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This was a horrible childish prank that made me look bad and I have no excuse, just that I won't do anything like this again.
I have settled with mostly everyone who bet in this troll thread and it sucks having this be one of the things I'm remembered for, but I won't let it happen again. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=140654
Don't think pirate will payout as promised?
If you truly believe that Pirate is a scam/ponzi, then this is a no-brainer easy money for you.
Post in this thread how much you're committing and I will double that amount you commit (maximum of 10,000BTC in bets allowed in this thread total) if Pirate does not pay out in 3 weeks as he described in his thread.
To make your bets easier to read, please stick to the following format:
20BTC
13dSK4663Ts7j2PwHS1eUVjycKLBwx7PJM
Optional comment
The above post would be betting 20BTC that he in fact is not going to payout as described. If I lose the bet, you get 20BTC sent to that address. If you lose, you'll need to send 20BTC to my address.
Anyone (including myself) who renigs on their bets will be labeled a scammer on the forums. Theymos will retain the IP addresses of everyone who has committed here and as you are marked a scammer for not paying, you will also be reported to the bitcoin police and tracked. For this reason, it is important that you do not bet more than you can afford to lose. Considering the high probability of fraud from newbie sockpuppets, only established 250+ post users will be allowed to participate, unless they participate through an escrow who will hold their coins. This is up to them to find the escrow although many posters in this thread have agreed to act as such.
The minimum commitment is 0.1BTC. The maximum default bet for normal users is currently 1000BTC per person. If you would like to wager more, please PM so that I may do a more extensive verification of identity and holdings. Thanks.
Disclaimer: Although I think pirate is a high risk venture due to a complete lack of transparency on his part, I am sorely reminded that the forum needs to be taught a lesson when it comes to crying wolf on things without evidence. It's getting sickening. "SCAM! SCAM! SCAM!". So put your money where your mouth and bet for a better bitcoin forum/community overall.
For the record, the address to remit your funds to if you indeed lose is 13dSK4663Ts7j2PwHS1eUVjycKLBwx7PJM
Thank you and good luck!
I reserve the right to lock this thread and stop accepting additional bets at any time. All existing bets in the thread will still be honored regardless.[/s]
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Dear community, I'm putting together an article for the Bitcoin Magazine (October 2012, Issue #5) and I'd like your opinions. One of our greatest and most respected leaders in the USA today has told us to vote our problems away instead of take arms against the government. The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
What do you think about this? Should Bitcoin be defended with guns or lawyers and votes? If ballots were so strong, couldn't Lincoln simply have voted John Wilkes Booth's Philadelphia Deringer to not fire? Notice: By responding to this thread, you give Bitcoin Magazine the right to freely publish your quote in the magazine. |
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    We received a few complaints about the first issue (mostly from matthew@bitcoinmagazine.co.uk) but I wanted to make sure we keep true to our mission to keep the community involved at the core of the magazine. I'll be handing out 10 golden tickets to lucky readers of our magazine via e-mail. These tickets will allow you access to a private Skype room where you will have a chance to review the covers, content and process behind closed doors that no one else is allowed to see. To participate in this promotion, you must: 1) Be passionate about the magazine and it's representation of the Bitcoin community to the outside world 2) Be able to sign an NDA with your legal name 3) Be able to give critique and constructive criticisms 4) Have ordered any issue of Bitcoin Magazine at any point in time. 5) Have e-mailed your interest in participating in this process to interns@bitcoinmagazine.co.uk10 lucky interns will be randomly selected from those who meet the above criteria by the 17th of August, 2012. Don't miss your chance to be a part of Bitcoin Magazine like no other! Matthew N. Wright Editor in Chief
Bitcoin Magazine |
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Come on....don't tell me you didn't see this coming. Everyone knew we'd be interviewing him eventually. Send an email to rants@bitcoinmagazine.co.uk with your question OR post it here by today and I'll get it into to the interview for issue #4 (October). If we publish your letter in our magazine, we will send you that issue for free!
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Send an email to rants@bitcoinmagazine.co.uk and get your email answered by the editor. If we publish your letter in our magazine, we will send you that issue for free!
