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Sorry for sharing, this is your tax Dollars at work:  The kitten shown here was NOT used in these experiments.
(Image: © Shutterstock)The title of the report says it all, "USDA Kitten Cannibalism." It seems hard to believe, but an investigation by a nonprofit watchdog group reveals that the U.S. government purchased hundreds of cats and dogs for stomach-churning research projects — projects that the watchdog group describes as "needless." The research, carried out at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service's Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, included feeding the remains of euthanized... https://www.livescience.com/65030-usda-kitten-cannibalism-research.htmlIn other news... |
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Can Bitcoin Price Hit $424,000 Sometime in Late 2021?Based on historical data, when the 20MA is acting as support for BTC price, Bitcoin has tended to be in an extended bull market. Conversely, the times that 20MA has acted as resistance against the upward movement in Bitcoin price, have been during bear markets.... ...Gains in the last cycle were around 5,000% and occurred 97 weeks after the 20MA first held as support. Mimicking this exactly gives a bitcoin price of $424k, happening sometime in November 2021. ... ...He also thinks that the market cycles are lengthening. Specifically that the time between the halving and the peak has been getting longer. After the first halving, the peak came after around 52 weeks. However, after the second halving, this period increased to 73 weeks. Cowen, therefore, suggests that the peak following this year’s halving may take longer still, with a potential peak not occurring until 2022. Still, that would give us a $125k Bitcoin price sometime in early 2022, which is certainly not to be sniffed at… if we can stay above the 20MA as support. https://bitcoinist.com/can-bitcoin-price-hit-usd-424000-in-2021/
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Does Real Wealth Get Created When Bitcoin Rises Rapidly?
My answer: You gain real wealth when you have an honest way to earn Bitcoins.
(Original OP)
Title: Does Real Wealth Get Lost When Bitcoin "Crashes"?
The fiat-based value of BTC is down over 80% from the Big-Time highs of late 2017:
(Q) Did (for example) a large number of bitcoins disappear forever?
(A) No, they simply passed from generally weaker players to "more serious" (long-term successful) ones.
Does Real Wealth Get Lost When Bitcoin "Crashes"?
and/or...
Does the chaos and "pain" create many new opportunities for various types of "hungry" people?
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Reality Check: People seeking Merit are attracted to people who have some to give, If you do not understand this, then please do not respond, and/or have something truly worthwhile to add to the conversation, thank you.
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No. Merit seekers are "attacking" people who have merit to give, and if you do not see it how is that possible?```````````````````` ```````````````````` ... I'm fairly sure other merit sources feel similarly.
+2 But I have none to give  Fine, I surrender. Given enough time, there will be at least a few people who understand the current system could be replaced by something funded with your existing abundance, which is much more healthy than what we have now.Peace and Love to all this holiday season. ```````````````````` ```````````````````` ```` OP ```` The Time Is NOW! I have a "humble plan" to actually fix this seriously F'up place. Rough draft, eat me alive or find the really good parts, please. ::Keeping in mind the forum does allow multiple accounts, sometimes they are "White-Hat" for fun and/or seperate projects. Headline News: Nice Try with the current merit system, but you also created huge new issues. Brief Summary: If I post a worthwhile topic from a newbie account, it is no surprise if it gets buried. Posting from a full member account which used to be treated "fairly", due to a down to Earth & friendly username, now that same account gets mostly ignored due to having no merits to give away. Posting from my LEGENDARY account: Anyone want to guess what happens? Eager, hungry merit seekers find my content really interesting, oh my... You have created an almost permanent underclass, while degrading the experience of your long-term members, except perhaps the ones who enjoy feeling the thrill of being in a (somewhat fake and unsatisfying) position of power.
