That's a good one Peter. But of course the operator could be in custody and helping with the investigation. Once caged, the canaries tend to sing.
But whatever, I don't use SR. I prefer to try legalizing drugs locally. It seems to be working in the U.S.

Indeed, apparently Satoshi also considered it. And, if I'm not mistaken, it is a modified "Sybil" attack. Which is also known.

Why should I believe this is the same site and not an FBI sting?

I hope he sold all his coins before publishing in an attempt to buy back during some kind of crash. I don't doubt the credentials of the guys who discovered this exploit, but the way they released the information in sensational terms is suspect.

It might be worth checking any old discs or hard drives from that time period. One day your 1 BTC could be quite a treasure.

So, should you trust an anonymous partner to help launder money? I would say no. If that person just walked off with your coins what could you do? 

That is incorrect. It may be hard for them to do, but they can be seized if they are involved in a crime. Or a corrupt government somewhere could take them for whatever reason they want.

Maybe bitcoin ATM's will become ubiquitous, I don't know? But anyone who buys one does this in the U.S. without a money transmitter licenses is outside of the law.  That's my understanding from looking into it a few months ago.
And I don't think in person sales are a loophole. While it is not likely one would get caught, you may actually need a licenses to do that also. It's just all so new.  

The VBS version is not really a game. It allows for full mission rehearsal in real time. Like in real life you spend a lot of time thinking through logistics transportation. There is no running and gunning. You survive by careful planning and communication.
The players are almost always professional soldiers and almost never open to the public. 

The bottom line is that the Canadian government requires that the seller knows the identity of those doing the currency exchange. Remember this machine not only uses bitcoin, but Canadian fiat.  Fiat currency is not owned by you, rather you are granted the right to use it within whatever laws the issuing authority feel like making. This is robocoin's idea to address those laws. A bitcoin ATM that anonymously dispenses BTC is not going to happen in most (any?) country.

sorry to hear this man. First thing to know is that you did nothing "wrong". It was the thief who did a wrong.
From what you said, I would be most suspicious of remote desktop.  But as the value of btc goes up, so does the sophistication of thieves. Security will be an ongoing problem in bitcoin. I think keeping all but a small amount of coins in cold storage is the best option now.

Hey thanks for posting this. 

+1
Judging by the trading today, I would say a lot of people around the world are proving they believe in the concept. I don't think bitcoin is in trouble. What was discovered is a legitimate theoretical threat, but not the kind of thing that can be done easily (profitably?). It is also something that can be addressed. At least that's what I think, as I do not understand enough about the protocol to really know. Sybil concerns me like a creative 51% attack does. It could happen, but it is highly unlikely to happen or bring down the network.    

If I'm reading this correctly, an attacker is more likely to loose value performing this attack than to profit from it. Is that right?

THIS.

You can check the balance of an address by entering it here: https://blockexplorer.com/
You will then see where your coin was sent. Of course you will need to have access to the corresponding wallet file, or at least the private keys from that wallet. Remember that the most important single step in using bitcoin is to make multiple copies of your wallet.dat file and secure them. If you loose your wallet, you have lost your private keys and your bitcoins. 

When i saw that he had written that in his suicide note I thought, "Please don't mention bitcoin". lol

Frankly I don't think t will ever be the most popular game. But it is not going away in military circles. I used to be a beta trainer for the U.S. Army, we used a sim based on the unreal engine. But the Arma engine is now the gold standard, used by armies around the world for training troops. I work with a version called VBS2. It costs about $2000 a copy, so not for everyone. But the best of the best for serious games.

http://products.bisimulations.com/

Hi Borg, I would gladly be assimilated by you. 
Welcome to the forums. Just ask if you have any questions.

Using BTC is enough of a gamble, lol. But seriously, I don't gamble simply because chances are I will lose. That is the essential fact to keep in mind. Why not invest your money in something that has better odds than a likely loss?

Welcome fellow bitcoin peer.  The restrictions on newbies are to stop scammers and bots, not to get in the way of cool people like you.