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I pledge 1BTC to having the message rates either: - removed entirely
- increased to 100 per hour
- changed to 10 per user per hour
- made to only apply to newbies and Jr members
- made to only apply to someone who has not responded to you yet, and changed to 3 for each response they send you
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..UNTIL SEPTEMBER! Thanks to our distributions manager for releasing this list of 60 stores selling our magazine so quickly on request. This list is subject to change and will most certainly grow as I am receiving PMs and emails on a regular basis that people's local stores are being persuaded to carry it. If you recognize a store name on your list, please visit it to purchase your copy and support Bitcoin Magazine! If you visit and they are sold out, please ask them to carry more copies! B&N BOOKMASTER
B&N COLLEGE BKST
BARNES & NOBLE
BOOKWORLD
DK BOOKSELLERS
FOLLETT
INTL LEARNING SYSTEMS NEWSROOM
MICRO CENTER
METRO CENTER NEWS
NEWS CENTER
ONE STOP NEWS
PENNSVILLE NEWS SHOP
B&N NWSTD ALL TITLES
MARCKS BRENTWOOD NEWS
SHERMAN OAKS NEWSSTAND
HY-JOE TOBACCO CO INC
NEWS-READERS
LITTLE PROFESSOR
KINGS NEWSSTAND
BOB'S NEWS & BOOKS
CAPITOLA BOOK CAFE
GARDEN STATE NEWS
ENACHPEA ENTERPRISES
UNITED NEWSSTAND
MALL NEWSSTAND
GREENFIELD NEWS
KING FORT MAGAZINES
UCSB BOOKSTORE
BOOK HAMPTON
CAMERON BOOKS
FOUNTAIN SQUARE NEWS
GARDEN STATE NEWS
MENDHAM BOOKS INC
MR OZ NEWSCENTER BOOKS
PEGASUS FINE BOOKS
ROOKERY BOOKS
VILLAGE STATIONERS INC
BOOK NOOK
TIM'S NEWS & NOVELTIES
SAV-ON DRUGS
CHAUCERS BOOK STORE
ROBERTSON BKSTORE, INC.
BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN GIFT SHOP
FAIRMONT KEA
HUALALAI RESORT
ABOVE THE FOLD
NEWSSTAND
VALENCIA NEWS
SUGARLOAF BOOKS & GIFTS
PARAS NEWSSTAND LLC
METRO NEWS & GIFTS LLC
CHESTER COUNTY BOOKS
TRADERS VARIETY & NEWS
J'S NEWS
CAPITAL NEWSROOM
NEWS WORLD
ONE STOP NEWS INC
CRYSTAL CITY NEWS
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS
JOHN'S READING CENTER
See the map of the stores here: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/xpe41/bitcoin_magazine_presents_list_map_of_book_stores/P.S. Porn of Issue #2  |
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Vladimir Marchenko our Executive Editor has posted a thread already, but I think it was more useful as a progress report thread and did not make it clear (at least by the title) that issue #2 and #3 are now for sale. This is a quick update on status of Bitcoin Magazine.
We have firm date of release of DRM free digital edition of Bitcoin Magazine #1 to our subscribers. It will be done on 6th of August 2012.
We are also working on making Bitcoin Magazine issue #1 digital edition available on various mobile devices including at least iPad and Android marketplaces.
Release schedule for printed and digital issues was altered due to scheduling requirements of our distribution contract with B&N. This was unfortunate and should have been expected, but as mentioned earlier it was our first time releasing something to a distribution company.
We expect issue #2 to start shipping in the second half of August 2012.
We expect issue #3 to be available in some Barnes & Noble stores in September 2012. While we do not have firm data on B&N order yet we expect that issue #3 will have very limited availability in stores, 10 copies or less per store.
Negotiations are in progress to have Bitcoin Magazine on shelves of WH Smith (UK) and Walmart starting October - November 2012.
Thanks to the strong feedback from our subscribers on lost and delayed shipments and helpful feedback about print quality of Bitcoin Magazine issue #1 we have dramatically changed our print and logistics processes. Starting from issue #2 we print Bitcoin Magazine in UK with a very reputable partner and using significantly higher quality paper and print processes. We also have changed shipping process significantly. The changes made shall ensure quick and reliable magazine delivery to our subscribers, worldwide.
