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Running on 32bit debian, 0.8.5 reports a db.log full of "Lock table is out of available lock entries". Doesn't seem to be affecting bitcoind nor block processing.
Anything to poke at?
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2. Bitcoin being defined as "currency" by a Federal Judge is actually bad as it opens Bitcoin up to a whole host of US laws designed to prevent people from creating their own currency. Can you say "Liberty Dollar".
THIS should be the concern. Bitcoin being a currency means now the entire banking infra can enforce laws and policies on bitcoin. Welcome to fees, regulation, and loss of freedom.
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Hey guys, today I went to cvs to use my Bitinstant print out to use moneygram. After I did the phone stuff, I went to the cashier, and I told her I'm paying a bill, and she said my name wasn't coming up. I tried again, three times... Every time it didn't work. I assume it was the cashiers fault, but if anyone could tell me if I did something wrong. I did this about a month and half ago and it worked. Also, I used a fake name for the first try, them used another name for the next try but with the same paper/slip. Thanks in advance.
The cashier needs to actually check the "paying a bill" option. By default, the "send money" option is checked and 99% of the cashiers just hit "next" regardless of what you say to them.
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There is some scepticism on reddit: - someone needs to check the hashes to make sure nothing was altered (to ease the paranoid) - does the mirrored site still link to sourceforge? If so Iranians would still be prohibited from downloading right? I'm doing this for three reasons: 0. Iceland rocks and http://immi.is looks a reality. Go freedom. 1. The world should be able to download their bits as desired without letting some scared corporate lawyers dictate yes or no. 2. I want to host a complete copy of the bitcoin site with binaries on a piratebox with no internet access. I already can do this with Tor, because they put everything locally and provide a quick and easy rsync share. The tor site mirror is roughly 6 GB, which includes all binaries for all operating systems, and fits easily on a 16GB usb drive. However, any smart person will not trust me. You should check the binaries, the hashes, and everything I've done to mirror the site. Right now, I have not had time to patch the site to remove the reliance on sf.net and googlecode/googleapis. When I do figure out the patches, I intend to publish my git repo so others can clone/pull and check it out. I don't use github or other social networking technologies like it (facebook, twitter, sourceforge, etc).
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Why do you think I offered to sell them?
I have one and am developing my own software for it.
I lost track of you as the OP. Sorry for the confusion. Hopefully you will commit back changes and enhancements to the original codebase. Yes, there is a market for pre-configured, working pirateboxes. I have built my own and gotten it all to work. However, due to life getting in the way of hacking, I find buying things is more efficient.
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And generally, allow bitcoin.org to be mirrored, or the binaries served up by non-sourceforge hosts (mirrors and bittorrent).
It is MIT licensed, anybody can mirror it anywhere they like. You don't need anybody's permission, just do it! Step 1: Done. Hourly pulls of website git ( https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.github.com.git) from github. See http://btcmirror.is/Step 2: In progress. Replace sf.net links with local copies of all binaries and related sha(1|256)sum files plus signatures. Step 3: In progress. Replace googleapi.com and googlecode.com script links with local copies of the files. Step 4: Serving bitcoin website and binaries out of Iceland. Setup rsyncd for mirroring. Step 5: There is no step 5.
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Moneygram told us that while they don't require it, some agent locations can ask for it...there is no way for Moneygram to enforce it.
Maybe it's time to build a verified list of locations which require ID or not.
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For what it is worth, I have emailed MoneyGram customer support, provided the details of the transaction, including their kiosk ID. I'll post something if/when I receive a response.
And here is MoneyGram's official response: Dear Customer,
Thank you for contacting MoneyGram International.
While sending a MoneyGram transaction from a CVS location, sender's ID information is required regardless of the transaction amount. We apologize if this may have caused any inconvenience to you.
Regards,
Specialist, Global Complaints MoneyGram International
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It is MIT licensed, anybody can mirror it anywhere they like. You don't need anybody's permission, just do it!
Correct. You could make it easier to mirror it though. Right now httrack and pulling the binaries is my solution.
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CVS requires the ID, moneygram does not. Moneygram does not require the ID, but leaves it optional for the vendor to require an ID, according to Moneygram customer service. Technically, Moneygram is not requiring ID, but CVS does. I'm unable to get either Moneygram or CVS to commit to something in writing (email).
