^^^ Better edit that to add a number...ya missed one!

This gentleman knows what's going on. I don't store bitcoins offline myself because I prefer to keep my money in USD (it's a bit more useful  ), but it would be cool to see the internet in general start accepting bitcoins as a payment method. I think once Amazon allows the use of bitcoins an offline wallet will be a very good idea. Until then, I rarely keep bitcoins from one day to the next (unless you count amounts less than half a bitcoin, leftover from transactions)

Well I think all of us appreciate the levity you have brought the the newbie bitcointalk community...I for one am quite disheartened that I have been condemned to troll around this meagre forum for a period of no less than 4 hours

Works fine for me: my bunny only got 3rd place out of 4th though

I think something in between would be better: 20 posts and 4 hours logged in. It's likely that you wouldn't get to 20 posts in that time period, which would continue to deter spammers. Honestly, though, I think anyone that has a good introduction should be whitelisted: how often do spammers take the time to introduce themselves?

Old thread is old...

This is normal for Silk Road, sometimes you'll fail to connect for as long as 10-15 minutes. It's a consequence of the site having so much security: it's slow and unwieldy at times. Try refreshing ever minute or so and eventually you'll see the login screen. Make sure when you do, though, that you log in right away, otherwise it can time out again.

Well I guess the important thing is to see what they've been writing...that usually a good way to determine trustworthiness 

500 posts is certainly nothing to sniff at, but it could just be a bunch of mindless rambling not unlike what I'm doing now!!

If I may ask, how has fundraising been going? I saw that a few months ago she had raised over 2k: is there a goal that she wants/needs to meet in order to afford training the dog? I have a fraction of a bitcoin on SR and I'd much rather see it put to use then sitting there 

More troublesome for me is the 4 hour logged in time...I've already passed the 5 post mark, but I'm still got over 3 hours left of logged in time before I can post!

Haha, sounds like they were trying to say the internet is general shouldn't be trusted.

Oftentimes, though, early adopters into the Ponzi scheme can do quite well, especially if they become involved with the owner of the operation. They kinda remind me of payday loans: they're both total wastes of money.

This whole thing will never work if you can't trust the exchanges that you're poring money into. Mt. Gox, for example, is a place I think we can safely say IS safe, even if their registration requirements are a bit strict (need an id and proof of address). Other than them, though, I'm suspicious of everything.

Very unfortunate, I know linking to an email account isn't a good idea for discussing bitcoins (maybe?) but 4 hours isn't so bad. Having to make 5 posts in the newbie forum though...alright then, lol!

So how about being able to post on other forums besides this one...I wanted to post important info on a new(ish) exchange and I'm blocked (

Anyhow, Hi everyone, I've been lurking on here for a couple months now and love all the great info you can find about bitcoins. I look forward to seeing the bitcoin market grow huge as we get more integrated with our digital world!