Name: BadBear
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Posts: 4560
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Date Registered: September 14, 2011, 03:39:51 AM
Last Active: November 25, 2016, 07:18:12 AM Is he still around under some other user account? Did he get shot by a bear hunter? Does his family know he's missing? Is he hibernating? Am I a dumb-ass? <watching thread so that I don't miss replies> |
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Okay, who here has a Pacer account so to see what's what? I was privy to the following via a PM from a user here. https://dockets.justia.com/docket/missouri/mowdce/4:2016cv01115/130490Bevand v. BF Labs Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Marc Bevand
Defendant: BF Labs Inc., Sonny Vleisides, Darla Drake, Jeff Ownby and Joshua Zerlan
Case Number: 4:2016cv01115
Filed: October 17, 2016
Court: Missouri Western District Court
Office: Kansas City Office
County: Jackson
Presiding Judge: Fernando J. Gaitan
Nature of Suit: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Cause of Action: 18:1964
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff |
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-will-reach-10000-might-take-another-year-tim-draperThree years ago, Draper predicted the Bitcoin price to reach $10,000 by now. He remains optimistic regarding the increasing Bitcoin value and expects it to reach $10,000 in a year:
“I predicted a $10000 price on Bitcoin in three years about three years ago. Might take another year.” That equates to 9,000/365 = $24.66 per day. Luckily, the blockchain is now able to handle all them transactions. It is able to ain't it? Surely, them behind-close-doors meetings were producing such solutions, attendees only taking breaks to advance a rumor or two as fodder for respective trade rags, eh?
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Hackers Shut Down The Key Card Machine In This Hotel Until a Bitcoin Ransom Was Paid“We are planning at the next room refurbishment for old-fashioned door locks with real keys. Just like 111 years ago at the time of our great-grandfathers,” the hotel manager told a local Austrian news website.
We’ve reached out to the hotel for additional comment about their timeline for switching to old fashioned locks. But given all the trouble they’ve been through, we’re not expecting a prompt reply to our email. We may have to send our questions by carrier pigeon. http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/21065 Genius! First, make sure you seal up all the world's chimneys so that none of them intelligent carrier pigeons reach an earlier than expected demise while relaying requisitions for century-old locks.  Note the tamper-proof skeleton key. These brainiacs actually think it's a cost savings to convert a secure system back to a nonsecure system because a $1,600 ransom had to be paid due to their computer system not being secure in spite of such being an relatively easy fix at a fraction of the cost.
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<with apologies if RawDog has already penned a thread on this very same subject  >https://thenextweb.com/money/2017/01/27/bitcoin-buyer-house-profit/ (a rehash of https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/man-accidentally-makes-13-million-buying-house-bitcoin/ as the screenshot demonstrates)  While Bitcoin has starred in a series of horror stories about wasted retirement funds and lost fortunes due to its notorious unpredictability, one man from California lucked out big time on his recent house purchase – and all thanks to the popular cryptocurrency.
Speaking to Bloomberg Markets, Bitpay CCO Sonny Singh told an intriguing story how Bitcoin’s volatility accidentally helped the buyer in question take home a profit of approximately $1.3 million during the exchange from the cryptocurrency to American dollars.
Singh and his company were recently approached by a real estate developer that received an offer from a prospective buyer who expressed a preference to pay in Bitcoin. After walking him through the peculiarities of the transaction, the two parties eventually reached an agreement for the estate, which was valued at around $4 million at the time.
But here’s the thing: While the cryptocurrency was worth a mere $750 when the transaction was originally initiated, by the end of the transfer Bitcoin had surged up to over $1000, earning him a profit of more than a million dollars.
“The buyer actually ended up making about 25 percent in the currency exchange rate, essentially, in the appreciation,” Singh said. “He got a house for pretty much 25 percent cheaper.”
