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Also sad to see the confusion and frustration from the QT client. The bitcoin.org homepage REALLY REALLY REALLY has to stop railroading users into the worst possible choice for new unsavy users ... the reference client. How much more obvious does it need to become before it is accepted that the reference client is best suited for power users, enthusiasts, developers, and merchants/service providers. It is hands down the worst possible "0 day" experience for a new uneducated users. I notice in one post he says "the balance is still zero but it says synching I'll check in 15 minutes". The realization it may be days (up to a week if he is using a low end older laptop with spotty internet connection) before he can even see his funds is just bad PR.
Yep. It's a bit like suggesting to a hungry person that they should run their own restaurant in order to eat lunch. |
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January 17, 2013, 04:53:37 AM |
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As far as I'm aware even though Ron Paul believes in the idea of using gold or silver as currency he also wanted to allow competing currencies into the market not just the U.S Dollar, so yeah >_>
Yes, he has said this. Hayek the nobel winning Austrian economist has said something similar. AND the United States originally had such a system of competing currencies. However, debts were to always be paid in gold or silver as the Constitution requires. |
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January 17, 2013, 07:12:57 PM
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Since when is the DP overly hostile against Bitcoins?
I do not think Michael, who runs Daily Paul, is overly hostile towards Bitcoin. He probably just did not put in the effort to understand it but, now that he has started experimenting with it, has decided to offer it as a donation option. Yeah.. but it's getting better, especially when their "heroes" start accepting it like the owner of dailypaul or Lew Rockwell..
I think Hazek has tremendously underrepresented his own efforts in bringing this about. Last month our own Hazek did quite a bit of work laying the seeds for Daily Paul accepting Bitcoins. The those hostile in the comments are, most likely, paid Internet shills. Good job hazek! It seems a lot of the new Bitcoin users are having technical problems. Perhaps suggest they get a copy of the Free Bitcoin Guide. Should help reduce that learning curve. |
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January 17, 2013, 08:09:39 PM |
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Actually although I do post about Bitcoin there quite a bit and I may have been the first person to start doing so way back in 2011, the above post is not mine and I can't take the credit for it or any of the effects it may have had. My dailypaul username is haze.  |
My personality type: INTJ - please forgive my weaknesses (Not naturally in tune with others feelings; may be insensitive at times, tend to respond to conflict with logic and reason, tend to believe I'm always right)
If however you enjoyed my post: 15j781DjuJeVsZgYbDVt2NZsGrWKRWFHpp
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January 17, 2013, 11:50:20 PM |
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Actually although I do post about Bitcoin there quite a bit and I may have been the first person to start doing so way back in 2011, the above post is not mine and I can't take the credit for it or any of the effects it may have had. My dailypaul username is haze. Warning: mini thread hijacking in progress. apologies! Hazek.... I just realized after bringing up Hayek in my earlier post, and you discussing your usernames but.. Did you pick your name based off of Hayek? Or is the spirit for competing currencies purely coincidental? |
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January 17, 2013, 11:56:25 PM |
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Someone has crapped all over his blog with nonsensical negative waves over wallet security. Don't scare off those boys!
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January 18, 2013, 01:04:54 AM |
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donated 0.025BTC I know its not much but i must admit im concerned that he may not even finish updating the blockchain. I sure wish who ever introduced him to bitcoin pointed him towards a blockchain.info wallet ><.
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Rep Thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=381041If one can not confer upon another a right which he does not himself first possess, by what means does the state derive the right to engage in behaviors from which the public is prohibited? |
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January 18, 2013, 04:27:47 AM |
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Love seeing these updates!
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January 18, 2013, 06:40:17 AM |
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Donations: 1JVhKjUKSjBd7fPXQJsBs5P3Yphk38AqPr - TIPS
the hacks, the hacks, secure your bits!
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January 18, 2013, 06:42:11 AM |
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~37BTC so far.
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mufa23
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I'd fight Gandhi.
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January 18, 2013, 07:23:34 AM |
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Nice!
Hopefully all the Ron Paul fans start using BTC!
Will donate.
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January 19, 2013, 02:05:48 AM |
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Wow so it looks like they've received 39 Bitcoins in two days... that's about $600 with the price where it is right now. I guess they're going to continue accepting Bitcoin donations.  |
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January 19, 2013, 05:15:32 AM
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A good website that contains nearly all places that accept Bitcoins is bitcoins to charity.
edit by mod: original links points to Bitcoins TO Charity, which is a scamming site! Real charity is Bitcoins FOR Charity!
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January 19, 2013, 05:25:14 AM |
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I used them once before only made a small donation of .5 to Wikileaks after learning visa and paypal blocked transactions |
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