The Electricity pricing Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_pricing#Global_electricity_price_comparison shows the price per kWh in over two dozen countries. The top three of those where electricity is the cheapest are Spain, Canada and Finland, each of which show electricity under $0.07 US per kWh. Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Denmark are at the end of that list with electric rates over $0.30 US per kWh. Though the U.S. average is now a little over $0.10 US per kWh, according to a U.S. Department of Energy monthly report http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/table5_3.html , the residential average is $0.12 US. On the high end, excluding areas outside the contiguous U.S., are the Northeast states of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey with rates approaching $0.20 US. On the low end are the Pacific Northwest states Washington and Idaho which are under $0.09 US. As a rule of thumb, commercial rates can be calculated as being about 90% that of residental, though the report provides specific rates for each state. |
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Bitcoin is unsafe so long as the wallet file system persists.
Perhaps this alternative is suitable? WALLET: Private key password encryption (AES256), makes the wallet require a password to sign a transaction Version 0.1.0 planned for mid-january 2011 http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/QBitcoin |
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I was trying to come up with a decent solution for a directory where contractors and freelancers could offer their services. Then I realized the solution might be sitting right there in front of us: The Bitcoin Wiki! http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Category:FreelancersTo add a user as a freelancer, simply add the [[Category:Freelancers]] tag in the user page. e.g., http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/User:SgornickI then added a few wiki pages for freelancers who had announced their services here in this forum. That showed me that a wiki page does serve adequately as a method for listing freelancers. The criteria I was looking for: - Free service: no charge to add a listing - Self-service: the freelancer can submit their own listing and edit the content. - Access is open: If a volunteer wishes to add to the directory or to modify any listings, access to the content is available. This is particularly useful since wiki syntax does have a slight learning curve. If access is open, then having a separate submission mechanism (such as this forum thread), would work and a third party / volunteer could add the new entry to the directory. - Searchable: the site provides a search tool, and the site gets indexed by the search engines. The main concerns I have for doing this type of directory using the Bitcoin wiki are: 1.) As Bitcoin grows it will become more obvious that the Bitcoin wiki is not really the best place for this. For one, a wiki is not the best tool (see #2) and the freelancer listings really don't fit here. So that freelancers needn't wait any longer, perhaps this less-than-optimal solution will serve just fine for a while until a better service is available? 2.) Tagging service categories is awkward. More granularity could be added using subcategories, but again, a wiki project isn't the best tool for this. I added one such subcategory, Technical Support, to show how subcategories might be used for this. 3.) Fully editable pages -- depends on honor system to prevent vandalism, misinformation. Incidentally, here's the list of users on that wiki now: http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Special:ListUsersIs using the Bitcoin wiki in this manner acceptable? Or are there any other thoughts on this? [Edited] |
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Whoever it is hasnt registered the trademark of "bitcoin"
I think we should start a nonprofit bitcoin trade association formed of bitcoin businesses and register the trademark....before they do.
I had seen a somewhat related initiative about an association: http://fivegrinder.com/group/Bitcoin%20Mutual%20Aid%20AssociationI've registered the domain bitcoinassocation.org with the intention of donating it to such an organization should it form. I believe bitcoinfoundation.org was registered by with the same type of intent. As far as trademark, I don't know enough about the topic. If the association tries to trademark it, would those who use Bitcoin name in their bitcoin-related endeavors (e.g., Bitcoin-Central exchange, BitcoinBonus, Bitcoin 4 Cash, etc.) be - b.) able to challenge the ability for the name to be trademarked even?