While the cryptocurrency continues to remain on the verge of mainstream adoption due to its highly unstable rates, the technology is gradually starting to make its way to the masses. Not too long ago, Japan became one of the first countries to introduce a service that allows users to pay their utility bills in Bitcoin. TO BE CLEAR, the buyer DID NOT make a profit off the purchase for his $4M home. He merely had to allocate less bitcoins that he owned for the purchase, retaining more bitcoins in his coffer than if purchasing at an earlier timeframe. Same true if he had expressed to the phantom broker that he desired to pay with gold valued at $750 per ounce, but once the papers were all signed for the accepted transaction, gold climbed to $1,000 per ounce, thus allowing him to spend less gold than originally planned. THAT IS ALL! Otherwise WE ALL can say that at some time we, too. incurred a lost of X% when bitcoins were trading for less after we ordered our cups of java, having to dole out $4.25 per cup oppose to only $3.99 when we first considering ordering the damn thing thanks to waiting in the long line of people willing to make and pay for purchases with their worthless fiat. In essence, this is non-story by Bitcoin Magazine designed to garner eyeballs, then picked up by The Next Web, both of which should know a sensationalized story when they read it - unless ... https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-torpey-59687442/Moved to Inside Bitcoins in August 2014, and eventually became the Editor-in-Chief on two separate occasions (Bitcoinist took over an editorial role there for a bit through a media partnership with Inside Bitcoins). My bad! Looks like Kyle was ONLY an Editor-in-Chief a couple times, hence now giving him a pass for publishing a sensationalized story that MAY HAVE slipped by Bitcoin Magazine's Editor-in-Chief because he was stuck in some coffee line with bitcoins in hand when the article's deadline for submission came to pass. Bruno
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<no, this is not another thread like that other thread - this thread is about something much more>http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-new-satoshi-nakamoto-rumors/Bitcoin is Abuzz With New Satoshi Nakamoto Rumors
Pete Rizzo (@pete_rizzo_) | Published on January 26, 2017 at 15:40 GMT
If the gossip at a recent invite-only bitcoin conference is any indication, news may be forthcoming in the long-simmering Satoshi Nakamoto saga.
On the sidelines of the two-day Satoshi Roundtable conference in Cancun, rumors were swirling that new developments in the 'Who is Satoshi?' story once again relate to the controversial Australian academic and entrepreneur Craig Wright, who last May claimed that he – and as many as four others – contributed to the white paper credited to bitcoin's pseudonymous inventor.
This time, however, there is said to be a potential twist to the story relating to an unknown entity that may have a claim to the intellectual property created by that group.
Major news outlets are once again said to be conducting an investigation into the story, with releases coming out as early as next month.
While interesting, the speculation is notable given that Wright's claims were later attacked by cryptographers, with even those who initially vouched on his behalf later attempting to distance themselves from their previous support.
Wright later publicly apologized for what he claimed is his inability to provide more proof defending his claims, stating at the time:"I believed that I could do this. I believed that I could put the years of anonymity and hiding behind me. But, as the events of this week unfolded and I prepared to publish the proof of access to the earliest keys, I broke. I do not have the courage. I cannot." https://about.me/peterizzo https://www.linkedin.com/in/rizzopete/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EditingEditing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, organization, and many other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate and complete work. The above was presented to engrain the notion that an EDITOR (more than simply a writer) of an acclaimed periodical WOULD NOT put their reputation on the line by allowing or publishing theirself any content deemed inaccurate or sensationalized, especially for the sake of garnering readers (read: clickbait) of an exponentially growing niche still rife with ongoing controversies, not to mention nation-states looking for any excuse to stifle its further expansion out of fear of disrupting the status quo in re their respective fiat-based financial systems. As for an EDITOR, same true for the prominent person who owns the periodical, among other ventures (some connected) in said space, in this example, Barry Silbert, graceful enough to afford its EDITOR a living overseeing other writers in making sure that nothing less than correct, consistent, accurate and complete work grace the pages of the ofttimes cited news site - CoinDesk - else he would be putting his reputation or, moreover, it and his other brands, which have several employees with families to feed, on the more than proverbial line. Barry Silbert in no way would hire, let alone retain the likes of Pete Rizzo if they demonstrated incompetence, especially if a hire's words published on CoinDeck strongly resonates across borders influencing an exponentially growing niche still rife with ... To cement the notion that Barry Silbert DID indeed hire a competent EDITOR, consider what other prominent colleagues are on record in stating about Pete Rizzo's competence et al.: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrysilbert/"Pete's a reporter's reporter. His shoe-leather reporting led to many of CoinDesk's biggest stories. He is consistent, determined and immerses himself in his beat incredibly quickly."
