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6921  Bitcoin / Meetups / Re: Bitcoin Supernode System on: June 13, 2013, 11:40:25 AM
Duke
Prince
Marquis
Earl
Viscount
Please take your meds again. You're getting worse by the minute.

You want some sort of human hierarchy?

Ambassador Plenipotentiary
Ambassador-at-Large
Special Envoy
Envoy

***or***

General of the Army
4-star General
Lieutenant General
General Major
Brigadier
Colonel

Which one you prefer?


If you want no hierarchy, then very sorry for you since that will not be the case in this world nor in the next one (bible verse).
6922  Bitcoin / Meetups / Re: Bitcoin EU Convention 2013 (Amsterdam, Netherlands September 27th~29th) on: June 13, 2013, 11:35:48 AM
500 people is still quite many for a conference. The network effect cannot become much higher if the number of attendees crosses certain threshold (for example they start to be called attendees, instead of participants, or even delegates)

I recently organised a summit with 8 delegates, and the hosts and guest numbered about 12. This is the other end.

If my supernode is re-started, we will probably send about 5 people to the Netherlands for the duration of the conference. (Currently my supernode is dissolved, I am in a mental hospital, Roni and Annina have found new life in California, and Erki and Frank will make Silvervault the premier hub for direct BTC<->AGD trading (direct physical silver for physical btc at a mouseclick).
6923  Bitcoin / Meetups / Re: Bitcoin Supernode System on: June 13, 2013, 11:23:15 AM
I will not have the time to single-handedly drive on this mission (The Supernode). Therefore I will wait with these preliminary ideas if there is market for it, or whether I will just drop it. Comments, please.
6924  Bitcoin / Meetups / Re: Bitcoin Supernode System on: June 13, 2013, 10:50:48 AM
10 Duke(10,000,000mBTC) - approx 70 exist
15 Prince(3,000,000mBTC) - approx 200 exist
20 Marquis(1,000,000mBTC) - approx 700 exist
25 Earl(300,000mBTC) - approx 2000 exist
30 Viscount(100,000mBTC) - approx 7000 exist
35 Baron(30,000mBTC) - approx 20,000 exist
40 Baronet(10,000mBTC) - approx 70,000 exist
45 Knight(3,000mBTC) - approx 150-200,000 exist
50 Freeman 1st cl.(1,000mBTC) - approx 300-500,000 exist

This group numbers about 0.5-1 million now, and most of them have no idea of how important they are. Really, currently they are therefore mostly not that important. But if they did activate their supernode and mininodes, they would be important very soon. Before the old powers can fall, we need the new safety net established.

We need a new OTC exchange for USD/BTC and all other crypto/fiat/metal currencies. But many are already working for that, including "my" Bitcoin Dealer Network Association (BDNA). We have many services, but people are working for that.

We also need to have a supernode network to just .. umm.. rule the world and have fun doing it.
DISCLAIMER - THIS IS JUST A GAME, ALBEIT YOUR ENTIRE LIFE IS AT STAKE IN A POSITIVE WAY
 Grin


10 Duke(10,000,000mBTC) - approx 70 exist
15 Prince(3,000,000mBTC) - approx 200 exist
20 Marquis(1,000,000mBTC) - approx 700 exist

These are the ones that we need most. So I propose a criteria on how to become one:


Test on Supernodes
If You pass the test with
- minimum 55, you are eligible to become Duke
- minimum 45, you are eligible to become Prince
- minimum 35, you are eligible to become Marquis
- minimum 25, you are eligible to become Earl
- minimum 15, you are eligible to become Viscount
- less than 15, you are eligible to become Freeman

1. Do you have at least (X) bitcoins:
more than 50,000 => 20 points
50,000 => 18 points
30,000 => 16 points
20,000 => 14 points
10,000 => 12 points
5,000 => 10 points
3,000 => 8 points
2,000 => 6 points
1,000 => 4 points
500 => 2 points
300 => 0 points
less than 300 => disqualified