For what it is worth, I have emailed MoneyGram customer support, provided the details of the transaction, including their kiosk ID. I'll post something if/when I receive a response.
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I has wished you email or call us before making more transfers.
You are not required to show ID at the Moneygram location.
Please call us next time you are at the location and they are giving you a hard time. 1-716-718-4846
I repeat: You are not required to show ID at the Moneygram location. I felt the problem is with moneygram and CVS, not bitinstant. I purposely avoided putting your name in the post until I had to do so. CVS requires the ID, moneygram does not. Moneygram does not require the ID, but leaves it optional for the vendor to require an ID, according to Moneygram customer service. Technically, Moneygram is not requiring ID, but CVS does. I'm unable to get either Moneygram or CVS to commit to something in writing (email).
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Are you both suggesting that the core bitcoin development group (who are listed at bitcoin.org) remove the checkbox that blocks SourceForge downloads to sanctioned countries?
Yes. And generally, allow bitcoin.org to be mirrored, or the binaries served up by non-sourceforge hosts (mirrors and bittorrent).
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In thinking broader about this, bitcoin.org is hosted on github servers. They are a US company and may also look at the embargoed countries and decide the citizens of an 'axis of evil' country cannot download bitcoin. It seems clear there needs to be a mirroring plan for bitcoin.org and binaries run by volunteers, in case of stupidity. This would also work well if someone forced the .org people to take down bitcoin.org.
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That's bogus! Here's what the AML Compliance Guide from Moneygram says: Before completing a Send and / or Receive of $900 or more, you must obtain and record the customer’s government issued photo ID.
So if your transfer was under $900, they weren't required by Moneygram to check your ID. You might print out pages 1 and 7 of the guide to show them. Maybe that will help the clerk "remember" instances where they don't need to collect ID. - http://www.moneygram.com/WCM/groups/mgicorp_content/documents/content/mgicorp_moneylegal_region1_209.pdfI believe it's bogus. However, the clerk/cashier gets a prompt on the screen for "ID required" and will not let them continue until they either hit "ok" or actually view the ID and then hit OK. As they are on camera, they ask for an ID. I guess they don't want to risk their job for some moneygram customer.
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I've been buying $50-$200 of bitcoins via moneygram because there is no one else around me (according to localbitcoins and well, the meetup threads on this forum). Intersango doesn't take US dollars anymore, and I don't like mtgox. Dwolla scares the crap out of me. My bank charges $25 in wire transfer fees, so bitinstant is pretty much the cheapest option for me. Every week, I stop at my local CVS to use the moneygram service. The clerks are getting used to me showing up and doing the transaction. I'm the only patron of the store who uses the moneygram service, at all. I know their system inside and out, to the point where I can tell a new clerk how to do the transfers. The ladybytes video, http://vimeo.com/44849463, is pretty accurate. If she wasn't half-naked, I'd recommend it to more people. The past two transactions are different. When entering the info into the dialpad of the red moneygram phone, as soon as you punch in 9611 for zipzap, the automated system transfers you to a human. In the past, this wasn't the case. The human requires a name, address, and phone number. They will not continue the transaction without this info. The name/address must match their database of valid name/address combinations. I've tried to give a post office box in the style of an apartment or office suite (like 123 main street #4839), and they say "that is a po box, we need a real address sir". I bought a pre-paid phone with cash and use a friend's work address with permission. The rest of the moneygram phone call completes and I'm told to go to the cashier. At the cashier, regardless of transfer amount, I'm asked for photo ID. They will not continue unless I give an ID. The ID doesn't have to match the transfer detail. They do compare it to the transfer details, but don't scan it, don't write anything down, and don't seem to care. The system prompts them for an ID, so they ask for an ID. My photo ID doesn't match the transfer details. Once I had to explain that I'm sending it to work to help out a friend (which is 90% true). I leave out "help out a friend get bitcoins." ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif) After I show ID, I pay the cash, get a receipt and confirmation from moneygram, and all is done. Minutes later my mobile wallet bings with bitcoins. The process works, and bitinstant does its job well. The demand for ID and wasting time talking to the moneygram people are getting old and disturbing. Granted, two is not a trend yet (three is a trend), but I suspect next week will be the same.
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