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821  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Bitcoin100: 2.012 BTC for Ron Paul 2012 on: December 19, 2011, 05:27:37 PM
Please Take Note: Although I believe most readers of this post may lean toward a Libertarian viewpoint, don't accept my evaluation as gospel. Some, possible many, readers of this post may not want a damn thing to do with Ron Paul. That said, this thread is then not intended for you.


This thread was solely created to solicit donations toward the Ron Paul for President campaign, of which those over at Bitcoin100 will oversee.

The goal is to have supporters of Ron Paul, each donating only, and exactly, 2.012 BTC toward his campaign fund, and held in a wallet, overseen by Rassah, with the vanity address:

1RP2o12zajgJxnvzu72p33ga7RNg53Ysz

To view what current rests in the wallet, go here: http://blockexplorer.com/address/1RP2o12zajgJxnvzu72p33ga7RNg53Ysz

If you desire to donate more, do so in multiples of 2.012 BTC and, hopefully, as separate donations. This way it would make the blockexplorer page that much more impressive. There will not be any account tracking with this drive, therefore you can donate anonymously with, or without, declaring that you've done so.

I've already made the first donation, and I'm pretty sure Jeremy West, with Spend Bitcoins is not to far behind me.

We're well aware that a Bitcoin donation option probably will not be embedded onto Ron Paul's official website, yet Bitcoin may enjoy mainstream media exposure once the donations are converted to fiat, then handed over to the Ron Paul campaign in the form of a money order, check, etc., but not PayPal, credit card, etc.

I suggest we hand over the lump sum directly after the Iowa Caucus. Afterwards, immediately orchestrate a media blitzkrieg, spreading the fact that this is the very first major political candidate to accept Bitcoin as a contribution option albeit, once again, that option may not be available on Ron Paul's official campaign website. But, it won't take away the fact that the singular donation was amassed by supporters donating Bitcoin outside the auspices of Ron Paul's campaign funding structure, yet contributed to the same.

The only roll that Bitcoin100 will have in regards to this undertaking is the overseeing of the project. Consider this an adjunct project for Bitcoin100 in playing a vital roll in spreading the word about Bitcoin.

No donated funds, already contributed to Bitcoin100, will be transferred to this newly created Ron Paul wallet having the vanity addresses shown above.

~.~~~~~~~~

This endeavor was inspired by this post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=52543.msg652944#msg652944

Looks like I'm a little late to the party, but...

I'm in.

It's never too late, Jeremy. Besides, 'the party' is just beginning. I took the liberty of putting you down for (1+) which translates into you pledging at least 1 BTC and will honor it when you see fit. Thank you kindly for your contribution.

BTW, I ordered that book from Amazon thanks to you. Did you see the thread where I outlined how the whole process progressed? Also, nice interview, the other day.

~Bruno~


Sent 2.012 for Ron Paul 2012 Smiley

~Bruno~
822  Other / Off-topic / RIP BitcoinPorn on: December 19, 2011, 04:11:29 AM

823  Other / Off-topic / My Experience with spendbitcoins.com on: December 15, 2011, 07:09:05 PM
I created this thread for the sole purpose of relaying my experience with http://spendbitcoins.com

I just transferred BTC to them per the instructions on their website.

I am purchasing this book via Amazon as a gift for a dying woman:



I believe http://spendbitcoins.com offers a valuable service, hence sharing this experience with you all.

~Bruno~
824  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Time's POTY: The Protester (Partially Funded with Bitcoin) on: December 14, 2011, 04:11:38 PM
I haven't yet read the article, but I'm pretty sure Bitcoin's not mentioned. But, as we're all well aware, some of the mentioned movements have accepted Bitcoin donations.

Image, if you will, Bitcoin taking off, in a very big way, next year (or 2013), and did so in such a way--making a tremendous impact--it's not outside the realm of possibility to see Bitcoin as the Person(?) of the Year on the cover of Time.
825  Other / Off-topic / Bitcoin100 & archive.org on: December 13, 2011, 02:54:05 AM
Please read this entire post, prior to voting!