2. Do you plan to acquire more bitcoins or sell them in the following 6 months:
sell more than 25% => 0 points
sell more than 10% => 2 points
not sell, not buy => 4 points
buy more => 6 points
Buy a lot more => 8 points

3. How many languages do you command?
=> 2 point per language

4. Have you ever been convicted of a crime (political and victimless crimes do not count)
=> 8 points if no, -4 points per each count

5. Do you understand how bitcoin network works?
yes, read and understood the white paper => 6 points
yes, could explain it to an outsider => 4 points
no, not really => 2 points
it's Greek to me => 0 points

Do you trade bitcoin OTC now?
no => 0 points
not really => 2 points
YEAH, quite much => 4 points
established business going on => 6 points

Do you have other bitcoin business?
no => 0 points
just or once => 2 points
yes but small => 4 points
established => 6 points

Write an essay on your Bitcoin Ministry (This is a LARP after all, so write about your character and how it's role is to promote the bitcoin business)? (max=> 10 points)

What is your Bitcoin Mission Statement? (max=> 4 points)

Your achievements (in sports, etc. something world-class(national/city/etc.) you have done, max 3) (max=> 6 points)

Count all the points, then find out about your (maximum) ranking.


Note carefully. You need to post a Bitcoin Supernode Network game fee, which goes up with the rank (0.5% of the noted wealth):

Duke: 50,000mBTC
Prince: 15,000mBTC
Marquis: 5,000mBTC
Earl: 1,500mBTC
Viscount: 600mBTC
Freeman: 300mBTC.

The price includes entrance to Internet resources, plastic name tag/(ID card) and printed promotion materials incl posters, T-shirt, millibitcoin notes.The plastic materials are actually quite nice. In a separate thread I will start asking for admissions. (Until now, this is all in planning stage.)




6925  Bitcoin / Meetups / Re: Bitcoin Supernode System on: June 13, 2013, 10:14:21 AM
How to become a Supernode?

Currently this thread is just a collection of my notes that I made during my hospitalization. So there is not yet a way to become supernode except setting up one yourself. I can think of the following schemes, but my own health does not necessarily allow me an important role so somebody needs to catch the ball from here.

1. One way is to realize that you are the coolest guy around and create a Duke D.G. from yourself (By the Grace of God, Henry, 1st Duke of Michigan). Then continue doing cool stuff, finding vassals and making diplomatic missions to other states.

2. My Supernode "Re-activation Panel" is a collection of 12 people in very high standing. If they want to create me a Duke or a Prince, I will certainly submit to them (another thing is if they even want me to be subservient).

3. If you want to be a lower-class supernode, you can find someone in higher class, and have him create you a supernode or mininode.    

4. Minimum is to actively decide to be a Freeman. You don't need to do anything then.
6926  Bitcoin / Meetups / Re: Bitcoin Supernode System on: June 13, 2013, 10:12:29 AM
I think I qualify for Destitute Node at the moment.

When I can find work for bitcoins I expect to level up well into the Freeman classes quickly though.

When I have 0.1 bitcoin I will be Freeman 3rd class already, is that correct? That's quite a jump.

People could easily become Freemen if there were more services or jobs in the bitcoin economy.


You can easily find work in this forum if you can code. If there are any supernodes or mininodes in your locality doing anything, you can find they pay several mBTC per hour. It is the whole point of the exercise that people should become independent of their current masters (PTB) and become Freemen instead. It does not require so many mBTC when one mBTC equals a room for month in an inn.
6927  Bitcoin / Meetups / Re: Bitcoin Supernode System on: June 13, 2013, 09:23:39 AM
05 and above (30000+BTC) set their own title - approx 20 can exist in the world
10 Duke(10000BTC) - approx 70 exist
15 Prince(3000BTC) - approx 200 exist
20 Marquis(1000BTC) - approx 700 exist
25 Earl(300BTC) - approx 2000 exist
30 Viscount(100BTC) - approx 7000 exist

There is now and will be in the foreseeable future about 10,000 [7,000...15,000] people who own more than 100,000mBTC. This is a mathematical fact. The form or the top of the pyramid is already there, although most of the names will change during Bitcoins rise from 0.1 to $1000 and back.

