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I am just curious if people would be interested in helping my wife and I pay for adopting a child with bitcoins?

I am working with my church and the adoption agency that we're probably going with (we're still deciding which to use) to see if we can make these donations valid IRS write-offs for those in the USA.

Each donor -- no matter how much they contribute -- would receive regular updates as we go through this process.

The current top 5 donors would be thanked in every post I make as part of my signature.  All donors will be thanked in each update.

If you are interested in helping, please let me know and I'll send you an address for donations.

I am a database developer for a living.  I have extensive experience developing in SQL, PL/SQL, and Informatica.

If you have any questions about any of these topics, please feel free to send them to me.  I'll send you the best answer or help I can for free with a bitcoin address that you're free to use for a donation.

If it helps, toss me a tip.  If it doesn't, you haven't lost a thing. 

Does the part I circled in red (where the green line is to the left of the orange line) indicate dark pool transactions?

The subject basically asks it all -- I transfered some money from dwolla to mtgox a while ago and was wondering how long this hop takes?

Setting up the account took several days...  Doing the initial move from my bank to dwolla took several days...  Please tell me this last hop is quick!

I know what my opinion is -- but I was curious how other people felt about tipping.

For myself, I'd do it if there wasn't a transaction fee.  I don't have enough bitcoins to give large tips, sadly.

I understand that the algorithm will continue to get more and more complex...  ...but in recent weeks, about how many bitcoins can you earn with 1 Gigahashes per second of computing power?

Here are my BETA artifacts if you're interested:

Soul Net
Glasses of Urza
The Hive
Living Wall x4
Basalt Monolith
Kormus Bell x2
Winter Orb
Crystal Rod x2
Obsianus Golem x2
Wooden Sphere
Conservator

Are you allowed to transfer a portion of a bitcoin to MtGox?  Are you also then allowed to sell that portion of a bitcoin?

(I am new and have only tried this with even bitcoins.)

The topic kinda covers it.  Does anyone know when 0.3.22 will be available for the Mac?

I want to determine how many bitcoins to charge someone for some goods.

What is the accepted, fair manner for determining the exchange rate?

For example, right now at mtgox it says:

Last Price: 18.55High:19.23Low: 16.375Volume: 56399

It doesn't really say a concrete exchange rate -- just the ranges from today's trading and the price of the last trade they processed.

Is there somewhere else I should look?

UPDATE:  I changed it so you get all 10% off that I get with my discount code.  (It had been that I get 2% and you saved 8%.)

Meridians are a fun fad that's spreading across the globe.  They are stainless steel disks with a word or phrase burnt onto them.  They may be tracked online as they are traded from person to person!

For 1 0.94 BTC (by the current rate), you would get one meridian delivered to you in the United States.  For other countries, the cost is 1.2 1.15 BTC.

Necklaces are also available.  Shown in this picture is a metal bead and a dark brown leather necklace.  Also available are tan and black leather necklaces.  The necklaces cost an additional 0.3 0.27 BTC.  The necklaces include a special clip that holds a meridian securely, yet allows you to slip it off and trade it with a friend!

This price is less than their official website sells Meridians for!  (I have a 10% discount code and my goal is to give you 8% of the discount and I'll take 2% -- I think that's fair -- and if it isn't, please politely let me know -- my goal is to make some bitcoins and not to take advantage of anyone you get all 10% off!  Basically, I am doing this as a way to get some bitcoins -- not to make a profit.)

Delivery takes about 6 days in the US and about 2 weeks outside of the US.



The following phrases are available:

admire
advance
adventure
align
AllAboard
angel
beaming
BeGreen
boost
brave
brilliant
caring
charity
cheerful
cheery
chillin
ChipIn
chirpy
civility
climber
community
compassion
connect
cool
cooperate
crazy
creative
delight
DoGood
easygoing
ecstatic
elated
endure
energy
enjoylife
enrich
evolve
excited
faith
FindMe
FlyHigh
focus
FollowMe
foodie
foolery
fortify
freedom
generous
genuine
Georgia
GetIn
giddy
giggle
give
GoDoGood
GoFar
GoGreen
GoodDeed
GoodTimes
GoPlaces
graceful
happiness
healthy
HelpOut
highhopes
Hope
hopeful
humane
Ilove
integrity
join
JoinIn
jolly
joyful
justdoit
kewlness
LaughMore
listen
Live
lively
LiveWell
LookSee
Love
MakeWaves
merry
mission
motivate
nature
nurture
oneworld
OpenUp
optimist
outdoors
overcome
PAYitFWD
Party
PartyHard
PartyOn
PassIt
Patience
peace
PeaceOut
peppy
PitchIn
playful
PlayOn
positive
pride
Primo
recycle
rejoice
relate
relax
resolve
revel
Runner
RocknRoll
Share
shine
silly
simplify
sing
sisters
Skate
SmileMore
SmileToday
snappy
spirit
sprightly
squirrely
stamina
StandOut
StandUp
stoked
strength
sunny
Sunshine
super
surf
SurfsUp
sympathy
Teach
tickled
together
Tolerence
TrackMe
TradeMe
trickster
triumph
trust
twister
understand
unite
UnMundo
upbeat
Victory
WeAreOne

I have a lot of older (beta, unlimited, revised) Magic: the Gathering cards for sale.

Would anyone be interested in them?

Being new to the land of bitcoins, I was thinking of starting small...

Perhaps, 1 copy of each basic land from the BETA expansion (so 3 of each land type, 15 cards total) for 1.5 BTC.

This price would include shipping to the US.  For other destinations it would cost 2 BTC.

If interested, I can scan the cards and send you a link to the pictures.  They'd be sent using the US postal service.

I live in the north Chicago suburbs.  Does anyone have some BTCs for sale?  I figure we could meet at a place with public wifi and exchange cash for BTCs at the going rate.

Please PM me if interested.

Is there any chance of making any bitcoins when my computer chugs along at 1169 khash/sec?

I don't know how good/bad that is.  I know it is nothing compared to dedicated mining machines. 

I am basically wondering what I could do with bitcoins.  I don't buy/sell drugs or other illegal stuff.  I don't have a big international money exchange need...  I don't live in a third world country that doesn't have a stable economy...

...so what now?

I am amused with the idea of the currency, and cryptography has always been an interest of mine -- but so far I don't see an advantage of bitcoins for me.

Is there anything similar to eBay that uses bitcoins?  I'd give that a try if it exists...

-Thresh