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61  Other / Politics & Society / Re: We are living in the 2nd coming of the 60s on: August 22, 2013, 04:39:34 PM
America needs to move to a 3 or 4 day work week. This is the only solution. Allow people to be home for 1 or 2 days more a week and things will change for the better.  Grin

In order for this to work, people would need to make enough within those 3 or 4 days to survive.  That's something close to 12-16 hour workdays, which I'm certain is entirely possible but those days off would be largely spent resting.

That would actually be a 13.3 hour day if there's only 3 days in a work week or a 10 hour workday if it was 4 days in a work week. The 13.3 is kind of excessive but the 10 hour day isn't that bad.

I'd certainly do it.
62  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Monsanto Protection Act Signed By Obama, GMO Bill “Written By Monsanto” on: August 22, 2013, 03:11:44 PM
Monsanto is a pretty messed up company.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto#Legal_actions_and_controversies_outside_North_America

Note that these are "controversies". Their contribution to chemical weapons is accepted by the government.
63  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Do You Think The Price of Bitcoins Will Go Down To $5.00? on: August 22, 2013, 03:07:56 PM
IMO the reason it's got so much value right now are the black market sites, but I could be wrong there.

I agree with this. This is also why I don't think it can fail. With legitimate users of bitcoins, if it crashes we can go back to fiat. With SR and similar sites, they can't start accepting credit cards so they need BTC. Even if BTC goes all the way down to $5 it will still be used by these sites. So long as it holds any value (which it will, it's not going anywhere) it will be used.
64  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Google Chrome is gonna fix all your libertarian extremism on: August 22, 2013, 02:49:07 PM
Has anyone tried it out before bashing it? Or did you all miss the point?

I'm downloading it right now, and I'll visit sites that I'd visit anyways to see how it judges me.

Downloaded it and started using it. I won't be able to see my balance for 28 days, which actually should increase the accuracy. I wonder how (if) it rates bitcointalk?
65  Economy / Lending / Re: [FUNDED] - BTCJam rep loan 0.25 at 10% ...thanks for looking! on: August 22, 2013, 02:34:58 PM
Highjacking this now useless thread, to gather some feedback from other members.

I removed my negative trust, because I really doubt gektek means any harm.
He claims to be a newbie willing to learn, which is ok.

Yet, after being explained why buying trust is pointless, and being suggested:

Maybe if you had just explained your project in details, without going through those useless rep steps, it would have been covered right away.
Too late now, as far as I'm concerned.

You should have requested 6 BTC for Karaoke equipment.

He's sticking to his original trust-buying agenda.

Not sure how to react, here, I'm tempted to neg rate him again, as I think what he's doing, even if in good faith, is harmful.
But then again, I doubt he's here to scam, so that doesn't sound right.

Wouldn't mind some input, there. Smiley



Not that you value my input, but what would the point be of giving him negative trust? Whether it's a trust loan or not, he paid it back, so to give him negative feedback is incorrect and just an asshole move.

Even if you don't care whether you're an asshole or not, giving him negative rep here doesn't matter because he's getting loans on BTCjam, and he's shown that he pays back his loans there.
66  Economy / Lending / Re: I need 0.50 btc for Marijuana on Silk Road on: August 22, 2013, 02:15:14 PM
Just sell the cards.  Someone will want to buy them and use Escrow.  After they have verified the codes are real then they will release the bitcoins to you.

No need for a loan. Smiley

I just wanted pm someone the codes and then i would pay back by that time. I would let them use the codes before the loan payment first. I see nothing wrong with that at all.

If they use the codes then why don't you just sell them? Why would you even want to pay them back extra money then?
67  Other / Off-topic / Re: what's wrong with moderate drug use? on: August 22, 2013, 02:13:21 PM
The only issues I have with your post is that coke is not an opiate (cocaine comes from the Coca plant) and that you should be careful with Ecstasy. After all, ecstasy by definition is MDMA cut with meth. Most of the time you'll never know how much of the relatively harmless MDMA you're getting versus the more harmful methamphetamine, so it's good to be careful lest you develop an addiction.

When did the definition of ecstasy become MDMA cut with meth? I mean, I know people mix stuff in basically to rip off their customers and I'll grant it's been 25 years since I touched the stuff so maybe the language has evolved since *ahem* my day. But having meth in your X never had a nickname other than "getting burned."