This is a good enough place as any to address the current discussion over at the Bitcoin100 thread, starting with post #364: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=52543.0

The folks over at archive.org have been kind enough to include a Bitcoin donation option onto their website, albeit locating it here http://www.archive.org/donate/?donate=Donate&n=5 would better serve Bitcoin as a whole.

That said, after reading the relative posts over at the Bitcoin100 thread, do you feel that the funds currently residing in the first wallet should be donated to archive.org provided, of course, a couple simple provisos are met?

Personally, I can go either way on this issue. The main horse I have in this race is that a consensus is reached, with minimal supporters sore, hence this poll.

I feel that having this poll open for no less than 48 hours and, hopefully, no less than 100 votes cast, should give Bitcoin100 the direction needed to resolve this pending issue.

The poll is set for 1 maximum vote per user and will show the most current results after your vote is cast. I did not set a running time, purposely leaving that option blank, thereby not having a 48 hour voting period written in stone.

Feel free to use this thread to discuss this issue, thereby having a little less clutter over at the Bitcoin100 thread.

Thank you.

~Bruno~
826  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Happy Satoshi Nakamoto Day on: December 12, 2011, 06:22:35 PM
On December 12, 2010, 12:22:33 PM (local), Satoshi Nakamoto, founder of Bitcoin, penned his last post on this forum. We'll now pay homage to this man by declaring today Satoshi Nakamoto Day, marking the one year anniversary of his last communication to us.

What he left for us is an ideology, and all who've followed his path are his descendants, his legacy lies with them and all those who'll soon follow.

In honnor of Satoshi Nakamoto, I shall post this declaration at the exact minute and, hopefully, second to correspond with the timestamp of his last post.

827  Other / Off-topic / Today's the Day! on: December 10, 2011, 05:17:01 AM
Personally, I can't wait. Would love to let the proverbial cat out of the bag, but I'm sworn to secrecy. You're welcome to guess.

The title of this thread with change twice more.
828  Other / Off-topic / RIP Atlas on: December 05, 2011, 04:18:19 AM
EDIT: It's true! Atlas is no longer with us.



Is Atlas MIA or pulling a BitcoinPorn stunt? Inquiring minds want need to know. My hope is that all is well and he hadn't turned into a Rip Van Winkle due to the lack of sleep.


829  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / While the Occupy Movement Considers Their Next Move, Perhaps... on: December 04, 2011, 04:35:38 AM
An interesting read: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57336223/pushed-out-occupy-movement-plans-next-move/

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"Banks, if you don't heed our call, expect to see our tents in your lobbies," he said.

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Holding onto encampments like the one here proved here proved too difficult for the Occupy movement. Effective political organization could too, especially for a movement that prides itself on being decentralized.

But the question remains: How can a movement, who pride themselves on being decentralized and loath banks, not embrace Bitcoin?

If some Satoshi-Nakamoto-type individual came up with a Bitcoin-type currency while sitting on the park bench in the middle of Occupy LA, he'd be crown their guru. Yet, when they're approached with, "Bitcoin functions as a decentralized, peer-to-peer crypto-currency with a pseudonymous public transaction record" they scoff, turn away, and say, "Pass the hash pipe, Joe!"

Try wrapping your head around that truism!

But, perhaps, they'll come around. Let's hope it's before they nominate their first political candidate, envisioning someone resembling one of the avatars on this forum. I'm thinking of the one tokin' smoking the pipe.  Roll Eyes
830  Other / Off-topic / Bitcoin100 Seeks CO Suggestions on: December 04, 2011, 02:22:54 AM
I've opt to have this particular thread here, in Off-topic, for not to overshadow the main Bitcoin100 thread in Bitcoin Discussion.

The purpose of this thread is to have a place for the community to suggest which charitable organizations they desire to see Bitcoin100 first approach into accepting Bitcoin as a donation option on their respective websites.

Not only would it be nice to see your favorite charity mentioned, but why, coupled with your assessment of the potential for them to be swayed into accepting our unique proposal. Although the more detail the better, just supplying a name of a charitable organization, one close to your heart, would more than suffice.

