Urgent! Need to raise ~$1,200 USD in 24 hrs for South Pole expedition.

[mpfrank]

Id do something like this:



Just make sure the qr links to bitcoin.org

Yeah, a QR code looks nice and modern, although if it's on a flag rippling in the breeze, it's doubtful anyone will be able to scan it from a photo of our doughty adventurer standing next to it.

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[TheButterZone]

Yeah, a QR code looks nice and modern, although if it's on a flag rippling in the breeze, it's doubtful anyone will be able to scan it from a photo of our doughty adventurer standing next to it.

Moon flag protocol variant: hold the corners of the flag steady.

[zeroday]

Any news about the delivery of the flag?
Btw, if there is no time for delivery, i guess the flag can be printed right there in Capetown. Just ask bellboy at the hotel to find print-on-tshirt service nearby, pay him well and the flag will be done in a hour.

Just hi-res bitcoin logo printed on a white fabric would be fine.

https://www.google.com/#q=cape+town+print+t+shirt

[bg002h]

Flag dimensions?  Hard trip. Mustn't be too big.

[ar9]

Just want to say... this is awesome!

[Phinnaeus Gage]

The funds were raised, and are now moved to cold storage: https://blockchain.info/address/1K9XBn8Sur9tNAm7vUTeZr9JH8wC5Kdu3G

Frankros of Reddit presented the Bitcoin flag to Faysal.

I've apologized to Thorkil.

~TMIBITW

[bg002h]

The funds were raised, and are now moved to cold storage: https://blockchain.info/address/1K9XBn8Sur9tNAm7vUTeZr9JH8wC5Kdu3G

Frankros of Reddit presented the Bitcoin flag to Faysal.

I've apologized to Thorkil.

~TMIBITW

Awesome job all.  I must say that our community has been scammed a great deal and defenders with skeptical inquiries will always be needed; we're a motley crew and we all do our best. In time, we'll all get more used to expecting / using the awesome transparency that Bitcoin provides.

[benjamindees]

Well, I have to say it's not as bad as it could have been.  Hopefully the Bitcoin symbol or name are at least visible in one photo.  Good job.

[Buffer Overflow]

Excellent news, good job team.
What are the flag dimensions?

[TheButterZone]

Guessing 18x24 inches or maybe 45x60 cm.

[N_S]

Any update on this?

[Phinnaeus Gage]

Any update on this?

Unless I'm missing something, we can assume that Faysal's out on the ice, sailing his way to the South Pole with a Bitcoin flag and smartphone in tow so that he'll be able to order a pizza via bitcoins to enjoy when he gets to Chile in about 80 days.

The above reads like a joke, but seriously, it's factual and we in the Bitcoin community wish Faysal a safe historic journey--the first person in the world to solo trek to the North and South Pole in the same year.

~Bruno Kucinskas (TMIBTCITW)

[Buffer Overflow]

Any update on this?

He's cold and wet.

[Sword Smith]

Any update on this?

Unless I'm missing something, we can assume that Faysal's out on the ice, sailing his way to the South Pole with a Bitcoin flag and smartphone in tow so that he'll be able to order a pizza via bitcoins to enjoy when he gets to Chile in about 80 days.

The above reads like a joke, but seriously, it's factual and we in the Bitcoin community wish Faysal a safe historic journey--the first person in the world to solo trek to the North and South Pole in the same year.

~Bruno Kucinskas (TMIBTCITW)

The departure has been delayed due to the storm. I try to keep the other thread updated:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=317249

You can also follow his website:
http://transantarctic.wordpress.com/

[Phinnaeus Gage]

Any update on this?

Unless I'm missing something, we can assume that Faysal's out on the ice, sailing his way to the South Pole with a Bitcoin flag and smartphone in tow so that he'll be able to order a pizza via bitcoins to enjoy when he gets to Chile in about 80 days.

The above reads like a joke, but seriously, it's factual and we in the Bitcoin community wish Faysal a safe historic journey--the first person in the world to solo trek to the North and South Pole in the same year.

~Bruno Kucinskas (TMIBTCITW)

The departure has been delayed due to the storm. I try to keep the pother thread updated:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=317249

You can also follow his website:
http://transantarctic.wordpress.com/

From the last link above, translated automatically via Google.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013, from CAP TOWN.

The Storm on the region of Novo base is very large. The temperature is too high for the region (-8 ° C). The wind was so powerful that it knocked bulldozers and not destroy evil shelter hard.

We remain on standby in CAP TOWN. After reading satellite images, there is a strong chance that the departure takes place this weekend.
This leaves me time to refine equipment, rest and accumulate fat.

[Phinnaeus Gage]

No update yet, but we can assume that Faysal is about to hit the ice this weekend, predicated upon the weather.

This update brought to you by TMIBTCITW.

[Phinnaeus Gage]

Will Prince Harry see the Bitcoin Flag at the South Pole? http://www.torontosun.com/2013/11/14/prince-harry-set-for-south-pole-trek-with-wounded-soldiers

[Phinnaeus Gage]

http://transantarctic.wordpress.com/

After a little more than a week of standby, I finally take the plane to the station NOVO.
GAROUIT Ali will update my blog with the information I transmettrais him.
A in 3 months

Tuesday, November 12, 2013 2:00 p.m. UTC +3

Position: 70 ° 49'23'' S 11 ° 37'55'' E
T: -10 ° CV: 10m / s -15 ° C therefore felt
Poor visibility.
I started skiing tomorrow after a good sleep because I tired .
Very happy to be in Antarctica, but I did not realize!

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2013
Location: 70 ° 49 '547 "11 ° 37' 426" Malthus E 70 ° 49 '33 "11 ° 37' 26" E
T: -15 ° CV: 6m / Malthus felt-19 ° C
Bad weather till 2:00 pm, and big sun later. I Took advantage of it to prepare veils (sails) then I left at 4:30 pm.
Sled very heavy and unable to move forward in ski: deep snow stemming from the storm of the last week

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, 2013
I was not ble to leave NOVO, as I wanted it.
Finally, I could set myself back in 1 km of the station.
Indeed, we announce a big storm coming in two days. I take advantage of it to continue to prepare my equipment.

Ergo, officially, Bitcoin is now on all seven continents, with Faysal having a Bitcon Flag in tow to be planted at the geographic South Pole.

~TMIBTCITW

[N_S]

Thanks for the update!

[n8rwJeTt8TrrLKPa55eU]

Love this project.

Do we have any climbers in our community who can plant a flag at the top of Mt. Everest?  Or divers willing to submerge to the bottom of the Mariana Trench?