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161  Other / Meta / Re: Why this forum is not mobile friendly at all? on: March 16, 2014, 12:09:38 AM
There are two mobile versions available:

WAP? What is this 1997?

Modern phones can handle html5 just fine however a responsive design which adapts content to a small screen is what is considered mobile friendly for modern websites.



WAP2 was released in 2002.

The forum does not use HTML5 anyways. There is minimal interactive content and the styling is hardly anything fancy. The regular version of the forum is no better equipped than WAP2 in my opinion, and given the faster load times of the latter, it is the mobile version of choice.
162  Other / Meta / Re: Why this forum is not mobile friendly at all? on: March 15, 2014, 09:43:57 PM
There are two mobile versions available:

163  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: List of Major Bitcoin Heists, Thefts, Hacks, Scams, and Losses on: March 15, 2014, 09:36:17 PM
Thanks for helping me keep this thread updated! Unfortunately, as specified earlier, the thread is full. I am working on a new thread that will contain updated information (with a few more reserved posts).

Maybe this should be moved into the wiki?  I'm sure there's a spot in there for it somewhere.  It might be easier to find and you shouldn't run into the issue with threads filling up.  (Which, sadly, the new one likely will too.)

I'm absolutely all for transferring this to the wiki. There is so much high quality work in here!

Excuse my ignorance, but how can a thread be "full"?

Ente

I can't edit on this wiki for some reason. Everything is licensed properly to be transferred, so if someone with editing rights has the time, that would be great.
164  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: List of Major Bitcoin Heists, Thefts, Hacks, Scams, and Losses on: March 08, 2014, 10:29:23 PM
Thanks for helping me keep this thread updated! Unfortunately, as specified earlier, the thread is full. I am working on a new thread that will contain updated information (with a few more reserved posts).
165  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: List of Major Bitcoin Heists, Thefts, Hacks, Scams, and Losses on: February 14, 2014, 02:17:13 AM
Leaving a note here just so I don't forget: Silk Road 2.
166  Economy / Gambling / Re: PeerDice.org * 1st in the World! 0.3% House Edge! Multiplayer Dice! BTC & Alts! on: February 02, 2014, 05:36:42 AM
I don't think Peerdice is actually provably fair. Here's why.

Players have no way of ensuring that other players are actually other players.

Envision a "player" Alice who is actually a front for the house. The house of course knows all client seeds, and has the capability to calculate the result of the bet. Once all other client seeds are finalized, the house runs simulations of the results for various seeds; once one comes up in Alice's favour, it picks that as Alice's client seed.

In fact, I would go so far as to say such a system is nearly impossible to make provably fair. From what I can tell, there is no way to make a trustless three-party or over system as any two colluding parties can cheat the third, in this case Alice and the house. This is why there are two types of raffles, Instant and Provably Fair. Instant raffles are dictatorial, since exactly one party (the House) decides the final outcome, and are obviously not provably fair. Provably Fair raffles introduce trust into it, in this case trust of the blockchain and proof-of-work, so it is provably fair in the sense that the House cannot modify the outcome and miners are economically disincentived to modify it due to losing the block reward.

Someone with more experience than I may clarify. Perhaps Mental Poker algorithms, or simplified versions, may work; perhaps such a profair system can be proven impossible. My point stands though that the current version is not Provably Fair.

Edit: Don't get me wrong. I believe bit777 is a very trustworthy entity and am certainly not accusing it of actually being unfair! Indeed, I often play Peerbet instant raffles which are not even advertised as profair, and I do not even suspect any rigging. I do believe that advertising Peerdice as Provably Fair is a bit misleading, however.
167  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Russia Banning Bitcoin on: February 01, 2014, 04:45:10 AM
That's not a very good news. Is it safe to keep our money on BTC-e?
BTC-e is not Russian

Are you sure about that?

Quote
Jurisdiction

Laws in the country where the user resides may not allow the usage of an online tool with the characteristics of BTC-e or any of its features. BTC-e does not encourage the violation of any laws and cannot be held responsible for violation of such laws. For all legal purposes, these Terms of Use shall be governed by the laws applicable in the Cyprus. You agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the Cyprus for the resolution of any disputes arising from these Terms of Use.

Emphasis mine. See their terms.
168  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: List of Major Bitcoin Heists, Thefts, Hacks, Scams, and Losses on: January 24, 2014, 01:12:31 AM
Does anyone see a pattern here yet? There are reasons that the protections exist with Visa and Western Union. The transfer of wealth is very prone to fraud.

A chargeback-free system will take some getting used to, but we have to remember that the protections have not existed forever. Hundreds of years ago, cash was chargeback-free; fraudsters could theoretically scam hundreds of pounds from whole villages and then run to the next village. The villagers were prudent enough to exercise good judgement and this was never a great concern. Today, we must relearn that skill.
169  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: 1 BTC is comparable to 10 Kg of gold on: January 15, 2014, 09:35:43 PM
There are about 210,000,000 kg of gold in the world.
And so, 1 BTC is comparable to 10 Kg of gold.

