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December 15, 2013, 04:31:33 PM |
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And the journey continues...Thank you, Risto. Well done.
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2dogs
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December 15, 2013, 06:18:32 PM |
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If you are heavy in bitcoin, and especially if this is your first bubble, I would ask you to consider if you still feel good if the price goes to $0.3 or $0.4. Otherwise it might be a time to sell a fraction of the holdings now at the record prices. For those new in bitcoin, this is a very good time to enter with experimental/speculative funds, and buy more when the price goes down. I do not suggest daytrading bitcoin to anyone: like all speculative markets, it is heavily manipulated, you pay fees, waste valuable time playing a zero-sum game and generally end up on the losing side of the trade. Optimally you only accumulate bitcoin until you have enough (never sell), and once you have enough, you gradually start to sell/buy things with it (and never buy back coins). This minimizes the problems outlined above. Thank you for all the wonderful community and contributors! Thanks, rpietila - wise words, indeed!
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December 16, 2013, 07:36:33 PM |
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I've been to Bohol, stayed in Alona Beach. Beautiful island, laid-back, fun and great diving! If I wasn't broke (went a little to crazy this yr for christmas) I'd like to donate as well. Are you donating directly or though an organization? If I was to donate it would have to be direct, I don't trust organizations, they skim and rob the funds.
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AnonyMint
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December 16, 2013, 08:05:39 PM |
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Are you donating directly or though an organization? If I was to donate it would have to be direct, I don't trust organizations, they skim and rob the funds.
I am distributing directly to needy based on my individual evaluations of need, some donations from Risto and those Risto received from others. Although it appears I was unable to distribute all of the donations and will be returning 2/3 of them.
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BitDreams
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December 20, 2013, 12:34:58 AM |
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Powerful testament to Bitcoin and its supporters.
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Apraksin
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December 20, 2013, 11:20:08 AM |
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Been some splendid reading, Eagerly awaiting episode III.
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December 20, 2013, 09:20:23 PM Last edit: December 20, 2013, 09:55:59 PM by AnonyMint |
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thoughtfan
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January 12, 2014, 02:35:43 PM |
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May I draw to the attention of the astute minds who frequent this topic to a challenge I am posting on reddit: that of making Bitcoins a feasible solution to remittances on the Philippines?
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vokain
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January 12, 2014, 03:20:30 PM |
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May I draw to the attention of the astute minds who frequent this topic to a challenge I am posting on reddit: that of making Bitcoins a feasible solution to remittances on the Philippines? Answer: p2p
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AnonyMint
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January 18, 2014, 05:21:38 AM |
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More typhoon donations photos from Leyte I don't know why some of the photos upthread are not displaying. You can quote the messages and get the links and load them into your browser to see them.
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dopey
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January 18, 2014, 08:15:41 PM |
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This thread made my day!
I really respect what you guys are doing. Please keep up the great work:)
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January 28, 2014, 04:18:40 AM Last edit: January 28, 2014, 04:30:13 AM by AnonyMint |
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Update on the situation in Tacloban. I am in communication now with people there.
There is no power at night. Mostly still using generators, so expensive to just charge the battery on the cell phone. Fuel is 7 - 10 times higher in price than else where in the country. Food is still scarce and expensive. Internet access is so slow to be basically unusable.
The political fighting between the Aquino and Marcos clans continues (Samar and Leyte are historically Imelda's territory). This is apparently the reason there wasn't much development on those two islands as compared to Cebu. Ditto Zamboanga and Cotabato, but different political clans and also the Muslim issue.
In addition to the Bohol earthquake and the Pablo devastation of eastern Mindanao at end of 2012, this month we had a low pressure area and tropical depression over eastern Mindanao for 2 weeks of nearly non-stop rain. Thus more devastation due to flooding and mudslides. People were unable work, more crops destroyed.
Many people are dying from these conditions which are not reported in the 6000+ figure of deaths from Yolanda which itself continues to grow by 3 bloated bodies found per day in Tacloban alone. One lady text me today to say her father died in Samar last night. They can't obtain their usual diet of vegetables and fish. The fuel is too expensive and the boats are destroyed.
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