As an experiment?Please consider, saving the data, and temporarily 100% trashing the current "merit" system. Hire (for example), for very low wages some of these hungry merit seekers to be "Jr Staff", since they can help* with the incoming flood of reported posts. *Help in some way, perhaps moving accused garbage posts to a temporary area? &&& A key part of the (roughly drafted) plan is to encourage this hungry community to report bad posts, or else the current, horrible merit system will return. <snip> Please use some of your huge resources to find a better solution, because the current one is not working.Thank you. |
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I love to learn and tonight I just discovered something cool and "retro". It was a tough life, but he tried his best to steer his own fate. At age 13, Smith recalls waking up to a commotion, his sisters and brothers crying. In another room, he found his mother on the floor, his father pummeling her with fierce blows. Smith tried to pull his dad off, but the elder Smith knocked him unconscious. When the teen came to, he grabbed a frying pan from the kitchen and knocked his father out. “I dragged him out of the house and locked the door,” recalls Smith. “That was the last time my father ever came into our home.”
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The Imagination Machine debuted to the press at the 1979 Summer Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago with the clever name thought up by Howard Boilen (brother of Kenneth) and another APF employee named Gary Sharp. APF’s marketing materials emphasized the Imagination Machine’s potential as a creative tool for music, art, language, education, and programming. Ed Smith And The Imagination Machine: The Untold Story Of A Black Video Game Pioneer https://www.fastcompany.com/3063298/ed-smith-and-the-imagination-machine-the-untold-story-of-a-black-vid````` I love to learn do you? |
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::Do you want to see "good-old" Bitcoin be a major part of Fun, new projects with much higher standards than the average ICO? Bitcoin CreditsBitcoin Credits turn into real BTC instead of ICO related tokens (sources of revenue include many related projects and unique, valuable advertising) Please discuss1) The opening question and/or 2) Any topics related to treating this community better than the average ICO, in a way that ends up directly benefiting "good-old" Bitcoin. and/or 3) (Clear effective communication is difficult for me) Is the only way to start something big around here by going to play with the "screaming children" on the active side of town? FYI: "Related promo" placed outside of the discussion thread. Real_Person's "Pro-Bitcoin" Opt-in PM List https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5065368.0 |
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Edit: You will not receive many PM's (ever), sometimes you will want to check for updates in the BCT forum, thank you.
Do you want to see "good-old" Bitcoin be a major part of Fun, new projects with much higher standards than the average ICO?
If "Yes", please fill out this brief, informative application:
1a) Are you aware "the average ICO" has a poor reputation?
(Yes or No)
1b) Optional comments, if you want...
2) Have you personally participated in an ICO during 2018?
Were you an investor (any size no need to specify), ICO credit "bounty hunter", Company/Team Member, running an industry related website, etc?
(Please briefly describe the way you participate in ICO's)
Bitcoin Credits?
Bitcoin Credits turn into real BTC instead of ICO related tokens (sources of revenue include many related projects and unique, valuable advertising)
3) (optional) Please specify an amount of Bitcoin (stated in USD value), which would be fair to offer the first ~10 "decent quality" responses to this effort.
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New OP
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(Many other topics are better(?))
Let's improve this one!
Sometimes Bear markets are the best chance to take action. Does anyone want to do some easy research on the sale prices of small cable/dish TV networks?
BTC TV!
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Old OP
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The Tonight Show just did a joke about BTC turning 10 years old, did you see it?
Did you just see BTC on NBC?
When it goes on YouTube, please post a link, if you want to.
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Please help me understand the thoughts of people who actually want (for example) $20 Billion Dollars. Depending on where you live, wouldn't $5M be about enough?
"Poor man wanna be rich,
Rich man wanna be king,
And a king ain't satisfied,
'til he rules everything..." ~The Boss
Could you be happy (for example) in a comfortable middle-class life? In case you do not know, excess money can create related problems. Seriously, why would anyone want $20 Billion Dollars?
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The GROSS Profits made by CEO's is really shocking, IMO. 1) Are you a decent person, a greedy pig, or something else? 2) Do you have any skills or talents, what are they? 3) Do you think you might be able to lead a project or company someday? 4) As a reward for your job application, do you want: to be considered for a decent online job, rewarded with 50 ___ Units after rebranding, or both. Build a future? 5) If you are not offered a position, are you willing to come to a private site for training ~30 minutes a month in exchange for a nice amount of ICO credits? `````` copy/paste application `````` 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) ```` `````` FAQ `````` What is this  No information about your project Rebranding = We want some people tuned in before giving the real name. We are/were asking you to show some effort, then we can produce more valuable results for you. |
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Why?
