Bitcoin Forum
May 24, 2024, 06:26:58 AM *
News: Latest Bitcoin Core release: 27.0 [Torrent]
 
  Home Help Search Login Register More  
  Show Posts
Pages: « 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 [42] 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 »
821  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: BITCOIN MAGAZINE ARRIVED! on: May 24, 2012, 10:19:41 PM
Hope I can get it at the local B&N soon.
822  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: A day in the life of a pirate. on: May 24, 2012, 12:18:22 AM
Mods, please move this post if its in the wrong section.  Thanks

Howdy Y'all

So there seems to be an ever-growing list of topics and links regarding information about what exactly I do to pay my lenders.  Most of the information seems to be fabricated by people wearing pointy foil hats.  On the other hand there are a few respected members of the community that seem to have fallen into the FUD world which has become... this forum.  As you can imagine, knowing what I know about what I do, it's been pretty entertaining to watch.  I must admit, I do enjoy the thrill of getting a reaction from some of these nuts, but there does come a time when you have to stop throwing fuel on the fire.

What do I do?  Lots, and you couldn't pay me enough to tell how I do it.  Why?  Cause, as most of you know I've made a lot of money doing this and I'm simply not going to kill a good thing for now.  Currently I don't have to fund any portion of BTCS&T due to my extensive list of lenders and like any professional would tell you... Don't tie up your cash unless you have to.  So if there was enough time-consuming BS going around that drove me to either disclose what I do exactly (and thus kill my profit margins) or fund the operation myself and increase my profit margin, you can imagine which one I'd choose.

At this time, I don't need to make that decision.  I know what I do and have every right to what I disclose about my process.  So, now lets get to the good stuff.

Q - Are you running a drug ring and laundering money for Silk Road?
A - Are you kidding me? I live in the US.  If anything I was doing was illegal, my CPA, attorneys, and scariest... my wife would have my head.  So to make it clear, nothing I'm associated with is illegal.

Q - Are you the mystery Bitcoinica investor?
A - No, although I thought about it early on when I was looking into the different sectors, but coming from forex trading there would be so much I would change that it would be much easier to build it from scratch.

Q - Did you hack Bitcoinica or help to launder the coins?
A - No, as some of you know I have an extensive list of certifications but all of them are networking and datacenter related.  I have business partners that handle all of the coding work and a few friends that fill in the gaps when needed.  Honestly I wouldn't know if stolen coins are being moved in and out of BTCS&T or GPUMAX. We don't have systems in place to check for them nor would I add them, due to the simple fact that I'm not here to police the market, nor do I condone the practice. If someone steals your cash out of your wallet and you have the serial numbers, do you think anyone would care?

Q - Is BTCS&T a Ponzi?
A - Although, theoretically I could have run a Ponzi scheme for a while early on, it just wasn't something I would ever want to be a part of.  If I wanted it to be one, it would have been at much lower rates and I'd be asking for everyone to join.

Q - What's up with the check warrant?
A - Those of you that have contacted me about this knew really early on about it.  The check is for a tiny amount at a Lowe's hardware store in a city I lived in for two years back in 2002-2003.  The check is for some company I have never heard of and haven't been able to find any information about.  My drivers license number was written on the top of the check so it was associated with me.  I didn't hear about this till years later when I was Googling myself and called to find out what it was and attempt to get it fixed.  I just wanted to pay it to clear my record but they required me to confirm some information on the check which I couldn't do and would have to file a police report as well as setup a court date to deal with it.  It just wasn't worth my time and could really care less about it.  If I'm ever out in the desert again and get pulled over, maybe then they'll let me pay it.

I hope this information helps, but I know its not what some of you wanted.  In the end, the only people I care about are my lenders and even then, they don't have to invest with me if they're worried about what I'm doing.

A big thanks to all of my lenders and those that support my projects.  I do sleep sometimes and can't always see everything that is said about me on the forums but I can tell you that it's a breath of fresh air to wake up and see how many of you have my back when I'm not around.  It doesn't go unnoticed and want you to know I'm here and plan to be for a while.

Now, on with the show.

EDIT: There are a couple of people that I know doing the exact same thing I do.  One in the states and one in the UK.  Early on they both contacted me within days of each other asking for some tips on how I handled the process.  Now this was after a very detailed description of what they thought I was doing.  Considering they're not in my area and we'd end up helping each other out, I decided I'd lend a hand in getting them off the ground.  We've keep in contact and to-date (based on how many of you have no idea what's going on) they've kept the information I've told them secret and I can't tell you what that means to me.

Now, I never expect anything in return and this is not a call for them to come forward in the least (they know that).  I simply wanted to mention it and say thanks.



TL;DArrrgh
823  Economy / Gambling / Re: BitcoinTalk Freeroll this Thursday at Seals on: May 24, 2012, 12:14:56 AM
My father plays a lot on your site but doesn't post here. He is paquito and I would appreciate it if you can sneak him in.
824  Economy / Gambling / Re: BitcoinTalk Freeroll this Thursday at Seals on: May 23, 2012, 09:50:55 PM
I think there is a bug. After a few hands on puddle, there is nothing listed under the Net column for the table.