I've always thought that MDMA was simply MDMA, but that ecstasy was the pill form which usually got some filler. Since MDMA is a methamphetamine anyways it makes sense to cut the two together.

http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/whats-difference-between-molly-and-ecstasy

Yes, these are yahoo answers, but really there's no way to get actual citations. After all, it's up to the dealer, but in my experience if you ask for ecstasy you are asking for cut MDMA.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080620153209AA5hDy0

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130422171411AABiqcG
68  Other / Off-topic / Re: Deathbed Confession on Area 51 on: August 22, 2013, 02:08:08 PM
I am still offering 200BTC for any proof of aliens. And that is the tip of the iceburg, "the amazing Randy" also has 1 million dollars ready to give away. Funny how the aliens only reveal themselves to weirdos who can't seem to muster a shred of evidence. Just bring me a tool made from an unknown alloy or a single sample of a non-DNA based lifeform. Because it would be the greatest discovery in all of science, I would gladly pay.

Well, there is solid evidence of nanobacteria coming from Mars. This is assuming you believe in nanobacteria.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_on_Mars#Meteorites

Here's another article about alien bacteria:

http://news.discovery.com/space/has-evidence-of-extraterrestrial-life-been-found-110305.htm
69  Other / Politics & Society / Re: #RacistVan on: August 22, 2013, 01:56:10 PM

Many individual Abbos and Indians do just fine, including many in my own family.  Fuck you for ethnic stereotyping and painting cultural caricatures with your broad brush.  Also fuck you for leaving the (white) Irish off your list of poor helpless oppressed (brown) peoples.   What a bigoted POS you are!


So you belong to a race that has been persecuted and massacred throughout history, yet you yourself promote bigotry. Interesting.

70  Other / Off-topic / Re: recommend some new hallucinogens on: August 22, 2013, 01:43:17 PM
Sassafras oil is the precursor of MDMA. I didn't know you can consume it directly.

That's interesting. I had no idea what it was, only that it was related to MDMA somehow.

I took it nasally as a brown, fine powder. It didn't taste like MDMA at all, so I'd assume that it was just pure sassafras and I was consuming it directly.

I know what the plant sassafras is, however I thought that the sassafras moniker was just a nickname. I didn't know that the actual sassafras plant was hallucinogenic. Isn't sassafras used in some kinds of soda?
You sure it wasn't that DMT rich tree: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anadenanthera_peregrina

No, I'm sure it wasn't. I've never done that drug but from what I've heard it's pretty unpleasant in the beginning. It makes you nauseous and some people even puke in the beginning before you start tripping. It definitely wasn't what I did, since I had no uncomfortable feelings on the sassafras.
71  Other / Off-topic / Re: recommend some new hallucinogens on: August 22, 2013, 01:39:10 PM
Sassafras oil is the precursor of MDMA. I didn't know you can consume it directly.

That's interesting. I had no idea what it was, only that it was related to MDMA somehow.

I took it nasally as a brown, fine powder. It didn't taste like MDMA at all, so I'd assume that it was just pure sassafras and I was consuming it directly.

I know what the plant sassafras is, however I thought that the sassafras moniker was just a nickname. I didn't know that the actual sassafras plant was hallucinogenic. Isn't sassafras used in some kinds of soda?
72  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Assault weapon bans on: August 22, 2013, 01:35:55 PM
... Those who own guns, own a huge pride baggage that comes with it. Yoi just cannot let it sit quietly in your locker/holster. You will need to take it out for  occasion, to show it to your friends, or clean it a bit too often, just to look at it, or to feel it. And in some countries it is completely ok.
I have never removed my gun from my holster outside of my home/range. Where I live it is illegal to un-holster in public. I have shown it to a few friends in private. But most people who know me have no idea at all that I carry. You seem to be describing what YOU would do if you had a gun. People who know guns do not do theses things in my experience.

I think it can go either way. I have friends who certainly tote their weapons. However, I also live in NH where open carry is allowed.
73  Economy / Lending / Re: I need 0.50 btc for Marijuana on Silk Road on: August 22, 2013, 01:34:24 PM
I am not comfortable with mailing, is there any other option i can do other than that? I mean is this the only option available?

There's no other option unless you give the collateral to someone in person who lives in your area.
74  Other / Off-topic / Re: what's wrong with moderate drug use? on: August 22, 2013, 01:33:22 PM
Playboy has some great articles.  Some of the stories are ok too.

To me "Stink" tends to conjure up images of going down on a pussy and being greeted by the odour of wee.

Anyway, I was going to discuss drugs cos when I was still mis-spending my yoof I did try out quite a few at various times, with the exception of the opiates.

 At the time Cannabis resin, or dope, as it used to be called then, was cheap, available and pretty harmless in moderation and I viewed alcohol and cigarettes as much more harmful.  I never, ever experienced any kind of withdrawal or dependency on anything except cigarettes and amphetamines, and of course, the mother of all hangovers from cheap cider  Embarrassed

Amphetamines was a bit scary because of the horrible come down but I never felt that taking more would help because it was about fatigue from being awake for ages, as well as the strong feeling that it was fucking up my body fast.
I also sampled LSD, magic mushrooms and ecstasy and could only describe the experiences as profound, interesting and great fun. 