Each candidate mentioned will all be duly considered, listed below, and possibly exported to the OP of the main Bitcoin100 thread.

I now welcome your suggestions.

~Bruno~



Any of the charities recommended by http://givewell.org/ would be good.

As suggest by Meni, I've linked GoodWell's 10 most top-rated charities:


831  Other / Off-topic / In this thread, we post our favorite posts. on: November 29, 2011, 04:44:52 AM
By the way, on the upcoming Bitcoin World Cruise....  Not only is all food is included....  but ALL ALCOHOL is free (included) as well.
832  Other / Off-topic / In this thread, we post our favorite book(s). on: November 29, 2011, 04:10:58 AM
...and, along with its image, link where to buy it: http://www.amazon.com/Math-Gene-Mathematical-Thinking-Evolved/dp/0465016197


833  Economy / Services / Bitcoin 100: Developed Specifically for Non-Profits on: November 22, 2011, 06:07:22 AM
EDIT on March 2, 2013:

Current Account Status:

BALANCE SHEET

       ฿379.49362029  Assets
       ฿291.49362029    BTCWallet
         ฿5.00000000   Gsan_Wallet
        ฿50.00000000   MemDeal_Wallet
        ฿33.00000000    Teukon_Wallet
       ฿427.90064468  Expense
       ฿427.89564468    Contributed_to_Charity
         ฿0.00500000    Transaction_Fee
     ฿-477.31772997 Income:Available_for_Charity
      ฿-330.07653500  Liabilities
      ฿-242.07653500   Contributed_Pledges
        ฿-5.00000000    Gsan_Contributed
       ฿-50.00000000    MemDeal_Contributed
       ฿-33.00000000    Teukon_Contributed
--------------------
                   0

AVAILABLE FOR NEXT CHARITY
       ฿427.90064468  Expense
       ฿427.89564468    Contributed_to_Charity
         ฿0.00500000    Transaction_Fee
      ฿-477.31772997  Income:Available_for_Charity
--------------------
       ฿49.41708529  <-- READY TO BE CONTRIBUTED


List of charities that received contributions:

12-Mar-21 Group B Strep Inter.. - ฿127.35400000
12-Jul-20 Kenija2012.net        - ฿100.00000000
12-Dec-14 BUND Berlin e.V.      - ฿100.54164468
13-Jan-02 My Refuge House       - ฿100.00000000

                         TOTAL  - ฿427.89564468


1BTC1oo1J3MEt5SFj74ZBcF2Mk97Aah4ac
1teukon65TktBqPs8Vn9ZPaU8Es8r1ktD
1gsanY2GmH1ZpD335xmCzrajszVGK1fjQ
1MemDea11r2FMTPXq2sgnRsq7azd9V4tK4


EDIT: You can be informed of recent updates by joining the mailing list located on the Bitcoin 100 home page, here or here.



EDIT: The website for Bitcoin 100 is up and running, but please allow the dust to settle while it's being populated with content.



EDIT: This OP has been edited to the current abridged version, mainly due to concerns of its readability, with suggestions offered up by Transisto.

NOTE: If you desire your name linked to your website, please let me know. Likewise, if you desire to not have your name linked, kindly bring that to my attention as well.



Bitcoin100 has evolved into a formidable capacity building program.

Use the vanity address 1BTC1oo1J3MEt5SFj74ZBcF2Mk97Aah4ac when honoring your pledge, or if simply donating to a compassionate cause.

Use the following links to view the current balance at any time:

http://blockchain.info/address/1BTC1oo1J3MEt5SFj74ZBcF2Mk97Aah4ac

http://blockexplorer.com/address/1BTC1oo1J3MEt5SFj74ZBcF2Mk97Aah4ac

I'll maintain the list, below, depicting names of users who've expressed their desire to continue supporting Bitcoin100.

