It sounds like a pretty simple yet effective system, it would be nice if Theymos could implement a resource friendly version.



Of course I agree with you on principle.  I just thought it would be nice to have something traceable to help those too dense to acknowledge the obvious.

That's actually a pretty cool feature.  It was before my time, so I was not aware of it.  

As V8 so eloquently noted, I was half joking, but only half.  I wouldn't want people to become reserved, and not share their opinion for fear of being labeled a troll, but it would be nice to have a feature that would put the egregiously habitual trolls on notice.  

1) This isn't a gambling forum.  It's a bitcoin forum with a board titled "gambling discussion," where I'm entitled to discuss gambling as much as I want.

2) Explain how promoting my own lending thread is hypocritical (while you're promoting a scam exchange, lol!)

3) I see, you're ethics are less important than your income, but I'm the hypocrite?  Do you even know what the word hypocrite means?

Theymos' recent upgrade to some of the spam-heavy boards to reduce spam bumping seems to be working well, or at least as intended.  The strategy of adding a "bump-score" to threads to keep them closer to the top of the board is ingenious, in my opinion.  

It got me thinking about another possible application of a "score rating."  One for trolls.  I was thinking that a button on each user's profile page to tag that user as a troll could start to count towards that user's "Troll Score."  A similar approach to users' bumping power can be applied to the each user's troll-tagging power.  Again, a decaying effect of tagging someone as a troll could be applied to reduce it's long-term affects on that user's profile.

Then come some restrictions to the trolls:  If their troll-score gets too high they are restricted from creating new threads.  Higher still, and a possible temp-ban is in order.  What do you guys think?

I've created a flag against this user.  His claim that a phishing site is to blame for his users being scammed is somewhat convenient, but not very convincing.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;flag=734

I'm bumping this thread to give more exposure to this allegation, and post a link to the flag I created.  In his service thread the accused scammer has diverted responsibility of the alleged victims' claims, suggesting a phishing site is to blame.

User Profile: Bitcoin Laundry, https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2353446
Flag: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;flag=734

Espionage isn't subject to the same restrictions as domestic law enforcement.  A bitcoin obfuscator that's actually a NSA honeypot wouldn't be able to be used as evidence against a domestic tax cheat because of anti-entrapment laws.  But if they're tracking an international drug cartel or a terrorist cell (domestic or not) those anit-entrapment laws are not applicable.  

If you don't have any unspent transactions in your offline wallet, that could be your problem right there.  I've never tried to use a ledger offline, but I did experiment with Electrum and my KeepKey that way when I first got it.  It worked, but I recall running into an issue that was resolved after loading the transactions into my offline wallet.

Even if that were to happen, any tampering would be overwritten by a firmware update.  As long as you confirm the firmware is sourced from the actual manufacture (i.e. Ledger Live, Trezor.io/Satoshi Labs, etc.) you'll be safe.  There's still a risk that the hardware wallet as a whole is a forgery or a counterfeit, but if so it would not likely connect to the real manufacturer's apps, and should be easy to spot.

Currently, no.  I won't say it's impossible for you to qualify in the future, but here are my requirements to apply:

I haven't seen any stores with crypto related stuff.  I've seen a couple of bitcon ATMs at gas stations and a mall, but no hardware wallets for sale in a retail establishment.  I tend think you're sort of right about the prospect;  but I suspect mass adoption will lead to us seeing Ledgers and Trezors in BestBuy.  It would be nice to see a big box store take the initiative and start selling them sooner.

I wouldn't sweat it, but the basics (as I understand them,) are your super-bump power is caped by your earned merit or your activity for the last year, whichever is less.  If you've been steadily active for the last year, and you've earned a boatload of merit you're base bumping power is 364.  If you've earned fewer than 364 merit in the last year, your base bumping power is equal the number of merit you've earned.  If you're activity for the last year is 14, and you've earned more than 14 merit, your base bumping power is 14.  Then the power of each user's super-bumps decays with use.  So it's somewhat exclusive to those who are active and contribute, and the decaying affect helps make it resistant to abuse.

But as theymos said:

Yes.  You can keep resetting it to factory defaults, and the next time you initiate the Trezor it'll generate a fresh seed phrase.  You can do this as often as you like.  Use a piece of scratch paper to keep writing down the seeds while you're playing with it.

Did the name of your hard drive change?  Any difference between the old hard drive's directory path and the new hard drive's directory path will trigger a discrepancy between the files for backup purposes.  

I'm not religious, and I have no objection to gambling as a form of entertainment.  I do object when it becomes an addiction, and people are hurt by it.  I don't gamble myself, so I would not advertise a gambling service.

Here in the United states a lot of Muslim Arab immigrants (including some members of my extended family,) run liquor stores even though they don't drink.  It seems hypocritical to me, but who am I to judge?  Promoting gambling seems like the same thing to me.  If those selling alcohol can reconcile their religious beliefs with their business, I don't see why one promoting gambling can't do the same.

But since you brought up the concern, it seems like you already have some reservations about doing so.  I'd say talk to other member of your religion whom you respect, your family, friends, and your Imam, and proceed in the way that fits best with your beliefs.

Both experts are giving you accurate advice for your needs, and in accordance to their preferences.  I don't use Paxful, but I reckon it's decent place to buy crypto, but like BitMaxz said it can be risky.  

You're likely to get a better exchange rate from Coinbase, and much less risk.  They are highly reputed exchange, and the one I use most.

As for the "wallets," both Paxful and Coinbase offer what are called "web wallets."  The wallet is part of their web services, and although you can send from, and receive currency to web wallets, they do not give you access to the private keys on which your funds are stored.  For a one-time transaction this shouldn't be a concern.

Electrum is a "desk-top wallet" software that runs on your personal computer.  It's one of (if not the) most popular of all desk-top wallet applications because it's very safe, robust, and gives the user ultimate control of their funds and private keys.  If you are going to start using bitcoin on a regular basis it's worth taking the time to learn to use Electrum safely. 

Correct.  I'm sorry I misunderstood.  For some reason I thought you said that the address to which you want to send coins was NOT in the "outputs" field.  It sounds like you're good to go (if you're able to connect to a server.)  Again, it's my understanding that Electrum servers have been updated to disallow client version older than 3.3.4 from obtaining a connection.  

Electrum is recommending that any version prior to 3.3.4 should be updated.  You may not even be connected to a server, which is one of the ways Electrum is mitigating the potential phishing risk.  That might be why you aren't seeing the address you entered into the "send to" field.  Maybe.  That still seems weird to me.

Yes, your instincts are correct.  The address you want to send coins to should be listed in the "Outputs" window of your preview pane.  You may find other addresses in there as well, but those should be your change addresses (if you have that option selected.)

What version are you running?  Do you recall from where you downloaded the install package?

As theymos describes it, it's simply posting in the thread.  You don't reduce any of your bumping power by posting in a thread, but if it's the first time you've posted in that thread in the last 7 days 1% of your bumping power is directed towards the thread's bump score.