Also, this is basically a form of mentally inflating the currency, even though it's real value is un-inflatable.

I posted this on another thread that was trying to get people to stop calling bitcoin a "virtual" or "digital" currency because it makes ignorant people write it off as somehow not real or of imaginary value. The same point applies to this argument.

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Getting all riled up over semantics like this is the most useless expenditure of mental energy. The same goes for those working diligently to figure out what we should call fractions of a Bitcoin (mBTC vs. satoshis vs. whatever they've come up with now). We don't need to spoon-feed sanitized and PR packaged Bitcoin to those who are unwilling or incapable of understanding what it is. Those who do understand its power should be the ones that reap the benefits of early adoption. The mental energy that's being spent to try and figure out how to re-package Bitcoin for these people would be better spent teaching them what it ACTUALLY is. A virtual currency, backed by the power of cryptographic protocols and a p2p network that maintains its legitimacy. Maybe I just have too much faith in humanity...

Well done sir. Well done...

The whole part about neurogenesis is pretty strange though. Why are you focusing on that as one of the first issues? Also, your list of supplements isn't very well thought out to begin with (I'm actually finishing a bachelors in Neuroscience, and about to start applying to PhD programs).

This is probably illegal, and if not, it will be.

Despite this (more like in spite), I think it's an awesome idea, and ultimately the most powerful means for establishing a free society (maybe I'm getting a little carried away?). More people should get involved. I'll send this thread to everyone I know who'd be interested.

Cheers!

Anyone who wants to be contacted for alpha testing should PM me their contact info. I want to keep the initial testing relatively small, so probably no more than 30 users at first. For beta testing I'll expand it up to 100 users (if there's even enough interest in the first place).

I'm sorry if this is a let down, but I probably won't be able to offer initial user testing for another 2 months. While the bots are fully functional and capable of all the features I outlined, integrating them as web applications is going to be quite an ordeal (despite working on this every day). When I was developing them originally, I had no plans on giving them to anyone, let alone putting them up as web applications. I'm finding myself having to re-code a significant amount of it in order for it to function properly as a web service. I have quite a lot on my plate for the next 5-8 months. I'm finishing undergrad (hopefully my age doesn't diminish my credibility) and applying for PhD programs so that's going to be taking a serious amount of mental energy in and of itself. I can't afford to be sloppy with this project. It needs to be absolutely bulletproof before I set it out into the world.

Thank you for all the support so far. Without the community I would never go through with this. I would just keep my bots to myself and sit on my stash. I'm doing this because Bitcoin has changed my life and I want to give something back to this community. Please continue to provide suggestions. I really appreciate any feedback possible. I'll keep updates coming as promptly as I can.

Also, follow on twitter for updates: @Chaoskampf0

Getting all riled up over semantics like this is the most useless expenditure of mental energy. The same goes for those working diligently to figure out what we should call fractions of a Bitcoin (mBTC vs. satoshis vs. whatever they've come up with now). We don't need to spoon-feed sanitized and PR packaged Bitcoin to those who are unwilling or incapable of understanding what it is. Those who do understand its power should be the ones that reap the benefits of early adoption. The mental energy that's being spent to try and figure out how to re-package Bitcoin for these people would be better spent teaching them what it ACTUALLY is. A virtual currency, backed by the power of cryptographic protocols and a p2p network that maintains its legitimacy. Maybe I just have too much faith in humanity...

I didn't get it with the QT. I downloaded it independently from somewhere. All the files and packages are still on my system. The only thing I didn't do was set up the configuration file.

This didn't turn anything up...

I have the old version of it right before 0.8.2.

You'll be one of the first to try out alpha testing. Thanks for the continued support and motivation!

"money laundering" is a purely arbitrary abstraction that's applied to whatever those who apply these labels want to apply it to. You could say that when I buy anything, I'm laundering my money into that thing I just bought. It's absolutely arbitrary, like most legal statutes. It's only applied at the whim of those people who manipulate the legal system to suit their needs (i.e. the power elite).

Since writing the original post, the Feds have just plowed through even more legally questionable (to put it lightly) regulation. If they don't mind breaking the law in order to enforce their law, then why should we get our panties all up in a bunch over fears of "money laundering" statutes? Stop depending on the Bitcoin Foundation to guide Bitcoin in its relations with governments. This community needs to learn to do its own PR.

Also, this....

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jun/01/google-ordered-hand-over-data-fbi

And this.....(our system in a nutshell...#IllusionsOfProsperity)

http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/northern-ireland-town-fakes-prosperity-for-g8-summit/

No vans full of spooks are coming after anyone involved in the Bitcoin Foundation. A centralized body like itself is exactly what governments will want/need in order to manipulate the network.

I just want to make the point that Bitcoin is neither a business nor an institution, and is therefore outside the realm of regulation. It's more like a force of nature, and those trying to regulate it are (in my opinion) either seeking personal gain (whether political, financial, or both) or they're up to something else that can't be any good.

This whole tainting argument is beyond absurd.

I suppose I agree. I still stand by my comment that you quoted. Just because something is abstract doesn't diminish its power as a tool. There's obviously going to be risk involved with any trading. That's the nature of the game. I guess I should be careful about advertising my confidence in my service. I don't mean to imply that it'll take all the risk out of trading, and simply act as a Bitcoin faucet to whoever uses it. That's not the case. There will still be pointy objects that you can still poke yourself with. It will however provide a larger audience with access to more advanced analytical tools for making potentially smarter trades.

I'm not sure what you're arguing. Are you saying that it's better not to use TA because of the potentiality of an unforeseen black swan situation? Would not using TA put you in a better position during this situation? Would not using TA make the black swan go away/not happen in the first place? If that's what you're arguing, then I have to disagree.

Any chance you know where it is on Mac? It's not in system or home Application Support. Neither is the Bitcoin-QT folder.

this is just the QT-gui. I'm looking for the bitcoin daemon (bitcoind).