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7441  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: Butterflylabs Huge SCAM on: August 12, 2013, 07:05:23 PM
There's no need to "prove it."  It doesn't matter what you believe.  Reality doesn't care about you, or haven't you figured that out yet?  When you are an adult, you'll realize the real world doesn't care about you and neither do I.


I think Josh is confusing Newbie with Newborn.
7442  Other / Off-topic / Re: All Horror movies are based on true facts on: August 12, 2013, 06:40:41 PM
There is nothing scarier about these movies than the fact that people actually believe them to be documentaries. It makes me want to make my own movie documentary, based on the real-life gruesome deaths and mutilations resulting from belief in superstitious and pseudoscientific nonsense. It'd be really educational.

I don't believe in such things, but...

A month ago I went to see the progress on a house I'm supplying barn wood for its remodel. The home will showcased on one of them ghost house shows (the main one). I've been in this home many times, even over a decade ago prior to the previous owner's death.

While standing at the front door (I entered via the back) speaking with the owner, the door opened on its own. I know as fact this door was locked, hence walking around the house to use the back door. The door seemed to be deadbolted, but couldn't tell due to the exterior framing, but the lack of any jiggle told me it was.

I paid it no mind when the door opened only a yard from where I was standing, blaming it on the wind in my mind, until I realized it was a calm day, I just tried opening that door 30 minutes prior, and the owner (a she) informs me he (the ghost) opens that door a lot.

Now, I'm no idiot, as you guys well know (insert smiley here). I walked over to the door to examine it. I also asked her if it was deadbolted and she said yes, and hadn't used that door since the day before. I observed that the deadbolt was retracted--not protruding.

I closed the door, then pulled on the handle. The door had a slight jiggle. I then engaged the deadbolt. The door was now much stiffer, as I recalled when I tried to open it from the outside. I went outside and jiggled the door with and without the deadbolt engaged. I 98.6% was certain that it was engaged when I first tried to use that door.

Back inside, I continued to study the problem. With the door closed, I jumped up and down in front of the door to see if the somehow the old house shifted the doorframe during such an activity, thus allowing the door latch to pull away from the frame. Nothing seemed to moved during that activity.

Conclusion: I have no fuckin' idea how that door opened on its own, whether it was deadbolted or not. The door and frame are in excellent working condition. It would take a big guy with megaforce to break down the door via a forced entry.

Any insight would be appreciated.

<not edited for grammar>
7443  Other / Off-topic / Re: Somebody close to Josh just spilled the beans about BFL! on: August 12, 2013, 12:07:14 AM
Cock tease! who spilled what on who?  I cant even imagine how much time you wasted digging up that gem. I can never get that 2 min back. Thanks for wasting my life.  Smiley

I wasn't trying to dig it up. YouTube suggested it me, so I gave it look, though I normally don't bother with their suggestions. Upon viewing it, I thought it'll make a funny post/thread. Hope you all enjoyed.

This thread with automatically lock in the year of 2148.
7444  Other / Off-topic / Re: Please help me and my friend on: August 11, 2013, 11:32:57 PM
This should help out for those helping LR: http://blockchain.info/address/1BBCaCp37GUeceFx7TvCnK7SNkMzrwTn7F
7445  Economy / Services / Re: Bitcoin 100: Developed Specifically for Non-Profits on: August 11, 2013, 11:23:26 PM
SSDP

I'm leaning toward a yes. Rassah, edd and Jason can publically weigh in on their feelings prior to having SSCP moving forward in having a Bitcoin donation option embedded onto their website.
7446  Other / Off-topic / Re: Why MP is your God. on: August 11, 2013, 11:19:56 PM
Something to keep in mind whenever someone bring up past prediction performance is that distinguishing between luck and skill is very difficult.

You know, the problem I have is neither MP's luck or its skill. It is its alleged divinity Grin


1. MPOE-PR wrote Why MP is your God in the thread title implying there is some sort of a god.

2. I got interested and read the thread. I hoped to find evidence of MP's divinity. Such evidence if found might indicate that the object called MP might be a god.

3. MPOE-PR wrote Bitcoin is MP's world Holly molly, she claims MP is not only a god. MP specializes in Bitcoin. Cool  Cool

4. I examined MPOE-PR's claims. What I found was a call to stop buying at 100. You could expect a much more precise call from a divine object, couldn't you?