It is not a bug. It is not normal for everyone who happens by or joins later to know how you've been doing. We weren't able to turn it off until recently that's the only reason it was ever showing.
Well, I certainly liked seeing that information while playing. Sad to see it go.
825  Economy / Gambling / Re: BitcoinTalk Freeroll this Thursday at Seals on: May 23, 2012, 09:08:33 PM
I think there is a bug. After a few hands on puddle, there is nothing listed under the Net column for the table.
826  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: [ANN] 700,000 Cash Deposit Locations in Brazil, Russia, USA - BitInstant on: May 23, 2012, 08:17:55 PM
No word about this major development on http://www.zipzapinc.com/ yet though. I wonder if they aren't all that eager to promote an even newer new payment network.
827  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: [ANN] 700,000 Cash Deposit Locations in Brazil, Russia, USA - BitInstant on: May 23, 2012, 07:44:15 PM
This is seriously awesome. I wonder how long the establishment will tolerate you leveraging their ancient and hard won infrastructure to beat them at their own corrupt game.
828  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: [Emergency ANN] Bitcoinica site is taken offline for security investigation on: May 23, 2012, 07:20:10 PM
I think we can all agree that the real criminals are the people at JP Morgan who "lost" 7 billion dollars and counting.

Really, isn't 7 billion a way larger number than 18 thousand?

Let's keep things in perspective here.

This message brought to you by Responsible Parties Trying To Deflect Warranted Attention Inc.
829  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: [BPD] Bitcoin Pizza Day - CELEBRATE! on: May 22, 2012, 06:47:34 PM
I will be eating a pizza today with fiat earned from mining!  (stupid local Thai pizza place wont take credit cards or bitcoin!)

What an awesome holiday! Almost as cool at March 14th!

Smiley

http://tauday.com/

so... τ=2π

does it matter?

A=πr2
A=(τ/2)r2

same answer.

It's not just about the answer, but the reasoning and calculation necessary to get to that answer. There is a lot of confusion surrounding the current pi based methodology of teaching students, and recognizing that this is a better way to explain angles can really help a great deal of people.
830  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: [BPD] Bitcoin Pizza Day - CELEBRATE! on: May 22, 2012, 07:16:11 AM
I will be eating a pizza today with fiat earned from mining!  (stupid local Thai pizza place wont take credit cards or bitcoin!)

What an awesome holiday! Almost as cool at March 14th!

Smiley

http://tauday.com/

I can eat pie on pi day, how do i eat a tau? Smiley

Tau = 2 pies
831  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: [BPD] Bitcoin Pizza Day - CELEBRATE! on: May 22, 2012, 06:27:12 AM
I will be eating a pizza today with fiat earned from mining!  (stupid local Thai pizza place wont take credit cards or bitcoin!)

What an awesome holiday! Almost as cool at March 14th!

Smiley

http://tauday.com/
832  Economy / Gambling / Re: BitcoinTalk Freeroll this Thursday at Seals on: May 22, 2012, 05:49:48 AM
LightRider - I am engaging in a blatant promotional stunt for SealsWithClubs!
833  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin advertising on the World Poker Tour! on: May 20, 2012, 10:38:13 PM
Awesome. Hope he makes it to the final table. My family loves to watch that shit.
834  Other / Off-topic / Re: The Greatest Threat to Bitcoin - Inexact Computing on: May 20, 2012, 10:16:51 PM
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-experts-unveil-superefficient-inexact-chip.html

Interesting development. I sure hope that it doesn't catch on to many other platforms though.
Interesting.  How is it a threat, though?



I was joking to be honest. It would be a legitimate threat to whoever used such chips for mining/handling bitcoin protocol traffic. The error rate would make it difficult to keep up with the rest of the network.
835  Other / Off-topic / The Greatest Threat to Bitcoin - Inexact Computing on: May 20, 2012, 04:39:33 AM
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-experts-unveil-superefficient-inexact-chip.html

Interesting development. I sure hope that it doesn't catch on to many other platforms though.
836  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin Magazine ~ The Online Version on: May 17, 2012, 01:39:54 AM
I once joked about betting that Diablo 3 would come out before the magazine. I should have taken that bet.
837  Other / Off-topic / Re: Diablo 3 - servers going live in a few hours! on: May 15, 2012, 07:01:43 AM
LightRider#1510
838  Other / Off-topic / Re: Diablo 3 - servers going live in a few hours! on: May 14, 2012, 10:11:08 PM
I'll be there.
839  Economy / Goods / Re: WTB Firefall Beta Key on: May 14, 2012, 08:41:13 PM
Somehow I got sniped on this one. Still in the market for a beta key.
840  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Zero sum games on: May 14, 2012, 03:40:55 PM
Competing to create the most efficient bomb gave us nuclear energy, the safest and cheapest power source mankind has ever harnessed.

Until a single nuclear plant is hit by a tsunami and radiates half the planet.

Coal kills many many thousands per year, Fukashima killed no-one.

Except for all the people slowly dying of cancer, all the wildlife affected similarly and the fact that it has created another uninhabitable zone. I suppose you think Chernobyl wasn't anything to worry about either.
Pages: « 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 [42] 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 »
Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.19 | SMF © 2006-2009, Simple Machines Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!