I, like many here, am out for my own self interest.
In which case you may not want to vote for hamster girl. You know, the whole greed thing being a mortal sin and all and what with her being a religious fanatic. Doesn't mesh too well. Oh please, she's much better than just a christian. She's a christian zealot that is willing to fight even her own government for what she believes is right and has the education and background to know how to do it (see link below). Having her on our side is an injection of decency in a corruptible system. A young, energy filled, christian zealot is perfect for Bitcoin. No bureaucrat can accuse her of being an anti-government atheist radical when she promotes Bitcoin. She's moms apple pie rolled in the American flag pitching a baseball. Perfect! Bedsides if I never voted for christians I'd never vote. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/12/18/young-christian-zionist-leaders-look-to-the-future-in-exclusive-blaze-interview/ |
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TBH, i've never understood why Alan has never been asked to be a core dev.
I'm not convinced Alan wants to be a core dev. We're going to be talking about whats coming up for Armory in the next week or two, I'm very excited for a faster Armory wallet. This is great news. Maybe now Armory can get away from requiring Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind to run and stand on its own. It hasn't required that for at least 3 or 4 months, although I've found it to be more stable running that way anyhow. Some very cool things coming for armory, can't wait to dig into it. no. it still requires Bitcoin-qt with it's associated DB. My point was Armory can run it without having to have the second wallet open, it does still rely on running it in the background in the current version. I checked it out and was going to tell you but I see cypherdoc beat me to it. |
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TBH, i've never understood why Alan has never been asked to be a core dev.
I'm not convinced Alan wants to be a core dev. We're going to be talking about whats coming up for Armory in the next week or two, I'm very excited for a faster Armory wallet. This is great news. Maybe now Armory can get away from requiring Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind to run and stand on its own. It hasn't required that for at least 3 or 4 months, although I've found it to be more stable running that way anyhow. Some very cool things coming for armory, can't wait to dig into it. Really! It can work now in online mode without Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind running in the background! I've got to check this out and update again. Thanks for letting me know. |
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TBH, i've never understood why Alan has never been asked to be a core dev.
I'm not convinced Alan wants to be a core dev. We're going to be talking about whats coming up for Armory in the next week or two, I'm very excited for a faster Armory wallet. This is great news. Maybe now Armory can get away from requiring Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind to run and stand on its own. |
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TBH, i've never understood why Alan has never been asked to be a core dev.
Egos probably. Too many cooks in the kitchen. |
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That makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Kind of like mold spores are invading my body.
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Hey dude, where have you been? And stop posting my Bitcoin address.  |
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Cypherdoc was given a time-out in the corner! Truly one of the biggest Bitcoin advocates and the LAST person I would ever believe could be banned. Who's next Stephen Gornick!
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This is missing, at a minimum, the core developer and technical expert flags.
Yes, you guys should have a flag. Maybe an entire coin colored chartreuse in honor of MtGox beginnings in France. Can I have a flag? I want to be the Netherlands. I've always grooved on those cool wooden shoes. lol... I think you misunderstood gmaxwell. Go to the Development & Technical Discussion top-level board and take a look at posts made by some people. Some people have a Bitcoin expert icon/flag below their usernames in that section:  and some people have a Bitcoin-Qt core developer flag below their usernames:  No, I understood what he wanted. I think the Dev & Tech section is fine for those badges. I was just teasing him for wanting it in every section like a high school Vice President or President label. lol |
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This is missing, at a minimum, the core developer and technical expert flags.
Yes, you guys should have a flag. Maybe an entire coin colored chartreuse in honor of MtGox beginnings in France. Can I have a flag? I want to be the Netherlands. I've always grooved on those cool wooden shoes. |
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same thing I did at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco (I'll find a way to crash the gate and go in for a few minutes or stand outside with a Bitcoin t-shirt until someone approaches me and strikes up a conversation).
Maybe I'll try that Thanks for the tip, I owe you a drink if we meet up down there. Sounds good - see you there. |
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I mined 24/7 with 12-14 of the best video cards I could find throughout 2011 and 2012 spending less than 100 coins <10%.