List of Bitcoin100 Supporters:

#   Pseudonym (Name)   (Initial Pledge: expressed in at least (1) BTC total unless stated otherwise)

1. Phinnaeus Gage (Bruno) (100+) (Honored 1 BTC + Matched 13 BTC + Proxied 4 BTC + 10.8989898 BTC + .58584966 BTC)
2. Coinabul (2) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
3. MemoryDealers (Roger Ver) (10 Per Charitable Organization ~ Initial Max at 1,000 with Proviso) (Honored 10 BTC + 90 BTC, to date)
4. amincd (1) (Honored)
5. CIYAM Pty. Ltd. (Ian Knowles) (5+) (Honored 5 BTC + 5 BTC) (+BTC5 12/5/12) (+BTC5 toward MRH)
6. damnek (1)
7. BTCurious (30+) (Scraped Together & Honored 1 BTC + .15757575 BTC + 1.01010101, to date) (+BTC3 druing MRH drive)
8. Shuai (1)
9. Technomage (At Least 1 BTC Per Charitable Organization ~ Currently Maxed at 100) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
10. MaxSan (2) (Honored ~ 2 BTC)
11. Steve (1)
12. meanig (1) (Honored)
13. Littleshop (5)
14. zhoutong (500) (10 BTC Per Charitable Organization ~ Initial Max at 500) (100 BTC Honored, to date)
15. DeathAndTaxes (1)
16. Yankee (10 BTC Per Charitable Organization ~ No Max on Initial Pledge)
17. dancupid (150) (1 BTC Per Charitable Organization ~ Currently Maxed at 150) (Honored 1 BTC, to date) (+BTC1 toward Bund) (+BTC1 toward MRH)
18. Meni Rosenfeld (1 BTC Per Charitable Organization ~ With a Min/Max proviso) (Honored 1 BTC + 2 BTC, to date)
19. evoorhees (1) (Honored)
20. Bit-pay Merchant Solutions (2 BTC Per Charitable Organization)
21. fizzisist (10+) (Honored 1 BTC, to date) (+BTC1 toward MRH)
22. gigavps (1) (Honored BTC1 toward MRH)
23. ALPHA (1) (I've, Bruno, honored his 1 BTC pledge via proxy--RIP)
24. paraipan (1+) (Honored 1 BTC, to date) (+BTC1 toward MRH)
25. Isosceles (1) (Honored)
26. gsan (50) (1 BTC Per Charitable Organization ~ Currently Maxed at 50) (Honored 1 BTC, to date) (+9 BTC currently in separate wallet)
27. Vince Torres (1)
28. chunglam (10+) (Honored 1 BTC + 5 BTC, to date)
29. lamec (1+)
30. Jan (1) (Honored)
31. hashman (50+)
32. BitcoinBug (1) (Honored)
33. Clark Moody Design (Clark) (25) (1 BTC Per Charitable Organization ~ Maxed at 25) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
34. freequant (100) (1 BTC Per C.O. ~ Intinial Max at 100 /\/\ An additional 100 BTC pledge to the Red Cross & Unicef if/when they get on-board)
35. beckspace (1+) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
36. amazingrando (20) (1 BTC Per Charitable Organization ~ For First 20)
37. Burt Wagner (100) (Honored 1 BTC + 1.839 BTC, to date) (+BTC2.73363573 during the MRH drive)
38. k (1) (Honored)
39. teukon (100) (1 BTC Per Charitable & Non-Charitable Organizations ~ Maxed at 100) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
40. Peter Lambert (5+)
41. MrGaSp (1 BTC ~ By Proxy via Me, Bruno) (I've Honored)
42. tetra4c (1) Really 2, for I'm matching his pledge because of comments I've made on this BBS (I've Honored my 1 BTC Pledge Commitment)
43. Cory (2)
44. jake262144 (2 No Max!!!) (Honored 1 BTC + 1 BTC + 1.01132729 BTC, to date)
45. jjiimm_64 (jimbit) (1 Per Charitable Organization ~ For First 20) (Honored 1 BTC, to date) (+BTC1 toward MRH)
46. coblee (1 Per Charitable Organization ~ Maxed at 50) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