5. What could you expect from a god? You could expect buy till price reaches 250- 260. Then sell / short.


Conclusion: MP is not a god. Bitcoin is not its realm.

Damn, am I having a bad day! First I learnt that my God's a man, now I learnt that MP's not a god. The only thing left to happen before I take a butter knife to my tummy is learnt that BFL will ship out the backlogs by the end of this week.
7447  Other / Off-topic / Re: Why MP is your God. on: August 11, 2013, 11:10:23 PM

1. Why did MP tell people to stop buying at 100 when the price was about to reach 266? Gods are supposed to be all-knowing...

2. Did MP tell people to sell at 266?

You may be too stupid to understand [...]

I just asked two questions. Be a dear and answer them. If you do not know the answers to my questions, simply have the courage to admit you'll fail to answer them. If you fail to answer the questions I will not call you stupid.

Your questions are broken, in that they make mistaken assumptions about the world which renders them unanswerable. That you don't realize this is what makes you stupid. It's not a matter of me calling you so, it's a matter of you being so.

You are requested to answer the question, not to write cliches and excuses. Come on. Did MP tell people to sell at 266 or did he not? It is a matter of facts that should be within your knowledge. Failing to answer will not make you stupid; rather uninformed.



This sucks! Did I just learnt that MP is a man and not a woman? Note to self: Burn image of feet and replace with Maria's pic.
7448  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: [ANNOUNCE] Android key rotation on: August 11, 2013, 10:48:08 PM
So basically, Google pulled a Sony...




So, this is the same type of attack as was Sony Playstation network hack (ECDSA random numbers not being random) - so you would expect that developers test their software for the same weakness, right?

AFAIK it is a relatively new algorithm chosen because of short signatures produced, so it might even get broken (even with working random number generators). Something should be done about that...
The exploit isn't in the algorithm, it's in generating a secure random number. It also wasn't the PSN hack, it was the PS3 hack.

With Sony, they used the same number every single time. It simply wasn't random, and was a horrible, or rather, *not* an implementation of the encryption in the right manner.

With Android, the same random number apparently comes up once in a while. Still horrible considering the money involved (probably worse), but there's only a chance to get the same random number (as opposed to guaranteed with Sony).

As I get my head wrapped around this, what comes to mind is after reading the above is that if a random number is picked from a finite set of 10K elements, e.g., a duplicate is more apt to appear then choosing a random number from a finite set of 10100,000 elements. Does this make sense?
7449  Other / Off-topic / Somebody close to Josh just spilled the beans about BFL! on: August 11, 2013, 05:56:57 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-hQwjrzjTQ

I hate to say it, but I told you all! Time's up, for those who didn't get their refund prior to today...

7450  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Get a REFUND from Yifu for Avalon chips on: August 11, 2013, 05:06:30 PM
ppl are fast getting sick of this chinky cunt,
wouldnt be surprised if a group buy on silk road puts his head on a spike very soon.


No need to lower yourself to talks of racism and violence, Avalon will get what they deserve based on the lack of trust..
Nothing about that comment is  may not have been the group purchasers or it may be the purchasers just not in the time-frame they were expecting.

The phrase "chinky" is not racist !!?
No. Using a word to describe someone, no matter how offensive is not equivalent to racism. Racism involves the belief that certain people are inferior on the level of rights, abilities, etc. simply because they are of a particular race and without any other justification. Calling a Chinese person a chink may be offensive to some people but it is not racism. I suppose your school teacher told you otherwise. I have noticed this a lot with the generations who were born in the mid-late 80s and beyond. You all have been told this is racism, it is not. Lift yourself up out of the brainwashing. Name-calling D.N.E. Racism.

Apparently it's open to interpretation, as in Scotland it's considered a racist term, and certainly the Chinese consider it so.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinky
That is not what racism is, dude. Sorry. It doesn't matter that a few people think it is racist ("indirectly racist", Wiki claims), there are definitions of words and logic. Just because you find a million people who think the sky is yellow doesn't all of a sudden make the color of the sky open to interpretation. Racism has always been about superiority or inferiority due to "race". Unless someone believes that no amount of using a word can make them racist. a word is just a word.

