I used to lend BTC. I ended up with a large portfolio of bad loans. The amount of BTC I lost to bad loans far exceeded the amount I made in interest. You can do the math there  As far as people you would consider a "good risk" - there is a staff member here at bitcointalk.org that owes me money from years ago. Nothing I can really do except hope he reads this and it shames him into repaying at least some of the BTC. |
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Congratulations! I had completely forgotten about this thread.
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A private key is always exactly 256 bits long
256 bits is 256/8 = 32 bytes
When converted to a ASCII string as a hexidecimal number it will always be exactly 64 hex characters (2 ASCII hex characters per byte)
Then it can a encoded, but that is another story for another time.
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Are you the Nigerian prince that keeps sending me all those emails?
I recognize your ALL CAPS writing style,
This is not a joke..Nigeria or No Nigeria.. bitcoin has nothing to do with country.. A joke is a joke. May not have been funny but it is still a joke. You did lighten up a bit and turned off the caps lock key so... mission accomplished! Good luck getting the Bitcoins you need. Sorry I cannot help you (except for helping with the caps lock issue). |
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Are you the Nigerian prince that keeps sending me all those emails?
I recognize your ALL CAPS writing style,
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Very well written, easy to understand and for the most part I think it is very accurate.
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Do any exchanges allow trading on margin?
Check out bitfinex. You can also lend your inactive USD and/or BTC to margin traders at the market rate of interest. I have used them for years. Yes, they were hacked an lost a boatload of BTC. In my opinion they have learned from this epic fail and are now safer than before the hack. They have been paying everyone back as quickly as they can. |
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Ok tell me that for what? Do I look like a new here?
Post #256 was on December 02, 2013, 04:42:15 PM Post #257 was on January 31, 2016, 10:20:15 PM So you may have been around since you bought the account in about Jan of last year. Or, even more likely, the account has traded hands several times and you bought it more recently. |
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If you are in the US and running this as a business then you are subject to arrest, patriot act secrecy, asset seizure, 5 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine. Don't believe me? Read about my case here: http://www.burtw.com/and here: http://www.jmwagner.com/ |
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I really liked your idea of using the camera on the system, taking some shots (or even a movie) of them waving their hands like a maniac, and gathering the entropy that way.
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Here are a few basic questions that come to mind:
Why do you think you need to re-invent this?
Exactly what problem are you trying to solve here?
What do you think is the issue with all the other standard, vetted, secure methods for gathering entropy?
As everyone has told you in more ways than one, your system is overly complex and does not appear to do what you want, which is to securely gather entropy, correct?
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Noob or not, cash is cash. Wire transfer to an exchange works for large amounts. If you find someone physically near you then you might be able to meet at their bank. They would probably require you to bring cash or maybe a certified check. You deposit into their bank account and they could then transfer the BTC to you,
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Hopefully we can get back on topic for this thread. Here is what I posted in another "Bitcoin Banking" thread: If you deposit your hard earned Bitcoins into a Bank you have lent your Bitcoins to a third party. You have just accepted an IOU from the bank which states you "have" that many Bitcoins on account at the bank. You can now write checks on that amount which other people can accept as payment. Is a Bitcoin check in the amount of 1.2345 BTC to someone actually Bitcoins? The answer is no it is not. It is a promise to pay the bearer Bitcoins. You have just recreated the use and acceptance of debt as money. Not only that you have just lent your Bitcoins to an entity (bank) whose entire purpose is to lend out your Bitcoins to someone else and make a profit. Their entire purpose is to recreate the fractional reserve banking system. Their entire purpose is to gamble with the Bitcoins you just lent them. They have no choice. It is their business model. The second people start lending their Bitcoins to banks they have recreated the fractional reserve banking system. The answer from anyone who really understands Bitcoins, loves Bitcoins, what they represent, why they exist, should not simply be "no I will not lend my Bitcoins to a bank in order to reproduce the fractional reserve banking system". It should be: There is no fucking way I will lend my Bitcoins to the fucking banking system so they can use my Bitcoins to recreate their fucking house of cards Ponzi scheme fractional reserve banking system. Having said all that, it is inevitable that Bitcoin substitutes (bitcoin IOUs) will eventually be used for and accepted as payment and that the banking system will recreate a fractional reserve banking system using Bitcoins. This is because most people do not understand the first thing about money, what it is, where it comes from and what purpose it serves - and most people are sheep being lead to the slaughter. The difference with Bitcoin is that you can choose not to participate in their scheme to screw you out of your hard earned money. |
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I get it perfectly, comprehension is one of my strong suits.