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*Snip*
you seem to understand her way better than most ppl around here. certainly me. perhaps you can then explain the meaning of her closing statement: "The clock is ticking and we do not have much time until Bitcoin is compromised" ? I doubt that's true. You have a good grasp on what's happening here. Far better than I do or really even care to. I, like many here, am out for my own self interest (increasing the value of Bitcoins by increasing the user-base). That always coincides with what's best for Bitcoin locally (USA). I think it's easy to see by watching press hits and following the different Bitcoin forums that the US is poised to take a possibly hard line stance on Bitcoin (virtual currencies or whatever the current jargon is). Not claiming to speak for anyone, I would assume that statement means she sees that the inevitable government involvement will be negative and that Bitcoin can be compromised by the actions of government. Something can be compromised in many different ways. Unwieldy government legislation and strict rules imposed can and will bleed through to US friendly nations where agreements are made to cooperate. Many other nations will follow suit if the US sets a course in behavior. Will this stop Bitcoin - definitely not. Will it keep me from using it - definitely not. Will it compromise my ability to use it - absolutely. I have said before that I don't like the idea of getting into bed with government but I can see the logic of opening a dialog that allows an even tempered response from the largest financially forceful government on the globe. Nothing wrong with that. I'm all for raw unadulterated greed. We may have more in common than you think. However when it comes to Elizabeth, I think that gaff comes more from her tendency to perseverate, ie, the inability to stop talking for more than 0.5 seconds. You know, those people whose mouths are running faster than they can think. Its either that or she really doesn't know wtf she's talking about. I really shouldn't say this but even with a Wheaton education she is still a woman. |
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You're one of those glass-half-full kind of guys, aren't you? lol
At first I thought: "$2,000!!! That's insane." Then I thought: "Well, it's a five day thing aimed at financial industry people, they're supposed to be able to afford it." This is how I know I'm a small fish. I can't afford it  (I will be at the Ripple Developer conference on the 10th) It's not so much that we're small fish as it is that we aren't in business and don't need to spend the money. For most of these guys it's a business tax write off and they need to be there to promote themselves. I'll end up doing the same thing I did at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco (I'll find a way to crash the gate and go in for a few minutes or stand outside with a Bitcoin t-shirt until someone approaches me and strikes up a conversation). I'm staying at the Wynn so it shouldn't be difficult. lol |
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*Snip*
you seem to understand her way better than most ppl around here. certainly me. perhaps you can then explain the meaning of her closing statement: "The clock is ticking and we do not have much time until Bitcoin is compromised" ? I doubt that's true. You have a good grasp on what's happening here. Far better than I do or really even care to. I, like many here, am out for my own self interest (increasing the value of Bitcoins by increasing the user-base). That always coincides with what's best for Bitcoin locally (USA). I think it's easy to see by watching press hits and following the different Bitcoin forums that the US is poised to take a possibly hard line stance on Bitcoin (virtual currencies or whatever the current jargon is). Not claiming to speak for anyone, I would assume that statement means she sees that the inevitable government involvement will be negative and that Bitcoin can be compromised by the actions of government. Something can be compromised in many different ways. Unwieldy government legislation and strict rules imposed can and will bleed through to US friendly nations where agreements are made to cooperate. Many other nations will follow suit if the US sets a course in behavior. Will this stop Bitcoin - definitely not. Will it keep me from using it - definitely not. Will it compromise my ability to use it - absolutely. I have said before that I don't like the idea of getting into bed with government but I can see the logic of opening a dialog that allows an even tempered response from the largest financially forceful government on the globe. |
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Thanks to LetsTalkBitcoin for hosting the debate on very short notice and I am pleased to have had the Bitcoin Foundation sponsor it.
Thanks also to the five candidates that made the time over Saturday to participate.
It is also a testament to this Bitcoin Foundation to attract such a group of quality candidates. The debate questions were friendly, more so than I'd hoped, very civil and open ended, but not particularly challenging (except when the interviewer was not understanding an answer and pressed for more). Board member is a leadership position so it would be nice to have had a few more hardball questions dealing with the necessary core competencies for the role such as how they would form and mobilize strategies to handle particular governmental oppositions that are occurring today around the world, and some which may yet come. Rather than (just) be a complainer, I'll offer examples: Not all regions see competitive business advantage as a sufficient incentive to permit transaction freedom. Some may not be convinced by the merits of Bitcoin even with a complete understanding of it and the technology. If some near-totalitarian state were to decree Bitcoin outlawed, and assign capital punishment to users transacting in its jurisdiction unless using a government sanctioned escrow for the private keys of all its citizens, (which law, were it to exist, might even be enforceable to some degree). Faced with such, how would you as a Bitcoin Foundation board member address this? Citizens there may not be able to send TBF member fees nor get any representation in TBF without foreign help, would you advocate such help through the Foundation and how? I'm insufficiently vain to imagine that any of the Board hopefuls will read this or answer it, but had to put it out there for the rest of us to contemplate because I am old enough to remember when "munitions grade" PGP was illegal to export from the USA. That's a really good way to look at it. I've read many negative comments about candidates reading from a prompter, not having a clue about Bitcoin, being a super Bitcoin user, superior knowledge about the subject or having the most passion about the subject. The truth is none of these matter for a group representative that will liaison between government and TBF. Experience with the target government matters the most. I don't believe anyone could immerse themselves in Bitcoin for a reasonable period of time and not end up understanding it. If I thought that were true then I would have to believe Bitcoin is doomed to failure because the common man will never understand it well enough to use it effectively. I would prefer that any liaison office not be held by a developer or super user. I have nothing against developers but feel their superior knowledge would keep them from understanding how to explain Bitcoin to the uninitiated. Superior knowledge does not equal the ability to teach. I took many classes in college where I learned more from the student teacher than from the class professor because I had an easier time understanding the way they were explaining the subject. The dairy coalition lobbyists don't have to be dairy farmers to lobby Washington. In fact, it's almost impossible for any good lobbyist to be a working member of the group they are employed by because they need an education and experience in government to know how to work the system, who to communicate with and how to best present ideas to a bureaucrat. I still only see one candidate that fits that bill. Manager of Communications at Bitcoin Magazine Past Scheduler at Congressman Peter J. Roskam Israel Relations at US House of Representatives Staff Assistant at US Congress Education Wheaton College The Foundation has committees that do this and they would do more direct interaction than board members. That is why I suggested putting the losing candidates on committees that deal with issues they are involved with. What do Board members do? Board members are charged with working collectively to act as the "mind" of the community group they serve. In doing so, they must work together to:
Determine the group's mission and purpose;
Set a strategic vision and plan;
Ensure the group is financially and legally accountable;
Appoint and monitor the group's CEO (if it has one);
Ensure the group has adequate resources;
Work to enhance the group's public image; and
Assess the Board's effectiveness.