47. Nicolai Larsen (1) (Honored)
48. GoWest (1 Per Charitable Organization ~ Maxed at 100) (Honored 1 BTC, to date) (+BTC5 toward MRH)
49. CoinLab (1 Per Charitable Organization ~ For First 100, with reservations of which all pledgers are entitled to exercise)
50. wareen (1 Per Charitable Organization ~ Maxed at 100) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
51. Transisto (3 ~ 1 Per Charitable Organization) (Honored 1.1010102 BTC, to date)
52. Rassah (5 ~ For the Time Being) (Honored 1 BTC + 1 BTC, to date) (+BTC2 to date for Bund and MRH)
53. TradeHill (Adam S) (10)
54. Ente (10) (Honored BTC2 with BTC1 going toward Bund)
55. StrongCoin (dogisland) (1 BTC Per CO ~ No Max!!! + Re-donating all transfer fees incurred on the Bitcoin100 StrongCoin account)
56. finway (1) (Honored)
57. legolouman (1 ~ By Proxy via Bruno) (Honored)
58. gnar1ta$ (1) (Pledged & Honored at Same Time) (+1 BTC more) (+BTC5 w/majority going to Bund)
59. sethsethseth (1) (Pledged & Honored at Same Time)
60. minorman (20 ~ 1 Per Charitable Organization) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
61. clouds (5 ~ At Least) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
62. apetersson (100 ~ 1  Per Charitable Organization) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
63. Boussac (1) (Pledged & Honored at Same Time)
64. On Site Oil & Lube (AgoraMutual) (1 ~ Per Charitable Organization) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
65. qxzn (100 ~ 1  Per Charitable Organization)
66. blockchained.com (phelix) (6 ~ Subject to Vicissitude) (Honored 1 BTC, to date) (+2 BTC, to date)
67. thomkaufmann (1) (Pledged & Honored at Same Time)
68. edd (1+) (See 70, 71, 72 & 103) (Honored 5 BTC toward kenija2012.net) (+BTC5 toward Bund) (+BTC5 toward MRH)
69. BitcoinPorn (3 ~ adjustable to current market rates: And Matched by Me--Bruno) (I've Honored 1 BTC--2 BTC yet to be Honored)
70. BitBrew (1 BTC Per Charitable Organization ~ No Max!!!) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
71. The Bitcoin List (1 BTC Per Charitable Organization ~ No Max!!!) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
72. Unofficial BTC (1 BTC Per Charitable Organization ~ No Max!!!) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
73. RaggedMonk (1 BTC Per Charitable Organization) (Honored 1 BTC)
74. blobbie (1)
75. Goat (10+) (1 Per Charitable Organization) (Honored 1 BTC + 1 BTC, to date) (+BTC1.01000111) (+2 BTC)
76. sadpandatech (Derek) (1+) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
77. johnb210 (1) (Pledged and Honored at the Same Time) (And Matched by Me--Bruno, because #77 was a mystery pledge number)
78. Herodes (5) (Honored one at a time after each charitable organization embeds a Bitcoin donation option onto their respective websites) (Contributed directly to Group B Strep International)
79. bitcoinbear (1+) (1 Per Charitable Organization: until he runs out of Bitcoin;  Grin <--he made me add the grin) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
80. DiThi (40) (1 Per Charitable Organization, currently maxed at 40) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
81. CornedBeefHash (1+) (1 Per Charitable Organization) (Honored 1 BTC + 1 BTC, to date)
