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June 07, 2011, 02:50:36 AM
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June 07, 2011, 02:53:45 AM
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Heh, I saw that on my local Craigslist and immediately thought of bitcoin...  Roll Eyes
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June 07, 2011, 02:54:35 AM
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XD 'nvidia graphics cards run my processsing software more slowly for some reason'

right, we all know his secrete.
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June 07, 2011, 03:01:54 AM
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So what is this guy gonna sit and watch your PC the whole time? Can't you just run away with his video card?
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June 07, 2011, 03:14:05 AM
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ROFLMAO!  This is funny like you know someone had to do that. I am sure people are thinking he is going to do illegal things the way he worded it lol.
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June 07, 2011, 03:32:06 AM
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I responded to this add (prior to Bitcoin mining).  He claims it isn't Bitcoin and it only runs on Windows....that's what he claims, at least.
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June 07, 2011, 03:34:06 AM
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Quote from: russelljohnson on June 07, 2011, 03:01:54 AM
So what is this guy gonna sit and watch your PC the whole time? Can't you just run away with his video card?

Its not his video card, hes saying if you have a video card he will have you install some software to do some "calculations" for him and he'll pay you for the electricity the card uses
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June 07, 2011, 03:35:12 AM
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June 07, 2011, 03:36:55 AM
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Quote from: tgeo on June 07, 2011, 03:34:06 AM
Quote from: russelljohnson on June 07, 2011, 03:01:54 AM
So what is this guy gonna sit and watch your PC the whole time? Can't you just run away with his video card?

Its not his video card, hes saying if you have a video card he will have you install some software to do some "calculations" for him and he'll pay you for the electricity the card uses

It says that we get a Radeon HD 5870 and he gets electricity.
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June 07, 2011, 03:42:51 AM
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Quote from: russelljohnson on June 07, 2011, 03:36:55 AM
Quote from: tgeo on June 07, 2011, 03:34:06 AM
Quote from: russelljohnson on June 07, 2011, 03:01:54 AM
So what is this guy gonna sit and watch your PC the whole time? Can't you just run away with his video card?

Its not his video card, hes saying if you have a video card he will have you install some software to do some "calculations" for him and he'll pay you for the electricity the card uses

It says that we get a Radeon HD 5870 and he gets electricity.

Guess i only read the second paragraph, my bad. Maybe he thinks you cant steal it because he knows where you live haha
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June 07, 2011, 03:43:16 AM
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this guy has been doing this for months. Its old news.
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June 07, 2011, 03:45:28 AM
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Quote from: bitjet on June 07, 2011, 03:43:16 AM
this guy has been doing this for months. Its old news.

I wonder how it's working out for him. The ad was based in Los Angeles
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June 07, 2011, 04:21:17 AM
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eh, no I've seen that ad in the MI area
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June 07, 2011, 04:25:55 AM
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It is also in the listings for all the Ohio cities in which I looked.
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June 07, 2011, 04:29:30 AM
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Well this is big money, probably the mafia running this.

You dont mine for them, someone knocks on your door.
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June 07, 2011, 04:36:43 AM
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Quote from: bcpokey on June 07, 2011, 04:29:30 AM
Well this is big money, probably the mafia running this.

You dont mine for them, someone knocks on your door.

Hahaha this cracks me up. Can't rid the image off my mind now.
*Bam*
A: "what the... what are you doing?
M: "grab him"
2 guys grabs A with no effort
another 2 guys comes in, unplugs the PC, dismantles... M1 takes out a Radeon HD GPU
M: "you will mine for us.... MUWAhahAhahahAHa"
Plugs in. Turns around. Other guys boots up and install miner.
A struggling with detest.: "Nooo Never NOoOOooooOOooOoOOo!!!"
M walks out without looking back other's follow; you can hear M's laughter diminishing in the air...

A's eyes wells up, screen fades...
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