Gangs of BitcoinTalk :)

[nullius]

BRING OBJECTIVE STANDARDS BACK TO BITCOINTALK - TESTIMONIUM LIBERTATUM IUSTITIA

That is worse than dog Latin:  It is bitch Latin.  It exemplifies the folly of mashing together words found in an English-Latin dictionary, without having even the slightest clue about Latin grammar.

testimonium	nominative, accusative, or vocative singular of second declension neuter noun testimonium.
libertatum	genitive plural of third declension feminine noun libertas.  No other options than “of liberties” or “liberties’”.
iustitia	nominative, ablative, or vocative singular of first declension feminine noun iustitia.  Well, I suppose that I could perhaps imagine a way that maybe the ablative could be applied in its instrumental sense to make the whole phrase just a tiny bit less asinine.  (For the beavises and buttheads in the audience, I must clarify that “asinine” evokes an ass in the sense of a donkey, not in the American sense of an arse.)

I am curious about whether my extensive and eminently quotable criticisms have been quoted by anybody who is actually following TEχSHARE’s asinine thread, which I myself can’t be arsed with.

Define "true democracy".

Two lions and a lamb deciding what's for dinner.

Hey, I like lions; and moreover, I disagree:

Democracy is not three wolves and a sheep voting on dinner:  It is the flock obediently voting on the shepherd’s opinion of wolves.  Wherefore wolves are an endangered species.

pix pls, copy & share @ hi res, #tweet #tweet.  Let me write no more!  Too many people are reading:  Ich will nicht gelesen.

Credit for public domain sheep cartoons:  0, 1.
I care about credit, not copyright!
Internal quotations:  Left as an exercise to the reader.
Learning should be dear and not cheap.

So as for cats and lone wolves.

Learning should be dear and not cheap.

* nullius oft enjoys weaving enigmatic little puzzles and/or their solutions into his posts—hidden in plain sight.

“Courageous, unconcerned, scornful, coercive...” is what I was taught not to be by my mother, and my kindergarten teacher,^* and the finger-wagging Sunday-school teacher who told me that the meek shall inherit the Earth, by the mass-media culture, the movies, the teevee, and the beauty-pageant winner who said that all she wants is world peace and to meet a nice guy.  Sounds great in a swimsuit.  To stand up and face someone down is to be a jerk:  Cruel, contemptuous, forceful, domineering, heartless, as if I’m some aristocrat who looks down his nose at everybody.  It is indubitably unkind and unsympathetic.  Why can’t I at least be nice to somebody who tells me that the sky is green?

Philological protip:  Compare the etymological development of the word “nice” with the proposition, “...der ungefährliche Mensch sein muss: er ist gutmüthig, leicht zu betrügen, ein bischen dumm vielleicht, un bonhomme.  Überall, wo die Sklaven-Moral zum Übergewicht kommt, zeigt die Sprache eine Neigung, die Worte ‘gut’ und ‘dumm’ einander anzunähern.”

“True Democracy”

• Communists:  “True Communism has never been tried.”
• Ayn Rand:  “True Capitalism has never been tried.”  (Yes, I read Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, replete with Alan Greenspan’s old essays condemning the Federal Reserve and calling for a return to the gold standard.  LOL!)
• “Angus is not a true Scotsman:  He puts sugar on his porridge.”

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  * nullius doubts that this “democracy” thing ever really worked as advertised, or ever will.

  
  Name one true democracy.

Actually, Athens was a “true democracy”.  Indeed, the Athenians invented the concept τῆς δημoκρᾰτῐᾱς as it is known to history; it is otiose and obfuscatory to argue that they weren’t a “true” democracy.  Make up your own word, if you wish to describe some even more extreme Utopian fantasy concept that is fallacious in theory and impossible in practice.  My point was not that Athens was not a “true” democracy, but rather, that democracy does not and cannot work as advertised.  That is a matter of design bugs, not bugs in the implementation.

doubts that this “democracy” thing ever really worked as advertised,

What does? Bleach, maybe.