Amazingly, when I'm called a lugan, I'm not offended. Yet, if I were black and somebody called me a nigger, I would be, but it'll be okay for me to call one of "brothers" a nigger. Go figure!

This thread will be about cats in 5...4...3...
7451  Other / Off-topic / Re: All Horror movies are based on true facts on: August 11, 2013, 04:44:16 PM
http://www.pensandopanama.com/?p=130

excerpts... this is just a marketting strategy for movies to be sold.

Went to Ace Hardware yesterday and noticed the movie title on the marque at the theatre, thinking to myself that that was a stupid name for a movie. Till I saw this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k10ETZ41q5o

Brings more meaning to Steve Job's, "Wow, wow, wow!"
7452  Other / Off-topic / Re: This is where the Avalon chips went on: August 11, 2013, 04:35:17 PM

Yes! But it was hijacked, and now they're hashing on Yap. Notice the Genesis Coin and block two reward in the background.

7453  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: 【Avalon Factory】made by ccbmc!50PCS 110G 4# avalon mining Has shipped! on: August 11, 2013, 04:24:20 PM


Aren't these old photos? That same ID card picture has been posted on this forum before about a month ago.

EDIT: These ARE the old photos mixed with a mid July screen capture. Nothing new here.

Same guy: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=229795.msg2417635#msg2417635
7454  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Crowdfund Homes in Detroit? on: August 11, 2013, 07:44:15 AM
i'd laugh at this, but it's actually just sad

Report: Nearly Half Of Detroiters Can’t Read

Relatives of BFL investors?

it say no refuns!
they a put that always in them faq thing.
so ok?
yep! my man Josh say it'll be okay.
I'm in!
me to!
and me!
...
got one of them email from that butterfly place. can somes body reads it to me?
we's okay! it form letter. let's smoke some mo shit!
7455  Other / Off-topic / Re: World's Most Wanted Man (Leader of the Sinaloa Cartel) on: August 11, 2013, 03:47:20 AM
Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (born December 25, 1954, or April 4, 1957 is a Mexican drug lord who heads the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal organization named after the Mexican Pacific coast state of Sinaloa where it was initially formed. Known as "El Chapo Guzmán" ("Shorty Guzmán", pronounced: [el ˈtʃapo gusˈman]) for his 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) stature, he became Mexico's top drug kingpin in 2003 after the arrest of his rival Osiel Cárdenas of the Gulf Cartel, and is now considered "The most powerful drug trafficker in the world," by the United States Department of the Treasury.

Guzmán Loera has been ranked by Forbes magazine as one of the most powerful people in the world every year since 2009; ranking 41st, 60th and 55th respectively.He was also listed by Forbes as the 10th richest man in Mexico (1,140th in the world) in 2011, with a net worth of roughly US$1 billion. Forbes also calls him the "biggest druglord of all time", and the DEA strongly believes he has surpassed the influence and reach of Pablo Escobar, and now considers him "the godfather of the drug world." The Chicago Crime Commission has named Guzmán "Public Enemy Number One" even though he's never been there.  The last person to receive that notoriety was Al Capone in 1930.

Guzman Loera's Sinaloa Cartel smuggles multi-ton cocaine shipments from Colombia through Mexico to the United States, and has distribution cells throughout the U.S. The organization has also been involved in the production, smuggling and distribution of Mexican methamphetamine, marijuana, and heroin. The U.S. offers a $5 million USD reward for information leading to his capture. The Mexican government offers a reward of 30 million pesos for such information. Sources disagree on the date of birth of Guzmán Loera, with some stating he was born on December 25, 1954, while others report he was born on April 4, 1957. He was born to a poor family in the rancho of La Tuna near Badiraguato, Sinaloa, where he sold oranges as a child. He had two sisters, Armida and Bernarda; and four brothers: Miguel Ángel, Aureliano, Arturo and Emilio. Little is known about Guzmán's early years. His father was supposedly a cattle rancher, as were most in the area; it is believed, however, that he also grew opium poppy.

Food for thought.

Give me a sec! I think I can dox this guy. What could go wrong?  Grin
7456  Other / Off-topic / Re: bitcoin ART ??? on: August 11, 2013, 03:44:14 AM
I was thinking something along the lines of a Salvador Dali Clock Butter to hang in Josh's office.

