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Economy / Marketplace / Re: The Niche List
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on: December 12, 2010, 01:42:37 AM
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2. Download site like rapidshare and other crappy host. Inconvenient captcha and required paypal. Bitcoin can possibly take both roles and streamline the whole process.
There are already fierce competition in the download space. There is ubitio.us, bitcoinservice.co.uk, and pastecoin.com. |
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Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: PC World Article on Bitcoin
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on: December 12, 2010, 01:37:28 AM
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Wow, can't believe it didn't work. Did you have some sort of mind zapping gun or something?
Well, my effort to do so partly work. I got it enough so that people tell other people that wikileak accepting bitcoin is a bad idea at this stage in development. |
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Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: PC World Article on Bitcoin
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on: December 11, 2010, 11:42:00 PM
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It would have been nice to get this attention in any other context. WikiLeaks has kicked the hornet's nest, and the swarm is headed towards us.
I tried to stop people from thinking that idea, but apparently words got to journalist faster than I can inform twittering users. All that is left is to organize and mobilize some kind of defense. |
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Economy / Economics / Re: Bitcoin Austrian Economic Study Group
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on: December 11, 2010, 11:10:22 PM
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If anybody don't object, the book we will focus on is Man, Economy, and the State. Read chapter 1 by 12/18. Be prepared to discuss it next week.
Also, PDF is available online from mises.org.
The deadline: 12/18 Saturday.
In the meantime, I suggest we come up with a guide on how to approach our reading...
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Economy / Marketplace / Re: Do Not Use Privacy Shark - Fraud Alert
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on: December 11, 2010, 09:29:11 PM
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Usually when you posted on the bitcoin.org forum, you don't call them a fraud first. You ask for customer service on the forum...then if they did not reply, feel free to call them a scammer.
Beware, that others have good customer service with them. So this accusation can deflect back on you.
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Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: Beware of scammers!
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on: December 11, 2010, 08:04:33 PM
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I just joined Bitcoin today and I am dismayed that scamming is even possible at all. Didn't the designer take this into consideration from the start? I know this is a new and experimental version. But the fact that this is even a problem at all as already (in less than an hour) dissuaded me from using it any further. I was ready to plop down $100 and buy some bitcoins today. This should be a simple and secure process. Apparently it isn't. Not only do I need to worry that I will be scammed, but worse I, an honest *buying* customer, am also suspect. That is ridiculous, and shows the fatal, and I do mean FATAL flaw of this system. If decentralized currencies are ever to take off, they'll have to create a secure payment system right from the start.
So final question - is the designer or designers planning on implementing (into the core) a secure system, so none of this nonsense is a problem anymore?
First of all, you misunderstand "scam". Scam is usually a social engineering attack, not a software attack. It is your mind that need securing, not bitcoin. |
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Economy / Economics / FAQ Change
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on: December 11, 2010, 08:02:04 PM
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"Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer network based anonymous digital currency." should have anonymous changed to pseudonymous?
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Economy / Economics / Re: how banks works ?
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on: December 11, 2010, 07:12:48 PM
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"Satoshi doesn't operate any e-wallet/banking business in bitcoin. " are you sure ?!  Satoshi is already Independently wealthy(or will be). Why would he operate banks? |
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Economy / Marketplace / Re: Kiba's Art Thread
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on: December 11, 2010, 07:02:16 PM
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http://pastecoin.com/download.php?file=53 0.10 BTC Update today: The shading in general are much more pronounced now. The left portion(she's facing us) redrawing is pretty much done. Skin shading is just starting. I also started cleaning the cloak. If you want large changes in one revision, you won't get it in this update. Remember though, this is about an hour of work. Also, thanks for the anonymous patron donated 50 BTC to me! Make my work all the more worthwhile.
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