Whereas I can point to other political or political-economic systems that did exactly what they said on the tin.  Imperfectly so, as all works of mere mortals, but more or less consistently for long periods of time—and, unlike democracy, not in flat contradiction of their purported ends.  Inter alia, e.g., the Roman Republic...

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Oops, I was supposed to stop writing so that people would stop reading.

Latest edit (February 29th, 2020): I updated the description of The Flat Earth Believers,

Oh, my.  Don’t get me started...  Writing and thus reading may happen, alas.

My response will be “evil” in its virtù.

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[GazetaBitcoin]

Define "true democracy".

Two lions and a lamb deciding what's for dinner.

Hey, I like lions; and moreover, I disagree:

Democracy is not three wolves and a sheep voting on dinner:  It is the flock obediently voting on the shepherd’s opinion of wolves.  Wherefore wolves are an endangered species.

Lool, that's exactly what I was thinking about after reading Vod's post: your post about the wolves and the sheep voting for dinner. Great minds think the same

[Vod]

Lool, that's exactly what I was thinking about after reading Vod's post: your post about the wolves and the sheep voting for dinner. Great minds think the same

Obviously I had read his post and it was at the back of my mind. 

[ChiBitCTy]

Name one true democracy. There have been compromised attempts but it has always been a compromise.

My room is a democracy in which the inhabitants vote on the next action to take. Sometimes guests even come in and vote on nocturnal activities, but those are confidential tales. Gosh, I hope that participation in multiple gangs will keep my values consistent. I'd hate to be in superposition of valuing a Kialara piece over the cat's commands and being ordered with absolute authority to melt down my 3d-printed kill FFrankie coins!

Forget Lauda! .. there’s Nothing more rare, pristine, and beautiful than a Kialara! (Okay Lauda, Maybe Emilia Clarke ) 

[tmfp]

there’s Nothing more rare, pristine, and beautiful than a Kialara!

Ah, the trinket market.
Completely off topic I know but indulge me, is this article substantively correct i.e. you got to smash it to cash it?

[nullius]

Lool, that's exactly what I was thinking about after reading Vod's post: your post about the wolves and the sheep voting for dinner. Great minds think the same

Obviously I had read his post and it was at the back of my mind.  

Say what?  Vod, don’t tell me that you are literate in Romanian?

Democrația nu este totuna cu trei lupi și o oaie care votează ce mănâncă la cină: este turma care votează supusă părerea ciobanului dspre lupi. Motiv pentru care lupii sunt o specie pe cale de dispariție.

* nullius likes it better this way:  Ich will auswendig gelernt werden.

Emilia who?

Forget Lauda! .. there’s Nothing more rare, pristine, and beautiful than a Kialara! (Okay Lauda, Maybe Emilia Clarke )  

No joke:  I just had to look up Emilia Clarke on Wikipedia...

Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.^[3]  

...oh.

~

Since you haven't seen game of thrones I will just baffle you with an obscure Game of Thrones reference that you won't understand.

Zu lange wohl lebte ich im Gebirge, zu viel horchte ich auf Bäche und Bäume: nun rede ich ihnen gleich den Ziegenhirten.

Unbewegt ist meine Seele und hell wie das Gebirge am Vormittag.  Aber sie meinen, ich sei kalt und ein Spötter in furchtbaren Spässen.

Und nun blicken sie mich an und lachen: und indem sie lachen, hassen sie mich noch.  Es ist Eis in ihrem Lachen.

* nullius is currently seeking Sanskrit translators for his most precious thoughts.

Well, wow!  Laura is pretty. 3> the dangerous and beautiful cat, « Laura ».

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NSA surveillance photo of Lauda
pwned by nullius

* nullius is currently seeking Ægyptian hieroglyphic translators for his most precious thoughts.

nullius is anubis. That is very clear. Anyone who does not see this is simply closing their eyes.

So as for cats and lone wolves.

[nakamura12]

The gang that I mostly notice in the bitcointalk is the Foxpup Merit Cycling Club. One of the reason why is I think the members are very active. Can't wait to know if there are other gangs to be added or gang members that is not included in any of the gangs mentioned yet. I wonder If when will it happen.