I am with a unique business incubator which is developing several projects. Some will have a "soft launch" with funny, temporary brands as we build a little interest and deal with NDA's etc.
What?
You can apply, since we will be doing a lot of hiring within 2 years or much less.
NOTE: Some people will ignore this simply because we are not revealing our "slick presentations". If you want a substantial challenge leading to a fast-track of success, there is a post you can find in my recent history about ricardian contracts and the HUGE need to improve current ones.
No need to work that hard, you can have fun and make money.
Simple application:
1) Are you a college student (what major/fields), and/or currently working (what type of job)?
2a) If you could "escape the rat race" what do you really LOVE to do? For example, if you could build-up to full-time income while only "working" 2 hours a month, what types of IT, writing, casual project management, graphics, etc would you really enjoy?
2b) For such a sweet deal to ever happen, would you be willing to donate the same amount of time, at the start, assuming the amazing universe of projects had "something exciting going on" to keep you interested?
3) (Optional) Do you have a Creative, Funny temporary name for ICO related credits that will be rebranded.
Ex. "Elephant Gas", since they do not need to be extremely Gross.
Beach_Party Credits
RottenOnions....
We look forward to reviewing your applications.
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EDIT: I failed to be clear enough, sorry.
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The cycle of almost insane greed around BCT looks really ugly to me.
>> Do you ever consider you might be doing "something wrong" in bubble land, by supporting the CEO's who walk away rich?
>>> Would you support projects trying to share more with the community, even if the original presentation was not as professional?
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Discussion topics are above: If your decent quality post seems to indicate you would benefit, do I have permission to send you a PM?
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Good NewsI have rediscovered a huge opportunity which is currently disguised as hard work. Great NewsFor some people the "hard work" is a fun hobby, and close to a dream come true Did you know "smart contracts" have been around for over 20 years? They did not receive much attention because P2P blockchains did not exist. This is where Ian Grigg’s idea of Ricardian Contracts comes in:  A Ricardian Contract can be defined as a single document that is a) a contract offered by an issuer to holders, b) for a valuable right held by holders, and managed by the issuer, c) easily readable by people (like a contract on paper), d) readable by programs (parsable like a database), e) digitally signed, f) carries the keys and server information, and g) allied with a unique and secure identifier (content hash). https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/crypto-20-musings-combining-ricardian-smart-contracts-alex-batlinFYI: LegalThings One is a platform for running Live Contracts: I am not promoting, or commenting on their project.
This article does give a good summary of related topics:
https://medium.com/legalthingsone/ricardian-contracts-legally-binding-agreements-on-the-blockchain-4c103f120707The "missing link" is waiting for you to enjoy."One of the issues I foresee with the emergence of many different template and markup standards is the very plurality of standards. How do you know that the term in contract A is same or different in contract B. How can you create a nice looking document, yet mark it up in such a way as to make it machine readable. Turns out most of these questions have already been solved by the Semantic Web project in the form of RDFa standard that embeds Linked Data in HTML, an extension to HTML5 that helps you markup things like People, Places, Events, Recipes and Reviews..." https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/crypto-20-musings-combining-ricardian-smart-contracts-alex-batlinA) "Ricardian-smart-contracts" were mostly ignored for decades since they had little practical use. B) The previously over-hyped "Semantic Web" has been a sleeping giant for well over 10 years. [ANN] Smarter ContractsBitcoin related roadmap. 1) Leave ideas sitting here, waiting until someone qualified shows interest, and/or simply "do-it-yourself". (i.e. an Open source project) 2) Smarter Contracts: "Quietly Making Noise" Since 3/2/2018 Real_Person's Roadmap
I plan to play with the "screaming Bubble Children" on the loud side of town, until the funding exists to do something more substantial.
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Universa, a blockchain crypto-protocol of the new generation, which is much faster and cheaper compared to Ethereum and Bitcoin...FYI: https://universa.ioFive Advantages of Universa Blockchain over Bitcoin and Ethereum https://bitcoingarden.org/five-advantages-universa-blockchain-bitcoin-ethereum/Anyone watching or interested in Universa? They raised over $28M, also: >>> As a general question: Paying attention to "other players" can be hard when "all the action" is concentrated in a small number of projects. Do you frequently invest time trying new things?