What you don't get is your post is not structured as a joke and you simply stated that it must be great if they agree on it. That is not how a joke is structured. This, however, is: Blah and Blah finally agree on something, the worlds going to end! Not, "they agree so it must be great'
You did not make an informed opinion, you said it must be great.
Evidently the feedback is that the post did not say what I meant it so say so I deleted the damn thing. For the love of all that is Bitcoin can we move on? |
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If you are asking "Why did you download BU?". The answer is RESEARCH.
No, you downloaded it because you think anything they agree on is great. Don't try to come up with ulterior motives now, it is too late. What has your research shown you? I downloaded and started running BU this morning.
Anything that both jbreher and franky1 can agree to must be a great idea.
Still have not found how I can set my block size limit, it is a command line parameter or do I have to rebuild?
If your intent was to download for research then that would have been what you did instead of downloading it and instantly saying it must be great. So all this rage and emotion directed toward me is because of a one sentence off hand joke I made on this forum? I am sorry I offended you with that one sentence. I take it back. I will go and delete it if that will make you feel better. I guess you cannot take a joke. The intended joke was that those two agree on something, anything. Obviously you have a history with those two that I am unaware of. Sure, I know you are on opposite sides of a debate but no, I don't read everything you, franky1 or jbreher have written. Just chill. I am not on your side and I am not on their side. Go argue between yourselves some more and leave me out of it. I don't know you or them nor do I really care. I'm just simply pointing out the fact that you are contradicting yourself and it doesn't look good. So now were at it being a joke when it is supposed to be for research. Again, the JOKE is that franky1 and jbreher found something to agree on. My RESEARCH, in order to form an informed option on the subject, is on BU, Segwit, and the block size debate in general. Get it now? |
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Bitcoin Bank?
Oxymoron.
You're in a strange position to be calling out Bitcoin's antitheses. How about this one, oxymoron: Bitcoin with user changeable consensus rules  I wonder how long before a crypto-communist fork starts redistributing your money and inflating the money supply? You're not a Bitcoin supporter, so don't stand up up for people who can stand up for themselves just fine without you, Burt Where the hell did this Burt dude come from? Maybe I've been avoiding the LaBrae Tarpits of the common forums here too much - I have no idea who this guy is, but first impressions aren't favorable. I would love to debate the whole Bitcoin "banking" issues which is what this thread was originally all about. I do have a strong opinion on that issue. Unfortunately, this thread has deteriorated into a bashing attack on me for a stupid joke I made in another thread on an unrelated subject I do not have any opinion about yet - I am just starting to research it in order to form an opinion. I will dig up a response to this thread when I get a chance. |
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If you are asking "Why did you download BU?". The answer is RESEARCH.
No, you downloaded it because you think anything they agree on is great. Don't try to come up with ulterior motives now, it is too late. What has your research shown you? I downloaded and started running BU this morning.
Anything that both jbreher and franky1 can agree to must be a great idea.
Still have not found how I can set my block size limit, it is a command line parameter or do I have to rebuild?
If your intent was to download for research then that would have been what you did instead of downloading it and instantly saying it must be great. So all this rage and emotion directed toward me is because of a one sentence off hand joke I made on this forum? I am sorry I offended you with that one sentence. I take it back. I will go and delete it if that will make you feel better. I guess you cannot take a joke. The intended joke was that those two agree on something, anything. Obviously you have a history with those two that I am unaware of. Sure, I know you are on opposite sides of a debate but no, I don't read everything you, Carlton Banks, franky1 or jbreher have written. Just chill. I am not on your side and I am not on their side. Go argue between yourselves some more and leave me out of it. |
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Dude, I give up, you are right. Is that better?
You're a coward as well as a fool. Can't handle answering awkward questions, huh? I am RESEARCHING this whole block size debate/question. I downloaded the BU node to RESEARCH it. What is your question? If your question is "Do I endorse BU?" The answer is no. If your question is "Do I endorse Segwit?" the answer is no. If you are asking "Why did you download BU?". The answer is RESEARCH. If you are asking "Do you like Carlton Bank's personal attacks on BurtW simply for researching an issue?" the answer is no. If your question is "Do you like being called stupid, an idiot, a coward and a fool?" my answer is no. If your question is "By calling you stupid, an idiot, a coward and a fool am I convincing you that one solution is better than another?" the answer is no you are not. I have no idea what the hell you are talking about. If one of these guesses is not the question you are asking me then what specific awkward question do you want me to answer? |
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