I just got an email from Blockchain.com.  They are giving away $25 worth of their Stellar (XLM) coin, but in order to claim it you have to submit a selfie and a government identification card.

I don't have any suspicions about Blockchain, I believe they're legit, but I'm always hesitant to spread my personal information around.

How many of you folks plan to claim your $25?

I have no disagreements to this philosophy, and I agree it would be easier to have guidelines to follow.  But I'll risk a speculation: that's probably not the decentralized vision theymos has for this forum.  In the short time I've been here it's been made pretty clear that theymos is libertarian.  And so yes, libertarian philosophy and lack of authority may lead to anarchy.  As long as nobody loses an eye, I'm enjoying witnessing this unique study in human behavior.  

Please elaborate how that could even possibly be Trump's goal? 

Now if Obummer were this motivated to build the wall, and take my guns, and run my healthcare, and suck up to China...  See where I'm going with this?

Electrum version 3.3.3 included a new feature that will inform you when there's a newer version of Electrum available.  Today a newer version was made available for download, and here's what to expect if you have the notification feature activated.  

The notification setting can be changed by going to Tools> Preferences> General.  You should see this:




You'll see an update notification in the lower right of the main window.




After clicking on the notification in the lower right of the main panel, you should see this pop-up:




Scrutinizing the displayed link, it appears to be legitimate.  I did not click the link, but instead opened my browser, and used my bookmark to navigate to the Electrum website.  Indeed the download page shows version 3.3.4 is available for download.

I was hopeful the development team would skip version number 3.3.4.  That was the version number applied to the malicious software responsible for steeling BTC from many users at the end of 2018, early 2019.

I downloaded version 3.3.4, and checked the signature.  It is verified as being signed by Thomas Voegtlin.

I believe that's a legitimate notification.  I originally posted my findings here, but i decided to move my post to it's own thread.  Here's a link to that thread:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5109727.msg49730884#msg49730884

He would crush it today, and he's gonna crush it in 2020.  There isn't a single Democrat on the scene that has the American people's interests listed as a priority.  Not one.  All they care about is stopping Trump.  Their policies aren't even well thought out, the only prerequisite to their policies is that they oppose Trump's.  Democrats care more about damaging the image of Republican's than they do about solving problems that plague Americans. 

I didn't vote for Trump in '16, I thought he was just another bag of hot air.  I will most certainly vote for him 2020, and his successor in 2024!

There are a lot of different types of democracies, and I can't tell which types you are attempting to compare.  Are you referring to Athenian democracy, where all laws and policies are voted on by the populous?  Are you referring to a democratically elected officials, or representative democracy?  Do you even know what the word democracy means?  I'm not sure you do.

I hate that I can't figure out what kind of animal is in owlcatz's avatar.  I have come to the conclusion it's neither an owl nor a cat, but what is it?  A skunk, raccoon, badger?  I don't fucking know, and it's just killing me.

 

I won't hold my breath while I listen to the crickets chirping.


Lol, false accusations, he says.   That's rich, coming from the guy who started this thread.

Lol, I have been spending some time with Victorian literature lately.



^^This!  If I was a newbie who had been scammed by a highly ranked member, I would go to a moderator or admin, not some schmuck with no credibility. 

From what I've seen the one person most capable in the effort to "defame" you is you.  You've done a great job with that just by posting this thread.  You, all by yourself have demonstrated just how little credibility you have by posting this unproven allegation against a reputable forum member.  You claim this allegation stems from some anonymous newbie, whom you oblige yourself to protect for some unknown reason.  You continue to promise more evidence to prove this allegation, yet you are unable or unwilling to deliver.  When all else fails, you threaten to dox suchmoon.  

Speaking for myself, I'm convinced you are a liar, a cad, a scoundrel, and you have no redeeming qualities whatsoever.

Continue to claim you have no alts, and I read "LIE."
Continue to promise more PMs, and I read "LIE."

Sorry buddy, not happening.  If you want to stop tagging shitbirds, go for it.  But, the shitbirds you've tagged already genuinely deserve it and I want to see those tags.  Take a step back if you're feeling overburdened with responsibility.  Also, I wouldn't worry about making a decision others disagree with, that's to be expected, we're all human.

Thanks for the advice, that's new to me.  Will this work on the S9i and S9j models as well?

I'm glad you didn't lose your funds, that's a relief.  I'm in agreement with TryNinja, Electrum won't auto-update, nor will it force you to accept an update.  The new version (3.3.3) has an option which will inform you when an update is available, but you have to activate that option.  I don't think any old versions included that option.

If you're concerned that you've been infected by any malicious software, it's probably time to nuke your OS and reinstall.

Lol, I thought nobody posted in Meta?  

I've earned the vast majority of mine in P&S and Meta, so I see I'm in good company.

Subtract the vitriol and anti-America sentiment, and yes this is true.  If country A, which is not sanctioned by the US does business with country B, which is subject to US sanctions, then country A risks being sanctioned by the US as well.

Reminder: sanctions wouldn't work if there was no incentive to do business with the US.

Lol, you need to install it before you can validate it. 

The nice thing about gpg4win is it's trusted by windows defender and almost all anti-virus programs.  If you get something that isn't trusted by your AV stop.

I would love to see my stats, if I can trouble you to take the time.  Thanks for putting together so much useful forum data.  You're an incredible help on so many levels.

Thanks for the correction.  I also see now that you had already figured out what the OP was doing wrong and described it in this post.

Yeah, the lack of a rating isn't proof that suchmoon didn't scam someone.  That's the beauty of this accusation, there's really no way to prove it didn't happen, so we must believe.

1. Believe that Thule has no ax to grind.
2. Believe Thule!?!
3. Believe Suchmoon is lying.

Can we turn this thread into a poll?

@suchmoon, are you starting to feel like Brett Kavanaugh yet?