Collecting for new PC

[LordWisienka]

I have personal mission: collect BTC for new computer:-) If u wanna help, u know what to do:-)
For all donations i be very grateful:-)

http://www.jerzygrzesiak.pl/lato2004/bory2004-1/crw_5673-wiewiorka-d.jpg for everybody;-)

[KenJackson]

This is a curious phenomena that I've been meaning to ask about.

I see a lot of posts with bitcoin addresses in the signature, as if to say, "If you like what I say, give me some money."  And now here you are explicitly and directly asking for a donation so you can buy something for yourself.

How much bitcoin is being passed around this way?

I'm not criticizing.  I just find this odd and I wonder if there's a point of view I haven't considered.

[fascistmuffin]

I don't think many people give to them.

In the hardware section, helpful answers might get a small amount, but I've never did see anything come in when I had an address in my sig.

But we should criticize blatant begging, since building yourself a computer is only benefiting you. Go donate to wikileaks, someone who made a miner, or a pool if you have extra BTC laying around.

[zerokwel]

nope never seen anything... Well that's a lie I did have .0015 enter my account which I can not explain but don't think it was from here.

[Stephen Gornick]

How much bitcoin is being passed around this way?

Block Explorer knows:
  - http://blockexplorer.com/address/1KaKfWKk8busvMEzS7GXLrY8ENRMVUHt3e

[KenJackson]

Block Explorer knows:

Oh, I'm sure he does.  But that link just shows me a bunch of keys and numbers.  I can't see any information there.

[Stephen Gornick]

Block Explorer knows:
  - http://blockexplorer.com/address/1KaKfWKk8busvMEzS7GXLrY8ENRMVUHt3e

that link just shows me a bunch of keys and numbers.  I can't see any information there.

There are three columns that matter, Block, Amount and Type.  
 In the Block column are dates.  
 In the Type column is either Received or Sent.
 And then there is the amount column showing the amount of BTCs in the transaction.

From that data, the following table can be created:

Received at this address
2011-06-16 | 0.05 BTC
2011-06-19 | 0.07 BTC
2011-06-23 | 0.08 BTC

The original post was 2011-07-01, so all of these transactions occurred prior to the post.
In other words, this solicitation has not yielded any contributions yet.

[Oldminer]

In other words, this solicitation has not yielded any contributions yet.

Yea, I find this surprising

[slamcore]

Yea, I find this surprising

Lol.

This newb should go configure his sig incase lightning strikes...

[HonestAbe]

Block Explorer knows:
  - http://blockexplorer.com/address/1KaKfWKk8busvMEzS7GXLrY8ENRMVUHt3e

that link just shows me a bunch of keys and numbers.  I can't see any information there.

There are three columns that matter, Block, Amount and Type.  
 In the Block column are dates.  
 In the Type column is either Received or Sent.
 And then there is the amount column showing the amount of BTCs in the transaction.

From that data, the following table can be created:

Received at this address
2011-06-16 | 0.05 BTC
2011-06-19 | 0.07 BTC
2011-06-23 | 0.08 BTC

The original post was 2011-07-01, so all of these transactions occurred prior to the post.
In other words, this solicitation has not yielded any contributions yet.

ok so the date and amt makes perfect sense but how do you tell if it means sent or received.  does | mean sent or received or am I missing something obvious?

[conjre]

I have personal mission: collect BTC for new computer:-) If u wanna help, u know what to do:-)
For all donations i be very grateful:-)

Good Luck!

[Stephen Gornick]

Received at this address
2011-06-16 | 0.05 BTC
2011-06-19 | 0.07 BTC
2011-06-23 | 0.08 BTC

ok so the date and amt makes perfect sense but how do you tell if it means sent or received.  does | mean sent or received or am I missing something obvious?

Well, I didn't include the Type column because I only cared about showing the transactions for type Received.

If you look at the Block Explorer for that address, there are three rows, each showing Received.
 - http://blockexplorer.com/address/1KaKfWKk8busvMEzS7GXLrY8ENRMVUHt3e

[jtibble]

If I wasn't already frantically mining myself for BTC, I'd shoot a bit your way just to see it update in the block explorer. 

[Rob P.]

If you've ever played a MMORPG like World of Warcraft, this is a common phenomenon. 

Noobs beg for coins, sometimes other noobs give them some small amount.  It never amounts to much.

[saykor]

Nobody will reject a coins