[GazetaBitcoin]

So far I posted all the gangs / users that I was aware of If there are others, I'm open to suggestions.

I might update the OP soon if I'll create my own gang: the movie-watchers gang

And regarding Foxpup's gang, there are rumours it will have its own website soon

Stay tuned!

[ChiBitCTy]

there’s Nothing more rare, pristine, and beautiful than a Kialara!

Ah, the trinket market.
Completely off topic I know but indulge me, is this article substantively correct i.e. you got to smash it to cash it?

Not sure how I missed this. Was actually just chatting w/ the maker of these. Yes it’s true, half way.. so the maker wanted to create an art piece that was obviously beyond unique but also was a long term cold storage wallet. Think  of Bonds to help understand/rationalize the concept. Obviously if you’re a believer and want to force yourself to save, or if you’re a baller and can simply afford to do it and not give a shit if BTC goes to 0..this wallet works quite well. I myself funded a .1 bar when BTCs were around $200. I didn’t mind much either when the digital value increased 5 times over. I figured if it ever got to the point I had to smash it, I wouldn’t care as BTC prices will have made it easy to smash and just buy a new one with the gains.

His most recent works now can be unscrewed, as this was obviously a request of many. 

Either way, they are the most unique and beautiful BTC wallet you’ll ever see. In fact One bitcoin entrepreneurial tycoon gifts them to celebs and Other highly noteworthy people ranging from Bill Clinton, The Woz, and Binances CEO to introduce them to bitcoin while simultaneously gifting them their very first one (he loads them with 1BTC) Google “ Kim Kardashian bitcoin” and see what pops up    (For the record I despise her And her family..but she’s got like a zillion followers on all social outlets and introduced millions to bitcoin and the the  collectibles space. These things flew off the eBay shelf for weeks after she made a post about it.

My advice, buy a Satori Chip and I bet you’ll love it. Maybe even one day refer to the trinkets as coins 

[GazetaBitcoin]

Latest edit (March 27th, 2020):

- added The Moviemaniacs Gang

The Moviemaniacs Gang
Supreme Leader: GazetaBitcoin
Known members and adulators (wannabees): peter0425 (lieutenant), Mttewndew (first recruit), Ahmed Abdelrahman, Ahmed Raafet, Ahmed-SH, Alamin1955, Alaric05, Alex.Wayne, alfredlachance, amonymous, ancoll, aymen1920, BADecker, Bazlur, boyptc, btc_love, btc78, bugsbuds, chihien531568, chirannew22, DappPromotion, Daveprofile, FaithInCrypto, famososMuertos, felicialee, GmAdvice, Goingmerry8393, Gopalwu, hilariousandco, iamsheikhadil, Intertek, Islamrony, Jawhead999, Jeremy Franklin, Jocuserious, KennyHJ, kpllvd, KonstantinosM, kotajikikox, Krillin61, kurame, LazerSMS, lienfaye, LoyceV, Luqueasaur, MadeinCoin, mostafa hussien, mr_kenshy, MikeGarden, Naida_BR, Negotiation, OgNasty, primarydumz, princehandsome, ricky789, Rikafip, rdluffy, rosa.daniel.2133, SCR Ambassador, shanwlars, shirlyne, Subbir, sweetbet, TopTort777, Tramirostronix, trysetya11, ubsuterr, XarXymtroa, xen1oph.
Reputation: currently, as being brand new, the gang has no reputation; however, it states that it is a peaceful entity, looking for good collaboration with all the other gangs.
ANN: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5235853.
First mention: February 19th, 2020, 12:59:45.
Misc: one of the few gangs which doesn't look for influence nor for territory and which doesn't want to have any beef with other cliques.
Emblem:

- moved The Objective Standards Guild to the defunct section

The Objective Standards Guild - new gang of vigilantes, allegedly fighting for justice, also known as The Never Wrong Guild or NRG. But do they know about the principle "ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat"? Edit: this gang can be considered officially defunct. The other gangs put it to sleep sooner than expected. There is no more Testimonium Libertatem Iustitia on this forum!

