While I agree that anonymity isn't a guaranteed right, and those that are proven to be scammers or child pornographers should be dox'd. My only concern is starting a trend of "jumping the gun". While BFL has missed there projected dates, which could be for many reasons. I personally think it has just been a poorly managed project. This does not prove malicious intent.
It has previously been established that one of BFLs managers is convicted for running a scam defrauding little old ladies for 20 million USD. Any doxing taking place is really just due diligence. |
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I'd be weary. For one, scientifically the whole concept of genetic predisposition can be only consistently applied to a small subset of very specific diseases the effects of which you would already be experiencing. Lifestyle choice is a much better indicator of associated risk. Two, they have historically fucked up badly organizationally, mixing up DNA samples from patients with those of other patients: http://blogs.nature.com/news/2010/06/consumer_genomics_company_snaf_1.htmlThree, the business model is dying. They have dropped their price by a tenfold in a very short timeframe now. The price they are currently offering is not enough to cover the cost of DNA analysis. This looks like a last ditch effort to save a company on the brink of destruction. |
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There was a case on Reddit where some guy was operating a bunch of scummy message boards (called subreddits), and a reporter doxxed him. He ended up losing his job and other things. While it sucks for him, he both revealed enough about himself that he could be found, and made himself a target by his actions. This is a recipe to have your identity revealed.
That was the guy running the child porn subreddits, wasn't it? The "Well, if they didn't want their pictures to end up on the net, they should let themselves get photographed in the first place." one. |
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Crap, now I'm gonna have to find a brand new way to seem crazy.
Maybe I could imitate usagi, that should work, shouldn't it?
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It would be a very detrimental to the community if we started dox'ing those that have upset us. Dox'ing is very serious and has very serious consequences. It goes against what many in this community believe and against why they believe in bitcoins, anonymity. If you start the trend of dox'ing you will in essence begin the downfall of this forum and maybe even Bitcoins themselves.
You started posting in earnest on December the 2nd. What do you know about "this community" and what it supposedly believes in? What do you know about the quite extensive history of doxing on these forums and how the results were used time and again to implicate and warn against scammers way, way before their scam ever paid out? (didn't stop people investing in them, but that's another story) |
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That's pretty statist, yo.
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I'm French and given that for years you have used some of my code (no I won't tell) without even knowing it I can patronize you, suck it up  Is it the Napoleonic Code? |
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Hey now! That's to make the world a better, greener place.  It's for your own good, now TAKE YOUR MEDICINE. They're messing with my GAMES!  Imma grab my raygun and shoot them all too kingdom come. * * Disclaimer: There is no scientific evidence linking video games and propensity for violence. Now shut up about it before I kill you slowly and painfully. |
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I wonder where the foul mouthed BFL spokesdude has gone too. The silence is deafening. Hello? If you miss your daily quota of personal attacks and trolling accusations, this is going to reflect badly in your performance review under the "productivity" section. Please think of the children and save Christmas.
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Distributed mining is the defense against attack.
Which implies that it needs a defense. Sans that it can be brought down. Governments can ban GPUs, mining rigs etc. so the defense gets weak while they can have powerful hardware. What does the technology have to prevent such a thing from occurring? Bitch please, ban computer parts? They are doing this right now in the Euro states. Legislation is being enacted to ban the sale of high-end graphics cards. |
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Perhaps this is something the bitcoin foundation could do, set up a central repository of traders with ratings etc.
Cue libertanarchists screaming for your head. |
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I can do this for 5 BTC. Doing any little task to earn em  Really? The OP requires "legit and meaningful content", so let's assume an average of at least 30 words per post. With 500 posts that comes down to at least 15000 words in total. 15000 words are about 50 pages of paper. You're willing to write a 50 page essay (at least, it is likely bigger) for a measly 50 bucks? Really? |
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Where's Genjjix when you need him?
why do you need him? He's very experienced in explaining Bitcoins to people. |
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Waaaaait, what is this? Are people plugging their wallet.dat into a third-party program to help them play SatoshiDice? Is that what is happening here? Really?
They might have a separate wallet for such programs. Yeah, but that would make sense and sense is a good that's all too seldom found here. |
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Totally concur. A service like that is sorely needed.
Unfortunately with the BTC community being what it is, it will likely end in people Dunning-Krugering themselves into believing they were qualified to offer the code review, messing that up, then failing to deliver on the insurance.
So another service level would be needed to review the reviewers, but that level bears the same problem.
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Waaaaait, what is this? Are people plugging their wallet.dat into a third-party program to help them play SatoshiDice? Is that what is happening here? Really?
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5 BTC for 500 meaningful posts? Who would be desperate enough to do that? Make it 50 BTC and we'll talk.
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Would some one like to enlighten me to what they mean by the design was hand drawn? Is that even possible now days?
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How is that "all that money"?  |
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