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Stop pestering us with every damn dramatic drop and rise and give a reason why it's dropping/rising with no proof.
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I am rebooting a novel that I was suppose to write last November: http://wiki.kibabase.com/The_Courier_WarIt's about agorist courier robots fighting against statist polices for its right to make a living. Right now, I have the first draft of the first chapter out, but it could use some reworking. If you like the idea or the story, tip me a few bitcoin http://www.youtipit.org/en/tip.aspx?junketId=J2608The more you guys tipped, the more I am encouraged to work on my novel. |
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Remove generate stuff imo.
Seconded. |
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transaction fees are a good enough incentive for the miners Does that mean transaction costs will become 25 BTC after drop of block profit from 50 to 25 ? No. |
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what isn't?
You're wrong, at least in my case. I just want to make bitcoin. There's no other opportunity that I know of will make me more bitcoin. |
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Why is this in the development category?
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I think the amount he's offering is just a bonus for people who want to make happen a Bitcoin exchange. After all they are releasing the code for free, and many work on free software projects for free.
That's hardly the case. |
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It's very difficult to run scientific expeirment in an uncontrolled environment.
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It's a technological development created by libertarians and objectivists, and nobody else would have started to use it if it wasn't for this political branch. I think that makes it part of a political movement.
A very specific set of libertarians who are known to be part of the libertarian/hacker/extropian tribe. |
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Doesnt mean we should be preyed on by humans with no ethics. Consequences = modified behaviour.
I views these actions as necessary cost of doing business. That's the downside of dealing with anonymous individuals. |
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A whole subculture will develop within the bitcoin community.
Eventually, bitcoin as a currency will goes mainstream, but the bitcoin subculture will thrives.
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Most likely he will be back under a different username. And he will rip off more people.
What do we do to prevent THAT ?
Use clearcoin? Seriously, use your brain and don't trust users with no reputation too much. Don't just loan bitcoin nilly willy without doing a credit history check. Isn't it too much to ask people to take basic precaution in economic exchange over the internet? |
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Well, slave owners make tons of profit. You would tolerate slavery in your society?
As far as ethics goes, it's wrong to enslave people not because it's "exploitative" but because it's a violation of self-ownership. Slaveowners profit for themselves, but it doesn't mean it's in their long-term interest to enslave people. It's also wrong not to strive toward prosperity too. If you want to alleviate human suffering, you need an efficient economy. I still don't understand "exploitation". |
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You think you can change things. You think you can directly change people through your boycott.
This isn't about changing people. This is about risk management. Anybody who sue people in anger is a business risk. |
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I'm a political nihilist so therefore I don't really have any preference. Things will get better as we allow our current systems to fail. I am not going to let my subjective preferences or anybody elses eliminate the practical.
My actions are necessary practical. |
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Well, your choice; my non-cooperation.
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Even in anarcho-capitalist societies there will be courts
Courts are good. In a Voluntarist society there will be courts. But courts backed by violence are bad. In a voluntarist society there will not be courts backed by violence. If someone invokes the force of the state, they strengthen the power of the state by doing so, and they must not be surprised when that power is turned against them (or against Bitcoin) in the future. If people focus their energy on dispute avoidance, the power of the state is diminished and the force of the state is less likely to be turned against them in the future. This is a matter of tradeoff. If you trust every joe, bob, and dick off the street and rely on the courts to compensate for your losses than there will be much violence in the world. On the other hand, if you're careful and eat your losses, than there will be little conflict in the world. |
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That I would take somebody to court to reclaim my property?
I eat up my loss and move on. You go sue somebody. I can't do business with somebody who would sue in anger. |
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Enjoy your idealism. I want my 40 BTC back. It's not my fault the state has a monopoly on civil force.
Idealism?  I am spooked by your actions. |
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Excellent, excellent. Thank you.
Small claims court, here we come.
Well, I will no longer do any business in the future with you. |
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