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I just found a forum with ~20+ members online and didn't bother to register yet. Do you often login at other forums and which one do you like? What is your favorite BTC related forum in addition to this one, and if possible add why you like it?
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One simple question = Does every staff member have access to IP's or only Admins?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ End of "One simple question", please do not look below before answering. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ````` Sponsored by "LOL" ````` If you must ask = (Need to know info) You do not need to know! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2nd End of "One simple question", please do NOT look below before answering. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ````` "Sponsored by" The Truth Is FUN! ````` If you must ask (A) =For over ~3 years I had zero "sock puppets", and started a (completely honest one) in ~2014 for a experimental project, which died off quickly, due to being too far ahead of the space/time realities. Space/Time Realities If you must ask (b) =
This last summer (2017) I started a couple of "casual, fun accounts" and was surprised how much fun it was to restart as a noob. Summary: I want to have a HUGE contest to find/discover that quiet "sleeping giant" of an original 2nd account and need to know if all Staff, or only Admins, can see the link(s) between my Legendary account and the original 2nd one. Thank you. |
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Mod Note: Wrong section / Belongs on the ETH side of town? == I have "real-world" friends who strongly prefer Bitcoin over the ETH Bubble game. Crowdsourcing/crowdfunding can be done with Bitcoin, we could also discuss that here if anyone wants to. #lovetheBitcoinSideofTown `````````````````````` `````````````````````` Coders Paradise (Shortest version) Incentivized crowdsourcing for the early-seed investors who get the best deals. (LOL Version) If this is a potential "job interview", then it promises to be unlike any other you had before. `````````````` `````````````` Coders Paradise == Competent leadership (from some of you) + (English to English!) translation of highly creative abstract ideas. ps. We can also do "normal stuff", but with me you have literally no competition. ```````````````````````` Introducing (UWB) Universal Whale Blubber! ```````````````````````` What is Universal Whale Blubber? Can we start a discussion? The first 10 people to join the discussion will get $100 Golden ICO Credit shares of Universal Whale Blubber! // Big event dates are not set, EZ minimal participation suggested for the credits. What are Golden ICO Credit shares and how can a talented group make "almost limitless" profits in the future? What is Universal Whale Blubber and is there any chance you will soon forget the first time you heard of it? ```````````````````````` Pool Everything "Pool Everything" while preparing something huge, and allow Coders from this community to grab the best deep-discounts on early seeds. "Moderately active" investors (i.e help make key decisions) get much better deals than fully passive ones. "Free agents" are welcome, meaning you just stop in and "help a tiny bit" once in a while. Coders Paradise is much more than a pool of IT/Tech Talent. "Form a group of talent and start a company" == ordinary concept. Several "original features" are added on top: "Pool Everything" == Newbie/jr. Member Paradise (Live / It is a spark which can be turned into a fire when needed) Elite Bounty Hunters Paradise = Not currently "Elite" but it has a Sci-Fi theme which (generally) brings in creative, optimistic people. (!!) Elite Investor Pool = Currently a "rude and arrogant joke" on purpose, can you figure out why I did it? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Test (Participation is 100% optional) This is an "experiment", I am actually a really nice person most of the time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Need to know: In a normal business environment a "rude and arrogant joke" done on purpose to chase people away would be a bad idea. This forum is not a normal business environment, so: ``````````````` 1) What is the purpose of the current version of the Elite Investor pool? and/or 2) What are any proposed "features", unusual new ideas. or anything in the lower section of that thread which you find interesting? 3a) If I clean it up and "make it nicer" would you (potentially) want an invite to an "Elite Investor Pool". 3b) If Yes, would you still accept an invite if I leave it the way it is now? This is currently an invitation to a unique discussion. Do you have strong smart contract skills? What are "smarter contracts" and how can we use them to create a better future? #lovetheBitcoinSideofTown |
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FYI: The original OP was intended to be both humorous and make a serious point about the "quality" of average ICO's. It might be edited (modernized) and re-posted again someday.
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Anybody interested in something called the Upper-Middle Class Talent Pool?
Do you like science fiction?
If you think you might be qualified, please start at the Sci-Fi thread, in my sig, if you do not like Science Fiction please start here.
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