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2201  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: Is it possible to guess a privkey? on: November 24, 2015, 07:04:36 PM
Of course, watch me. Is your private key 1EHba6Q4Jz2uvNExL497mE43ikXhwF6kNm ?

Now just keep guessing until you guess correctly. Note that you should also start training your children to guess. This will likely take billions of years.
2202  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Russian pilot. on: November 24, 2015, 06:56:55 PM
That is actually an important clue. the TOW missiles are only given to a few units in Syria. This one could have been captured on the battlefield, however the way that guy set up the DMGS looked like he was trained. That likely means a YPG or FSA unit.

The YPG (Kurds) doesn't have any TOW missiles with them. The TOW was only given out to a few of the pro-NATO groups such as the Al Jabhat al Islamiyya, Ahrar al Sham and the al-Tawhid Brigade. The Syrian Turkmen Brigade (the group which shot dead the Russian pilots) also received a few dozen TOW missiles, after Turkey provided them with the same.
Ah, you are right! I asked someone I know who is in the loop and she/he said that the YPG is no longer on the list because they were not using the few TOWs they received responsibly.
The latest I heard, which is a month or so outdated, was that individual fighters were selected and required to join Division 31. That group was wiped out in their first contact with the enemy (Al-Nusra front). Here is the list of groups *currently approved.  *this list constantly changes.

Falcons of the Mountain Brigade
Falcons of al-Ghab Brigade
13th Division
Knights of Justice Brigade
First Coastal Division
Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement
Jaysh al-Mujahideen
Al-Furqan Brigades
Sultan Murad Brigade
Gathering of Dignity
101st Infantry Division
2203  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: WHO HAVE BTC 200? on: November 24, 2015, 06:36:57 PM
Come on guys, he may just be new. No need to jump on him.

Kuna, what everyone is trying to tell you is that getting a loan that large will be just as hard as getting it from the bank. You will need lawyers, papers of incorporation, professional business plans, collateral, etc. Bitcoin is not magic, it's just money and asking for $64,000 will work about as well as if you asked random people on the street.   
2204  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Turkey shoots down russian military plane on Syria border on: November 24, 2015, 06:29:33 PM
Even NATO nutbags are forced to admit that Turkey acted crazy

In Brussels, Nato officials say Russian jet entered Turkish airspace before it was shot down. Earlier the US said the Russian incursion into Turkish air space lasted just seconds. Nato ambassadors apparently believe Turkey could have shown more restraint. This from Reuters.

Diplomats present at the meeting told Reuters that while none of the 28 Nato envoys defended Russia’s actions, many expressed concern that Turkey did not escort the Russian warplane out of its airspace. “There are other ways of dealing with these kinds of incidents,” said one diplomat who declined to be named.
I think it was a rash decision to shoot it down also. But nations do not like to see warplanes in their airspace. Turkey may just not be afraid of Russia and think that Putin has few options to respond. That could turn out to be a miscalculation.
2205  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Russian pilot. on: November 24, 2015, 06:17:31 PM
That is actually an important clue. the TOW missiles are only given to a few units in Syria. This one could have been captured on the battlefield, however the way that guy set up the DMGS looked like he was trained. That likely means a YPG or FSA unit. I don't think their handlers in the CIA are going o be happy with this. They do not want an escalation with Russia, as this helps no one. The rebels are supposed to use them on Syrian armor, not Russian pilot rescue teams.

To get a TOW from the CIA one must complete training / vetting and then they get one. They get the next missile when they return the spent casing with a video of the attack. This unit may have forfeited their future missiles. Of course they will say "Screw you, those guys bomb us all the time and we will continue to shoot at them".

Sadly I think we will see more and more of this as the bombing campaign against the moderate rebels moves up toward Aleppo.
2206  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Russian pilot. on: November 24, 2015, 04:11:07 PM
I see absolutely no evidence that this plane was over Syrian airspace. The "objective analysis" website that was posted is a Russian ministry of defense website? And I see this thread is moderated by the poster. Free press Russian style.
2207  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: paypal or bitcoin? on: November 23, 2015, 08:59:04 PM
I only use bitcoin to buy online. I would not even consider PayPal or other systems. The problem they all have is that they tie your identity with your money. For example I gave a friend of mine my login credentials for Overstock.com. I told him anything he can steal is his to keep. When he got to the website he found that no credit card information was filled out and that there was no path to my bank account. If I used credit cards he would have had all that is needed to spend my money. I am on my 3rd. debit card for the year due to data breaches. But I have never lost a Satoshi of bitcoin.

Keep your countless rules and endless fees.  Wink
2208  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: Torrent like client for the Bitcoin block chain on: November 23, 2015, 08:46:49 PM
Edit: with 'torrent like' I mean decentralised local access to the entire block chain.

You're confusing decentralised access to the blockchain with.... decentralised access to the blockchain.

Exactly what you want already exists: the Bitcoin client downloads different parts of the blockchain from multiple users simultaneously, the same principle as when downloading a file using the Bittorrent protocol.
That's your answer. As far as the huge size of the blockchain... Well, you can use a wallet that references a "trusted" copy of the blockchain. However you are introducing the risk of having to trust someone.
2209  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2015-11-23] Expert: terrorists may prefer informal money transfer to bitcoin on: November 23, 2015, 08:42:07 PM
Hawalla is a hard target. It is part of traditional Islamic banking and is based on trusted members. I also think this is more of a problem than bitcoin for terror funding. It leaves no paper trail or blockchain reference.
2210  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Christians are a hate group. on: November 23, 2015, 08:36:07 PM
Yes, undeniably there have been and there are Christians that do violent things in the name of Christianity. The difference is in the numbers though, as the image I posted indicates the percentage of Muslims that stand behind violence is significant in the modern world. The sad thing is that the violence described in the holy books of Islam has become part of cultures and legislations today. If you were to look up stuff like stoning, amputations and outlawing homosexuality you'd see that it's almost exclusively predominantly Muslim countries and societies that allow such things.
I think your right. At this time in history it has become much more of a phenomena in Islam than Christianity.

