Is bitstamp bugging out for anyone else? Tradeview is hanging for me. West coast N.America

EDIT: working again. Their servers must be under a big load.

Thanks for the tips. Recommending the video is a great idea.  If this goes over well, I also have an online store that I plan to do the same with at some point.

I'm not sure I want to set wallets up for customers, I'm usually very busy but I'm thinking to offer a discount of 10% if they use bitcoin. More incentive! And yes, just seeing the sign will have a big impact even if I don't have any btc transactions.  I'm a little bit nervous to have the sign knowing it will likely lead to lots of conversations during my sales time.

So I think I'm feeling ready to make the move to accept bitcoin as an advertised method of payment in my jewelry business. I've been toying with the idea and suggesting it to customers for awhile now for the reaction.  In July, about 70% had heard of it, 1% had some but wouldn't use it, and around 30% who had heard of it said "not for me".  This week I noticed a much broader interest in bitcoin from my customers which turned into short conversations and several eavesdroppers approached me later to ask more about it.

My customers are largely middle and upper middle class.
I have a 17 day show starting this week and I've already printed the sign. BTCitcoin Accepted Here!

Ready to say goodbye to 3k territory?  

bought at 3870 and ready for more!

Just got back from the bank, sending a wire transfer, un bitcoin related. What a load of crap.
After organizing all the necessary information, driving to the bank, 20 more minutes with the teller, meanwhile,  I had to listen to her tell me about a new package for easier money transfer by telephone with the bank bla bla bla, I got a terrible exchange rate, a $25 fee for the service, then they ask me "what is this money being used for?" It just slipped out.... "Tell them its none of their fu@king business and I'll do whatever the I want with it.  
"Sorry, Its western union rules, we need to put a reason for the transfer.  Your transfer should complete in 3-5 business days, if not we'll call you".
I did take the opportunity to mention that it was dinosaur tech and how bitcoin will probably devour it.
Anyway exciting times watching it happen.

EDIT:  And the saga continues, no less than 3 phone calls from the bank today with "problems" in the transfer.  All sorted now, (I think) and it'll add a day to the transfer.
Just wow!   
If it were just a bit simpler for BTC to be cashed in/broadly accepted. Right now it pretty much requires the receiver to be signed up with an exchange to convert back to local funds.  I heard some ATM's buy BTC for local currency. Know any in Moscow?

Damn, could you post another one with say... sub 3k price?

All banks in N.America will be open soon. Expect the drop then a sharp rise, then......

Yes, there was an API key that I never created. Concerning     Why would I have an API key? Do all accounts come with one or do they need to be created?  Permissions were set for full control.

Has anyone else experienced buy or sell orders placed on Bitstamp that you didn't place?
I've had it twice now for sure and I'm positive I didn't place them unless I'm misunderstanding how it works.  The most recent one I bought using the buy button on the tradeview with "add if order".  Then I checked my account and it indeed did buy in 4 transactions. I then wanted to close another open order and noticed there were 4 separate sell orders placed 80$ above where I had just bought for the same amounts that I'm sure I didn't place even by accident.
What gives?
 

Everyone's been expecting the dump since 3k, Bitcoin loves to do the opposite of what everyone is expecting.

Average Joe just got interested in Bitcoin this week.  I suspect we will be bobbing up and down around 4k for the coming week until new money hits the exchanges. Then.... it will get real interesting.

So.... a bigger player or several have entered, mass adoption has started, or both? 

Isn't there a fib level inside 3600? 

If that's true, its the same way we know JFK, 9/11, Oklahoma, Boston, Elections, etc. get rigged.  I'll bite on the conspiracy theory only because most every piece of big news never gets told at face value.

Maybe it will be the new country, "Liberland" with Vit Jedlicka. Maybe we ought to propose bitcoin as the national currency.

I've been living 50% of each year in SE Asia since 2001. Costs have gone up and in some places like Bali, a lot.  Currently I rent a 3 bedroom/3 bathroom house across from the beach in Vietnam for $350 a month (exclusive of electric).  It's not as nice as my house in Canada but its clean and safe with the added perks of weather and cheap food. The largest benefit to living there is the fact that I become way more active outside the house which would have been spent hibernating indoors had I stayed in the cold. I figure it costs me about 30% less to be in Vietnam than Canada for the winter.  I buy what I want and typically never need to spend more than $2000 CAD in a month.

Don't forget the economy in SE Asia is booming right now, especially Vietnam. Construction everywhere while citizens are gaining wealth and the new generations are becoming very educated.   It's kinda refreshing to be around.

I'm thinking that the tapes are being drawn real gentle to encourage new buyers to enter in the 3k territory.