Bad vibe in Texas

[edd]

I was at the conference and I thought it was great.

Personally, I was experiencing a bit of physical discomfort - it was colder than I was expecting (March in Austin should be WARM!) and my allergies were knocking me on my ass (this I should have anticipated and prepared for).

Despite my sub-optimal state, I made some interesting contacts, caught up with some friendly and familiar faces, and left ready to throw myself into a dozen more new and exciting projects.

What kind of new and exciting projects, any details to share?

I just got an email from a friend across the pond who asked me the same question about the conference, almost word for word. Have we met outside this forum, Bit_Happy?

Let's see, one project I'll be announcing in a couple of days - nothing innovative or groundbreaking, just filling a niche in bitcoin space that anyone could have. Honestly, I'm surprised no one has yet.

There's another that I very much want to be a part of but I don't know how much I can bring to the table. The focus will be moving bitcoins into the hands of Latin Americans but, even though my mother is originally from Mexico, I have very few contacts there and even those are distant cousins that I only run into at family reunions. Also, my Spanish is atrocious.

Then there's the idea for a real world service that runs almost autonomously on a decentralized network using Bitcoin or an alt-coin. This was originally proposed by someone else and I just fleshed out the framework a bit so I don't want to discuss it without his knowledge. I feel it might be revolutionary but it's also very disruptive and, since it will take place in meatspace, the threat of being targeted by authorities may prevent enough individuals from supporting the network so that it isn't sustainable although it's entirely legal.

In addition, my partners and I at Operation Fabulous are reinvigorated and newly committed to introducing new users to our Bitcoin based advertising platform. While this may not be a new project, per se, it'll be new to some.

The remaining projects are still in that nebulous "planning" phase that exists solely within my mind.

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In addition, my partners and I at Operation Fabulous are reinvigorated and newly committed to introducing new users to our Bitcoin based advertising platform. While this may not be a new project, per se, it'll be new to some.

Dude! Theres no room for advertising in Bicoin so EFF right off with that ok!

[daviducsb]

As a native New Yorker, I think Texas has always had a bad vibe. I've hated that place since it spewed forth that halfwit George W. Bush.

Austin is cool, though. We should save those people, they are not gunslinging caveman troglodytes like the rest of the South.

Ah coastal liberals, you can always count on them for making the most racist statements anywhere, while simultaneously talking about how open minded they are and how evil it is stereotype groups of people.

Liberals just suck ass . George W. Bush was a smart cookie and they are just embarrassed by it.

Smart cookie. George Bush? Never heard those two words in the same sentence before.

I do think the name calling on both sides is idiotic, and in general on this forum gives bitcoin users a bad rap.

[daviducsb]

As a native New Yorker, I think Texas has always had a bad vibe. I've hated that place since it spewed forth that halfwit George W. Bush.

Austin is cool, though. We should save those people, they are not gunslinging caveman troglodytes like the rest of the South.

Ah coastal liberals, you can always count on them for making the most racist statements anywhere, while simultaneously talking about how open minded they are and how evil it is stereotype groups of people.

Liberals just suck ass . George W. Bush was a smart cookie and they are just embarrassed by it.

Smart cookie. George Bush? Never heard those two words in the same sentence before.

I do think the name calling on both sides is idiotic, and in general on this forum gives bitcoin users a bad rap.

those four words. Anyone care to share anything new and interesting that came out of the conference?

[daviducsb]

If you like Bitcoin and vote liberal, you are one dumb motherfucker.

If you make blanket statements and think people can't have contradictory tendencies or parse issues beyond liberal/conservative you're not paying much attention to the world around you.

Personally I think the need for an alternative currency that doesn't rely on banks and governments goes well beyond the usual liberal/conservative dichotomy. Time to think outside the box.

[Jeezy911]

If you like Bitcoin and vote liberal, you are one dumb motherfucker.

If you think anyone but liberals or conservatives has any chance at holding the house or senate, yet alone the executive branch in the near future you are delusional.  Nether are good options for crypto so you take the lesser of 2 evils.

If you make blanket statements and think people can't have contradictory tendencies or parse issues beyond liberal/conservative you're not paying much attention to the world around you.

Personally I think the need for an alternative currency that doesn't rely on banks and governments goes well beyond the usual liberal/conservative dichotomy. Time to think outside the box.

[bbit]

Smart cookie. George Bush? Never heard those two words in the same sentence before.

The dude was so smart he convinced liberals to vote for the Iraqi war!!  

[tvbcof]

Smart cookie. George Bush? Never heard those two words in the same sentence before.

The dude was so smart he convinced liberals to vote for the Iraqi war!!  

It's true.  Somehow GW got pretty much everything he wanted.  Obama gets pretty much nothing he wants.  Or more accurately, that he pretends to want.  It's fooled a large number of Democrats which is disheartening.

I'd say that GW's cognitive issues were likely a result of a lifetime of hard-core substance abuse.  Even so he still probably would score higher on standardized IQ tests than the average American albeit by not a wide margin.  Anyway, Cheney was effectively the president for the 8 years of GW's term, and several people learned the hard way that Cheney was not a guy to be fucked with.  Paul Wellstone in particular.

[Bit_Happy]

I was at the conference and I thought it was great.

Personally, I was experiencing a bit of physical discomfort - it was colder than I was expecting (March in Austin should be WARM!) and my allergies were knocking me on my ass (this I should have anticipated and prepared for).