35 Baron(30,000mBTC) - approx 20,000 exist
40 Baronet(10,000mBTC) - approx 70,000 exist
45 Knight(3,000mBTC) - approx 200,000 exist
50 Freeman 1st cl.(1,000mBTC) - approx 700,000 exist

Many of these people also exist now, and their number will likely increase somewhat when bitcoin goes mainstream.

55 Freeman 2nd cl.(300mBTC) - approx 2,000,000 exist
60 Freeman 3rd cl.(100mBTC) - approx 7,000,000 exist
65 Freeman 4th cl.(30mBTC) - approx 20,000,000 exist
70 Freeman 5th cl.(10mBTC) - approx 70,000,000 exist
75 Freeman 6th cl.(3mBTC) - approx 200,000,000 exist
80 Freeman 7th cl.(1mBTC) - approx 700,000,000 exist
85 Freeman 8th cl.(0.3mBTC) - approx 1,200,000,000 exist
90 Freeman 9th cl.(0.1mBTC) - approx 1,500,000 exist
95 Freeman 10th cl. - approx 1,200,000 exist

Currently this group numbers in millions, but it should number in billions. We need to let them develop more services in Bitcoinworld to make this segment of world population benefit from Bitcoin more.
6928  Bitcoin / Meetups / Re: Bitcoin Supernode System on: June 13, 2013, 08:42:19 AM
Castles in the sky man. But hey, it's fun right?

This exactly is the idea. If we make enough people to join in, they will make enough to join in, and then we do have many castles and not only in the sky but also in Long Island, and Bourgogne  Grin
6929  Bitcoin / Meetups / Re: Bitcoin Supernode System on: June 13, 2013, 08:23:50 AM
Practical considerations


1. Many of the large holders (1,000,000 & up, I estimate there are 1000 such people) of bitcoins are rather weak organizationally. The classification points to them, that they either need to sell their bitcoins proportionally when the price rises, or start to phase out their work unrelated to Bitcoin and even start employ people related to Bitcoin.

2. The classification opens up better networking possibilities for those, who do not think that the anonymity of some of their Bitcoin requires anonymity of all of their bitcoins (think cash as an example, everybody has a bank account, but may still use cash unanonymously or anonymously). Actually the best way to hide your clandestine bitcoin uses is to have large legit traffic. As a long-time silver dealer I have had many opportunies to use cash illegitemately, because for me it is everyday to have about $10-50k in physical cash (never done that of course). At least this maps the network of rather many public Bitcoin users, so that the unmapped anonymous holders can plan their moves.

3. We need to have uniform communication modes across Bitcoinworld. This has the potential to rather soon establish the Bitcoin User not affected meme to something bold, resembling a diplomatic passport in physical world matters.



6930  Bitcoin / Meetups / Re: Bitcoin Supernode System on: June 13, 2013, 06:22:42 AM
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3. REACTIVATION OF RPIETILA SUPERNODE

Rpietila supernode may be reactivated as follows: Rpietila summons a general supernode meeting. The invitation must provably be sent to the following people 168 hours prior to the scheduled opening time of the meeting (number of votes in parentheses): Paul (9), Erki (Cool, Frank (7), Jaakko (7), Iiro (7), Vesa (7), Lauri (6), Mikko (5), Roni (5), Heikki (4), Jochen (3), Taimar (3). After the minimum of 72 hours of uninterrupted deliberation (no other people except rpietila's staff with his permission may enter the area designated as secure), the participants present may vote for the reactivation of the supernode. Rpietila has no vote, but can veto the affirmative decision of the others (and they may set up a supernode themselves). Rpietila may deny partial attendance to the summit, it is all or nothing. The participants receive no compensation whatsoever, except room and board. Minimum 3 people except rpietila must be present to activate the supernode.