82. epetroel (10) (1 Per Charitable Organization) (Honored 1 BTC, to date + 1 BTC)
83. julz (2+) (With Provisos) (Honored 1 BTC, +1 BTC to date)
84. RandyFolds (5+)
85. Matthew N. Wright (1 Per Charitable Organization ~ No Max at This Time)
86. SimpleCoin (Darin Stanchfield) (100+) (10 BTC Per Charitable Organization) (10 BTC Matched by Me--Bruno)
87. brandondayton (10) (1 BTC Per Charitable Organization--at current conversion rate & after being notified first)
88. mcorlett (1) (Honored)
89. stick_theman (1 BTC Per Charitable Organization ~ No Maximum!!!) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
90. Jeremy West spendbitcoins.com (1+) (Honored 2.012 BTC + 1 BTC, to date) {2.012 BTC for Ron Paul 2012}
91. mintymark (1+) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
92. istar (1)
93. BTC_Bear (1) (Pledged & Honored at Same Time)
94. StewartJ (1 BTC Per Charitable Organization ~ No Max Stipulated at Time of Pledging)
95. Red Emerald (1 BTC ~ By Proxy via Me, Bruno) (I've Honored) (Honored)
96. osmosis (1)
97. AniceInovation (Donated 4 BTC)
98. fpgamining.com (10+)
99. FreddyFender (Gretzky, but I somehow doubt it) (1+) (1 BTC Per Charitable Organization--adjustable to current market rates)
100. the joint (1) (but only if he were the 100th pledger) (Honored 1 BTC)
101. CoinBus.com (Tuxavant) (100) (1 per charity for the first 100 charities with Proviso) (Honored 1 BTC + 1 BTC, to date)
102. organofcorti (.2 BTC per Charitable Organization ~ For the First 100) (Pledge BTC5 more during Bund drive) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
103. satoshisuperstars.com (1+) (Honored 1.00000001 BTC)
104. Crypto X Change (1+) (Honored 50 BTC, to date)
105. neuronics (2 BTC per Non-Profit up to 20 BTC) (Honored 6 BTC + 4 BTC toward the kenija2012.net, to date)
106. P4man (1)
107. Searching For Satoshi (1 BTC Per Charitable Organization) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
108. (by an anonymous donator) (184.1995 BTC) Thank you, whoever you are!!!
109. guruvan (1 Per Charitable Organization ~ No Max) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
110. psy (1) (Honored 1 BTC toward kenija2012.net, to date)
111. Bitbird (6)
112. mahingupta (1)
113. wogaut (1) (Honored)
114. deego (100) (1 BTC Per Charitable Organization--adjustable to exchange rates) (Honored 2 BTC, to date)
115. LightRider (1 BTC) (Pledge 1 BTC worth of my SealsWithClubs gambling winnings.) (Honored 1 BTC, to date)
116. vuce (Donated 5 BTC toward kenija2012.net)
117. Bees Brothers (Donated 2 BTC toward kenija2012.net) (+BTC1 toward MRH)
118. oldschool (Donated BTC1.411 with BTC1 going toward Bund)
119. coderrr (Donated BTC10 with BTC1 going toward Bund)
120. Akka (Donated BTC1 toward Bund) (+BTC3 toward Bund)
121. giszmo (Donated BTC1 toward Bund) (+BTC0.30636427 toward MRH)
122. jsmithers (Donated BTC1 directly to Bund and BTC1 to general pool for the next charity) (+BTC2 toward the next 2 NRO's after MRH)
123. Garr255 (5) (Honored BTC5)
124. BTC.pt (BTC1 toward Bund) (+BTC1 toward MRH)
125. sgornick (3) (Honored BTC1toward Bund) (Honored BTC1 toward My Refuge House (MRH))
126. paybitcoin (BTC1 per) (Hornored BTC1 toward Bund) (+BTC1 toward MRH)