In practice, this may involve, among a plethora of other tasks:
Setting and approving budgets
Managing risk
Keeping on top of relevant laws and regulations
Approving major programs and projects undertaken by the group in achieving its mission
Attending and participating in meetings
Serving on Board committees
Undertaking or overseeing fundraising activities
Representing stakeholders' views during meetings
Speaking about the group at functions
Acting as the group's media spokesperson
Lobbying on behalf of the group
Organising and attending Board retreats and other evaluation activitiesI think you're wrong. |
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Thanks to LetsTalkBitcoin for hosting the debate on very short notice and I am pleased to have had the Bitcoin Foundation sponsor it.
Thanks also to the five candidates that made the time over Saturday to participate.
It is also a testament to this Bitcoin Foundation to attract such a group of quality candidates. The debate questions were friendly, more so than I'd hoped, very civil and open ended, but not particularly challenging (except when the interviewer was not understanding an answer and pressed for more). Board member is a leadership position so it would be nice to have had a few more hardball questions dealing with the necessary core competencies for the role such as how they would form and mobilize strategies to handle particular governmental oppositions that are occurring today around the world, and some which may yet come. Rather than (just) be a complainer, I'll offer examples: Not all regions see competitive business advantage as a sufficient incentive to permit transaction freedom. Some may not be convinced by the merits of Bitcoin even with a complete understanding of it and the technology. If some near-totalitarian state were to decree Bitcoin outlawed, and assign capital punishment to users transacting in its jurisdiction unless using a government sanctioned escrow for the private keys of all its citizens, (which law, were it to exist, might even be enforceable to some degree). Faced with such, how would you as a Bitcoin Foundation board member address this? Citizens there may not be able to send TBF member fees nor get any representation in TBF without foreign help, would you advocate such help through the Foundation and how? I'm insufficiently vain to imagine that any of the Board hopefuls will read this or answer it, but had to put it out there for the rest of us to contemplate because I am old enough to remember when "munitions grade" PGP was illegal to export from the USA. That's a really good way to look at it. I've read many negative comments about candidates reading from a prompter, not having a clue about Bitcoin, being a super Bitcoin user, superior knowledge about the subject or having the most passion about the subject. The truth is none of these matter for a group representative that will liaison between government and TBF. Experience with the target government matters the most. I don't believe anyone could immerse themselves in Bitcoin for a reasonable period of time and not end up understanding it. If I thought that were true then I would have to believe Bitcoin is doomed to failure because the common man will never understand it well enough to use it effectively. I would prefer that any liaison office not be held by a developer or super user. I have nothing against developers but feel their superior knowledge would keep them from understanding how to explain Bitcoin to the uninitiated. Superior knowledge does not equal the ability to teach. I took many classes in college where I learned more from the student teacher than from the class professor because I had an easier time understanding the way they were explaining the subject. The dairy coalition lobbyists don't have to be dairy farmers to lobby Washington. In fact, it's almost impossible for any good lobbyist to be a working member of the group they are employed by because they need an education and experience in government to know how to work the system, who to communicate with and how to best present ideas to a bureaucrat. I still only see one candidate that fits that bill. Manager of Communications at Bitcoin Magazine Past Scheduler at Congressman Peter J. Roskam Israel Relations at US House of Representatives Staff Assistant at US Congress Education Wheaton College |
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Elizabeth T. Ploshay will win because she's the best professional candidate running. The rest are hobbyist laymen Bitcoin supporters without enough political savvy to advance the cause.
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Pissing contest aside, do you actually expect the Platnum and Silver members (business members) to vote for you with that platform?
IIRC business members are voting on the industry seat. You're not exactly pro business.
What do you mean by that? From what I heard he's doing business on his own and got several others to accept Bitcoin. He is not for profit but more for extremist ideology. His stance to avoid working with governments and instead fight against them (see his quote in bold above). His position might work in Germany but will have a difficult time working in the US. |
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Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
Yes and The Rain Song. |
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