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Mellivora; 10; 5; 1Edp4dMf5dDMbhX6jf9Lve3vTvzvngdawb
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Down with tyranny! Long live bitcoin!
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Yes, very generous of you!
Can I have one too?
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If I am not mistaken, there has been a time or two when governments have participated in genocide. I’m not going to crunch the numbers, because I’m sure others have already. http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/NOTE5.HTMWithout looking, I would guess that the number of people killed by governments are pretty staggering, making school and mall shootings insignificant (except for those involved). Kind of like the carbon dioxide released by a big volcano eruption compared to a gas powered leaf blower. If we really want to protect the children, we should ban all governments. You never know when a government might snap and go crazy on its people. (Actually, civilian disarmament might be a valid indicator since this tends to happen prior to most genocide.) Seriously, all joking aside, we don’t want to end government… Speak for yourself. Keep your eyes open for sarcasm...there might be some in there... |
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If I am not mistaken, there has been a time or two when governments have participated in genocide. I’m not going to crunch the numbers, because I’m sure others have already. http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/NOTE5.HTMWithout looking, I would guess that the number of people killed by governments are pretty staggering, making school and mall shootings insignificant (except for those involved). Kind of like the carbon dioxide released by a big volcano eruption compared to a gas powered leaf blower. If we really want to protect the children, we should ban all governments. You never know when a government might snap and go crazy on its people. (Actually, civilian disarmament might be a valid indicator since this tends to happen prior to most genocide.) Seriously, all joking aside, we don’t want to end government…after all they are the great protector and provider of us all. What we need are better laws to ensure nothing bad happens and we can all live in peace. Rather than take decades for laws to evolve to reach this mighty goal, why not just get there now and eliminate years of pain and carnage? I think padded rooms with strait jackets and an IV into our arms (for nutrition and medication) would allow us all to reach that goal of world peace. Remember, peace is the goal, and freedom is the problem. |
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Gun Free Zones = Criminal Safe Zones.
Maybe we should get rid compulsive education that forces children into criminal safe zones.
I expect a wave of new gun laws to come out of this tragedy. But I don't expect NPR (National Propaganda Radio) to cover stories of governments that have participated in genocide and advocate for the banning of government.
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Big changes, exciting times... looking forward to updates and what the new pictures dividends will be. |
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I couldn't vote for any of the options. I am against gun-control, so the first options in the poll were repulsive to me.
The last option I couldn't vote for either, since I think NATO should be dissolved. I wasn't sure who would be "issuing" the guns. I am worried that it could be another "redistribution of wealth" scheme by government.
If there was an option in the poll that said "Allow children to carry firearms if there parents let them" then I might have voted for that.
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In honor of this thread I went out in my back yard shooting shit with all our guns with my son and his buddies.
I took my 13 year old to Front Sight last weekend. During the malfunction drills, he was clearing his jams and getting back on target faster than the cop taking the class. |
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As far as i know in USA you can happily go in a shop and buy more or less whatever weapon you want.
So what is the problem with that website?
That's not entirely true. State laws vary, some making it harder or easier. Plus there is a federal background check done on every firearm purchase regardless of state. Technically there is no gun registration in the US but effectively there is because they have your name and address once you buy a gun. What if you wanted to buy a firearm completely off the books? That's the key to this. There are many states that allow for private transfers. No paper work, no names, just an exchange of cash or what ever is agreed upon. In UT the largest online news source in the state allows for free postings and right now there are over 2000 firearms for sale. http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=231&category=353Most of these are private sales not requiring any paperwork. One trend that shows up in history is when ever a nation enjoys freedom, prior to that the people are well armed. Whenever genocide or a police state occurs, prior to that the people are disarmed. "Defensive gun uses by crime victims are three to four times more common than crimes committed with guns" -Gary Kleck, Ph.D. |
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Buy flowers not guns!
I've bought my wife flowers and guns for valentine's. Every time she eventually throws away the flowers, but she has always kept the guns. I think a free mag with a flower order would definitely open up a wider customer base! |
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I always thought of Bitcoins as being inflation proof, but "infinitely divisible" makes me have to rethink this. Its easy to see the deflationary value of the system...but that word "unlimited"...how will that play out?
Dividing existing money is different than creating new money. Let's use a bar of gold as an example. You have one bar of gold. You cut that bar in half, you now have two smaller pieces. Each smaller piece is worth half the original bar of gold, but combined they are still one bar of gold. This is how Bitcoin's divisibility works. You can break it up into smaller pieces, but each smaller piece is worth less than the original. Everyone has the same amount of Bitcoins as they did before, but everyone can break those Bitcoins up into smaller pieces, and trade with that instead. The problem with inflation is that when a central bank prints new money, they don't give it to everyone equally. If they did, it would be no problem. Instead, they use the money however they see fit, and they spend it at the current value. Then as it gets absorbed by the economy, it devalues each unit that was already in existence. So if you don't get a slice of this new money (and you usually don't), you just got robbed. I understand how it works with gold, but with a digital currency, there is one thing I'm trying to get my head around. With gold, eventually it becomes physically impossible to divide any smaller. With Bitcoins not being physical, you have that "infinitely divisible" aspect going on, which has never been taken to the extreme to see what would happen. 6.0221 × 10 -23 btc is just as easy to divide and send as 1 btc. I guess it would work better than gold. |
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From my perspective on interpreting the libertarian philosophy... contracts are sacred.
In an ideal world, two parties should be able to buy and sell whatever they want (as long as no other entities have their rights violated) without any interference from a third party (such as government).
To be fraudulent on a contract voids the contract and natural law would allow for self-defense of life and property by the injured party to obtain restitution.
Counterfeiting is fraudulent and natural law justifies self-defense.
However, if two parties were knowingly entering into a contract to exchange counterfeit money, then no one has be defrauded and no crime of nature committed (not counting man-made or bank-made laws). Think of it as a form of artwork. Its not until the counterfeit money is used to scam someone does it become a crime. And a crime it is.
Just because the banks and government does it, doesn't make it any less of a crime for others to do it.
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No effect on economy. Bitcoin will survive even if only the last block produced is left because it is infinitely divisible.
Thus the word "infinitely divisible" could also mean "unlimited"? I always thought of Bitcoins as being inflation proof, but "infinitely divisible" makes me have to rethink this. Its easy to see the deflationary value of the system...but that word "unlimited"...how will that play out? |
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Maybe in the US, there are at least some people who don't think it's only for show?
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I fear that it is more "conditioning" than a show.
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I hope you recover your coins.
On a side note, is there an estimate of how many coins have been "lost" by all users? Over the years, there has to be a significant amount. Just curious.
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There is so much to read, that the 4 hours go by pretty fast, its the 5 posts inside the Newbie crib that are the challenge.
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Nice.
In regards to #4, I can't remember who it was that said "A dollar is a lot smaller after a round trip from your pocket to Washington D.C. and back".
#6, my head is kinda spinning right now with the techie stuff, but it is getting clearer and there is light at the end of the tunnel after only a few dedicated hours to learning this. Can't say the same for the fiat system's taxing and regulations...that stuff is a clear as mud and getting muddier.
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