~Joon Ian Wong
Technology reporter at Quartz
September 23, 2015, Joon Ian worked with Pete in different groups
"Pete's work is insightful and high-quality. He always asks the right questions, and never backs down on his opinions, which makes his views extremely valuable."
~Daniel Cawrey
Marketing & Strategy - Communications @ Velocity
September 23, 2015, Daniel worked with Pete in different groups
"During the year that Pete worked as my editor at CoinDesk, he consistently impressed me with his general intelligence, keen editorial and business judgment and his effective leadership skills. Pete knows all of the nuances of a well-written story and can juggle between news reporting and feature writing with ease."
~Tom Sharkey
Data Analyst at Text100
June 23, 2015, Tom reported directly to Pete
"I worked alongside Pete in the editorial team at PYMNTS.com. Pete was 100 percent punctual, professional and determined. He was always eager to contribute ideas and pitches during our content meetings. His work was always a pleasure to read and he never missed a deadline despite last minute requests being frequently thrown our way. Pete was one of the best writers I have ever worked with, and has an excellent knowledge of the marketing and communication industry. Additionally, Pete has a great sense of humor which is an appreciated sense of relief when working in such serious work environments."
~Chanel Smith
Enterprise Product Merchandiser at Dell
December 3, 2013, Pete worked with Chanel in the same group
"I managed Pete during my time at PYMNTS.com and was impressed by the speed with which he developed a significant understanding of a very complex industry. He has an innate ability to take complex material and transform it into bite-sized nuggets of useful information, and was a huge help in revamping our SEO and social media practices as well.
While I only managed Pete for about half a year, I quickly came to view him as my right-hand man when it came to the editorial process. Pete is a hard worker, versatile editor and excellent writer and any team would be lucky to have him."
~Ben Carsley
Editorial Director at C-4 Analytics, LLC
October 3, 2013, Ben managed Pete directly
"As an editor for ContentLEAD, Pete offers the creative vision and drive that should be valued in any frontline manager. He's been able to foster a culture of accountability and success within his team since the start, playing a crucial role in the development of a team of high-performing writers. On top of that, Pete's a fantastic writer himself and a great personality to have in the office. He knows how to unite people and challenge them, and his well-rounded skill set would make him an asset to any company."
~Manny Veiga
Writer, Editor, Web Marketer
January 31, 2013, Manny managed Pete directly
"Pete is a goal-oriented editor that's able to consistently deliver results, even when outside the box thinking is necessary. It was a pleasure working with Pete because he was so reliable.
When issues arose or a strategy needed revision Pete always brought creative ideas and a tenacious attitude. He makes things work, even irrational client demands or completely out of left field content ideas."
~drew Wallace
Director of Marketing | Growth + SEO + PPC + Inbound Marketing Expert | HubSpot Alumni
January 11, 2013, drew was senior to Pete but didn’t manage directly That all being said, rest assured that Pete Rizzo nailed it with his recent definitive exposé NOT based on rumors or hearsay that Satoshi Nakamoto WILL be revealed ere long. In the spirits of the late Captain Stubby and Charles Homer Bill, thanks for listening. Bruno PS: If by happenstance my assessment is in error, than rest assured that we're all FUCKED! (read: we're ALL pawns where a queen won't even apologize to us if she inadvertently stepped on our foot as she nails our ass, arriving from across the board with fresh cake frosting evident on her sweet lips)
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Did a testrun on Paxful and WTF! CNNETEARN
EXCHANGE PRICE
You are about to pay 164.34 USD in exchange of 100.67 USD worth of Bitcoins (0.10997592)
VENDOR SPEED
Average payment time 10 minutes I received an account with prime status. The account is very nice. Thanks.