127. NexT? See your name here!

200: Banco De Kluge (5 BTC + .24 BTC + 1% of all monthly profits after shareholder dividends & personal expenditure) (Honored .5 BTC + .0903 BTC + 2.5 BTC + 6.2497 BTC + 1.5 BTC)



Recently, a thread, with posts by users addressing Wikipedia accepting Bitcoin as a donation option, albeit the efforts proved futile, cause quite a fuss. Their paraphrased response "Thanks, but no thanks!", although not entirely unexpected, need not end there. I believe, together, we can find a feasible solution in having Wikipedia re-consider their position of adding Bitcoin as a viable funding option onto their donation page:

In fact, any one of the following might also include a Bitcoin donation option (or button, if you will) onto their respective websites, when approached with the proper leverage:


With literally thousands of nonprofit agencies seeking funding worldwide, and many conducting numerous successful and yes, unsuccessful, fundraising drives, there's no reason, at all, for not having several--eventually hundreds--of them incorporating a Bitcoin donation option, complementing their current income stream.

In the offering up of this beneficial solution to augment selected nonprofit organizations, I propose the following: Bitcoin100:

Bitcoin100 is nothing more than at least 100 supporters pledging then, hopefully, honoring at least 1 BTC prior to each time a charitable organization expresses interest in embedding a Bitcoin donation button, or acceptable equivalent, onto their website.

At first, there'll be no need to necessarily donate Bitcoin. What's desired, at the onset, is more than 100 individuals stating that they'll pledge (without having to gift at this stage) at least 1 BTC to Bitcoin100 then, eventually, honoring that pledge toward only causes they're most comfortable with, for this endeavor to fully function accordingly--as I currently envision it. The reason for requiring a minimum of 100 supporters is to guarantee, optimistically, that at least 100 BTC rests in the initial wallet when charitable organizations are ultimately approached.

So, to get started, simply state that you would like to pledge to Bitcoin100 and your name will be added to the supporter's list above. As we approach the 100 BTC mark in the wallet, we'll collectively vote on which organization we want to target first. Once over the 100 supporters threshold, the requests will go out to those on the list, to begin honoring their at least 1 BTC pledge. When the at least 100 BTC goal is reached, Bitcoin100 approaches the voted upon charitable organization with Bitcoin in hand. If they decline our gesture of goodwill, the next charitable organization is approached with the exact same offer, and so down the line, until one eventually accepts the simple terms, thereupon transferring the already funded wallet to their nonprofit corporation's Bitcoin account. After the first prospect comes aboard, success will become easier during the pursuing of others.

Ideally, it would be nice if each person who pledges to Bitcoin100, does so with the knowledge that they may be donating to at least 100 charitable organizations during the upcoming year. But it's not a deal breaker if one pledges only 1 BTC now then, at a later date, only exercises the honoring of said commitment. I firmly believe that after the act of simply building the supporter's list for Bitcoin100, the rest will take care of itself.

Gaia willing, when Bitcoin re-bubbles, you can always adjust the at least 1 BTC donation option, thereby better suiting your financial position and resources.

~Bruno~



PLEASE NOTE: This post has been modified. The original post may be viewed here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=52543.msg639141#msg639141

I took deliberate care in making sure that the gist of the original post remained intact, albeit some aspects may have changed since the brainstorming period of introducing Bitcoin100 commenced. I've tried to only amend what was needed for clarity purposes as well as editing out spelling and grammatical errors.
834  Other / Off-topic / Totally Off-Topic! on: November 20, 2011, 05:47:15 AM
This thread is totally off-topic. Therefore, practically anything goes but, please, no mega-posts--they suck! In fact, it's possible that every post will be related to the OP because I'm requesting off-topic posts.

There's only one caveat: ABSOLUTELY NO ON-TOPIC POSTING!!!

That said,...


835  Other / Meta / Quagmire on: November 14, 2011, 03:30:43 AM
Looks like I'm in a quagmire. If I respond with the following post in the linked thread, I risk posting off-topic: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=51757.0

Therefore I had to start a new thread to discuss off-topic posting. Please understand that I'm not trying to be an asshole who will simply opt to start a new thread every time I get a brain fart. That said, accept this thread as one of those exceptions.

Now my question.

How is it that every post within the following thread is not an off-topic post?: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=51527.0

Clearly, the OP has directed a question toward a single member, therefore no other posts should be allow.

Quote
I am now regaining my login information for the domain. Once I retrieve it (and if I retrieve it), I want to present it to you as a gift in exchange for the value of you being you.

Contact me if you wish to claim this personal favor. Thanks.

Let me make myself perfectly clear in regards to the thread in question. I don't have a horse that race. I don't have a vendetta towards any of the posters. But take a look at some, if not all, the posts in that thread and tell me how every single one of them relates to the OP.

One more thing. I DO NOT have the red ass toward theymos. And I sure the hell hope he doesn't have one towards me. His contributions here is hard work and, I for one, appreciate his efforts.

