their own isolated bitcoin world and the rest of us in ours.

it ain't gonna happen unless civil wars in all countries due to massive global fiat collapses

all i smelled was metal and plastic, is this right?

it's april 2nd

how about a community with no borders that has the potential for massive growth, say to the size of a planet and beyond.  oh wait, we already have that 

Sounds like you were too excited about Bitcoin.  I make the same mistake; it's prob better to ease into it.  Definitely if it's a chick you wanted to see again...better off talking about her!

They're basically just a novelty item, akin to any little trinket, so I wouldn't be too upset if you can't get any

Yugtobor,  your issues have definitely been addressed by the responses so far.  Exactly what I wanted to say.  Perhaps you sold your coins far too soon and want back in at a lower price? 

Thank you everyone for your input, much appreciated!  And Sage, yeah, we have to keep in mind that as the bitcoin community grows, eventually the mass majority will be idiots in regard to this technology, to put it bluntly...myself included.  Anyone above the age of 45 was only introduced to email in their early twenties.  Facebook is a big stretch for many older people.    For mass adoption and the ultimate scalable success of bitcoin these things have to be considered.

oops, problem with adding image.  here's the link for noobs: https://bitcoinity.org/markets

The awareness, understanding and adoption of bitcoin is on the rise.  As the community continues to increase in size bitcoin becomes further legitimized and thus its value will rise.  Further, all the nuances relating to initial 'difficulty' of adopting a bitcoin way of life will slowly be solved (more user friendly, or let's say easier-to-understand-for-the-layman, wallet systems, etc.)

The best thing bitcoin proponents can do at this point, as mentioned above, is to spread the word.  Friends, family and FACEBOOK!  I would like to see some large marketing company begin a massive social media campaign devoted to spreading the beauty that is bitcoin

In regards to Mtgox 'verification':

their description of who requires 'verification' is somewhat vague.  definitely req'd for anyone dealing with > $10,000 US

verification requires one to fill out the verification form on the mtgox website and the result is a lengthy cue at the moment

however, they state that for first time depositors (say someone wanting to deposit $500 US....which is less than 10 grand obv) an upload of their ID is simply required.  my question: is this different from actual 'verification'?  that is, could a first time depositor forego the lengthy 'verification' process and simply e-mail the mtgox security department with pictures of their passport in order for a wire transfer deposit to go through?

Bitcoin cannot be shut down unless the entire internet infrastructure is removed.  So, in the meantime, yeah....government and federal reserves are definitely going to get involved in some way. hmmmm..

Hi everyone, first time post.

I have been educating myself extensively on bitcoin, with zero prior knowledge of its existence 10 days ago.  I would like to suggest that a vast majority of the world's population will not be able to get to the level of understanding that I currently have, and THAT, itself, is very limited.  And even though I have come to the point of understanding bitcoin fundamentals to a level with which I now feel comfortable wiring money to Mtgox and downloading the bitcoin-qt client (my computer needed over 12 hours to catch up to all the blocks!) I remain super confused as to how to appropriately secure my wallet.  At this point I have 0 bitcoins and have not attempted to work with any wallet.

Am I safe to assume that since I downloaded the bitcoin-qt client onto my desktop that I have had for 5 years (which is likely riddled with trojans, malware, etc, or whatever all that shit is called) I should not continue further with it?

Do I really have to purchase a brand new cheap notebook, install Linux, and use the TOR browser (also something I had no idea about 10 days ago) and then download the bitcoin-qt client again (i don't have a problem with the very latter, as I want to use the bitcoin-qt for my wallet), and back it up onto a USB stick?

Is this the absolute safest method?


btw, have you checked out the bitcoinity chart today (April 1st)?  love it!   https://bitcoinity.org/markets  (a few links too  )