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921  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: when can i change my avatar? on: January 19, 2014, 07:21:53 PM
There are loads of threads about this. You can't at the moment, it's offline. Should be back up and running eventually.
922  Economy / Services / Re: Earn up to 0.5 BTC/month to Advertise Bit777 & Peerbet! on: January 19, 2014, 06:00:20 PM
Bit777, can you confirm that I've been included and that ill be paid to my bit777 account for withdrawal?

I've done 50 posts so far but will be on the forums a lot before the 24th so should hopefully double that.
923  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: How do I achieve my goal of owning 10BTC in 2014 on: January 19, 2014, 05:50:43 PM
I would also suggest alt coins. There is enough movement in daily prices to make 10-500% per day. I play conservatively and manage 10-20% per week tough I don't have time to trade daily. I maybe spent and hour every other day and 5 minutes on other. If you manage make and maintain 10% per week and start with 1 bitcoin you will have 142 bitcoin at the end of the year. Probably not realisticly possible as it will become harder as your volumes increase as your buys and sell will impact the market.

I'd like to get better with this. Any tips?
924  Other / Off-topic / Re: What other ways do you use to make money online? on: January 19, 2014, 05:42:38 PM
You can also try youtube. There are tons of Internet marketing forums teaching you how to make money online. Of course, like the above poster, there are a lot of people who will tell you exactly how to make tons of money, usually followed by a referral link. Then you realise how they've made their money.

The 'make money online' niche is a big market.
925  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Litecoin Mining - is it profitable? on: January 19, 2014, 05:34:15 PM
Thanks for the responses. Might just try it to see the process through. Maybe with a crapcoin to trade up. I shall post any progress here.

Might change my mind on using the pi but ill see what it can do. Got them controlling my house appliances and xbmc on my tv at the mo. Awesome little things!
926  Economy / Service Announcements / Re: cryptothrift.com | Bitcoin and Litecoin Auctions with Escrow on: January 19, 2014, 05:28:09 PM
Looks great. I'll be adding some services and products to this very soon!
927  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: BTC-E or MtGox Pros and Cons? on: January 19, 2014, 05:11:30 PM
I'm for btc-e too. I've used bter too which is pretty good.
928  Economy / Services / Re: Looking for writers on: January 19, 2014, 04:04:46 PM
I think (hope?) the OP will be back with a new offer. Being offered to write for nothing is not the most compelling offer we've ever seen ....

I guess that there may be somebody out there who is willing to do it for free, people do things out of passion for free all the time. Having said this, the post is on a forum where work results in pay, so it's not overly surprising that people wanna get paid, son.

Would you write (i.e. use your time and skill) for free? How did you really expect people to respond?

I wouldn't, no, but I never said that I would' I said that there may be somebody out there who is willing to do it for free. In fact, I said that verbatim.

And, to be fair, it doesn't matter if 10k people respond saying that they want paying, all it takes is a couple of people who are up to the task to say that they will do it for free and the request is satisfied.

BOOM!
929  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Hello, Newbs here on: January 19, 2014, 03:56:28 PM
Go into your profile settings at the top and youll see the option in there. In forum profile information.
930  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Do you think another 51% attack will happen? on: January 19, 2014, 03:49:47 PM
Gnash.io came close by almost having 51% of bitcoins mining power in their pool but they've said they're putting measures in place to make sure it never reaches 51%. If it was a more unscrupulous group then maybe things could have gone badly but who knows if it will happen in future. Remember that if someone does do it, their own bitcoins would likely become worthless too.

Almost coming close to controlling 51% of the hashing power for a short time is not an "attack".

If they were unscrupulous, it is rather likely that many miners would quickly leave the pool and they would then drop back to a lower percentage of the network hashing power.

During that short amount of time that they could have unscrupulously controlled 51% of the hashing power, what unscrupulous thing exactly do you think they might have done?

Well I'm sure you've read the same things everyone has about how it works and what 'extra powers' they would have had. A quick google could give the answers you're looking for.

I've studied bitcoin for over 2 years.  I know exactly what "extra powers" they would have had.  I also know that "a quick google" will turn up a lot of rumors, mistaken beliefs, and complete FUD.

That's why I specifically asked "what unscrupulous thing exactly do you think they might have done?"

If you are fearing things that aren't possible, then I'd have an opportunity to educate and help understand that having a bit over 50% of the network hash power for a short period of time does not really allow the person in control to accomplish much that needs to be feared.

If someone controls more than 50% of the network hashing power for a very long time, or if they control significantly more than 50%, then they can begin to be a bit more destructive.  However, it is extremely likely that many miners will switch pools if they feel that Ghash.io controls too much of the hashing power for too long.


Appreciate it. Among other things, I also gleaned from your post that Bitcoin is more than 2 years old. I thought Coinye started this whole cryptocoin thing just recently, so that's good to know  Embarrassed

Lol Coinye is the bottom of the barrel stuff.

