It's been 4 days since I restarted my Bitcoin node (in order to make a configuration change) and I've uploaded 300 gigabytes of data to peers since then. I'm on track to upload over 2 terabytes this month.

A block size increase will increase the bandwidth required to run a full node.

Increasing the bandwidth required to run a full node will certainly reduce the amount of full nodes. It's up to the user to decide if that is desirable or not.

I'd call it a "distributed truth ledger".

That looks like bitcoinity.org to me. The volume bars default to bitcoin (mBTC in fact) on bitcoinity.org and it appears that you haven't changed it. Here is the same BitStamp chart after changing volume to USD.

Everyone can benefit from censorship-proof transactions and a seize-proof store of value.

Depends on your jurisdiction.

If there was an exchange I trusted, I believe I would slowly start selling a few coins at this point with the intentions of buying them back for less in the future.

Since no such thing exists, I can't do my small part to help flatten the spikes in the exchange rate, which I have been well trained to believe are inevitable at some point.

Oh well... I'll watch the rallies with nervous jubilation and endure the troll infested bear markets with quiet disgust... from over here, in my corner... all cozy in my straitjacket.

Armory doesn't have that functionality any longer. All "phone home" code has been removed by goatpig.

Check the top stickied thread in this sub forum for the latest version. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1896808.0

Update to the latest version of Armory.

This thread belongs in Meta, since it's about the forum itself. You should move it yourself before sensor ships.

There is a user here who posts a new anti-Core, pro-BU thread every day without fail, sometimes multiple threads per day. Then a few of his pals come in to pat his back and remind us how evil Core is.

If what you are saying is true, this wouldn't be happening. So, I call bullshit.

I, personally, think the moderation here is entirely too lenient and a bunch of shit-stirrers would be banished to a child board for shit-stirrers if I had my way. Oh, sig spam would be grounds for perma-ban as well.

But, by all means, boycott away.

Huh? I elaborated on your argument. I made none of my own. Are you losing it man?

My digital gold theory? I don't know what you are talking about.

My opinion is that Bitcoin excels at censorship-proof transactions and as a seize-proof store of value and it doesn't make sense to use it when censorship or seizure isn't a concern.

Gold is poor at both of those things due to it's physical nature (which all the gold bugs are quick to claim as one of it's most important properties).

Has anyone ever used Ethereum to pay for anything?

So you are trying to tell us that something which isn't being used as a payment network is going to overtake Bitcoin because Bitcoin is a poor payment network.

You better stick to begging favors from your pool operator overlords, jonald.

You'll need to delete the block chain files in your Bitcoin folder.

You can extract the private keys and import them into a different wallet at any point in time.

I never suggested such a thing.

Bitcoin's use case is obvious. When other forms of value transfer or value storage are censored, Bitcoin is clearly the logical choice.

Governments around the world continue to implement increasingly onerous capital controls with no hint of stopping or even slowing down. Bitcoin is the answer.

It's ridiculous to think that a solution which requires storing every single transaction in it's history forever is going to be useful for daily, mundane purchases (at least as far as on-chain transactions are concerned).

Secure your computers and back up your data?

If you want the freedom that Bitcoin provides, you need to take the responsibility to learn to use it properly. There are no shortcuts.

LOL.

Mainstream adoption of any cryptocurrency simply isn't going to happen any time soon.

Have you ever talked to a "regular" person about computers? They are fucking clueless. You expect them to be custodians of money that requires at least a general grasp of computer security? Pfft...

The only way the mainstream is going to use cryptocurrency any time soon is through a third party custodian, and just like that the entire purpose is lost.

Let's not even get into the fact that the average debt slave can't even write a $500 check in an emergency. You seriously think they have money to blow on disruptive technology?

Oh, they are also clueless about money, in general, as well. They don't have the slightest inkling about how the fiat garbage they use every day works. Gold bugs and silver stackers are probably the best targets for adoption and most of them are downright hostile to the idea of cryptocurrency.

Mainstream adoption... LMAO. Keep dreamin'!

God forbid you should bother simply checking a website before making a transaction.

https://bitcoinfees.21.co/

Bitcoin is censorship-proof. Banks require permission. A centralized solution should always be more efficient than a decentralized one.

Clearly you, along with many others, have been spoiled by the early days of Bitcoin when there was far less competition to append the block chain.

You don't know how to use Bitcoin obviously. All my transactions confirm in the next block.

Bitcoin isn't suited for micro-transactions. If you are using Bitcoin to send a dollar, you are going to have a bad time.