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As mentioned in the other thread on the topic, terrorism means whatever those in power want it to mean. It's why I always say, those not in power should resist using the term, and call out those who do use the term. If you automatically assume that anyone who uses the term is speaking crap, until demonstrated otherwise, you can resist the propaganda of the powerful.

On the actually topic, the person was just asking for trouble. Minting coins which are very similar to actual USA coins was always going to cause a hassle for them. They should have had a long talk with a lawyer before they went ahead with the enterprise. (And that's what it was, a business.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_the_limit_of_price
Cost the limit of price was a maxim coined by Josiah Warren, indicating a (prescriptive) version of the labor theory of value. Warren maintained that the just compensation for labor (or for its product) could only be an equivalent amount of labor (or a product embodying an equivalent amount).[1] Thus, profit, rent, and interest were considered unjust economic arrangements. As Samuel Edward Konkin III put it, "the labor theory of value recognizes no distinction between profit and plunder."[2] In keeping with the tradition of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations,[3] the "cost" of labor is considered to be the subjective cost; i.e., the amount of suffering involved in it.[1]

1 ^ a b In Equitable Commerce, Warren writes, "If a priest is required to get a soul out of purgatory, he sets his price according to the value which the relatives set upon his prayers, instead of their cost to the priest. This, again, is cannibalism. The same amount of labor equally disagreeable, with equal wear and tear, performed by his customers, would be a just remuneration
2 ^ a b Wendy McElroy, "Individualist Anarchism vs. "Libertarianism" and Anarchocommunism," in the New Libertarian, issue #12, October, 1984.
3 ^ Smith writes: "The real price of every thing, what every thing really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it." Note, also, the sense of "labor" meaning "suffering."

Many of the above. I'm interested in Bitcoin because I'm a strong believer in decentralisation, and avoiding government and corporate control. Bitcoin exists outside of government and corporate control (PayPal and credit cards, the two main ways to pay online, have massive problems). I'm also interested in cryptography, and digital cash. I see Bitcoin as a first step towards a possible truly anonymous digital currency. (BitLaundry and similar services are good to help make Bitcoin a bit more anonymous than it is.)

Other reasons exist, as well, but those are the main ones.

edit: I didn't vote in the poll.

You could probably play just on an ordinary website like Yahoo Games (I think they have backgammon), and arrange between the two players to actually pay out any bets.

Play a couple of games, if cash doesn't get transfered, well, you got a couple of fun games out of it. If it does, you can trust the person a bit more, and keep playing.

Yeah, if it was for a university course or similar, handing in an essay that someone else wrote would be called plagiarism. If it's for a public website, that's different. If I needed BTC, I'd think about taking you up on the offer (but wouldn't if it was to help someone cheat).

I'm not aiming on changing your faith. But I'm seriously interested in who you are praying to, and who (perhaps what) you think caused the 'quakes etc.

Nah.

I'm not about to scam people (which is why I explicitly said I didn't need anything). However, just giving resources without verification is foolish. It makes you feel better, but without verifying that it went to some worthwhile cause, it might well have been a waste. In this case, I doubt that there is a problem, but the point is, I've no way of knowing. 

If you really want to donate to someone, consider the Japanese Red Cross (website doesn't seem to be working just now though).

I read something on Slashdot, one person said:

I don't actually buy things online very often, so this sort of scheme is worth very little to me. Plus, it's hardly free money if I have to spend money first. However, if I remember, I'll look into this the next time I do purchase something online.

Well bugger. I just signed up after following a link from somewhere (it may have been this thread even...). But I doubt that you got the referral. ~23 minutes ago I signed up, in case you did.

Cheers.

Hi folks, so i've been told I should jump in on this thread. I'm currently living in the Tokyo area, one of the areas affected by that awful earthquake.

Beam me those bit coins brothers and God bless!


(Actually am living in the Tokyo area, don't need your charity though. It's interesting to see how people are seemingly so willing to jump in and send bitcoins to some person (who I wouldn't know from Bob) without any way to verify that they actually are sent to a proper charity (or converted to physical coin and then sent).)

So, which university is this for?

As an individual in an effected area of Japan (well, barely affected, but still*), I just want to say two things. One, thanks for the thoughts. Two, who are you praying too? If there is an all powerful God, that being caused the earthquake and the suffering.


* Am I allowed to start a scam now saying I'm destitute and please give me bitcoin?

Considering, if done correctly, being an "escort" can be a safe, fulfilling (and monetarily rewarding) job, it's worth looking into. Seriously if you are a pretty women (or, less demand for, a pretty man), know basic self-defense, and are willing to accept that you aren't really selling* your body, try and find out more.

Good luck with the job hunting if you do desire a white-colour office job in preference to that option.


* It's merely "renting" your body, and skills, just like any other job. Masseur, ditch-digger, hair-dresser, etc.

Is the Linux client Free Software (open source)? I use GNOME, so the unofficial KDE client is of no interest to me.

If the price was in BTC, and you were in the USA, I would assume they would be required to accept payment at the going rate in USD if offered. However, I'm not a lawyer, and I could be wrong.

If you are planning on doing anything with the advice in this thread, contact a lawyer before you do. Different jurisdictions have different laws, and the advice here might not be relevant in your case. (And Wikipedia is a better place to start than this thread.)

Bump, I've also had a lot of experience with WordPress, and think it's a wonderful system. Hint hint.

Being very much an "Internet only" currency at the moment, it makes sense that most goods traded are those that can be traded on the Internet. If my local electricity supplier (if I had to pay them anyway) accepted bitcoin, that would be a different matter. If I produced electricity (presumably as a small time supplier, perhaps via solar panels), who in my local area would want to pay with bitcoins?

Meh.