If 30 days elapses from the moment that rpietila has last made personal physical contact to minimum 3 of the above people simultaneously, earlier orders are in force. It does not matter what rpietila's condition is, as long as the others may enter and exit at will.

When I went to hibernation, I deactivated my supernode quite totally. Even though I unhibernated my self yesterday, we will need to call a general supernode meeting to officially take back the supernode powers. That will be realistic in the first week of June the earliest. I am not in a hurry myself. The most important reason (for an opening meeting to be so heavy) is:

A: I must be able to summon the participants (if not, there will be no supernode without staff anyway Wink )

B: The participants need to have 72 hours to examine my mental situation (whether I am able to run a supernode or not).

Running a class 10 supernode ("Duke") costs me at least $100-$200k per month. If I reactivate my old businesses but no supernode, my costs will run in about $15-$20k per month. There is also an opportunity for a half/half resolution and activation of a lower class (15 or 20) supernode, and that will be discussed. Problem is that with my current medication I am hardly able to organize anything that would bring in the money, and therefore the hospital staff don't want me to organize things that would increase my cost side. I am on a sick leave until June 30 anyway. Most of the time before that I will spend in the hospital with hopefully my communications intact.
6931  Other / Off-topic / Re: rpietila public diary on: June 12, 2013, 05:49:23 PM
I started a new thread for postings about the Supernode concept. I am still resting but I made some contribution here during my communication lockup.
6932  Bitcoin / Meetups / Re: Bitcoin Supernode System on: June 12, 2013, 05:30:32 PM
Bitcoin Supernode Alternate Reality Game

Do you want to just update your life? Start to live in the age of great men and great machines, intertwined with the modern communication technology. Then Bitcoin Supernode Game is for you. The more you buy bitcoins, the more important role you will have in the world, as bitcoin relentlessly rises above its true value of around $300k/mBTC and comes back. The Bitcoin Supernode Game eases in the transition - you are already acting as a ruler, so it is possible that you will be promoted even above your actual holdings when everybody sees that Bitcoin is the thing.

I do not currently know how long we need to play. The longer, the more fun. I personally think Bitcoin's rise will happen in violent episodes which see the price going up from (USD/BTC is used for clarity) 0.06 to 0.36 (6x, 10-11/2010), 0.20 to 1.06 (5x, 12/2010-2/2011), 0.67 to 31.99 (46x, 4-6/2011), and 13.5 to 267 (20x, 1-4/2013). It is important to capture these supermoves, and because you don't know when a supermove will commence, you better stay all in all the time. We cannot get from 100 to 300000 in one supermove, that is for sure.

For the game, we need to decide the gamemaster team first. They will have somewhat different role than the players. Is there anyone who wants to join me?

The players will be noblemen in different levels. I cannot write a convincing story even though I have in mind, help me!! Embarrassed

 
6933  Bitcoin / Meetups / Bitcoin Supernode System on: June 12, 2013, 05:30:09 PM
Hi, this thread is dedicated to the second of my great pillars on how to support Bitcoin in 2013 - The Supernode

It is best to think of this as a very real instance of a Alternate Reality Live Action Role Play. Just jump in by buying bitcoins, start to act as if they had tremendous value (which will cause them to have the value) and take your role as a Nobleman or Freeman! The power is there for grabs!

The registration fee is 0.5% of your bitcoins and that already buys you many things. We literally divide the world among us. Be prepared to spend 5% of your bitcoins annually on the game - flight, hotel and restaurant expenses, general living according to your lot, meetups and other marketing. Note: You are also expected to setup bitcoin businesses and you will have the chance to make the money back with interest. If not, at least the 95% are very much more valuable because of the interest you have been keeping up with the Supernode lifestyle.