[hacker1001101001]

The Moviemaniacs Gang
Supreme Leader: GazetaBitcoin

Misc: one of the few gangs which doesn't look for influence nor for territory and which doesn't want to have any beef with other cliques.

LOL !

[GazetaBitcoin]

I tried to find a funny description, to get along with all the other gangs' funny descriptions So not to worry, the moviemniacs are not warriors! Only headed to feed their addiction: watching movies and TV series.

[Foxpup]

I tried to find a funny description, to get along with all the other gangs' funny descriptions

Speaking of which...

1. Foxpup Merit Cycling Club, also known as "The Dalton Gang" or "The Skull Gang". Arguably, the sexiest gang from the forum.

I don't suppose any mention should be made of the fact that this "argument" has been decisively resolved?

[GazetaBitcoin]

Uh-oh...yes. I must also update the OP on this matter. No need to suppose indeed, it's a certain fact now It will look like this:

1. Foxpup Merit Cycling Club, also known as "The Dalton Gang" or "The Skull Gang". Arguably certainly, as already demonstrated, the sexiest gang from the forum (more info here).

Edit: update done! It was a must! Sorry, Supreme Leader, for my mind which did not think already prior pointing it to me. The unfortunate mistake is now fixed! I bow down in front of your voluptuous forms!

[Foxpup]

1. Foxpup Merit Cycling Club, also known as "The Dalton Gang" or "The Skull Gang". Arguably certainly (NSFW), as already demonstrated, the sexiest gang from the forum (more info here).

FTFW.

10. No embedded NSFW images anywhere. NSFW content must be marked accordingly.

[GazetaBitcoin]

Oops! Thanks for pointing that out. I fixed this problem as well

[GazetaBitcoin]

Latest edit (May 4th, 2020): Polar91's clones gang was added to the OP (at the defunct section), after earning its place in a categorical manner!

7. Polar91 Gang - the most powerful faction of the mother gang of The Cheaters
Supreme Leader: Polar81
Known members and adulators (wannabees): Ashong Salonga, criza, Magkirap, Blackdeath, julius caesar, White Christmas, agentx44, airdnasxela, ekans45, Gumpfire, Meowth05, Wintersoldier, alexsandria, Gladiator25, Drakula, jovs, wolfgang56, P60, Peashooter, Bowly88, Spontebob, sampalokmix, chromosomes, Ajinomoto40, tanginamoo, Raven91, wallstone, Larva14, Jessy Mediola, decoder88, Phyton76, Kersh768, blue_dragon, matanglawin, stephanirain, Lady Coquet, Bionicgalaxy, magmar, Shiversnow, Ingoats, Predator25, Baby Dragon, Kurokonobasuke, Bohxz M4p4gm4h4l25, Kuya Kim, Gondwanaland, roll on, JCO05, Maiscoinyelo, gokudera, bentong talong, Lomberjack, empoy, Wish 107.5, Punisherx100, potatocorner, kupido14, regnidorhcs, Magic Sarap, insurgent, android17, Nhobita, Rollex, SkyFlakes, Jupeter, Kim Domingo, SMAura, Apple Mac, Kita Kita, Nissan-GTR, Bella Thorne, Ad Baculum, tokensupermarket, Gramna, Watashi Yamashita, unknown-user, megatrix, Gagamboy, Oggy Pogi, Jake Virus, terbetet, Gandam23, trashvin, Pantastikman, dobladi, Bakugan, Specialforce, Pepito Manaloto, Sand King, thundercrystal, assyla, devil jin, Euroda, Krispin47, Chooroz, Jose Rizal, trojanx23, xoxo_ch@, Kokoy, Star_Bucks, oxidoreductase.
Reputation: this is the most strong clique of cheaters seen so far on these lands. Definitely, this gang earned its place in the history!
Activity: constantly cheating the signature campaigns since 2016.
First mention: April 7th, 2020, 02:23:21.
Misc: the mastermind behind the gang has to receive a proper recognition for what he managed to build through the past 5 years: a great army of clones, strong enough to compete with any opposition (as it can be seen in the picture below). The gang had 1 Hero member, 23 Sr. Members and hordes of lower ranked members. Fortunately, with the help of Bitcoin_Arena and cheater detector, who revealed the entire village of thieves; Lauda, who created the flags for all the accounts involved; and all the members which supported the flags, Polar91 was defeated! The battle took place between April 7th - April 29th, 2020 and it can be called also The BitcoinTalk Clones War.