My brother-in-law does hand-tooled leather, commissioned by Steven Tyler of Aerosmith to do three motorcycle seats: One for his personal ride and the other two reside in his museum. Due to a NDA, I'm not at liberty to discuss what he's been most recently commissioned to do, but he blew the competition away with his winning submission to secure the contract.

I would love to see your work.
7457  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Yifu is the man! on: August 11, 2013, 01:44:27 AM
WTF!

what a piece of shit person/company

how are you going to announce chip sales when you havent even delivered 1% of your ridiculous 6,000+ order queue 8 MONTHS AFTER TAKING PEOPLES MONEY!

BFL is the the biggest disgrace to bitcoin, they are taking the entire mining community for a bunch of fools, and frankly dont give a flying fuck about the bitcoin community or the network. TRUE AMERICAN SLIME


Well, the way things are going with Avalon right now, one could eventually insert "Avalon" in place of "BFL" in the above to describe the sentiment of the customers.

It would not be surprising if Avalon reaches or exceeds the nadir set by BFL .

I'm goin' to be so pissed if KnC doesn't turn out to be the champion in this here race, for I've backed down on attacking them once proof was overwhelming.

My stance against BFL stems from being located in the US and, moreover, Josh "The Red Nose" Rainman being their COO, as in Coo Coo the Clown.
7458  Other / Off-topic / Re: US Senate Caught Defacing Edward Snowden's Wikipedia Entry on: August 11, 2013, 01:19:10 AM
http://english.sxu.edu/sites/kirstein/archives/147

Quote
I think it interesting that three of the hits to my blog came from:

U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms
OrgID: USSAA
Address: 2 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, N.E. 6TH FLOOR
City: WASHINGTON DC
StateProv: DC
PostalCode: 20510
Country: US

The only reason I'm posting the above is because the government doesn't know where I live or that I have an "Honest Abe" totem pole in my yard.

Henry Waxman's office in on the same floor and using the same address as above.

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/309905-snowden-leaks-unlikely-to-sway-cyber-theft-negotiations-with-china-expert-says

Quote
“Cyber espionage damages our economy and puts national security at risk. Numerous reports have noted that the Chinese government is the chief sponsor of hacking activity directed at sensitive U.S. military information and lucrative corporate trade secrets,” said ranking member Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) in his opening statement.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/309905-snowden-leaks-unlikely-to-sway-cyber-theft-negotiations-with-china-expert-says#ixzz2bcRZ5mXk
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7459  Other / Off-topic / Re: US Senate Caught Defacing Edward Snowden's Wikipedia Entry on: August 11, 2013, 12:41:16 AM
http://english.sxu.edu/sites/kirstein/archives/147

Quote
I think it interesting that three of the hits to my blog came from:

U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms
OrgID: USSAA
Address: 2 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, N.E. 6TH FLOOR
City: WASHINGTON DC
StateProv: DC
PostalCode: 20510
Country: US

The only reason I'm posting the above is because the government doesn't know where I live or that I have an "Honest Abe" totem pole in my yard.
7460  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: YES, you can get a REFUND from BFL on: August 11, 2013, 12:07:43 AM
What is this "hedging" crap  Huh  You pay @ current BTC exchange rate,you receive @ current exchange rate 

 Agreed. This "hedging" statement does not stand to reason.

OTOH, if one makes a living via shorting the dollar, they could easily order, then cancel 44 days later, receiving the same exact dollar amount but has less buying power. Genius!

So glad BFL was wise enough to end this practice.

Boy, what I would give to sit in the hotel across the way, peering out the window and watching moving vans loading up and pulling away as their one year lease comes to a close.

I see Josh placing bids for advertising, but not winning any. In fact, I haven't seen one of their ads lately except on Sonny Vleisides' site, Webspawner.com, where at the bottom of most lottery scheme pages you'll find an ORDER NOW BFL ad. I honestly don't think Sonny learnt his lesson even though he had to dole out a whopping $100 fine for his 15 year running lottery scam of which fleece tens of millions from the elderly. But, I guess a guy can change from ripping off people's grandmothers to conning geeks.
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