Jun 13:

Bitcoin Capability Classification (BCC) is a general scale for classifying the capability of people in the Bitcoinworld. The system is logarithmic. It encompasses the previous Supernode classification.

ULTRANODES
00-05 unestablished regal titles (one or more)
06-10 Duke (approx. min. 10,000,000mBTC and behaves like that)

HYPERNODES
11-15 Prince (approx. min. 3,000,000mBTC and behaves like that)
16-20 Marquis (approx. min. 1,000,000mBTC and behaves like that)

SUPERNODES
21-25 Earl (approx. min. 300,000mBTC and behaves like that)
26-30 Viscount (approx. min. 100,000mBTC and behaves like that)

Everything above this will collectively be called "Supernodes". Everything below this will never be called "Supernodes" so make sure to acquire and hold the 100 bitcoins required, if you want to be numbered in the Register of Supernodes! Smiley Now they are so cheap. Bitcoins, I mean.

MININODES
31-35 Baron (approx. min. 30,000mBTC and behaves like that)
36-40 Baronet (approx. min. 10,000mBTC and behaves like that)
41-45 Knight (approx. min. 3,000mBTC and behaves like that)

FREEMEN
46-50 Freeman 1st class (approx. min. 1,000mBTC)
51-55 Freeman 2nd class (approx. min. 300mBTC)
56-60 Freeman 3rd class (approx. min. 100mBTC)
61-65 Freeman 4th class (approx. min. 30mBTC)
66-70 Freeman 5th class (approx. min. 10mBTC
71-75 Freeman 6th class (approx. min. 3mBTC

These guys (above) are about 300 million in number, and hold more bitcoins than an average person in the world. More than 90% of the coins will be held by them, so the inequality of distribution of liquid wealth will stay, should minicoin reach $300 quickly.

76-80 Freeman 7th class (approx. min. 1mBTC
81-85 Freeman 8th class (approx. min. 0.3BTC
86-90 Freeman 9th class (approx. min. 0.1BTC
91-95 Freeman 10th class (less than 0.1mBTC but can take care of himself)

THE DESTITUTE
96-100 The Destitute

People who are destitute cannot take care of themselves, for which reason the other must take care of them. It depends on the climate, political system (e.g. minimum wage), relative living standard and acceptable living standard for a destitute, how many there are. It can be up to 20% but can be as few as 2% of the population, how many are destitute. Currently even "the destitute" in Finland can typically buy several hundreds or thousands mBTC with different kinds of social aid. After a few months they are very well off. But we will have another group of destitutes soon when the Government money runs out.
::END::

My previous developments on the matter:
Quote
Apr 22:
First Class Bitcoin Supernode

- Sovereign ability to run, manage and develop the Bitcoin network in absence of any other entities.
- 24/7 monitoring, technical, and trading ability, connections with most relevant Bitcoin power centers, accounts in all relevant exchanges
- Global operation, capacity to set up activities in most jurisdictions with minimum lead times, access to all specialists (bankers, lawyers, tech) globally
- Able to generate its own funding indefinitely regardless of bitcoin exchange value, or backed by an entity wealthy enough to support the operations indefinitely in absence of cash flow from operations
- Minimum full-time staff in command&control structure: 5-10

Second Class Bitcoin Supernode

- Able to run, although probably not effectively develop, the Bitcoin network in absence of other entities. The end user of Bitcoin will notice if the service level falls to the second class. This will lead to delays and blackouts of important services.
- Real-time alerts in place to activate the relevant parts of the organization if something worth their effort happens in Bitcoinworld. Position management in multiple trading platforms, good connections to several other supernodes.
- Can project force to other jurisdictions, albeit with considerable effort and lead time
- Can function independently of external funding as long as Bitcoin's price does not totally collapse, (or has enough external funding to not care)
- Minimum number of dedicated permanent staff: 2-3

