My DefaultTrust is that by default I do not trust anyone.

Like most alts, the end may come a few weeks after the beginning. Most people who "invest" in alts lose their money promptly. Why do you even need a weed coin when you can use BTC to buy anything, including weed?

I would think the best test is to just play a video game. Does everything look good? If so, I think your ok.

I don't know why people think this a problem witn the exchanges. If you don't like KYC/AML laws then you need to tell this to your government, not the exchanges. They do not make the rules and they are not going to violate the law so you can keep you 0.5BTC secret.

Why would they do that? And what government will eventually own bitcoin, Burkina Faso?

I'm not feeding the trolls, I'm feeding the minds of those who legitimately want to know more about bitcoin. Shout out to the negative trolls for creating this opportunity to spread the positive news.   

So, who's leaving America to get away from evil taxes? And where are you going? Where is this utopia of tax free peace and prosperity? Some of the gulf states have no taxes. But that does not mean you can do what you want. There are a lot of laws about how you must conduct yourself in accordance with Islam. And you may still have to pay unofficial taxes in the form of bribes.

When you rank countries by how happy their people are, you find that the happiest places have high taxation. That is because it's not the tax, it's what they get for their taxes.

Because the real value is $380. The price is just naked supply and demand, it's never wrong.

Those are some good questions. Fortunately they have all been answered years ago. Much can be understood if you know about "open source" software that is "distributed" over the internet.

Because it is open source, all code used to create the program is available to all. Totally different than almost all the software your used to. You wondered who was at the top of the Pyramid? In the code you can see that there is no pyramid, no bitcoin.inc., no official anything. Each of us is the bank, the customer, the payment processor, etc. When you use bitcoin there is no need for a 3rd. party, just the seller and the buyer. The tasks you used to use a bank for are distributed across the network of users.

The security of bitcoin is based on strong encryption. Because this makes bitcoin impossible to profitably counterfeit, there is growing demand for it as a store of wealth. Because it is the fastest, cheapest, and most secure way to pay anyone anywhere; there is growing demand for BTC as a payment system. So, demand is driven by utility.

You answered your own last questions. Why do people use "real" money to buy "made up" bitcoin money? Because all money is just made up. It's just fancy paper that people believe will hold value. And gold is just a shinny rock. Why do you believe in the made up numbers on your credit card?

Remember that bitcoin is a payment system. It is not a get rich quick thing, so don't listen to any offers of wealth. They are scams. if you really want to use bitcoin then:

1. Choose an exchange in your home country. Some exchanges are not trustworthy.

2. Set up a wallet on your computer. I would not use any online wallet for more than $100 worth of bitcoin.

3. Fund your account and be prepared to give your identity. You may link your bank account or use a USPS money order. Do not use any system that has chargeback options, such as PayPal.

4. After purchasing at the exchange, move the bitcoin you bought to your wallet. Unless you have sole control of your private keys, you do not have bitcoin.

5. It is very important that you now make several copies of your wallet.dat file. Store them safely, because if you lose this file your bitcoins are gone forever. No exceptions.

At this point you have coins, you can get more when you want, and you can restore them if your computer dies. When you shop online you will notice that the transactions are done in minutes, you provide no information that allows an attacker to get more of your coins, and you are only paying a few pennies to send money anywhere.

6. Cut up your credit cards!

Another "man in Gahna" says: "Also teh trees mon, the trees are talking and saying evil tings. Some mon put a hex on me!

Yeah, that's why. They also require you to leave the bottle of sodium in oil behind.
Everyone who refuses the Amazing Randy's challenge has an excuse of some kind.

Great! I love the dark.  

EDIT: The director is just going to have to understand that trust is the issue. They are asking for our trust by demanding back doors in software. Well, they have violated our trust and so they will not be trusted by me. I can also assume that the FBI does not trust me. If they did they would not want to see my personal communication. I am not going to allow spying by provably untrustworthy people.

I agree. And to make an air force takes many years. They will have a hard time finding spare parts and jet fuel also. I would worry more about a suicide jet loaded with 500lb. bombs. But yes, they will make good training targets for other countries.

What is Chi? It's supposedly a form of energy that flows along meridians through your body. Why do people believe in it? The ancient Chinese knew a lot and their technology was advanced in the ancient world, except for medicine. They had a taboo against dissection and knew very little about the body. That led them to combine mystical beliefs with healing and invented Chi energy.

We know for a fact that the structures they thought were in the body are not really there. Nor has anyone ever found evidence of chi energy. Chi is a belief system that has zero basis in reality. Obviously this fire is a parlor trick.  

People have noticed and reported short training flights from IS held airbase.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29660029

I know a little Japanese (which borrows characters from Chinese) and I noticed that also. However the other characters look like they may be stylized fake Chinese. I don't know enough to be sure though. Nor do I know anything about vases. But I think of this blue porcelain look as being popular in Europe a hundred years ago. They made them in Europe to look Asian. If its what I'm thinking, they may actually be worth something. Not a fortune, but hundreds? 

lol. yeah, I don't think we should go get them either. I seriously doubt they would consider using them outside of the caliphate region. It would be easier to make ricin or sarin in the U.S. than smuggle it in. But damn, of all the people to wind up with this stuff.

As a side note... It's not that I support what my government does with the taxes they collect from me. I think most of it gets wasted at best. But that is a different problem than taxes themselves. Whether you feel free or not, these are the safest times in all of human history. Never have you been able to think that you might live to be 70. My friends in Washington state can smoke weed, carry a gun, curse any god, have sex with who they want, etc. That is basically unheard of in history.

A strong argument against a conspiracy is that this outbreak helps no one except the virus. By December we should have 1 -2 million cases. That level of infection may well lead to the end of several affected countries.
Your concern is that companies are trying to profit from "vaccine sales". Well, there are no vaccines for this. Maybe they are profiting from the aid being sent? Almost all of the aid is in the form of protective clothing and construction of temporary hospitals. The only use for this stuff is caring for Ebola patients.
Of course someone somewhere is getting a kickback, this is Africa after all. But Ebola is a real threat and will kill huge numbers before its over. Just hope that it does not mutate into a real monster. Because viri basically mate with your cells and have babies with you, each new person infected changes the virus genome and increase the odds of a more dangerous form evolving.