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4961  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Is it just me or do ALOT of bitcoin sites look just awful? on: December 25, 2012, 10:23:05 PM
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Craigslist's site style is 1995, yet it's one of the most popular site on the Internet.

It's a timeless design. Most sites in 1995 used frames, animated gif and so on this is really different.

Good design isn't really about eyecandy but about ergonomics, which even less and less so called designers understand.
4962  Economy / Speculation / You guys gonna become paranoid about Ripple on: December 25, 2012, 05:59:41 PM
And drive prices down.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=133023.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=133096.0

some of you operate on the bigger fool theory and will try to sell before the others to buy back cheaper.
This will take place between now and the time ripple goes out of beta when realizing the mistake and bitcoin go back up.
You heard it here first  Cheesy

4963  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: breaking: trafficholder starts accepting bitcoin on: December 25, 2012, 01:30:35 AM
So you don't want them only because you have adblock?
No I don't want adblock but companies like those force me to. I get paranoid when I see ads, I'm serious.  Embarrassed
4964  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: breaking: trafficholder starts accepting bitcoin on: December 25, 2012, 01:25:20 AM
The scum of the internets, barely at the level of click credit sites. Do not want.

More info please? Whats wrong with them

I don't know I am scared of the web outside of adblock plus.
4965  Other / Off-topic / Re: Post-Scarcity Economic SMBC 'Comic' on: December 25, 2012, 01:20:21 AM
Hilarious  Cheesy

*takes a seat, waiting for the libertarian camp to get it.*
4966  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: breaking: trafficholder starts accepting bitcoin on: December 25, 2012, 01:16:13 AM
The scum of the internets, barely at the level of click credit sites. Do not want.
4967  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: After testing Ripple... on: December 24, 2012, 12:08:15 PM
Ahh fresh hypocrisy.  That smell! Cheesy
Just waiting to watch somebody shooting oneself in the foot.
4968  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: If LTC is a pump & dump and is to collapse BTC is too. on: December 24, 2012, 02:44:48 AM
However if myspace2 was simply a clone of myspace without any innovative features then it would have died on the vine.

Can something replace Bitcoin because it is superior?  Sure however the network effect makes that a high barrier to entry.
Is LTC that "something"? No.  Not even close.

You are right LTC is not superior, it doesn't need to be. Is facebook superior than myspace? Probably not, it's different. Coming up with analogies wouldn't help any argument here, cryptocurrencies are just too different from everything else for it to make sense.
I suggest you trash that ebay analogy cuz I can come up with several examples which are just as invalid where the copy exceeded the original.
It just doesn't matter how you compare it cryptocurrencies are something unique.


As for the network effect itself: In case of Bitcoin it is self quenching, in periods. We had one of these periods last year and there could be another one next year. These occur independently of developments in alternate cryptocurrencies but they give them space. Litecoin amoung it's predecessors was thought up during last years period and if it makes it through the coming year it will exhibit growth during the next bitcoin resession.
Now there will be those who will blame LTC for the resession while this just isn't true. Capital flowing of from bitcoin would otherwise flow to the USD and result in a worse impact.
Now you could say there will never be again a bitcoin recession, but that would be like to say there will never be a snowstorm.
4969  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: If LTC is a pump & dump and is to collapse BTC is too. on: December 24, 2012, 12:22:27 AM
LTC is too stable to be a pump and dump. Price has barely moved in the last month. But still has healthy volume.
Yeah that too Wink
4970  Economy / Speculation / Re: Woo hoo Silver smack down on: December 24, 2012, 12:21:00 AM
Remember 2008 when sliver was @10 USD and every bullion dealer was conveniently "out of stock"?

If anything that would be the case, so he's not gonna take you up on that bet smoothie.
4971  Economy / Long-term offers / Re: ForexCoins Investment Fund - 1-10% per week on: December 23, 2012, 11:39:57 PM
I'm so proud of you guys Smiley
4972  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / If LTC is a pump & dump and is to collapse BTC is too. on: December 23, 2012, 11:23:29 PM
If it isn't neither are both.  That is the truth nobody of those guys complaining about LTC is willing to admit.

Litecoin is the same thing as Bitcoin except for a different hashing function. It stands to have the same potential, and is dependent only on the participants on whenever that potential is realized or not.

also see my sig below vv.  Cheesy
4973  Other / Politics & Society / Re: System building on: December 23, 2012, 02:20:41 AM
Capitalism can't create anything since it is created, by everybody Cheesy
The term is over- and mis-used for a lot of things. But not only that but every other *-ism as well. It it counter intuitive to use them actually. I'll try to express my true meaning in more detail in future discussions.  Cool

Back to business: Shall it be law to have an entity called a "legal personality" which is liable for the actions of a corporation?
I say: Nay!
4974  Other / Politics & Society / Re: System building on: December 23, 2012, 02:04:45 AM
Capitalism introduces a concept called a legal personality, an abstract concept consisting of an entity. These entities are supposed to be in charge of cooperations, be liable under law and so on. It separates the subject from the object, and so creates the illusion of personal non-liability.

Capitalism didn't create that legal concept, governments did.

Gotcha,
governments are a similar legal concept. They too are entities providing the illusion of non-liability.

Somebody lobbied for that law, and I think it was wealthy capitalists.
4975  Economy / Long-term offers / Re: ForexCoins Investment Fund - 1-10% per week on: December 23, 2012, 01:59:59 AM
subbed

Lets wait for the suckers.
Anybody want some popcorn?
4976  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer - MtGoxUSD wall movement tracker on: December 23, 2012, 01:33:57 AM
4977  Other / Politics & Society / Re: System building on: December 23, 2012, 01:28:31 AM
Doesn't sound much different from AnCap.

Well there is regenacy inside a large corporation, at least the ones which currently exists. Under anarchism those couldn't exit but there are so in tune with capitalism. Capitalism introduces a concept called a legal personality, an abstract concept consisting of an entity. These entities are supposed to be in charge of cooperations, be liable under law and so on. It separates the subject from the object, and so creates the illusion of personal non-liability.
4978  Other / Politics & Society / Re: System building on: December 23, 2012, 01:03:39 AM
Actually the correct term is post structuralist Anarchism.

It's basically anarchism with the difference that it acknowledges that the abolishment of the government isn't the magic pill and that government is just a result of the society we live in. It acknowledges that not all power is abusive and it does not assume that human nature is good, spoiled by government like some of the other schools are. It also intents to fight regnancy (hard to come up with the correct term, the english language is so restrictive, that is something of a concern too ...) everywhere not just the one which happens to be inside government.
(Of course in the end government would still be abolished  Wink)
4979  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Is Ripple a Bitcoin Killer or Complementer? Founder of Mt Gox will launch Ripple on: December 23, 2012, 12:35:36 AM
Oh the same Jed who let his computer get compromised and gave up his illegal back door access to MTGOX, which in turn resulted in the first big mtgox hack?

What can go wrong!?

QFT

Watch your back, the natives going to be restless.
4980  Other / Politics & Society / Re: If the minimum reason a government exists.... on: December 22, 2012, 11:33:25 PM
IMO capitalism has no purpose when gift culture could replace it, there is a place for capitalism in regard to things with inherent scarcity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_calculation_problem

How will resources be allocated efficiently in a gift culture?

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