Lick my what? |
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http://mobile.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSKBN1570EZBTCC, Huobi and OkCoin said in separate statements on their websites late on Sunday that they will charge traders a flat fee of 0.2 percent per transaction. Exactly how does three independent exchange entities all pen on their respective websites Sunday night that ALL will be charging the same exact trader fee of 0.2%/transaction come Tuesday when formally ALL three formerly had a 0% fee in place sans communicating with one another? TBC, I already have a reply at the ready if the answer is that they communicated with one another. Think about it!  "Then by the power of ESP I got all three Chinese exchanges to start charging a 0.2% transaction fee unbeknownst to them individually that the other two legacy exchanges were going to do the same exact thing at the exact very same time, all under the watchful eye of Chinese regulators investigating if there's any market manipulation afoot."
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/19/in-final-act-as-president-obama-commutes-330-drug-sentences.htmlWith his final offer of clemency, Obama brought his total number of commutations granted to 1,715, more than any other president in U.S. history, the White House said. During his presidency Obama ordered free 568 inmates who had been sentenced to life in prison.
"He wanted to do it. He wanted the opportunity to look at as many as he could to provide relief," Neil Eggleston, Obama's White House counsel, said in an interview in his West Wing office. "He saw the injustice of the sentences that were imposed in many situations, and he has a strong view that people deserve as second chance." I guess Ross' hideous crime of maintaining a website, hence getting life in prison, was a more hideous crime than what the 568 lifers did which Obama has now pardoned, giving them a second chance, eh? Here's a challenge: Name one, JUST ONE, of the 1,715 criminals which Obama granted clemency to who committed a lesser crime than what Ross Ulbricht did. FWIW, at least as President, Trump will send Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman back to Mexico to serve out his sentence there in a secure prison where, perhaps, El Chapo will be put on shovel duty. El Guardo: What is your dirt doing in Boss José's yard? El Chapo: Sorry, boss. El Guardo: I'll overlook it for now. Meanwhile, here's a better shovel. El Chapo: Thank you, boss. BTW, how many more ... El Guardo: Thirty more feet thataway, and make sure you don't hit the water main.
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Simon Didn't Believe He Is From Earth!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5NHtL_cykQI'm sure most here have seen this act (linked) performed before or at the very least know how it's accomplished. Yet, when presented to a panel of four supposedly astute judges in front of a live audience, the place goes bonkers with the judges commenting that they've never seen anything like it nor have a clue as to how it was accomplished. TBC, the most retarded person reading this post could learn to perform that non-remarkable feat in a very short period of time. In case you're not familiar with the premise of the show, the act that wins gets to perform their act in front of the Queen of England. Hey, I wonder if she'll be interested in watching me fuck a goat in its unlubed ass, another act the judges most likely never seen before or figure out how it's accomplished. EDIT:One dude's comment: He could have mixed it up in the way he wants it and memorized the pattern. My response (here, not on the YT channel): Dude, you do all the mixing yourself, as long as I can see the cube's or cubes' position before I put on a blindfold. And, no, the blindfold won't have a peep hole in it or be transparent. In fact, you can even provide the blindfold and put it on me. Ten blindfolds if you wish. I'll still be able to readily solve the bitch(es) using one or both hands. Your call in that regard, too. In fact, I'll solve with one hand while jacking off with the other. Now that'll be act! But, hey, why be selfish - I'll solve with one hand while jacking YOU off with the other hand. I'd say such an act would be awarded the golden shower buzzer. |
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<redacted> in the thread title because the naming may be open for discussion, albeit I have an available (procurable) five-letter .com in mind that's an excellent fit for what's envisioned if the following is feasible.
Envisioned is an altcoin 100% pegged to the US dollar, viz. one <redacted> coin to $1.00 USD. <redacted> would be primarily available via exchanges at the locked-in one US dollar per for reasons explained next.
<this is the "next" part> The primary utility (but could easily be used for [lesser] others) would be for the über-safe movement of any nation-state's fiat currency across borders by those concerned with the price fluctuations of cryptocurrencies, namely Bitcoin, when seeking such a service to transfer moneys that'll required (for whatever motives) placed on-hold for an extended period of time.