Bruno
 
836  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Start Using Bitcoin! on: November 13, 2011, 07:15:47 PM
Inspired by: What is the way forward for bitcoin? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=51738.0

We've all seen these signs around the country, as well as their variants:



I particularly like the last one. I envision our very own BitSquirrel logo holding a Bitcoin with the caption Start Using Bitcoin!. I opted for the word "Using" in lieu of "Seeing" or "Hearing" for obvious reasons. If a better word or wording exist, I'm all squirrel ears. Try not to go nuts on me in this thread. K?
837  Other / Meta / Unbanned on: November 13, 2011, 02:00:00 PM
I'm 51 years old and have never been banned from anything in my life--until about 10 days ago. From this forum. I've always played by the rules in everything I do, although sometimes I have been known to skirt them. Case in point--this forum. As I've mentioned in the past, I've never been an active member in any forum before. This one is my first. That said, I had to go through the learning curve, of sorts, on how to participate on a/this forum. I've recently learned that this forum is unlike most others--granted, all forums are different, but... A couple times, theymos PM'ed me, stating what infractions I have made. I quickly corrected my practices. Fast forward about 10 days ago. It seems I was posting off-topic. Although they were not malicious posts, they were off-topic nonetheless, especially when related to the OP of those threads. In my mind, I fully put the blame on getting caught up in the narrative of this forum. The result of my infraction: Banned for 3 days for off-topic posting. Boy, was I pissed. Threes days would seem like an eternity for not being able to play with my friends. What I couldn't understand is why I couldn't have gotten another PM telling me, in no uncertain terms, to play nice. I'm not a kid! As I sat at my computer, with tears in my eyes (maybe I'm going overboard here and should have stated that I was standing at my computer), I contemplated my next move. I asked myself, WWAD? Upon finding the asking, I did it--opened a new account. With that new account, I went on a diatribe about being banned, this forum needs change, etc. The usual stuff a 51 year old would do in my case (I guess that negates the sentence "I'm not a kid", above). Result: Banned for 7 days for junk-posting and evading a bad. Note to self: Read the fuckin' rules. During the first couple days, I was totally locked out of this forum. I couldn't even read posts by my friends. I was alone. I was scared. I needed a fix. Result: I joined SA. Paid my $9.95 to read about Bitcoin. When I got to the B-Thread, I was bored shitless. I at least wanted some humor to help me through this episode in my life. Nothing! Then I was able to read this forum again, albeit still unable to post or PM. Great! But the narrative seemed to have changed. Did others get banned as well? Were those not banned put on their paper (southern expression--I miss that freckled faced redhead)? Well, it looks like a little house cleaning is the works. I guess that's a good thing.

The other thing I want to restate is the following. There are a lot of bright young adults on this board. Sometimes the knowledge they share is over my head. I like that. But, with all that book smarts, the one thing they mostly lack is life experience. Please don't take that as an insult. It's just a fact of life. All because you've the best one who read and understood the manual, doesn't mean you're on the next ship to the ISS.

Love you guys, and hope you enjoyed this post. But if I get banned because this is off-topic, I'm taking up masterbation opposed to SA.

Your friend, Bruno
838  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Motley Fool's new Bitcoin Article on: November 01, 2011, 04:48:17 PM
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/11/01/following-a-1000000-gain-a-slow-motion-crash.aspx

A good read and in need of quality comments over there.
839  Other / Off-topic / The Power of Visualization or Death & Taxes on: November 01, 2011, 10:43:25 AM
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Data is not useful until it becomes information, and that's because data is hard for human beings to digest.

Thank you, Seth Godin, for the inspiration for this thread: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/10/the-power-of-visualization.html

Would you buy a one page book? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1612182046/permissionmarket/ref=nosim/

Make sure to watch Jess Bachman's 1:54 long video.


840  Other / Off-topic / Population 7B and Growing on: October 31, 2011, 09:32:40 PM
Now that Earth has a population over 7 Billion, I wonder when Hank Johnson will lead a hearing to make sure the planet doesn't drop out of the solar system due to the added weight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0AEmBeqPAE
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