Third Class Bitcoin Supernode

- May or may not run a Bitcoin node, cannot likely summon the resources to fix the protocol if need be, may be entirely non-tech
- Actively follows what happens in Bitcoinworld. Reasonably well connected to at least some other supernodes.
- Mainly a local operation.
- Owns enough bitcoins, income-generating bitcoin or other businesses, or other assets, to continue operations at the desired level infinitely (note - the marginal cost of operation on this level is essentially zero)
- Minimum number of people: 1 part-time
- In order to be classified as a supernode, there either needs to be a good number of bitcoins in possession, mining capacity, bitcoin tradership, dealership or other business or publishing organisation.

Capability of a Supernode

The capability of a Bitcoin supernode can be expressed in a pseudologarithmic scale from 0.0 to 5.0., where
- 1.0 is an essentially perfect small operation
- 3.0 is the threshold of being classified as a supernode
- 5.0 is an interested newbie smart enough to understand the basics.

I have been trying to explain the transition of Bitcoin from the alpha/beta stage to the mainstream. I developed the supernode framework to give the reader some understanding of the magnitude of the change that we are undergoing. As I see it, any of the public power centers of Bitcoinworld, do not currently even qualify to the first class. This can be readily observed by the number of scams and hacks, and inadequate organizational and financial resources of most of the actors.

There are currently hundreds of organizations in the world, capable of developing a 1.0 supernode in 3-6 months, if they decide to enter in. None of the current (public) players possesses such an ability now, and even though many may be interested, their rate of capability increase (the time in days, to move one decimal in the supernode capability scale) is behind that of the potential new entrants.

2013 will be an interesting year, for the mainstream adoption and price appreciation of course, but also for some serious behind-the-scenes action. I realize that most people have a difficulty of understanding that bitcoin's price does not have a stable value between $0 and $300k (in fact I only myself realized it a week ago!), and because of this new understanding how the bitcoin power network functions, the probability of it going to zero is rather slim indeed.
6934  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer - MtGoxUSD wall movement tracker - Hardcore on: June 12, 2013, 04:21:04 PM
We don'T know if forces want it going up, down, or sideways. This is a small market, easily manipulated and when you think it is involved, or is, monetary reform... oh boy...

It is possible to manipulate the market down 20% by showing only 6,000,000mBTC. Done that.
6935  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer - MtGoxUSD wall movement tracker - Hardcore on: June 12, 2013, 03:21:48 PM



Up, Up, Up ?

Based on this, I would say consolidation. We bulls need to be able to buy very many coins from the ones who think $.1 is the new $.005.

When bull market starts, it does so in a stealth way, so that everybody is bearish. I would say the sentiment has been brewing for some time already, but the real bull market starts when I go bearish (uuupps I just did, postponing the $300 to next year..Wink )

Read February and how quite_manybody was finally able to realize a profit of $.022 or $0.25 and all-time high seemed to be as far history as it was to the future. That is the stealth bull market.
6936  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer - MtGoxUSD wall movement tracker - Hardcore on: June 12, 2013, 03:15:16 PM
Businesses want to make money. You said you are a capitalist, right. Well, if you could drop visa, mastercard, etc. and increase some of your sales profits by 2%-4%, why would you "snub" that?

There is some small ideas and big ideas to enforce BTC, though. We already gave Bitcointip in Haikko, and I am likely extending it to Punavuori (an area in the center part of Helsinki where about 5000-10000 people live). We will dole out free millibitcoins as bills, and inform all the restaurants there that if they serve their clients well, they will receive tips (because tips are already there in the hands of their clientele - we have give them out for free to all the inhabitants Smiley Then the restaurants can cash them in for euros, or redeem them for actual bitcoins. Or keep them in circulation as bitcoin-denominated change.

