I try to be pretty careful when making generalized statements. I've never actually SEEN an HYIP that wasn't a scam, but I have most certainly not seen them all. So as for whether or not some of them may be legit, I can't say, but I wouldn't risk money with any of them.

Nearly any form of earning income, whether online or offline, will take time and effort, and possibly some spending money. If you see significant value being offered without a significant expenditure of time or effort, be wary.

Christians don't believe that Jesus is a sun God. He is the Light, but it's the illumination that the Trinity (Love, Beauty and Truth) provides us .

First, God is a Spirit and does not possess human characteristics or limitations. Second, all the evidence contained in the Book agrees that God revealed Himself to mankind in a male form. Not that I think it matters, but I think a dude was a good choice for this earth. Patriarchy won like, centuries ago. Like a female president, I don't think we are ready for a Goddess

Also, I don't think God is going to hump, so gender doesn't really do  Him a whole lot

Lord I hope not. When we get the next Democratic POTUS in office, I hope judicial oversight has not degraded to the point that he would be able to ram silly shit down the pipe without any challenge, like say, a firearm ban, or revocation of current gun laws, in the name of national security. Just like when Dems used the nuclear option, and the Rebups came right behind them and did it again for Trump's confirmations. What goes around comes around, and I want to see the separation of power as deliniated as it can possibly be. We are breaking the system fighting each other, the parties I mean.

Two more things, I thought this was fucking hilarious


It's gonna run its course before they take it up again if he writes a new one, we will restart this process anew.

Also,

I'm sure the judges that blocked the ban aren't going to enforce it in this circumstance. 'Bonafide'.

*mind blown*

Holy shit rust, this never occurred to me. Was always wonky about using both these services because frankly, I really don't trust anyone or anything when it comes to cryptos, decentralization and trustlessness is key here. Of course I can download an open source app and run it on a not connected computer. Duh, dammit. Hindsight be damned, this should have been obvious

Now that I'm thinking about it, did everyone that used brainwallet, eventually get compromised?  Generating a private key off of a phrase seemed like a poor idea, but did that pan out? Off topic, but bit address got me nostalgic

Listen to the man. He knows his shit.

But, BTC usually generally uptrends, save the prolonged bull market that Gox gave us. I'm pretty sure cryptos will be a thing from here on out, banks are lining up to utilize blockchain technology, it's efficient cost wise and time wise. The level of capitalization in the cryptosystem makes me think major investors will be remiss to let the price drop to far down.It's too easy to depress/prop up the price with the low overall capitalization (even orange futures markets have more capitalization than most cryptos). You would at least most likely double up your value, as I can easily see 5000 btç, but better to invest sooner than later

What wallet application was this? And did you ever lose physical possession of your device at any time? It sounds like someone either had possession of your priv key before you loaded the wallet, your device was remotely compromised, or someone gained possession of your device.

And how long after the deposit, was the initial withdrawal?

... there needs to be alternatives.

Although bitcoin is capable of a lot of the features of the popular alts, I prefer each blockchain serving a distinct purpose. Litecoin indeed functions as a silver, as far as stability, and it's pretty fast. Doge is useful for xfer between exchanges, given the low price per coin, relatively stable price, and always low fees. ETH haa all the ERC20 tokens, atock like assets on a blockchain. Essentially, the differences in the coins are features. Bitcoin seems like a great long term store of value, but it's usefulness breaks down as an everyday spending currency.

We at least need ZCASH you can't beat anon transactions, especially with the blockchain forensixs.forensics these days

The chief reason for bitcoin's volatility, in my opinion, is the lack of investor experience, and lack of capitalization (weak/thin books). Half of the users that trade bitcoin are children, or at least don't speak English so good, as evidenced by the trollboxes of the various exchanges. The lack of an actual trading education, coupled with the low total capitalization on some exchanges (HitBTC is a good example), magnifies every pump, and worsens every dump. The term is called weak hands, but it's more than that; people in this space react too much off of news, and way too late after the news has dropped. In other words, lack of trading experience

The price is also manipulated to shit, because of the low total capitalization compared to forex, these positions are drops in a bucket.