Bitcoin recently celebrated its fifth birthday, with the Genesis Block being mined on the 3rd January 2009.

Coinye is bottom of the barrel? Crap. Better beg for my job back!

DannyHamilton, I was trollin a bit, but I do genuinely appreciate the help.
931  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Litecoin Mining - is it profitable? on: January 19, 2014, 03:29:48 PM
I'm an investor of bitcoin and quark, just wanting opinions.

Is joining a litecoin mining pool still a profitable venture? I haven't done ANYA math yet, but wondering about other people's experiences. Is it worth the electricity bill. I'll be using everyday pc equipment, nothing special.

Would be surprised if you would break even on costs lol. Then there is wear and tear to the hardware, general maintenance, cooling. Ship has sailed.

Alts maybe, but not on a Raspberry Pi.

I've a actually heard a lot of people mining on the pi. Seen on the pi forums that a lot of people are getting into it.
932  Economy / Auctions / Re: Tattoo on my head for BTC on: January 19, 2014, 02:32:25 PM
Haha. This is a great idea. I'll be following this too. A QR code would be funny, with everyone scanning your head.
933  Other / Off-topic / Re: I HAVE BEEN COMING UP WITH TSHIRT IDEAS. on: January 19, 2014, 01:53:02 PM
Yeah I like the colours too but also dislike that design. It's overused now. I'd look at a cafe press site maybe and advertise it in your sig. Or set up your own store and take bitcoin as payment.
934  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: how to sell Bitcoins on: January 19, 2014, 01:39:55 PM
You can sell on btce for USD. Really straight forward to place a sell order.
935  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: How do I achieve my goal of owning 10BTC in 2014 on: January 19, 2014, 01:33:42 PM
I'm thinking of extending my hosting company, or creating a new arm that accepts bitcoin only. That might bring in some, but will be a while before 10 is achieved for me.
936  Economy / Services / Re: Looking for writers on: January 19, 2014, 12:01:55 PM
Me too. I train people in Plain English, so my writing would be good quality. I'm passionate about Crypto too, but also about getting paid. Let me know if things change.
937  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Bitcoin Loans on: January 19, 2014, 11:52:36 AM
I hear the footsteps of Wonga coming this way. Quick, hide!
938  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: suggest on: January 19, 2014, 09:27:12 AM


Spam and game  Grin
939  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Do you think another 51% attack will happen? on: January 19, 2014, 09:20:25 AM
Gnash.io came close by almost having 51% of bitcoins mining power in their pool but they've said they're putting measures in place to make sure it never reaches 51%. If it was a more unscrupulous group then maybe things could have gone badly but who knows if it will happen in future. Remember that if someone does do it, their own bitcoins would likely become worthless too.

Almost coming close to controlling 51% of the hashing power for a short time is not an "attack".

If they were unscrupulous, it is rather likely that many miners would quickly leave the pool and they would then drop back to a lower percentage of the network hashing power.

During that short amount of time that they could have unscrupulously controlled 51% of the hashing power, what unscrupulous thing exactly do you think they might have done?

Well I'm sure you've read the same things everyone has about how it works and what 'extra powers' they would have had. A quick google could give the answers you're looking for.

I've studied bitcoin for over 2 years.  I know exactly what "extra powers" they would have had.  I also know that "a quick google" will turn up a lot of rumors, mistaken beliefs, and complete FUD.

That's why I specifically asked "what unscrupulous thing exactly do you think they might have done?"

If you are fearing things that aren't possible, then I'd have an opportunity to educate and help understand that having a bit over 50% of the network hash power for a short period of time does not really allow the person in control to accomplish much that needs to be feared.

If someone controls more than 50% of the network hashing power for a very long time, or if they control significantly more than 50%, then they can begin to be a bit more destructive.  However, it is extremely likely that many miners will switch pools if they feel that Ghash.io controls too much of the hashing power for too long.


Appreciate it. Among other things, I also gleaned from your post that Bitcoin is more than 2 years old. I thought Coinye started this whole cryptocoin thing just recently, so that's good to know  Embarrassed
940  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Venture Capitalist Chris Dixon Believes Bitcoin Will Hit $100,000 on: January 19, 2014, 09:13:52 AM
I guess the reason we draw value in a USD comparison at the moment is because there's not an alternative. In the UK, we can determine how well our currency is dong by product cost.

When 'us Brits' go abroad, you are likely to hear someone talk about the price of a pint; "It's only 40p a pint!". We naturally measure our currencies strength by what it can afford. The places we can buy products with bitcoin online determine the cost by comparing it to USD or otherwise, meaning that's all wwe have to go on at this point, publicly anyway.

Overstock's success on the first day of accepting Bitcoin was again measured in dollar worth.

Me, I'm drawing my value from cock pushups. 1 BTC = 1.3 cock pushups at the moment but it's on the up Tongue

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