Some years later I got run down by a car and had months in a hospital bed with pelvic and spinal injuries.  I was administered morphine and I was just in a dream for some days.  About 2 weeks after, they abruptly stopped the morphine and I had a few really horrible days and nights.  That withdrawal period must have been a cakewalk compared with withdrawal from a long term dependency on on any opiate or alcohol but it was enough to reinforce the view that the way we understand and use drugs is wrong.

Specifically the language we use with them is very important in the sense that we refer to coffee, cigarettes and alcohol individually and the rest simply as drugs, when the effects and differences between them are profound and important to understand.  Clearly some people drink and develop issues with it while others can moderate their use and the same is true for the other drugs.

Existing laws, the war on drugs and the absurd political dialogue around them are wildly disconnected from rational and informed debate.  A strictly rational analysis of the issues brings me to conclusions which strongly suggest many of them should be legalised and regulated maybe like tobacco and alcohol, with revenues being used to assist public health and education.  The reduction in the cost of drug related crime, DEA activity, policing and prisons alone would be worth it, even before any tax and legitimate profits from the colossal revenue stream involved.

I remain of the view that the opiates, with the possible exception of coke, are addictive way beyond being very, very, very nice, which they are too.  I walk a mile away from them and I don't really know what's best with these.

I also have the view that cannabis resin and the milder forms of marijuana are harmless, fun and good for my creativity, apart from the damage from smoking it very occasionally.

Caffeine and nicotine are my staples, beer makes me fart.

Occasional use of LSD, Ecstasy and magic mushrooms, well,   Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin



Well said.

The only issues I have with your post is that coke is not an opiate (cocaine comes from the Coca plant) and that you should be careful with Ecstasy. After all, ecstasy by definition is MDMA cut with meth. Most of the time you'll never know how much of the relatively harmless MDMA you're getting versus the more harmful methamphetamine, so it's good to be careful lest you develop an addiction.
75  Other / Off-topic / Re: recommend some new hallucinogens on: August 22, 2013, 01:26:29 PM
Salvia is kind of fun and you can buy it legally, but it lasts only five minutes or less.

DMT is also fun but it does not last very long and can be expensive depending on who you buy it from.

You can also do 25c-NBOMe or 25i-NBOMe but these are research chemicals. They are also very easy to OD on so you will need to either get a very precise scale (one that can weigh individual milligrams) or blot it (assuming you don't buy tabs in the first place). As a plus both are legal in most US states (but very illegal in the UK).

MDMA can be classified as hallucinogenic, but you're better off doing "Sassafras" (I have no idea if this is a nickname or if it's actually sassafras) which is similar but has visuals.

You can also do Kratom, which is legal and cheap as dirt, but you will need to eat about an ounce to actually be tripping. It's a vile substance so eating an ounce is a challenge.
76  Economy / Lending / Re: iNVeSTMeNT oPPoRTuNiTY - 0.5 mini loan with a 5% return ...thanks for looking! on: August 22, 2013, 01:13:02 PM
I will fund the remainder of the second loan, however I did not have a BTCjam account until I saw this so I'm still waiting for a deposit to arrive in my account.
77  Economy / Games and rounds / Re: BTCJam forum name verification on: August 22, 2013, 01:00:33 PM
'I want to link my Bitcointalk name with BTCJam's. Verification code: 5e29e7ca-7cee-4be8-8ce8-f46bef627e32'
78  Economy / Lending / Re: Need 20-50BTC to start grow-op, Sweden/Nordic lender preferred. on: August 22, 2013, 12:49:15 PM
Prefer lender in Sweden or other Nordic country so we can maybe meet up and discuss things in person.

Then get nicked by the Police for promoting drug growing operations.

If you grow drugs illegally, you're a bitch who ruins lives. kthx

Unless he's growing coca or opium I doubt he's ruining any lives...

But OP, I don't think you will be able to get such a large loan without some serious collateral. At 20-50 BTC unless you can send your car I don't think you'll be able to get this loan.
79  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Ignore Mtgox on: August 20, 2013, 07:21:56 PM
and after bitstamp starts having the same problems then what?


Won't happen.
Bitstamp is managed by European, not Japanese Smiley

Of course. There are no problems in Europe, after all.
80  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Hey hey hey on: August 20, 2013, 06:57:21 PM
You can only post every 6 min, and this for the next 2 weeks at least.
Even if you are qualified, which is hard to tell, you won't be able to answer before someone else that knows the same things and does not have any restrictions.

So that's a reason to not try and help?  Huh

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