To be honest, if/when ETH recovers, these token sales might be the ticket to widespread adoption. We are on the cutting edge of ERC20 tokens, which behave like smart stocks to me. Essentially, the innovation on the ETH blockchain is already pretty daunting compared to bitcoin. Sure, it could be a layer on the bitcoin blockchain, but we are pretty hurt right now as far as congestion.

A major corp, like Microsoft or Google, making a crypto would probably have me  hook line and sinker. You know they are going to prop the price up; it's part of the brand

I saw this as a rumor on Reddit a few hours ago, but I couldn't substantiate it at the time. Is there an official announcement that it's going to be listed in Bittrex? I haven't been in the slack, and they suck with blog updates LOL.

 I'm being mean, despite the crazy, this wasn't that bad of an ICO. They did achieve decent distribution.

... and now that he is in, voila! Travel ban reinstated, but partially. I really don't get this; it's like they actually want chaos to ensue. Suspending review but letting it be actionable?

Notice we haven't had a terror attack on US soil recently (well, Islamic terror at least). This tells me two things. One, since this occurred while we didn't have the ban in place, I have to wonder how effective it will be. And two, now that this topic (it's perceived globally as a 'Muslim Ban) is at the forefront of global consciousness, will that illusion of safety falter?

And on the topic of shit that finally made it through the pipeline, that Christian cake thing might see the light of day.

And we all know it's a waste, because the cake is quite obviously a lie

There is essentially an unlimited number of coins, due to the divisibility of value. If we need more 'room', so to speak, we just need to add a few more decimal places. But we are forgetting that bitcoin isn't the only crypto.  Bitcoin will most likely be the most consistently expensive coin, due to its longevity. But if we are talking about a scenario were bitcoin has become so widespread that 25 million coins aren't enough, we have a plethora of other options. Which honestly might be a better choice, bitcoin seems better for long term value storage, to me.

Shit! Sorry to hear this man. Ransomware has been around for a while now, this may not be a WC variant as much as a predecessor. Pray it's an old one; some of the encryption has been broken on the oldest ones, and there may be a utility to help you recover your data.

If it's a business, they need to report this to the authorities, for the sake of investigation and liability. As for the terminals, it is unfortunate, but the data is most likely gone. Really hoping they were using back ups.

What are the IT guys saying, or, no ITs at this particular job? (May be a small company, but if they are all using terminals, somebody is fixing them).

You'd be surprised. I think they severely restricted internet access to citizens in certain countries during the events of the Arab Spring. You need an autocratic regime to facilitate something like this, but not so far fetched.

But in most modern world societies, internet connectivity is damned near a right. I don't ever think my gov (US) would go this far, even in the event of a fire sail. Too many other services, vtal and non vital, depend on the net; this would effect cops, doctors, travel, communication.. I believe bitcoin would be the least of your worries at this point.

Besides, given the current state of congestion on the network, it's cheaper and easier to simply spam the network to death. It's happening organically on ETH whenever there is an ERC20 token ICO; how hard would it be to permanently supress a less adaptive network, when you have a nation's resources at your disposal?

Well, let's define money, vs an investment. When I think of money, I think of static value. I get paid for my job with x money, my bills cost y money, and I get to save z for later, or at least until I want to buy drugs. When I think of an investment, I think of something that's going to appreciate (or depreciate, you can't pick em all). Bitcoin is, suffice it to say, volatile. You can't make any long term plans with certainty, say a power bill or a mortgage, because you may wake up to find you only have 75% of the value you put aside to pay said bill. This is why the IRS wisely considers btc property instead of currency; the valuation varies too much per annum/quarter/day/hour

This isn't sound money. This is bedlam.

