How can an inanimate object be evil? Please explain.

From all types of death I'd pick painless, so I might need drugs in future, especially if I get cancer or any other painful disease. You can choose not to take them and suffer, but it won't change the facts. Drugs have their purpose and can be helpful if used correctly.

He had no idea how to use Bitcoin, but used it without spending a minute to read how it works. He was all head in the clouds driving his dream car.
If it wasn't Bitcoin, but someone came to pick up the cash, he would have fallen for the scam all the same. I don't know how you guys do it in the US of A, but we usually drive there and take a look at the car before buying it, because the pictures usually don't show much.

Many of them are the same person:





Same paid avatar, posts in Russian, very similar style of writing, where he frequently opens with "yes,"
Nice office you had there.

This account fizamcc https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=914279 is very similar to nizamcc https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=914279
The real one seems to be from India and the other from Russia, so i'd say an impersonation attempt, not an alt.
I'm actually amazed that he managed to run so many accounts for so long. Even the sole amount of impersonated (stolen?) nicknames should have got him discovered and banned.

Read part of the list and you can find some interesting examples, like alts waking up at the exact same second:
Today at 12:17:20 AM - test016 - woke up
Today at 12:17:20 AM - test022 - woke up
Today at 12:17:15 AM - test021 - woke up
Today at 12:17:13 AM - test020 - woke up
Today at 12:17:09 AM - testfunny29 - woke up
Today at 12:17:04 AM - testfunny35 - woke up
Today at 12:16:52 AM - test023 - woke up
Today at 12:16:48 AM - testfunny20 - woke up
Today at 12:16:43 AM - test08 - woke up
I guess he used some kind of bot or script to load all of them so fast.

Or obvious bannable names like theyimos https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=355834

I think that a guideline is not a rule, so banning someone for not following guidelines is a bit too much.

Of course the trust system is being spammed and abused, and I don't agree with people giving negative trust to people they don't like or consider spammers. Spamming is bannable, so these people should be reported and it's up to a mod to decide their fate. Trust comments should be given only if you transacted with that person or were a witness of an obvious scam attempt.

You're not a true Bitcoiner if you keep looking at USD and you treat BTC like a way to obtain USD. The ultimate goal should be to drop USD completely in favor of BTC and be able to transact with cryptos everywhere you go starting from a public toilet and ending with a Bugatti dealership

Also I can bet here and now that once you get $500 and start living on it, being able to buy all the things you need at the moment, you'll soon want more. You'll wish you had another $500k, because then you'd be able to also buy stuff for your wife, parents, kids, and so on. There's never enough money!

Those are great points. Also check if:
you have an antivirus software and it's up to date, try scanning your pc.
you are sharing a connection with other people via lan/wifi? It's quite easy to access pc through wifi and even easier through LAN
anybody else have access to your computer (roommates, friends)

Someone suggested a keylogger. This would only give away his wallet passphrase, not his private key. If he only generated the address and never displayed or copied the private key, he'd be safe. It looks like full access hack with the thief being in control of his OS account and logging in remotely, or his Bitcoin address was generated in a hacked wallet (not downloaded from a trusted site) that shared the priv key with the hacker.

The money ended up in a very big wallet, that contains almost 80 thousand addresses. Looks like an exchange.
https://www.walletexplorer.com/wallet/00015efc88765e70/addresses
Maybe someone can identify it. It's not impossible to track down the thief, but you'd have to get in touch with the owners of this exchange.

This person had access to your address before you even got the money. He waited until the transaction is confirmed and instantly sent the money to a brand new address in an empty wallet (1Ja8Kxn7oeYbc7wWqoVCCqCmygRLEVR3qv).

You forgot about the possibility of a fire, theft, miners breaking due to surges, lightning strikes, or just component failure.
There's also an issue with transport, fees, the possibility of equipment being lost, stolen or damaged in transport.
There are also losses coming from downtime due to from network failure, so it's needed to monitor the miners 24/7. The Chinese, who are really serious about this business,  basically live in their mines.

It's not worth your time. All the paperwork, hiring staff, security, converting a location into a data center...
If you go completely legal with it, business style, you won't make much. Profits from mining aren't that high if the price stays in the same range, most of the profits usually come from the increased value of your coins. That's why in 2014 miners got in trouble, because the price was much lower than the cost of mining. If you have a small operation in your backyard you can sit and wait, but if you have to pay your employees and the price stays low for a year or 2, then you're in trouble.

They must have access to cheap Chinese or Malaysian production lines, the same lines that assemble fake electronics like Iphones and stuff. They can make anything you want, you just have to provide the schematics and the cost is very low, so i'd say a lot of the price goes for the designer of the new chip and a PCB it's put on.

It will never get too expensive. The reality is that gambling will continue to exist even if Bitcoin is worth $10000. Want to know why? Because the price in USD is relative. It can go up or down and it has never affected people's choices. A couple years back Bitcoin was worth $300 and people gambled, now it's 1,5 thousand and people gamble. Most people don't and won't see a reason to stop.

I always look for a second bottom, so i'd say they were paid to assassinate him. "identified as a threat" WTF? A guy was driving a bulletproof limo with (most likely) government plates or other signs and they started shooting at him? No terrorist would choose an expensive bulletproof car as his transport. Also how the hell did they go through the armor? I bet the car looked like a swiss cheese after that "accident"

I'm not against gays as long as they keep to themselves. How come some people can be gay and nobody apart from their family and friends know about it? I'm not going to invade their privacy and discuss their sex life. It's their life and their choice.
I'm against raging gays who parade half naked, scream for gay rights and want to teach kids at school how good it is to be gay.

True, I'm sure we'd be healthier if we didn't spend as much time online. Nowadays half of the population is having sight problems and have to wear glasses or lenses and people are making billions on laser corrections.
The only downside of life without the internet is lack of information. You wouldn't know that someone in your area is selling a house or renting a flat without buying a newspaper and looking something up would take much more time. No Wikipedia, no Google maps...

In most countries you unfortunately are taxed. In the EU most countries have a tax threshold set below the minimum, so you have to be employed half-time to avoid it.
In some countries the tax threshold is set below the level of welfare. This means that if you are poor and receive welfare throughout the year, you'll come up above the threshold! That's one of the dumbest laws, but who am I to argue?

And it's totally not worth it if you're thinking about trading, because you'll have to set up an account with one of the exchanges either way and that 10% can make a huge difference. It can take months for Bitcoin to gain enough value for you to earn anything. Localbitcoins is ok only if you're trying to stay anonymous and avoid the big brother

Such spam can not only be used to push an agenda like BU, but it could also be an attempt to crash the price. It's all about the money, do not forget that.
If you look at charts it worked. Bitcoin went up by $200 and down by about $150 when the spam started. Somebody made a lot of money on that move.

It's as good as any other. Localbitcoins is ok only if you're willing to meet up and have time for it all. Also in many areas there are no nearby vendors.
It's much easier and faster to simply make an account on one of the more anonymous exchanges like btc-e and have coins on your personal wallet in 30 min.

Nicely done, I liked the story about a mud pie boy You're covering the basics in a nice and easy to understand way. If I were a new user it would get me interested.
Keep up the good work.