Despite my sub-optimal state, I made some interesting contacts, caught up with some friendly and familiar faces, and left ready to throw myself into a dozen more new and exciting projects.

What kind of new and exciting projects, any details to share?

I just got an email from a friend across the pond who asked me the same question about the conference, almost word for word. Have we met outside this forum, Bit_Happy?

Let's see, one project I'll be announcing in a couple of days - nothing innovative or groundbreaking, just filling a niche in bitcoin space that anyone could have. Honestly, I'm surprised no one has yet.

There's another that I very much want to be a part of but I don't know how much I can bring to the table. The focus will be moving bitcoins into the hands of Latin Americans but, even though my mother is originally from Mexico, I have very few contacts there and even those are distant cousins that I only run into at family reunions. Also, my Spanish is atrocious.

Then there's the idea for a real world service that runs almost autonomously on a decentralized network using Bitcoin or an alt-coin. This was originally proposed by someone else and I just fleshed out the framework a bit so I don't want to discuss it without his knowledge. I feel it might be revolutionary but it's also very disruptive and, since it will take place in meatspace, the threat of being targeted by authorities may prevent enough individuals from supporting the network so that it isn't sustainable although it's entirely legal.

In addition, my partners and I at Operation Fabulous are reinvigorated and newly committed to introducing new users to our Bitcoin based advertising platform. While this may not be a new project, per se, it'll be new to some.

The remaining projects are still in that nebulous "planning" phase that exists solely within my mind.

Great, thanks for the updates:
Have we met outside this forum, Bit_Happy?
Probably not: Were you at the Libertarian convention in Atl in 2004?

[deltanine]

If you like Bitcoin and vote liberal, you are one dumb motherfucker.

If you make blanket statements and think people can't have contradictory tendencies or parse issues beyond liberal/conservative you're not paying much attention to the world around you.

Personally I think the need for an alternative currency that doesn't rely on banks and governments goes well beyond the usual liberal/conservative dichotomy. Time to think outside the box.

That is the truth.

Bitcoin changed the way I looked at the world.  I used to believe that you either had to side with those who served big corporate interests or those who pushed for bigger, more intrusive gov't.  I believed this even though I knew big corp and big gov were essentially both sides of the same coin.

But now I know there is another way.  Thanks to cryptography and math we can wrestle as much control as possible from the central planners whether they are conservative or liberal.

Calling W Bush stupid or castigating one for being a liberal now seems intellectually lazy, old fashioned and childish.

[krampus]

If you like Bitcoin and vote liberal, you are one dumb motherfucker.

This is the dumbest thing I've read all day. Dumber even than that idiot that thinks Moore's law will allow us to brute-force Satoshi's private keys someday. Bitcoin has fuck-all to do with liberals or conservatives or even liberfuckingtarians. Your statement amply demonstrates that mindless fuckwits like yourself desperately need a  "them" to blame for everything you don't like.

I'll tell you what: the world could do with quite a bit less mindless partisan politics.

[Wilikon]

https://soundcloud.com/mindtomatter/ltb-e91-coinlock-comics-and#t=0:45:00

AMAZING VIBE IN TEXAS (+ Yellow Lambo outside) 

[Bit_Happy]

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Calling W Bush stupid or castigating one for being a liberal now seems intellectually lazy, old fashioned and childish.

Ah... the good old days.   

[Swordsoffreedom]

Well there are miners in Texas
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=507568.msg5599087#msg5599087

[Wilikon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmH0E95xXcQ&feature=share

[Jeezy911]

If you like Bitcoin and vote liberal, you are one dumb motherfucker.

This is the dumbest thing I've read all day. Dumber even than that idiot that thinks Moore's law will allow us to brute-force Satoshi's private keys someday. Bitcoin has fuck-all to do with liberals or conservatives or even liberfuckingtarians. Your statement amply demonstrates that mindless fuckwits like yourself desperately need a  "them" to blame for everything you don't like.

I'll tell you what: the world could do with quite a bit less mindless partisan politics.

Well your statement would then imply that the US regulations imposed on Bitcoin do not matter. Is that your stance?

[krampus]

Well your statement would then imply that the US regulations imposed on Bitcoin do not matter. Is that your stance?

Which US regulations would those be?

[Jeezy911]

Well your statement would then imply that the US regulations imposed on Bitcoin do not matter. Is that your stance?

Which US regulations would those be?

The ones they are working on now. It could be the biggest market factor all year. IT could go either way at this point, does the US want to take the lead on the bitcoin revolution or do they want to protect the dollar.

[krampus]

Well your statement would then imply that the US regulations imposed on Bitcoin do not matter. Is that your stance?

Which US regulations would those be?

The ones they are working on now. It could be the biggest market factor all year. IT could go either way at this point, does the US want to take the lead on the bitcoin revolution or do they want to protect the dollar.

Which ones are "they" working on? Please be specific. A bill number would be helpful.

[Jeezy911]

Well your statement would then imply that the US regulations imposed on Bitcoin do not matter. Is that your stance?

Which US regulations would those be?

The ones they are working on now. It could be the biggest market factor all year. IT could go either way at this point, does the US want to take the lead on the bitcoin revolution or do they want to protect the dollar.

Which ones are "they" working on? Please be specific. A bill number would be helpful.

There is no bill yet because they havent decided on an approach yet. Most experts believe the will go the "Capital Gains route" but that has yet to be determined.