July 7th, the restaurants in central-southern Helsinki area would all be delivered a bulletin, concerning What is Bitcointip. They are small bills that soon will come to circulation and can at any time be exhanged for euros, or redeemed as physical bitcoins by bringing them to an exchange point (the area where this experiment is conducted is only about 100 acres (40 ha) and walkable. After a restaurateur sign, the tip is redeemable.

There are only about 5600 apartments below a certain line that classifies the area as South-Helsinki. These all can be delivered by mass mailing. Actually we believe that most of the salvos empty themselves in the trashcan, so the payload would be about 800 bitcoin-sheets which is 3,200 bitcointip notes. Free money can also be given on the streets to the ones who know. We need several Bitcoin-T-shirts for that (remember my earlier idea if the summit were oversold...)

There are about 300 restaurants in the area, I believe we have quite good ratios, if the number of actually usable tipnotes exceeds the restaurants by a factor of 10.
6937  Bitcoin / Project Development / Re: Bitcoin Intro Movie - we want script! :) on: June 12, 2013, 12:18:17 PM
reserved

6938  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer - MtGoxUSD wall movement tracker - Hardcore on: June 12, 2013, 11:56:18 AM
My IQ is 2.9-sigma, so it is very high (Mensa level is 2.0), but in itself it is meaningless because there are 100-thousands of as intelligent people around.

IQ is a hot potato so let's say my shoe size is -1.6 sigma (so small that it's hard to find) and my length is -1.0 sigma (quite short).

OK, all? Cheesy
6939  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer - MtGoxUSD wall movement tracker - Hardcore on: June 12, 2013, 11:50:38 AM
Buy as many bitcoins as you can, until once there is anything that you can do with bitcoins (and the price has risen dramatically as the impact)
Which could be never and that's looking more likely as more businesses snub Bitcoin for other options or even their own options.

I think similar things were said in the early days of the internet. We are 4 years into the worlds largest social experiment and you know the answer?

Businesses want to make money. You said you are a capitalist, right. Well, if you could drop visa, mastercard, etc. and increase some of your sales profits by 2%-4%, why would you "snub" that?

From a purely economical point of view (no worries about government intervention), Bitcoin is GREAT for business. Adoption is another matter...

Coinseeker is right. There is a probability that:
- crypto will lose the battle to fiat
- BTC will lose in the battle between cryptos.

There is some small ideas and big ideas to enforce BTC, though. We already gave Bitcointip in Haikko, and I am likely extending it to Punavuori (an area in the center part of Helsinki where about 5000-10000 people live). We will dole out free millibitcoins as bills, and inform all the restaurants there that if they serve their clients well, they will receive tips (because tips are already there in the hands of their clientele - we have give them out for free to all the inhabitants Smiley )

Then the restaurants can cash them in for euros, or redeem them for actual bitcoins. Or keep them in circulation as bitcoin-denominated change.

My idea is to start with 5, 10, 20 so very small notes that we give out for free and prepare that many do not care. But some will, and that's going to be fun Smiley
6940  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer - MtGoxUSD wall movement tracker - Hardcore on: June 12, 2013, 11:38:52 AM
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BTC = Black Swan. The theory was developed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb to explain: 1. The disproportionate role of high-profile, hard-to-predict, and rare events that are beyond the realm of normal expectations in history, science, finance, and technology 2. The non-computability of the probability of the consequential rare events using scientific methods (owing to the very nature of small probabilities) 3. The psychological biases that make people individually and collectively blind to uncertainty and unaware of the massive role of the rare event in historical affairs.

Is this the same as "six-sigma" (meaning extremely improbable event that has great impact because its extreme improbability)?

They use "six sigma" also in manufacturing as error level. If a probability of every erroneous task is 6-sigma, the final product is quite unlikely to be defective no matter how complex it is (automobile, etc.)

My IQ is 2.9-sigma, so it is very high (Mensa level is 2.0), but in itself it is meaningless because there are 100-thousands of as intelligent people around.
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