Christians are supposed to be pacifists.  

Have You never heard about forced conversion to christian church in Russian Empire? And epic apartheid rules based on "be christian" or not?
People are sometimes ugly to each other. There are numerous examples throughout history of rational people acting hideously because someone told them "God said it was ok". It's very easy to see what is really going on when you don't believe in a god.  It's all just people being people.
2211  Other / Off-topic / Re: What is the largest file anyone has? on: November 23, 2015, 07:58:39 PM
My copy of Windows 3.1 takes up 5 whole floppy disks!





Do they still work?
How much does each floppy hold? 1mb?

I was kidding. Although I bet I could find a few around the house. If I remember they hold a whopping 1.44MB!
2212  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Christians are a hate group. on: November 23, 2015, 07:41:57 PM
... Unlike Islam, I don't think there's any branch of Christianity that is preaching for acts like honor killings, amputations stoning and the likes. See the difference?

While I agree with you that Christians are overwhelmingly peace loving and are appalled by violence, they are still people, and somebody always has to ruin it for everyone. Groups like The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), Antibalaka, The Army of God, and others carry out horrendous acts in the name of Christ. They murder, torture children, amputate limbs, stone people to death. The same stuff you see from DAESH.
We live in a time when anyone is free to make up their own Jesus or Mohamed. When one can interpret religious books with whatever bias they want. Christians, Jews, Muslims pick and chose the rules they want to obey. For example a lot is made of how Muslim women cover their heads. Well, Christian women are supposed to also cover up and if they see a women uncovered they are supposed to grab her and shave her head or force her to cover.  Christians are NEVER to eat shrimp or crab, or oysters, etc. But who obeys these laws? well, ok. The Amish and a few others do.

2213  Other / Off-topic / Re: What is the largest file anyone has? on: November 23, 2015, 07:21:22 PM
My copy of Windows 3.1 takes up 5 whole floppy disks!



2214  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Christians are a hate group. on: November 23, 2015, 07:16:41 PM
You can't be a real christian if you hate. Hate belongs to atheism and other Devil's cults.
Why would an atheist hate? We could care less what religious people believe. It's not like we're looking for converts to "save".
But, of course, Christians are supposed to be pacifists.  
2215  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Saudi court sentences poet to death for renouncing Islam on: November 23, 2015, 07:11:00 PM
Once Trump or Carson is president I fully expect to be put to death for being an atheist.  Grin
2216  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: This is a watershed moment in bitcoin history on: November 23, 2015, 06:47:56 PM
The risk of losing out on bitcoin is zero. Noone can shut it down, or delete it. On the other hand, risk of spreading FUD is real however.
Sensational journalism is currently bitcoin's no1 problem, i would say.
However those who know, will always know. FUD doesn't really affect people who try to fight against FUD. People who know how this system works will most likely stick to it no matter what.
That's a good point. FUD really only hurts those who fall for it. It's kinda like terrorism, it works on the fearful but not the brave.
2217  Economy / Services / Re: I need 180 days limited Paypal withdrawal service on: November 23, 2015, 06:16:22 PM
So is there no way of withdrawing my funds? Because my paypal had a different name...

Here we see the difference between fiat money and bitcoin. Bitcoin you own and do whatever you want with it. Fiat is a currency you may use under the terms set out by the issuing bank, government, or other authority. But you do not own fiat money.
Because of all the rules surrounding fiat and it's inherent insecurity, businesses have to come up with countless systems and policies to stay compliant and not get ripped-off. Sorry for all your troubles man.  Undecided
2218  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2015-11-23] Chase Support for Samsung Pay Brings Competition To Bitcoin on: November 23, 2015, 06:08:06 PM
It's nice to see the mobile payments space all disrupted. In the end all these systems need to turn a profit. Which is why they are not really able to compete with bitcoin.
2219  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: IRS 501(c)(3) Public Charities That Accept Bitcoin on: November 23, 2015, 06:03:29 PM
Nice list OP! Could you PM me your public address? I would like to send a tip your way.  Wink


TIP SENT!: https://blockchain.info/tx/07f5b4774ce08b171e79a3cc574e8ef5d3d55432d88c45b19c9682e890f8e754

I'm adding allgoodthings1 to my cool book. He asked me to send his tip to a charity. As per his wishes, I sent it to https://thewaterproject.org/ . It looks like a good cause. Thanks again for making this helpful list.
2220  Economy / Economics / Re: Investing Bitcoins? on: November 23, 2015, 05:51:48 PM
(Assuming you are in the U.S.)  If you really want to invest then you should look into setting up an account at an investment portal. This spring you will be able to directly invest in businesses for the first time. You will definitely want to go through a portal. Every day people here lose all their money to scams and the portals will help sort that out. Normally because they fail in their due diligence.

In any case, you should not invest unless you have the following items.

1.) The businesses tax ID number and incorporation information. Is is an LLC., where is it registered? 
2.)The names and background checks of the company principals.
3.) A business plan that details how the money is to be spent and shows how it will be profitable.
4.) A legally binding contract detailing all the terms and conditions. You should pay a lawyer to read it over before signing.

https://wefunder.com/
is one example of a portal. There are more and many more to come with the new law.

Lastly, remember that startup investing is brutal and mostly unprofitable. The more homework you do the better your chances.
 Here is a reminder from their website:
Quote from: wefunder.com
If you can't afford to lose every dollar you invest on Wefunder, the answer is no. If you can't afford to wait 7+ years for a return, the answer is also no.
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