Mining would be POW exactly like Bitcoin's protocol with Segregated Witness (SegWit) implemented at the onset, such acting as a proving grounds of sorts. Same true for other Bitcoin-based implementations designed to address a plethora of known and future vulnerabilities, somehow readily effectuate quasi-regardless consensus by <redacted>'s miners. In essence, perhaps, the miners may have little say in protocol changes, their main concern being maintaining the network while making bank (again, open for discussion on the feasibility of such).
Speaking of "making bank", miners would not only enjoy the block rewards, but earn a fixed $1.00 USD fee per transaction regardless the amount transacted, a neat added incentive to assure onboarding enough miners to protect the network. Granted, a $1.00 tx fee may come across as excessive, especially for wee transaction amounts, but, again, consider the primary utility of <redacted> - conveniently moving large amounts of money around the world sans worrying about price fluctuations, very easily converting to bitcoins so to immediately convert to fiat of choice with extremely very little loss (or gain) of value. Converting <redacted> directly to fiat would be accomplished via the trusted legacy cryptocurrency exchanges if desiring to bypass the to-bitcoins option, not to mention in-person transactions et al. Readdressing the $1.00 USD transaction fee, a scaleable at-first $0.25 incrementally to $1.00 USD fee, perhaps reevaluated accordingly to the decreased block reward, may be prudent, again, open for discussion.
Standard bounties apply for naming suggestions, logos, explorer(s), wallets, apps, etc., payable via <redacted> coins slightly above the prevailing rate.
No premining, airdrops, IPO, etc., albeit a TBD/TBA premium will be allocated per block reward toward <redacted>'s coffer for bounties, development, legal, [fancy new cars, trips to China, hookers, blow,] etc. (seriously, this is a genuine proposed endeavor)
Furthermore, optimistically, institutional mining would be keep at bay so that more independant miners would be able to reap the block rewards et al.
Tentatively, so to guarantee plenty of <redacted> coins in circulation given its intended usage, the starting block reward of 200 coins at an on-average every two minutes (every five minutes on average at most) most likely is warranted, again, open for discussion.
Thoughts?
Bruno
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I believe that the Earth is a cube having six [relatively] flat sides where the population of all six sides don't communicate with one another, at least the side we live on hasn't yet communicated with any of the other five sides. The center of Cube Earth is hollow made up of portals that may or may not currently be in use as the only way to transport between the other sides. All six sides have their own sun (or suns), moon (or moons), stars, etc. Except for the Lizard clan populating one side, the inhabitants of the other four sides look basically like us.
Post your thoughts below and, as always, users with embedded sig campaigns are welcome to participate.
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I just visited thesaurus.com to check the spelling of a word. To view the results, I placed my cursor in the white space below the banner ad where I normally place it, then click so to enable scrolling. A faction of a second prior to clicking, the banner ad expanded to ~3/4 times its size, resulting in me to inadvertently click the ad, whereupon the corresponding website opened in a new [Chrome] tab revealing some obscure product/service I've never encountered before and had no interest in learning about, thus immediately closed the tab, returning to Thesaurus.
Not even thirty seconds later, I was on YouTube checking out a video when loo and behold, in the right-hand corner of the page where ads are normally placed I see an ad for the same site I was just on for no more than two seconds, an ad for a product line that is in no way related to the YouTube video I was about to enjoy.
I'm curious as to how much my two seconds of time visiting the site and now will be presented to me via Google adsense network countless times in the coming days is gonna cost them that particular advertiser due to me simply viewing the ad as I visit myriad websites, again, during the next several days.
Edited (strikethrough) due to the first reply's comment which I quoted to reply.
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https://www.youtube.com/user/stefbot/aboutI just accidentally stumbled upon proof positive that Stefan Molyneux has been a member of BitcoinTalk since August 11, 2011. The only problem is that I'm reluctant to post my findings since he's still active here, coupled with him never declaring [un]said user that he's Stefan. Odd! Me's in a pickle on this one. PM me if you're interested in my findings, but please don't divulge the info if I opt to give it to you. Bruno
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