Dammnn, this one is amazing. LOL  

Emblems: none.

[GazetaBitcoin]

Latest edit (July 20th, 2020): Baboons Gang was added to the OP (at the obscure section), as it certainly deserved to be mentioned here!

Obscure Gangs - gangs too small to count in front of the elites but which still exist, sharing a small part of the territory; generally, more or less peaceful cliques which are aware they don't stand a chance in case of war

5. The Baboons Gang
Supreme Leader: Vispilio
Known members and adulators (wannabees): wolwoo, Blacknavy, DragonDance, Cean, mhanbostanci, gumusi, BitcoinTurk, koincik, hacker1001101001, peloso.
Reputation: this band has a bad reputation inside the forum, constantly accusing that its members are subject of racist attacks. Although its members are mostly Otomans, some with a different nationality affiliated to this culture, such as hacker1001101001 or peloso. While Vispilio is the true leader of the baboons, he has at least two very reliable lieutenants - wolwoo and DragonDance.
Activity: constantly trying to cheat the merit and trust system by various stupid actions, similar to those taken by their ancestors between 1299 and 1922, in order to gain influence, control The Clowns Cartel and access inside the ChipMixer campaign. Such actions include, but are not limited to: revolutionizing the forum by public offering reciprocal trust in Meta, attempting to rewrite the history, issuing repeatedly baseless accusation about other forum users (mostly Clown Cartel members, but not just them) for being racist or for abusing their power.
ANN: none.
First mention: around the year 1299.
Misc: for some reason, the gang members seem very scared when they see the picture below, acting like the vampires when they see the daylight



Emblem: none.

[wolwoo]

Latest edit (July 20th, 2020): Baboons Gang was added to the OP (at the obscure section), as it certainly deserved to be mentioned here!

Obscure Gangs - gangs too small to count in front of the elites but which still exist, sharing a small part of the territory; generally, more or less peaceful cliques which are aware they don't stand a chance in case of war

5. The Baboons Gang
Supreme Leader: Vispilio
Known members and adulators (wannabees): wolwoo, Blacknavy, DragonDance, Cean, mhanbostanci, gumusi, BitcoinTurk, koincik, hacker1001101001, peloso.
Reputation: this band has a bad reputation inside the forum, constantly accusing that its members are subject of racist attacks. Although its members are mostly Otomans, some with a different nationality affiliated to this culture, such as hacker1001101001 or peloso. While Vispilio is the true leader of the baboons, he has at least two very reliable lieutenants - wolwoo and DragonDance.
Activity: constantly trying to cheat the merit and trust system by various stupid actions, similar to those taken by their ancestors between 1299 and 1922, in order to gain influence, control The Clowns Cartel and access inside the ChipMixer campaign. Such actions include, but are not limited to: revolutionizing the forum by public offering reciprocal trust in Meta, attempting to rewrite the history, issuing repeatedly baseless accusation about other forum users (mostly Clown Cartel members, but not just them) for being racist or for abusing their power.
ANN: none.
First mention: around the year 1299.
Misc: for some reason, the gang members seem very scared when they see the picture below, acting like the vampires when they see the daylight



Emblem: none.

Baboon is your father, pimp
Don't think everyone is a freelancer! How much money did you enter the market with?


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[gentlemand]

Latest edit (July 20th, 2020): Baboons Gang was added to the OP (at the obscure section), as it certainly deserved to be mentioned here!

Slightly rude name.

This gang occasionally bubbles up and it makes me realise there are things that dominate the feverish minds of others on here that don't dawn on me in the slightest.

The main thing it says to me is - too much free time.