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What is also quite awesome with this is that you can fund your account using PayPal at a good market rate (appears to be around Mt. Gox's best ask price). You, or whomever receives your bitcoin tip, will not be able to withdraw those bitcoins for 45 days after the funding transaction (see http://enabledidler.blogspot.com/2011/01/45-day-rule.html ) however this is one of the first online services that allow funding of a Bitcoin eWallet using a credit card. http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Buying_bitcoins |
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The existence of this .com domain is going to become more and more of a problem. Alpha test coming soon. That's been "coming soon" since 2009. Maybe they're not particularly that tied to the name. Has anyone already tried to make contact? |
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I trust bitcoins will keep increasing in value and I'll end up with a profit. That's a great response to counter the question as to why anyone would spend their bitcoins if they knew they would increase in value. Some merchants will have more trust in that happening than what some buyers will have, and thus at some price -- a trade will occur. |
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This is an awesome service! What would the components list look like for such a system? I created a typical configuration list on the Wiki for this. Hopefully from such a parts list an individual willing to spend the money can order the components, and be mining by the following week, for instance. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_rig#Typical_Configuration[edited] |
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They could let you upload a wallet file and spend from that. Then you could lock away your own copy as your own backup so you don't have to trust them solely.
I don't understand how that would be useful. Once a coin is spent, it cannot be re-spent, right? While the bank would have access to the funds, they couldn't move them without you being able to know that they did. With eWallet providers today there's no way to audit that they really do have your bitcoins ("all of their deposits") held in reserve: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/EWalletHaving a local copy of that same wallet gives you only a little more control because if at any time you want to spend that wallet, you aren't dependent on that service and they cannot stop you from sending your bitcoins from your wallet under their control to somewhere else. But you are correct -- having a local copy of your wallet won't help you whatsover if they disappear overnight after transferring the funds from all the customer wallets all at once |
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I need my box (intact and working) for that project and am not going to risk breaking my setup right before I start this other project. If it were easy to get up and running, I'd give it a quick go and test it.
If a bootable flash drive had everything you need ready to go would you be more willing to give mining a try ... i.e., if it were to exist now that would be something you would try? http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2696.0[Edited] |
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I just want to check and make sure people have had good experiences with these guys,.
Clearwing Software LLC is a Massachusetts corporation founded by Gavin Andresen. Gavin is one of the Bitcoin project developers, and will continue to support its development and growth. http://clearcoin.appspot.com/aboutI haven't seen anyone post any good or bad. [Edit] As the seller in an escrowed transaction it worked perfectly for me. |
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Worm_Rixobot.A Having taken over a user’s machine the worm terminates a range of Windows and security programs and block access to websites while a splash screen demands that users pay the Russian rouble equivalent of $12 by texting a premium-rate SMS number in order to receive an unlock key. http://ecommerce-journal.com/node/30836 |
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With Bitcoin being both pseudonymous and non-reversible (i.e., no chargebacks), there is little evidence to help you make an argument that you've truly sent a payment. At most, you would be able to show that an amount matching the amount you claim to have sent appears in a certain block (with a timestamp) and that the amount was sent to the Bitcoin address that you claim is where your payment was sent. However, for transactions made using bitcoins and sent from one account on an eWallet provider to another account on the same provider, that transaction will not appear in the blockchain (i.e., the transaction won't cross the Bitcoin P2P network). Here's an example. The Bitcoin address on the "Ways you can help EFF" donation page ( https://www.eff.org/helpout ) appears to be one that is for an account on MyBitcoin. So if I send bitcoins from my account with MyBitcoin to the EFF's donation address, I cannot then see that transaction using BlockExplorer.com: http://blockexplorer.com/address/1MCwBbhNGp5hRm5rC1Aims2YFRe2SXPYKt (I will see other transactions, but not mine.) Some eWallet providers allow amounts below 0.01 BTC to be sent if the transaction is to another account holder on the same service. This allows an inexpensive and immediate method to detect if the recipient is using the same eWallet provider. For example, MyBitcoin will report an error when attempting to send an amount smaller than 0.01 BTC to a Bitcoin address that is not for another MyBitcoin account: Payment amount is too small for a Bitcoin P2P payment! Try a BC0.01 or higher! Thus there are two conclusions I make: - If you are concerned about being able to have evidence that you truly did send a payment, use Bitcoin with a local wallet to ensure that your transaction crosses the wire.
- Using an eWallet provider to send money to another account on the same provider may provide even less visibility than sending the transaction from your own wallet. In my example above, only myself, the EFF and MyBitcoin know that any bitcoins were sent to that Bitcoin address -- my transaction doesn't show externally.
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