Hmm... They have never asked me for an ID. I don't know why they would need one. If you fund your account from a bank, why would they care about your identity?  Are you trading at a high volume, like over 10k/ month.

I see this is airing in my market. I'm having a cocktail party during that slot. How rude would it be to wear an earbud at my own party?

Interesting comments all. I was just wondering if there was any correlation. I found myself spending a little more now that I can replace my spent coins for about the same cost. I guess it's just me.

This is a question for retailers and service providers within the bitcoin economy. Now that $3 has been relatively stable for a while now, are peers spending some of their coin or is holding for speculation still as strong as ever?

I PMed you with an outline. Seeing that others are interested, I may just make a PDF version and link it here.
 
P.S. Break a leg!

Sounds like your looking to buy insurance.

I would like to at least see it in the standard Ubuntu repository, when we reach version 1.

Yes, incentive is the problem. But is there a way to incentivize a dead drop? ... I got nothin.

What do they call it in Geo-caching when you leave an item to be moved? I hear that people send trinkets around the world with the help of other ego-cashers. is there any way to use this type of technique? Of course it's a pis-poor way to get your weed from SR. You would be lucky to get a stem and a seed after passing through so many people. lol

Wait, do you specifically mean me?

But why wouldn't property owners do away with that pesky constitution? Once in power new laws could be made to further entrench power for the greater glory of property owners. Anyone who doesn't like it can vote... Oh wait, no they can't, they are just surfs and peasants.
 
Your approach might work at a smaller scale, a commune or something. But a two tier democracy seems oxymoronic.

Us property owners just voted to take your guns away and use them to force you into a gay marriage.  How do you like us now? 

73.8% bullish
There does seem to be a new enthusiasm for bitcoin recently.

Damnit! Dwolla manipulated me again yesterday. They made me buy a few more sub $3 coins.

I think it looks quite nice.

Hey what about this. Let's say our merchant has an ice cream stand. He accepts bitcoin for purchases and now can exchange or spend them.  But what if instead he sells them at his stand. just put up a sign that you accept and sell bitcoins. If our guy is careful It might even become a separate revenue stream.

I think your strategy makes sense.  And there are ways for a reluctant merchant to test it out with little risk. They could, for example, offer a special item of the week for sale in bitcoin.
I would add that if you can convince the shops to spend their bitcoin rather than convert it to USD we could have an even more complete economy.

I for one have always felt stifled by the tyranny of forced non-eating of horses.

P.S. Soylent green is made from algae or seaweed or something. Everyone knows that.

Maybe, but in theory tracing a computer on a network is easier than finding a receiver within the range of a transmitter. As far as anyone listening, I'm the only one with the code book from jim618.     
I suppose your basically right though, The Internet has replaced numbers stations for spies.  But I still like the idea. Kinda like I like the idea of a cigarette lighter installed on a computer.

Wow. what about broadcasting your URI's as something like a numbers station? You could secretly pay someone with 100% anonymity.