There is one of me in the world. So I am comparable to 210 000 000 kg Au?

This definition of comparable is too lenient to be useful.
170  Bitcoin / Legal / Re: Bitcoin legality across the globe on: January 10, 2014, 12:34:57 AM
Here is a nice map
http://www.bitlegal.net


This is an awesome website! Glad to see this data growing above and beyond a BitcoinTalk thread.

I'll probably still update this thread, but that's on the backburner as I'm extremely busy right now. From what I can tell, BitLegal has already incorporated all the content of this thread, so that makes it very low-priority.
171  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: If Bitcoin were a country... on: January 05, 2014, 10:11:11 PM
Updated.
172  Economy / Speculation / Re: Top 20 days for Bitcoin on: January 05, 2014, 09:44:51 PM
The answer is in the very first post on this thread....

Doh! **facepalm**

This is no longer correct. Since June 10, 2013, Bitstamp has been used as the source.

I see you made a note on page four.

Might be helpful to adjust your first post as this is where most people look for this info.

Thx

Done. Sorry for the oversight.
173  Economy / Speculation / Re: Top 20 days for Bitcoin on: January 05, 2014, 09:02:11 PM
The answer is in the very first post on this thread....

Doh! **facepalm**

This is no longer correct. Since June 10, 2013, Bitstamp has been used as the source.
174  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: Should nodes receive part of the transaction fee? on: January 01, 2014, 03:29:53 AM
It's possible and seems to be a good idea, but more research is needed before it is confirmed to be safe from exploits.

See this thread.

TL;DR: More research is necessary.
175  Economy / Speculation / Re: Top 20 days for Bitcoin on: December 28, 2013, 08:04:21 PM
Can you provide an updated list?

Your wish is my command.
 1. 2013-11-30: 1.13229 USD/mBTC
2. 2013-12-04: 1.11156 USD/mBTC
3. 2013-11-29: 1.06536 USD/mBTC
4. 2013-12-03: 1.05057 USD/mBTC
5. 2013-12-02: 1.00049 USD/mBTC
6. 2013-11-28: 0.99856 USD/mBTC
7. 2013-12-05: 0.97506 USD/mBTC
8. 2013-12-01: 0.94567 USD/mBTC
9. 2013-12-10: 0.94156 USD/mBTC
10. 2013-11-27: 0.93709 USD/mBTC
11. 2013-12-06: 0.89436 USD/mBTC
12. 2013-12-11: 0.89042 USD/mBTC
13. 2013-12-13: 0.88299 USD/mBTC
14. 2013-12-09: 0.86749 USD/mBTC
15. 2013-12-12: 0.86285 USD/mBTC
16. 2013-12-14: 0.86041 USD/mBTC
17. 2013-11-26: 0.84932 USD/mBTC
18. 2013-12-15: 0.83837 USD/mBTC
19. 2013-11-23: 0.83285 USD/mBTC
20. 2013-11-25: 0.80780 USD/mBTC


Note that the last day is not on this list.
176  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [26-12-2013] China's Richest Man Invests in Bitpay on: December 27, 2013, 01:43:57 AM
To say he is China's richest man is a understatement: he is the richest man in Asia.

The guy is the traditional type of Hong-Kong legend: dirt-poor to filthy rich, the guy is also famous for his acumen of spotting good tech start-ups, unusual for his age.

To a common Chinese, "Lee Ka-shing has invested in a Bitcoin firm" sounds way more impressive than "China's richest man has invested in a Bitcoin firm".

He is also the richest Canadian, despite not living in Canada. That was something I found interesting.
177  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Women of Bitcoin, Yes there's women on: December 23, 2013, 05:57:08 PM

You wonder why we don't hear much from women here?  Look at this!

"Bet they got lost" -- as though they couldn't possibly really give a crap about it.

"Bet they're just girlfriends of some newly rich nerd" -- as though they couldn't possibly give a crap about it, and besides are just there because of someone else.   Hell, for all you know that newly rich nerd is a woman herself.

"Bet they'd let me screw them for a bitcoin" -- as though being interested in Bitcoin automatically means they're whores?

Can anybody say one damn thing here that isn't an insult? 

Precisely. Unfortunately, it seems that many here choose to blissfully ignore their bigotry, instead blaming the "gender gap" on imagined "fundamental differences between sexes".
178  Other / Meta / Re: Forum 1000 "Activity" Hall-of-Fame on: December 22, 2013, 10:45:15 PM
I'll be on that list eventually... hopefully Grin.

(My join date was in October 2011 though, and I haven't posted every fortnight, so it may well be a few months yet.)
179  Bitcoin / Legal / Re: Bitcoin legality across the globe on: December 20, 2013, 04:27:15 PM
Poland added.

Please add India.  Smiley

Source?
180  Bitcoin / Legal / Re: Bitcoin legality across the globe on: December 18, 2013, 02:28:44 AM
Denmark added. I'm waiting for further confirmation before Switzerland and China.
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