The pricing of the magazine has been changed. Starting with issue #2 the cover price for printed edition will be 8.88$ (USD) or local currency equivalent worldwide. This means price increase for US customers and slightly lower prices for the rest of the world. There will be discounts for bundles of 3, 6 and 12 month subscriptions.
Please note that due to distribution related print schedule shift, advertisers looking to place ads in issue #3 (the one that is scheduled to be sold via Barnes & Noble) should contact us immediately. There are still a few days to place ads in issues #2 and #3, but after August 6th this will not be possible.
As always, thank you for your support as a community. You have made Bitcoin Magazine a success!
Speaking purely aesthetically, Issue #1 was a deep kiss.
In looking at the next 2 issues I am editing right now, Issue #2 is dry humping and Issue #3 is double penetration.
I have never been prouder to be a part of this orgasmic magazine. See you guys at the conference. We'll be signing special editions there and broadcasting a feed for the people who couldn't attend.
TL;DR? Bitcoin Magazine Issue #2 and Issue #3 are now available for purchase! |
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I will make sure the video and photos I have prepared are uploaded.
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I'm writing this from a bus at 3:24am. I was scrolling through the staff forum and found "error"'s original request to give me a scammer tag back when I was 3 weeks old to Bitcoin and already developing useful and interesting shit. Anyone who reads the ridiculous thread where I was trying to purchase a GPU in Korea and didn't have bitcoins as fast as I thought and owed someone 1BTC who decided to go on a libel campaign instead of actually PM me and ask when I could pay, and how even the mods were quick to stomp on me and tell me how they'd never do business with me, no moral fiber, etc (this is actually where I first met Vladimir!), will know just how serious I have always been about developing bitcoin. Many people know me as a troll, but I think it's time to come clean--- I've only trolled because of how much everyone trolled me when I was just an innocent and extremely interested newbie. The paranoia here from users on in these forums has jaded me something serious, and looking back at the way I typed so passionately in defense, I have a renewed spirit in being useful and making more mistakes openly. I've heard trolls here peg me as being self important (they even think this thread is) but it's that I truly love leading, sharing ideas, building and overall being useful however possible. I digress, I have been defending myself here since day one and have said the same thing over and over again. People seem to have a short memory though, so not as a self-promotional rant but rather as a healthy and hearty "fuck you" to all those non-believing bullies who doubted me and were so sure I was up to something, I present you as celebration of 5000 posts, a look back at when I was "born". It's really entertaining, regardless of which camp you're in. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=28004.0I hope I can continue proving you cockwads wrong (like the 12 people who have me on ignore) year after year until you start learning that your formulas for "figuring people out" are broken. Sorry for the ramble. I tend to ramble after midnight. P.S. thank you senbonzakura. You changed my life in a way. So did Maged. And most definately Vladimir too. |
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Pardon my ignorance, but I just downloaded bitcoind for the first time on a laptop it it took 3 days to catch up with the blockchain. Is there a way to download the client with the blockchain already "loaded"?
Note: I'm aware of lite clients but would like to store the blockchain locally, but update as little of the blockchain as possible from install
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안녕 하십니까? 비트코인 한테 관심을 좀많습니까? 저희 전자 게시판에 환영합니다! 이제 들어왔으니까 인사합시다! 필요한 게 있다면 사양 말고 말씀해 주세요!  |
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Dear tinfoil hatters, So bankers hate bitcoins huh Fuck you. They love bitcoins and they think it's really cool. Not everyone who works at a bank, owns a bank or has money in a bank account is against human rights, freedoms and decentralization. They do their job because the free market (read: you) demands them to. You want to bark about the existence of banks? Yell at yourself for still using one. Paypal for bitcoin? MtGox? Are you fucking kidding me?    P.S. I got a free piggy bank and one more subscriber to the Bitcoin magazine. |
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I know we all know this is a scam, but it's worth having this resource on the forums and Google's listings to show people who have half the sense to do some checking up on things before they buy into them. The owner of easzpay.com has been spamming this forum under dozens of fake accounts, is permabanned, creates another account, process repeats dozens and dozens of times per week. As shown in this thread, Theymos states: I don't know why he bothers. His posts usually get nuked pretty quickly. No need for a sticky, IMO. These are the IPs he's used, if someone wants to try tracking him down: 1.221.78.82
1.230.127.68
1.234.36.113
1.234.4.166
1.234.45.44
1.234.7.147
1.249.123.196
1.252.226.252
101.66.61.191
108.62.199.13
108.62.199.136
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113.21.246.42
113.97.240.27
114.108.137.73
115.207.62.169
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118.216.255.63
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119.155.21.57
119.30.38.5
119.30.45.34
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120.199.228.50
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96.226.119.132 Several people from the community have already tried buying Bitcoins from this service just to test it and none to date have received any. Even other communities have reports of their scammy behavior. DO NOT BUY LIBERTY REVERSE MONEY FROM THIS SITE I ordered some Liberty Reverse money and paid with a credit card through paypal 11 days ago and i haven't got my money on LR  $9,88 LOST On the order status it says "Processing"... I've tried to contact them vi chat and mail but on mail they don't answer and on chat I write my problem and then they don't answer DO NOT BUY LIBERTY REVERSE MONEY FROM THIS SITE My repeated conversations with the scammers over their own site's help chat have only confirmed suspicions in the beginning and if the price of their bitcoins weren't obvious enough that something is fishy, this non-clickable image should be enough reason to avoid them:  There is no BBB listing for their company, which they list as: Easzpay inc.