Since I've seen so many ask, a reddit post from the devs concerning the trade unlock:


Before you ask, it's AM


For reference, this will be 7:45:21 AM, EST. 2017-06-28. If you go to work in the morning, and you live in the States, this may be a vexing time


Known Exchanges:
Futures Contract - BitMex
IOU Token (SNT) -  HitBTC
Listed, But Inactive - Tidex

It's good practice to generate a new receive address, and exchanges, some exchanges, did this for a while. It's more a staying anon thing; it's harder trace back if you get forensiced. But unless you are purchasing some seriously dodgy shit, it shouldn't be an issue.

If you trust Coinbase (they are insured, but I don't know how much coin you are talking), their ETH wallet can be secured via Authy or Authenticator, per withdrawal. It's in the account security settings, and from experience, if you move your coins a lot, it will be a pain in the ass. Given the volatility of late, you may want to hang tight on an exchange, and implement this after the storm

Try Abra, I'm trying it out now. It's an Android app, there is most likely a Apple counterpart. Links right to your bank account, does the 3 day ACH thing just like Coinbase. LBC is always a good choice, but it's hard to find a decent rate when the price is volatile.

Has anyone considered pegging to digital gold? Gold is never this volatile.

An ATM isn't a bad idea right now either, if you live near one. Even if you have to make a trip, it might be worth it

No, but they did used to hang folks, I will admit the beheading is much more spectacular

Perspective, perspective, perspective (I'll use Snopes, we can all agree on the veracity)


This would be what we define as a modern day cop, not the constables or the nightwatch, the earliest forms of American policing. State sponsored custodians of the law, officers of the peace. But the primary function they served was anything but:


So these were what we would define as a cop as well. Notice they pass the four point test in the previous quote.


Now, if in the 1830s police were being used to discipline slaves, we have 35 years until slavery was abolished. And cops affiliated with white supremacy have illegally killed citizens in the South as late as the 1960s. But the abolition of slavery didn't depower the cops, it emboldened them, because they were able to use preventative policing and discriminatory legislature to harass citizens. And it's not just slaves, it's minority immigrants to America, period. The Chinese, the Irish, Natives. Let me explain preventative vs reactive policing. This is where it slipped from racism to classism, I'll explain in a sec:


Preventative policing gave police powers that allowed them to profile, and surveil. We evolved from profiling minorities, to the poor, to finally, everyone but the elite. I've seen cute white chicks get slammed by a cop just like black dudes, shit, I have seen cops fuck over old ladies. Cops are kinda dangerous at the moment, they can act without fear of punishment in the 'pursuit of justice'. Hence all the black bro shootings with no convictions. Shit, I would shoot first too if I were a cop, you have less than a 1/1000 literal chance of being convicted. Seriously, why take the chance of getting shot by some punk?

Now, ISIS has an evil intent, while the actual mission of a peace officer is a noble pursuit. But let me pose a few questions:

If the police have been around for 200 years, vs ISIS being formed in 1999, who has had more potential for harm? Even if that harm is intentional?

The highest estimate of ISIS fighters I could find was 200000. How does that pale to the number of cops employed, since the 1800s?

With how post colonial American race tensions played out, do you think the cops were arresting minorities, or simply killing them? Private citizens could kill minorities and avoid prosecution, surely a cop could, yes?

And I'm not championing African American oppression. I'm pointing out the legal powers and protections police have been afforded to deal with minorities, have been used by the government to devolve all our civil liberties. Another example, 911. A minority did a really bad thing, and all of the sudden we have the Patriot Act. They actually had the nerve to call it the Patriot Act. Because being a true Patriot is getting my nuts grabbed at the airport

There is much truth to the ideology BD is trying to communicate. He used incendiary rhetoric; y'all stopped listening

As he stated, we expect ISIS to be a dick. But when our protectors that we pay to protect us are a dick, it's a much more sinister betrayal.

And ISIS has never given me a speeding ticket. There's that

This fee is/was present in electronic point of sale transactions; you don't notice it because it is priced in to the products and services we purchase. See here:


Essentially, they pay a fee per transaction as well, but I will admit it is much lower than its bitcoin counterpart.

This is why small businesses sometimes have minimum transactions.

Dodd Frank limited these fees, I think they were like .25-.30 cents. We are currently repealing Dodd Frank, so there's that