care of Network Solutions
PO Box 459
Drums, PA. US 18222 This is not their address, obviously. For your entertainment, a chat log with the scammers. Live Support
7:31 am Todd Bethell said :
Halo?
7:33 am livehelpinc said :
hi
7:33 am livehelpinc said :
what can I do for you
7:34 am Todd Bethell said :
Hi there,
7:35 am Todd Bethell said :
I want make a large purchase of Bitcoins
7:35 am livehelpinc said :
hi
7:35 am Todd Bethell said :
But I do not trust existing store exchanges
7:35 am livehelpinc said :
ok,how many you want to order?
7:35 am Todd Bethell said :
And I have a large amount I want to purchase for our libertarian group,
7:35 am livehelpinc said :
i will check stock for you
7:35 am livehelpinc said :
ok
7:35 am Todd Bethell said :
We meet in New Hampshire every year for a free-range economy meeting, and I believe we will need about 10,000 BTC
7:36 am Todd Bethell said :
How much is that in USD?
7:38 am livehelpinc said :
sorry,we don't have 10000 btc
7:39 am Todd Bethell said :
What is the most you will be able to sell me at your discount prices?
7:39 am livehelpinc said :
it's big amount
7:39 am livehelpinc said :
sorry
7:40 am livehelpinc said :
now we only have 300 btc
7:40 am livehelpinc said :
we can not provide this amount.i am so sorry
7:40 am Todd Bethell said :
I will take 300 first as these prices are just too low to ignore
7:40 am Todd Bethell said :
I can have my secretary wire the funds through a bank wire tonight
7:41 am Todd Bethell said :
For my invoicing records, what is the legal name of your company?
7:41 am livehelpinc said :
every days,we only supply 400 btc
7:42 am livehelpinc said :
sorry,we are not accept bank wire.and it's risk for you
7:43 am Todd Bethell said :
Oh you can only supply 400BTC per day? That isn't so bad. since our organization gets together next Spring I am more than positive I can buy 400BTC per day from you
7:44 am Todd Bethell said :
What is your legal company name for my invoices?
7:45 am livehelpinc said :
our company name easzpay inc.
7:45 am livehelpinc said :
i am so sorry,we minning by ourself.not demand from other
7:45 am Todd Bethell said :
Oh I understand, that makes sense
7:45 am livehelpinc said :
our staff only mining 400btc
7:45 am Todd Bethell said :
Where is easzpay inc. registered?
7:45 am livehelpinc said :
sorry
7:46 am Todd Bethell said :
I cannot find the records at the address on your website
7:46 am Todd Bethell said :
I also don't see any record in the BBB despite your website saying it's accredited by the BBB
7:49 am livehelpinc said :
sorry,it's our copyright department control it,i am just sale servicer,sorry
7:58 am livehelpinc said :
sorry,we are provide service for virtual items.we use secure payment for all customers.we can not provide more about us,sorry
So the next time you see a link trying to sell bitcoins, think twice. For everyone else who already knows about this, take this as a reflection on the daily spam we see from them and feel free to vent here. |
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